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HISTORY OF NEWFIELDS 
NEW HAMPSHIRE 



1638-1911 



By rev. JAMES HILL FITTS 



edited and arranged 
By rev. N. F. carter 



CONCORD, N. H. 
1912 



Copyright, 1912, 
By J. LANE FITTS 



THE RUMFORD PRESS 
CONCORD ■ N ■ H • U • S • A- 



CCLA314011 



EXPLANATION. 

The first name opposite any number is that of the builder or earliest known owner, and 
last, of present owner. 



1. 
2. 
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7. 

8. 

9. 
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12. 

13. 
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62. 
53. 



S. Kennard. Ch. Palmer. 


54. 


Wentworth. Brodhead. Pike. 


55. 


M. E. Parsonage. 


56. 


Rev. S. Norris. J. M. Paul. Mrs. N. 


57. 


Howard. 


58. 


R. Clarke. J. M. Paul. (Burned 1903.) 


59. 


Hilton Estate. 


60. 


J. M. & J. W. Paul. A. W. Richards. 


61. 


Edgerly, Choate, Hobbs. 


62. 


Shute, Brodhead, Pike. 


63. 


H. Wiggin, E. Sanborn & A. Field. 


64. 


Michael Wiggin, L. Pike, Tilton & 


65. 


Durell, Bean. 


66. 


TT" ij r^ ^ -^ T.^«-,««-j 


67. 
68. 


, jc ernaiu, i_/Oieman, xvennara. 

Badger. 


Amos Paul. 




William Paul. 


69. 


Lovering, Paul. 


70. 


Rogers, Folsom, Lovering, Paul. 


71. 


Folsom, Wood, Locke, Pike. 


72. 


Store, Jas. A. Spead. 


73. 


Capt. French, Dr. Varney. 


74. 


Geo. O. Hilton, C. C. Littlefield. 


75. 


Spead, Pat. H. Quinn. 


76. 


P. Quinn Estate. 


77. 


Patrick Quinn. 


78. 


Jer. Malchy. 


79. 


Plumer Thompson. 


80. 


James Hayden. 


81. 


Smart, B. & M. R.R. Pat. Conner Est. 


82. 


Sam. H. Tarlton. 


83. 


Ephraim Hill Estate. 


84. 


D. Manson, LeVangie. 


85. 


Peter Murphy, T. P. Connor. 


86. 


Jas. Kimball, Thos. O'Connor. 


87- 


Ann Wiggin. C. E. Smith. 


91. 


W. Hilton, H. Andrews. 


92. 


Grain Store. 


93. 


Field, Leddy, Neal Store & P. 0. 


94. 


A. Paul Est., Library. 


95. 


Lane, Hanson Store. 


96. 


Colcord, Lane, R. Sanborn. 


97. 


Freeze, Lane, Hanson. 


98. 


Palmer, Kennard, Badger. 


99. 


B. Jones, S. P. Badger. 


100. 


L. Pike, Badger. 


101. 


Cram, Locke, Fowler. 


102. 


Geo. & E. A. Hanson. 


103. 


Swampscot Machine Co. 


104. 


Sullivan, O'Leary. 


105. 


Jos. Smith, A. Field. 


106. 


Wm. Pease. (Burned 1900.) 


107. 


A. Field. 


108. 


John E. Simpson. 


109. 


A. Stover. Geo. S. Littlefield. 


110. 



Bunker & Dow. Chase. 

Dan. C. Wiggin. 

Store, D. C. Wiggin. 

Old Academy, D. C. Wiggin. 

J. B. Tetherly. 

Tim J. Connor. 

D. C. Langlands, L. Hanscomb. 
Aus. Neal, Chick, Clough. 
Maj. Norris, S. M. Co. 

I. B. James, A. Field. 

Calvin Varney, J. F. C. Rider. 

H. Andrews. 

Capt. Burleigh, Univ. Parsonage. 

Carlo, Trull, Beal. 

E. Sanborn, N. F. Kimball, C. F. 
Simpson. 

Albert Morton Estate. 

Skinner, Colby, H. J. Paul, W. Sheehy. 

Frank W. Clough. 

J. C. Todd. 

Freeman Jones, J. O. Hanson. , 

John Torrey. 

Shop, John Torrey. 

Store, & Res. John Torrey. 

Jas. Robinson, W. D. Cobb. 

Beal, Locke, Torrey. 

Tarleton, S. M. Co. 

S. M. Co. Boarding Ho., M. Sheehy. 

S. Paul, Fifield. 

Geo. O. Paul. 

Fifield Mac. Shop. 

Geo. Thompson. 

Jos. Wiggin Estate. 

B. & M. R. R. Station. 
■91. S. M. Co. 

J. McGUnsey, T. Leddy. 

McGlinsey Store. 

Lyons & McCabe. 

Jas. Kelly. 

Thos. Kelly, 

Store, A. Henderson. 

R. Smart, A. G. Henderson, C. Jones. 

R. Howarth, J. A. Connor. 

Michael Quinn Estate. 

S. M. Co. 

J. Doeg, H. Thompson. 

C. Horsford, M. Herlihy. 
Coffey, J. Goodwin, J. Herlihy. 
Daniel Lynch. 

Will. Foley. 

S. M. Co. Boarding Ho. 

Shute, S. M. Co. 

Shute, S. M. Co. 

Tetherly, J. C. Todd. 

L. Kelley, H. Jenness, S. M. Co. 



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ILLUSTRATIONS. 



FACING 



PAGE 

FiTTs, Rev. James H Frontispiece. . 

Brodhead, Rev. John. Portrait 323 , 

Brodhead, Hon. John M. Portrait 332 . 

Carter, Rev. N. F. Portrait . . . , 421 y 

CoE, Rev. Curtis. Portrait 406 

Fowler, Green C. Portrait 517 

Hilton, George E. Portrait 419 

Hilton, John. Portrait 558 

HoBBS, William R. Portrait 414 

Paul, Amos. Portrait 412 

Paul, H. Jenness Portrait 601 , 

Pike, Rev. James Portrait 408 

Smith, Charles E. Portrait 649 

Varney, Dr. Albert H. Portrait 417 

Boston and Maine Station 341 

Catholic Church 396 \. 

Congregational Church 380 

Dudley Commission 16 

Franklin and Wesleyan Academies and M. E. Church .... 330 

Hilton Coat of Arms 550 

Hilton House 554"^ 

Main Street, Newfields 335 ' 

Methodist Church 391 

PiscAssic River 197 

River View 165 "^ 

School House 327 ^ 

Shops 338^ 

TollBridge 187^ 

Town Hall 360 "^ 

Universalist Church 394 

Outline Map op Ancient Newmarket ^■'- ^ 

Map op Newfields, 1837 .340 

Map of Newfields Village, 1890 360 ^ 

Map of Newfields, 1895 ii 



TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER PAGE 

I. Introductort 1 

II. Early Settlements and Ministers 7 

III. Early Settlements and Ministers Continued ... 22. 

IV. Early Land Grants 34 

V. In Ye Olden Time 51 

VI. Some of the Earliest Settlers 59 

VII. Some of the Earliest Settlers Continued .... 91 

VIII. Some of the Earliest Settlers Continued . . . . 114 

IX. Some of the Earliest Settlers Concluded .... 128 

X. Indian Wars 142 

XL Ferry and Bridge over Squamscot River 165 

XII. Roads and Mills 190 

XIII." Early Civil Affairs 199 

XIV. The Ministry of Rev. John Moody, 1730-1778 ... 208 

XV. Civil, Legislative and Military, 1727-1787 .... 226 

XVI. The Revolution and War of 1812 . . . . . . .257 

XVII. Various Officers of Exeter and Newmarket, Early 

Marriages AND Baptisms 289 

XVIII. Relative to Church Matters 311 

XIX. Relative to Church Matters Continued 320 

XX. Educational — Schools and Library 327 

XXI. Business Industries 335 

XXII. Half-Century of Changes, 1800 to 1850, and Incorpora- 
tion 340 

XXIII. South Newmarket in the Civil War 344 

XXIV. Civil Affairs, Town Officers, List of Polls, Tax List, 

Check List, Marriages 359 

XXV. Relative to the Churches, Newfields 380 

XXVI. Fraternal Orders and Miscellany 398 

XXVII. Cemeteries 403 

XXVIII. Biographical 405 

Part II. Genealogies 423 



PREFACE. 

The meagre story of this community was told for the first 
hundred years merely as a part of ancient Dover and Exeter. 
During the century this intervening territory had only briefest 
mention in the records of those earlier townships. The Pas- 
cataqua plantations had no William Bradford or John Winthrop 
to chronicle their history. 

Since the corporate parish existence of Newmarket in 1727, a 
large fatality seems to have attended her annals. With the 
exception of a list of marriages beginning in 1774, the earliest 
town records now to be found, commenced in 1783, and the ear- 
liest church records in 1828. Perhaps no other attempt was ever 
made to write a history with so scanty material. In the absence 
of records it is impossible to determine accurately what persons 
were members respectively of town, parish and church. The 
aim has been to include all whose membership in town, church 
or parish may be inferred from some action of their own. The 
Newfields and Lamprey River families worshipped with the 
Dover and Exeter churches. 



It is greatly to be regretted that the collector of the material 
for this history could not have lived to complete the manuscript 
according to his original plan of form and arrangement. But the 
town has reason to be profoundly grateful, and is to be con- 
gratulated, that such a wealth of material was gathered by a 
historian so scholarly, thorough and accurate as Rev. James Hill 
Fitts, during his long pastorate over the Congregational Church. 

The editor has endeavored to carry out the original plan as 
far as it could be ascertained, and as far as practicable, give in 
his own words the substance of the topics under consideration. 
Gaps, where found, have been filled, and noteworthy occurrences 
since his lamented death added. Subsequent students, it is 
certain, will find here some materials which will form the back- 
ground of their fuller histories. It is a satisfaction to have done 



viii Preface. 

something to preserve these items of biographical and historical 
interest. Such work a few persons could have done. Much of 
the material is already beyond the reach of most students, and 
is receding still further with every passing year. 

Many and appreciative thanks are hereby tendered to all who 
have rendered valuable assistance in bringing the History to its 
present completeness. 

The Editor. 



HISTORY OF NEWFIELDS. 
Chapter I. 

Introductory. 

The Hilton brothers of an old English baronial family were 
thrifty merchants in London. William Hilton came to Ply- 
month, Mass., November 9, 1621, in the ship Fortune, the first to 
follow the Mayfloiver. He was an adherent of the Church of 
England, but was pleased with the country and the Pilgrim 
society, as his letter home to his kinsman, by the Fortune, which 
sailed December 13, 1621, abundantly shows: 

Louing Cousin. — At our arriuall at New Plimouth in New England, 
wee found all our Friends and Planters in good Health, though they 
were left sicke and weake, with very small meanes; the Indians round 
about us peaceable and friendly; the Country very pleasant and temper- 
ate, yeelding naturally of itself great stores of Fruites, as Vines of 
diueres sorts in great abundance. There is likewise Walnuts, Ches- 
nuts. Small Nuts and plums, with much Variety of Flowers, Rootes 
and Herbes, no lesse pleasant than wholesome and profitable. No place 
hath more gooseberies and strawberries, nor better; timber of all sorts 
you have in England, doth couer the land, that affords beasts of diners 
sorts, and great flocks of Turkies, Quails, Pigeons and Partridges; 
many great lakes, abounding with fish, fowl, beaver and otters. The 
sea affords us great plenty of all excellent sorts of sea fish, as the 
riuers and isles doth variety of wild fowl of most useful sorts. Mines 
we find to our thinking, but neither the goodness nor Qualitee we 
know. Better Grain cannot be than the Indian Corne, if we will plant 
it upon as good ground as a man need desire. Wee are all Freehold- 
ers; the Rent-Day doth not trouble us; and all those good Blessings we 
have, of which and what we list in their Seasons, for taking. 

Our Companie are for most Part very religious, honest People. The 
Word of God sincerely taught us eury Sabbath; so that I know not 
any thing a contented mind can here want. I desire your friendly care 
to send my Wife and children to me, where I wish all the Friends I have 
in England, and so I rest. 

Your louing Kinsman, 

WirxiAM Hilton.^ 

But William Hilton did not have "a contented mind." By 
1631 he had planted "corne" at Kittery, and was correspond- 

1 Baylle's New Plymouth, I : 258, note. 



2 History op Newfields. 

ing April 18, 1633, with John Winthrop, Jr., of the Massachu- 
setts Bay government. He received many grants of land from 
Dover and Exeter, uplands and marshes at Oyster and Lamprey 
rivers, 1636 to 1642. Civil honors also were conferred on him — 
was commissioner in 1642, and deputy in 1649. Nevertheless 
he removed to the royal and church settlement of Agamenticus, 
to which Sir Fernando Gorges gave a town incorporation April 
10, 1641, and a city charter, with the name Gorgeana, now York, 
November 1, 1642. Here he died in 1665 or 1666, leaving a 
widow, Frances, and children. 

Edward Hilton joined the wealthy fraternity of the Fish- 
mongers' Guild, in London, in 1621. In the spring of 1623 he 
led a company of adventurers, who ' ' set up their stages ' ' and ar- 
ranged their flakes for fishing at Wecanacohunt on the Pascat- 
aqua^ since known as Dover Point. 

This enterprise at Hilton's Point was commercial rather than 
civil or religious. It scarcely looked for permanence, or recog- 
nized either government or church. The planters, however, 
were manifestly sympathetic with royalty and the established 
church. The despotic, bigoted, ungainly James Stuart was 
upon the throne, a ''finished specimen of all that a king ought 
not to be." The colony languished. In 1630 Edward Colcord 
found only ''three houses" on the Pascataqua. 

The Plymouth Council granted the Hilton Patent, including 
"Wecanacohunt and Squamscot, March 12, 1629-30, "in con- 
sideration that Edward Hilton & his Associates hath already at 
his and their owne proper costs and charges transported certain 
servants to plant in New England, . . . where they have 
already Built some houses and planted Corne, And for that 
he doth further intend by God's Divine Assistance to transport 
thither more people and cattle to the good increase, &c."- 

Mr. Hilton was put into formal possession of this patent by 
Thomas Lewis, July 7, 1631.^ Hilton's associates in England 
were merchants of Bristol, Shrewsbury and other western towns.- 
Thomas Wiggin came over to look after their interests in 1631, 

^ Pascataqua means "a divided tidal-place" and is the original spelling, which 
Belknap always follows, and is followed in this history, though later so often 
spelled Piscataqua. 

2 Gen. Reg. 24 : 264-5. 

^IMd., 266. 



Introductory. 3 

and was employed ''to begin a Plantation higher up the river 
for some of Shrewsbury . . . upon a point of land that 
lieth in the midwaj' betwixt Dover and Exeter." When Wig- 
gin began to make improvements Capt. Walter Neal, agent for 
the London adventurers, ordered him to desist. ' ' Captain Wig- 
gans intended to have defended his right by the sword. But it 
seems both the litigants had so much wit in their anger as to 
wave the battle, each accounting himself to have done very man- 
fully in what was threatened : so as in respect, not of what did, 
but what might have fallen out, the place to this day retains the 
formidable name of Bloody Point. "^ 

Wiggin went to England for recruits and supplies in 1632, 
and on December 5 Hilton and Neal sent four pumaces and 
forty men to Pemaquid, Me., against Dixy Bull. The Bristol, 
but not the Shrewsbury, men, March 25, 1633, sold two thirds of 
their interests in the double patent, now divided into twenty- 
five shares, to the Puritan lords, Tay, Teal and Brooke, and 
Wiggin is continued in the agency. Winthrop calls these forty 
lords, knights and gentlemen, "honest men" and styles Wiggin 
"governor at Pascataquack under the Lords Tay and Brook." 
Wiggin landed at Salem October 10, 1633. 

William Hilton's wife and two children arrived in the ship 
Amie July, 1623. One of the children was baptized in 1624 by 
Rev. John Lyford, who had received Episcopal ordination. This 
baptism of an Episcopal child in the Pilgrim congregation was 
the commencement of the trouble with Lyford. About this time 
Hilton joined his brother at Pascataqua. 

History affirms that Edward Hilton came to Dover Point in 
the spring of 1623. Daniel Neal's description of a Puritan por- 
trays what we know of Edward Hilton. He says, "If a man 
maintained his steady adherence to the doctrines of Calvin and 
the Synod of Dort; if he kept the Sabbath and frequented 
sermons; if he maintained family religion, and would neither 
swear nor be drunk, nor comply with the fashionable vices of 
the times, he was called a Puritan." 

The religious no less than the civil character of a community 
depends largely upon its founders. The planters of Plymouth 
and Massachusetts Bay were impelled by advanced views of the 

1 Hubbard. 



4 History op Newfields. 

sacred rights of conscience. Purposes enkindled at the fires of 
their intense love for personal and social freedom inspired them. 
They fled from the intolerance and persecution of the old world, 
to found in the new world a free church and a free common- 
wealth — "a church without a bishop, a state without a king." 

But the settlers on the Pascataqua were never persecuted. 
Their early patrons were Church-of-England men and they 
themselves were mostly conformists, not Puritans, and were not 
harassed by either the established government or the established 
religion of Great Britain. The Hilton brothers were ' ' fishmong- 
ers of London," and came here to fish, to trade, to plant vines 
and dig mines. 

The ecclesiastical history of New Hampshire properly com- 
mences with the year 1633. Ten years had passed since the set- 
tlement began at Pascataqua. The English proprietorship had 
changed hands. The colony had not prospered under Episcopal 
patronage. The owners now desired to make New Hampshire 
Puritan. In the autumn of 1633 they sent over to Dover Point 
a number of families from the "West of England. Hilton wel- 
comed his friend Wiggin with this accession of about thirty col- 
onists. These families adopted the Congregational form of 
worship, and built the first meeting-house in the state in 1634 
at Dover Point. William Leveridge, who came with the col- 
onists, became pastor, the first one of New Hampshire, and was 
ardent, industrious and spiritually enterprising. But he re- 
mained at Dover less than two years. His three successors were 
ambitious politicians, prelatical demagogues, and, worse than 
all, immoral refugees from England and Massachusetts. During 
these disorders Edward Hilton contended efficiently for good 
government and religious order. He was the personal friend 
and confidential correspondent of Gov. John Winthrop in 1638 
— a testimonial of great significance. His neighbors of Mas- 
sachusetts thought him the man most entitled to confidence in 
the colony. And when at length the better elements prevailed, 
and in 1641 New Hampshire entered the confederation of the 
four New England colonies, Edward Hilton was the first named 
in the list of magistrates. He was also made deputy for Dover 
in 1644. Such was the man who first settled at Newfields, on the 
west bank of the beautiful Squamscot. Here he had built his 
house and occupied land in 1639. 



Introductory. 5 

In 1635 the planters at Dover claim to have purchased the 
marshes at Lamprey River. 

In 1636 the Bay government erected their Bound or Possession 
House at Winnecowett — now Hampton — made known in 1638 at 
Wecanaeohunt their intention "to survey the utmost limits of 
their patent and make use of them," and sent expeditions to 
establish their northern boundary at Aquedoetan — now Lake- 
port— in 1639 and 1652. 

In 1637 George Burdett came to Dover and supplanted 
Thomas Wiggin, having been chosen a chief magistrate by a 
combination. The troubles of 1637 and onward were occasioned 
by the conflicting English and Scotch theories of civil and re- 
ligious polity — on the one hand imperialism and episcopacy, 
and on the other hand republicanism and presbytery. 

In October, 1638, a church was formed at Dover under Han- 
sard Knollys, a graduate of Emmanuel College, ordained Jan- 
uary 30, 1729, who had renounced his Episcopal ordination and 
joined the Puritans. 

Thomas Larkham, a Churchman, succeeded in 1640. Upon 
request the governor and assistants of Massachusetts commis- 
sioned Simon Bradstreet, Hugh Peters and Timothy Dalton to 
inquire into the difficulties. Both sides were found to be in 
fault. The matter was settled by one party rescinding the ex- 
communication, and the other the fines and banishment. The 
celebrated Hugh Peters testified before Parliament in 1647 that 
he had not seen a drunken man, nor heard a profane oath, dur- 
ing his residence of five years in New England. 

In 1641 Dover and Strawberry Bank — now Portsmouth — 
joined Massachusetts, and Hampton was joined June 2 of that 
year to the jurisdiction of Ipswich. 

When Exeter put herself under Massachusetts and was re- 
ceived September 8, 1642, the Bay colony, which adopted for 
herself in 1631 church membership as a convenient testimonial 
of fitness for the exercise of the elective franchise, required no 
such test of the New Hampshire towns. 

In 1643 the County of Norfolk was formed, comprising the 
towns of Salisbury, Haverhill, Hampton, Strawberry Bank, 
Dover and Exeter. The county continued till the four New 
Hampshire towns were severed by royal charter from Massachu- 
setts in 1679. 



6 History of Newfields. 

From 1652 public worship in Dover and Exeter was sustained 
for many years by a rate upon pipe bolts, hogshead staves, lum- 
ber and mill-sites. Coopers, lumbermen and mill owners were 
efficient members of the parish. 

The Hilton family now worshipped with the First Parish in 
Exeter. As the banished John Wheelwright had left his pas- 
torate in 1643 and the dubious Stephen Bachiler had been re- 
fused settlement by the General Court in 1644, an endeavor was 
later made to purchase Mr. "Wheelwright's house and land as a 
parsonage for Mr. Nathaniel Norcrosse, a "university scholar" 
in Massachusetts. But the "university scholar" eluded their 
grasp. 

The Rev. Samuel Dudley, son of Gov. Thomas Dudley, was 
settled at Exeter in 1650. In 1652 Edward Hilton, Sr., was 
"requested to go along with Mr. Dudley to the General Court to 
assist him," and he no doubt was helpful in religious matters. 
The same year Edward Hilton, Jr., was among the "surveyors 
or overseers appointed to build" the second meeting house in 
Exeter; and he also further assisted the minister by marrying 
in due time the clergyman's daughter. The son, however, was 
more in sympathy with prelacy than were either the father or 
father-in-law. In 1665 Edward Hilton, Jr., and John Foulsham 
were among the few principal actors in trying to procure the 
taking off of hands from the Bay government. Their prayer was 
that they might be "gouerned by the laws of England, and 
enjoy both the sacraments of which they have been too long 
deprived." Here are both imperialism and episcopacy. Their 
notions of the ordinances were "that all persons of good and 
honest Hues and conversations should be admitted to the sacra- 
ment of the Lord's Supper according to the Book of Common 
Prayer, and their children to baptism."^ It is evident New 
England institutions were not founded on such ritualistic basis. 
The position of the younger Hilton and his associates was firmly 
resisted. But the action of the General Court, ]\Iay 19, 1699, 
releasing the elder Hilton from the imposition of county rates, 
must be interpreted as bearing witness to their respect for his 
continued loyalty to Puritan ideas of civil and religious polity. 

But Edward Hilton, Sr., had now become an old man. The 

1 Palfrey 2 : 527. 



Eaely Settlements and Ministers. 7 

aged patriarch died in the beginning of the year 1671. He had 
lived in the colony nearly half a century. It is supposed that 
he was buried in his own grounds on the sunset bank of the 
Squamscot river. Here in this field of grass the first planter of 
New Hampshire, the founder of Dover, the early resident of 
Exeter and the first settler of Newfields, with many of his de- 
scendants of seven generations, slumber together. 



Chapter II. 

Early Settlements and Ministers. 

All roads in New Hampshire, historically speaking, lead to the 
Pascataqua. Capt. Martin Pring of Bristol, England, ' ' a skillful 
navigator," sailed for America in the year 1603. He entered 
the channel of Pascataqua for three or four leagues, and with 
his shipmates landed on the soil of New Hampshire. It is no 
longer doubtful that other navigators had preceded Capt. John 
Smith in exploring these shores ; but Captain Smith was the 
first to map out and give locality and name to his discoveries. In 
the early summer of 1614 that remarkable voyager cruised along 
the Atlantic coast from Penobscot to Cape Cod. He says, ''Ac- 
cominticus and Piscataquack are two conuenient harbors for 
small barks, and a good country within their craggy cliffs." 
Returning to England in August, 1614, Captain Smith presented 
his map to Prince Charles, afterward the ill-fated Charles First, 
who graciously gave the country the name of New England. 

There is no evidence that Capt. John Smith ever landed on 
the Isles of Shoals. A rude cairn of rough stones, however, 
thrown promiscuously together and covered with lichens, on the 
highest point of Appledore, commemorates his exploits. He is 
also remembered by a triangular monument of marble erected in 
1864, on one of the highest eminences of Star Island. The shaft, 
which is eight or ten feet high, rests on a pedestal of rough 
granite, and is covered with three Moslem heads — now falling 
from their places — to represent the three Turks slain by Smith. 
Inscriptions on the three sides of the pillar eulogize at length 



8 History of Newfields. 

this hero of the land and sea. The whole is surrounded by a 
railing to protect it from vandal hands. 

King James, November 3, 1620, signed a patent incorporating 
' ' The Council Established at Plymouth, in the County of Devon, 
for the Planting, Ruling, Ordering and Governing of New 
England in America." Sir Fernando Gorges, president, and 
Capt. John Mason, secretary, were among the most enterprising 
members. To this Plymouth Council was entrusted the manage- 
ment of the whole country between the fortieth and forty-eighth 
degrees of latitude. Their grand Charter became the great 
civil basis of all the subsequent grants and patents by which 
New England was divided. Nothing is more evident today than 
that these grants were so indefinitely described as to occasion 
interminable controversies. The Patent itself manifestly in- 
vaded the chartered rights of the Virginia Company granted in 
1606. 

Contrary to their expectations the Pilgrims made their ever- 
famous landing within the limits of the Plymouth Council. 
They had intended to settle within the boundaries of the Vir- 
ginia Company. 

The first ship which followed the Mayflower in the interest of 
the Plymouth colony was the Fortune, arriving November 11, 
1621, and bringing thirty-five colonists. Among these was Wil- 
liam Hilton, from London. His wife and two children came 
over in the ship Anne, which with the Little James, built for the 
Plymouth colony, arrived in July, 1623. The same year the 
lands at Plymouth were assigned in severalty to be cultivated 
by families. William Hilton, as coming in the Fortune, was 
allotted "one acre lying to the sea eastward." His wife and 
two children who arrived in the Anne received "three acres 
beyond the brook to Shawberry Hill." John Lyford and friends 
affirmed ' ' that the first occasion of the quarrel with them was the 
baptizing of Mr. Hilton 's child, who was not joined to the church 
at Plymouth." As Hilton's name does not appear among those 
present at the division of cattle in 1627, he must have removed 
from Plymouth, and was now at the settlements of the Pascat- 
aqua river. 

The Plymouth Council, August 10, 1622, granted to Gorges 
and Mason the territory lying between the Merrimack and the 



Early Settlements z\nd Ministers. 9 

Kennebec, which they called Laconia. The year 1623 marks 
the establishment of a colony of fishery at Pascataqua.^ 

David Thomson and his companions landed at Little Harbor. 
The name Portsmouth was given this settlement by Capt. John 
Mason, who was treasurer and paymaster of the king's armies, 
and governor of Portsmouth castle in old Hampshire, England. 
The next year, 1624, Thomson, dividing his settlement, removed 
to the island now bearing his name in Boston Bay. His removal, 
however,, did not break up the plantation at Portsmouth. 

The settlement at Cocheco — Dover — was nearly coincident. 
The brothers Edward and William Hilton, "fishmongers of 
London," settled Dover Neck in 1623. These fish merchants 
must have had an artistic as well as commercial outlook. It is 
not easy to find a more beautiful location than Hilton's Point 
or Dover Neck. Both banks of the river and bay are charming. 
Though the beauties of the scene have been often sung, still 
fresh descriptions will not exhaust the theme. The Paseataqua 
settlements, however, progressed but slowly. 

One of the earliest acts of friendly interest among the several 
New England plantations was the breaking up of the profligate 
establishment at Mt. WoUaston. Thomas Morton and his asso- 
ciates were disorderly, drunken and licentious. He also sold 
arms and ammunition freely to the Indians, besides teaching 
them the use of pistol and rapier. The Indians were ready 
pupils in the use of firearms and soon became more expert than 
the English. The infant settlements as far as Paseataqua were 
alarmed. A messenger sent to Morton ' ' in a friendly and neigh- 
borly way to admonish him to forbear these courses," was re- 
pulsed. A second remonstrance was ineffectual. Morton proved 
utterly refractory and continued his scandalous practices. 
Nothing but force could avail. The third messenger sent was 
"Capt. Miles Standish and some other aid with him." Morton 
barricaded his house, defied the invaders, and fortified his men 
with drink. But they were disarmed and dispersed without 
bloodshed, and their leader was conducted to Plymouth, whence 

^ One of Capt. .John Smith's returning ships in 1614 was laden with dry fish 
for Spain, where the cargo brought "forty ryals" or five dollars the quintal. 

"Therefore, honorable and worthy countrymen," said Captain Smith to the 
New Hampshire colonists, "let not the meanness of the word fish be distaste 
to you, for it will afford as good gold as the mines of Potosi, with less hazard 
and charge, and more certainty and facility." 



10 History of Newfields. 

he was sent to England by way of the Isles of Shoals in the 
ship Whale. This was a political expedient, not religious per- 
secution. Morton's extradition was a measure of self-defence in 
1628. Edward Hilton of Cocheco showed his sympathy with the 
Plymouth colony by paying his proportion towards the expense 
of crushing out this growing mischief — one pound. 

The Hiltons were not mere adventurers. They were merchant 
proprietors with a personal interest in their plantation. This is 
assigned as a reason for granting Edward Hilton, March 12, 
1629-30, lands on the north and on the south of Pascataqua "up 
to the falls of Squamscot, and three miles into the main land 
for breadth." The grant sets forth that Hilton and his asso- 
ciates had, ' ' at their own cost and charges, transported servants, 
built houses, and planted corn at Hilton's Point, and intend the 
further increase and advancement of the plantation." This 
grant was commonly called Bloody Point, Squamscot, or Hilton 's 
Patent. William Hilton was one of the witnesses July 7, 1631, 
to the "liuery of seizin" to his brother, Edward Hilton, of the 
lands embraced in this Squamscot or Hilton's Patent. 

In 1631 Hilton sold their languishing plantation at Cocheco to 
some merchants of Bristol, England. When Capt. Thomas Wig- 
gin came to look after the affairs of the new company he found 
only three houses on the spot. These had probably been occupied 
by the two Hiltons and Thomas Roberts. Three houses were 
perhaps the extent of Hilton's colony up to this date. Very 
little improvement had been made ; only unwrought mines of 
iron had been discovered; no profit whatever had accrued to 
the proprietors. But the feeble settlement was about to be re- 
plenished. William Hilton writes the following letter to John 
Winthrop, Jr. : 

Pascataqua, April 18th 1633 
Ser, 

There ariued a fishing shipe at Pascataqua about the 15th of this 
p'sant moheth wherein is one Richard ffaxwell whoe hath fformerly 
liued in this cuntery, he bringeth nuse yt there were tow shipes mailing 
ready at Barstaple whoe are to bring passingers & catell ffor to plant 
in the bay, he hath leters ffor Mr wearow & diners others at Dorchester 
wch hee intends to bring in to the bay so soone as posible he can, lilje 
wise he heard from mr Merton whoe was making ready at Bristole ffor 
to come ffor this cuntery; other nuse he bringeth not that I can heare 
of, onely mr Borowes purposeth to come ffor this cuntery ffrom Ion- 



Early Settlements and Ministers. 11 

don. & soe desighing you to convey thes leters in to the bay wth what 
conveniency you can, desighing the lord to blesse you in your law- 
ffull, designes, I humbly rest 

Your wo.r ashured to com. 

William Hilton. 

Ser, I purpose eare long be if ye lord will to see you. 

The masters name of the shipe is John Corbin of Plimouth. 

To the wo.r m.r John Winthrope the younger, at aguawam give these. 

October 10, 1633. The Cocheco patent has again been sold. But 
Thomas Wiggin is still agent. He visits the plantation a second 
time bringing with him about thirty persons from the west of 
England, "a part of whom haue been of good estate and of some 
account for religion." They take up small lots at Dover Point. 

It is said the Paseataqua planters came here to fish and trade 
and search for mines of precious metals; that their main object 
was commercial rather than religious. This is true. But it is 
not all the truth. The London adventurers, on their part, were 
engaged in a commercial speculation. Even of those who sym- 
pathized, more or less, in religious sentiment with John Robin- 
son, considerations of pecuniary interest were preeminent. 
Gorges and Mason were in sympathy with the church of Eng- 
land. William Hilton, while at Plymouth, was of Episcopalian 
sentiments. The Plymouth Council would never have preferred 
to employ separatists in founding a colony and giving value to 
their land. The taunt that the colonists were Puritans would 
depress the value of their stock. But the option was not theirs. 
At that period no other persons than separatists were disposed 
to confront the hardships of emigration; none could be relied 
on like the Puritans to carry the business through. Hence the 
actual settlers were largely dissenters; the colonists of 1633 
were Puritans. 

The Hiltons were lovers of good men. Edward Hilton was 
the confidential friend of John Winthrop, ever opposed to the 
immoralities and political ambitions of bad men. Both Gov. 
John Wentworth and Lt.-Gov. Joseph Dudley held personal cor- 
respondence with him respecting these evils, October, 1638. 

Among the colonists of 1633 was William Leveridge, a gradu- 
ate of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, England, in 1625, receiv- 
ing the degree of A. M. in 1631, "an able and worthy Puritan 



12 History of Newfields. 

minister." During his ministry in 1633-34, the first meeting 
house in New Hampshire was built. It stood on a most invit- 
ing eminence at Dover Neck. In 1667 it was surrounded with 
an entrenchment one hundred feet square, with logs on top 
and plankarts at opposite corners. The building was occupied 
till 1720. Its foundations and fortifications are still pointed 
out. On December 9, 1880, the author first stood on the spot. 

One of the exiles from Massachusetts, on account of the Anti- 
nomian controversy was John Wheelwright. He was bom about 
1592, the son of Robert Wheelwright of Salesby, Lincolnshire, 
England. He graduated at Sidney College, Cambridge, in 1614, 
and received the degree of A. M. in 1618, the classmate and 
friend of Oliver Cromwell. Wheelwright is generally supposed 
to have been brother-in-law of the celebrated Anne Hutchinson, 
having married for his second wife, Mary, daughter of Edward 
and Susannah Hutchinson. He was ordained vicar of Bilsby 
in 1623, and remained till silenced for non-conformity by Arch- 
bishop Loud in 1631. Records there mention four children — a 
son buried May 19, 1627 ; Catherine, baptized November 4, 1630 ; 
Mary, baptized May 19, 1632, and buried July 28, 1632; and 
Elizabeth, baptized June 9, 1633. A fugitive, like John Cotton, 
from the persecutions of Archbishop Loud, he arrived at Boston 
with his wife and children. May 26, 1636. Himself and wife 
were admitted to the church in Boston, John Cotton, teacher, 
June 12, 1636, seventeen days after their arrival. He soon be- 
came pastor of the church at Mt. Wollaston, Boston, October 30, 
1636-37, "a gentleman of learning, piety and zeal." His 
famous Fast-day sermon, January 19, 1637, remained in manu- 
script till 1867. It was criticised as inflammatory and tending to 
sedition. Being produced in General Court, March 9, 1637, 
Wheelwright justified it, and proceeded to decry the New Eng- 
land ministry as "loyalists." After much deliberation the court 
adjudged him guilty of sedition and contempt of court. Gov. 
Henry Vane protested ; the Boston church, of which Wheelwright 
was a member, petitioned in his behalf; the court deferred its 
sentence, and asked the judgment of the clergy. 

The first General Synod of New England assembled at New- 
town, Cambridge, May 30, 1637. All the pastors, teachers and 
elders in the country were present. Eighty-two opinions were 



Early Settlements and Ministers. 13 

condemned as erroneous. Prominent among these were the pecul- 
iar tenets of Wheelwright and Mrs. Hutchinson. 

Although after nine months delay, the General Court, Novem- 
ber 2, 1637, pronounced upon Wheelwright its sentence of dis- 
franchisement and banishment, Mrs. Hutchinson was, after long 
forbearance on the part of the church, excommunicated. She 
finally died by a Mohawk scalping-knife. 

On leaving Boston Wheelwright came to Squamscot in 1638, 
and was pastor at Exeter from December 13, of that year, till 
the union with Massachusetts in 1642. 

There is extant an Indian deed convejdng land between the 
Merrimack and Pascataqua to John Wheelwright, for a consider- 
ation in ''coats, shirts and kettles." It is signed by Passacona- 
way, chief sagamore of Penacook, Runawit, sagamore of Pen- 
tucket, Wahangnonawit, sachem of Squamscot, and Howls, sachem 
of Nuchawanack. Thomas Wiggin, agent, and Edward Hil- 
ton, steward, of the plantation at Hilton's Point, were witnesses 
to the deed, May 17, 1629. 

In 1633 the authorities of Portsmouth and Dover agreed with 
Wheelwright that his proposed town at Squamscot Falls should 
be called Exeter. The genuineness of the above transactions has 
been a matter of learned controversy. Perhaps the deed is gen- 
erally believed to be a forgery executed not far from the year 
1700. 

John Wheelwright, Philemon Pormout, and seven other men 
received letters from the Boston church to "the church at the 
Falls of Piscataqua," January 6, 1639. Thirty-five associates 
joined in the settlement at Exeter. These "combination" set- 
tlers were from the neighborhood of Wheelwright in Lincoln 
County, England. They organized a body politic October 4, 
1639. Their civil compact was a pure democracy, and their 
church was among the first three in New Hampshire. 

At the end of more than a year's negotiation, Portsmouth and 
Dover placed themselves under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts 
June 14, 1641. Exeter followed their example September 8, 1642. 
Hampton had been planted by avowed subjects of Massachu- 
setts. The settlement at Winnicummet^ September, 1638, was 
the fourth, and for more than half a century, the last in New 

^ Incorporated Hampton, 1639. 



14 History of Newfields. 

Hampshire. Rev. Stephen Bachiler, who had been minister at 
Lynn, Mass., in 1632, more than any other person may be re- 
garded as the father of the church and founder of the town. 
It was incorporated May 22, 1639. 

The year 1643 also marks the consummation of The New Eng- 
land Confederacy, or "The United Colonies of New England." 

The Hiltons were still prominent men at Dover. On June 2, 
1633, land is granted on the east side of Pascataqua Eiver, 
"where William Hilton lately planted corne." October 4, 1639, 
"Will Hilton and goodm. Smart were to have lots on the other 
side of the river." In 1640 William Hilton was surety for Ed- 
ward Colcord of Dover, whose dignity was that of one of three 
commissioners for cases under twenty shillings. December, 1640, 
William Hilton is to enjoy marshes at Oyster River. September 
27, 1642 the General Court at Boston appointed him commissioner 
to order small eases. That year he had a grant of twenty acres 
of land in Dover. He was a deputy from Dover to the General 
Court at Boston in 1644; also sold land and marshes at Oyster 
River. About this time William Hilton removed to Kittery 
Point ; then to York, where he was selectman, 1652-54, and where 
he died in 1655 or 1656, leaving a widow Frances and several 
children. 

In 1641 Edward Hilton of Dover, was magistrate of the As- 
sociate Court with the power of the quarter courts of Salem and 
Ipswich. Before this time he seems to have joined the planta- 
tion at Exeter, now Newfields. In 1639 a division of land was 
ordered. ' ' A division of the upland from the cove against Rocky 
Point to the creek next on this side Mr. Hilton's." These lots 
are described as "On and abutting on the river eastward, and 
the other end running up into the maine sixty-four pooles in 
length." This division took place previous to 1643. Among the 
thirty-three names are those of several Newmarket families. 
About the same time, 1639-43, the marshes were divided. Wil- 
liam Hilton, probably a son of Edward, received marsh land. 
The Rev. John M. Whiton, D. D., in his History of New Hamp- 
shire, has the following sentencenear the date, 1672. "Edward 
Hilton, the founder of Dover, died this year at Exeter, having 
lived in the Colony almost half a century. ' ' 

When Exeter placed itself under the jurisdiction of Massachu- 



Early Settlements and Ministers. 15 

setts, John Wheelwright, jealous of that Colony and still under 
its sentence of banishment, withdrew to the territory of Gorges, 
He gave to the tract of land he bought the name of Wells. In 
the quiet of his new solitude his past course presented itself un- 
der a different aspect from what it had worn in the ardor and 
pride of conflict. He soon sought a reconciliation with the Mas- 
sachusetts magistrates and elders. His confession is dated Sep- 
tember 10, 1643. He was offered a safe conduct to Boston. He re- 
sponded March 1, 1644, by a respectful and dignified letter 
which was considered satisfactory. At the next session of the 
General Court in 1645, without his appearance, the sentence of 
banishment was revoked and he restored to former rights and 
privileges. He returned to Hampton in 1647, where he was 
assistant pastor with Rev. Timothy Dalton about ten years. In 
1656, Wheelwright visited England, where, like other ministers 
from New England, he enjoyed the special regard of Lord Pro- 
tector Cromwell. After the Restoration in 1660, he returned to 
America and was installed at Salisbury, Mass., in 1662, dying 
there November 15, 1679, aged 87, at the time the oldest minister 
in New England. 

Upon the withdrawal of Wheelwright and his friends, the 
church at Exeter was regarded as extinct. The same year an 
attempt was made to form a church and settle a pastor. Their 
candidate now fourscore years of age, was the Rev. Stephen 
Bachiler, who had been dismissed from Hampton for irregular 
conduct. But the General Court at Boston in 1644, interfered. 
The following law had been enacted March 3, 1636 : 

"Forasmuch as it hath been found by sad experience that 
much trouble and disturbance hath happened both to the church 
and civil state by the officers and members of some churches 
which have been gathered within the limits of this jurisdiction 
in an undue manner, and not with such public approbation as 
were meet, it is therefore ordered, that all persons are to take 
notice that this Court doth not, nor will hereafter, approve of 
any such companies of men as shall hencforth join in any pre- 
tended way of church-fellowship, without they shall first ac- 
quaint the magistrates, and the elders of the greater part of the 
churches in this jurisdiction, with their intentions, and have their 
approbation herein. And further it is ordered, that no person. 



16 History of Newfields. 

being a member of any church which shall hereafter be gathered 
without the approbation of the magistrates and the greater 
part of the said churches, shall be admitted to the freedom of 
this commonwealth." 

At this time the freemen of Massachusetts probably did 
not constitute more than one fifth of the adult male population. 
Universal suffrage was not known in any of the colonies. But 
there was no such religious test in Plymouth, or in Connecticut. 
And by the act of September 3, 1642, the freemen and deputies 
of New Hampshire were specially exempt from the obligation of 
being church members. With respect to matters at Exeter the 
court affirms that the divisions there were such, they could not 
comfortably and with approbation proceed in so mighty and 
sacred affairs ; the court therefore directs them to ' ' defer gather- 
ing a church or any other such proceeding, till they, or the Court 
at Ipswich, upon further satisfaction of their reconciliation and 
fitness, shall give allowance therefor." 

Rev. Thomas Rashleigh was admitted to the church in Boston 
in 1640, while a divinity student; was "chaplain" at Cape Ann, 
1641; Exeter, spring of 1643, and granted a house lot, May 6, 
1643; and stayed "something less than a twelvemonth."^ 

In 1656 or 1657, the Rev. Mr. Bachiler went back to England 
where he died at the great age of 100 years. 

In 1643, Hatevil Nutter was probably sometime minister at 
Exeter. He was an "exhorting elder" in the church at Dover 
in 1638, and owner of land at Lamprey river as early as 1645, 
which Exeter covenanted to enclose with fence. The inhabi- 
tants were ordered out several times to do their shares of fenc- 
ing. June 11, 1650, Mr. Nutter accepted the fence which the 
town "engaged by covenant" to set up for him, and he was 
heard of no more in Exeter.- 

^C. H. Bell. 

2 This agreement was made at a town meeting held November 11, 1644. as 
shown by the record as follows : "It is agreed vpon by the Inhabitants of the 
Towne that the ground of Mr Nutters W^ is att Lamperell Eiuer eontaineing 
60 rod of fencing shall be fenced for him att our Townes charge before the 
Next planting time." Samuel Grenefleld and Anthony Stanyan were chosen 
to carry this agreement into effect. 

For reasons not given, at a later meeting held November 27, 1644, the town 
chose Mr. Stanyan and James Wall to "Agree and bargain with Mr. Nutter of 
Doner to buye or purch — for the Towne that psell of Land lyeing by Lamprell 



Early Settlements and Ministers. 17 

Rev. Samuel Dudley was the next minister of Exeter, who 
was born in England about 1610, and qualified for the clerical 
office as early as 1637, preached at Portsmouth in 1649, "a per- 
son of good capacity and learning." Having preached a short 
time at Dover, he settled at Exeter in 1650, "until such time 
as God shall be pleased to make way for the gathering of a 
church, and then to be ordained pastor and teacher according 
to the ordinance of God." Edward Hilton was chairman of the 
committee of six who made agreement with Mr. Dudley, May 
13, 1650. "Its agreed June 26, 1650, that a meetinghouse shall 
be built of twenty feet square." Edward Hilton, Jr., was an 
overseer to see the meeting house finished forthwith, July 8, 1652 ; 
but was released from this service, October 23, 1652, on account 
of press of private business. Mr. Dudley received a call from 
Portsmouth, October 27, 1656, which he declined and remained 
in the pastorate of Exeter till his death, February 10, 1683. He 
was son of Gov. Thomas Dudley, son-in-law of Gov. John Win- 
throp, and brother of Gov. Joseph Dudley.^ It is evident such 
n man was a great acquisition to the little community of Exeter. 

Rev. John Cotton, who was born May 18, 1658, son of Rev. 
Seaborn Cotton of Hampton, and a graduate of Harvard Col- 
lege in 1678, preached at Hampton in 1678, and at Exeter in 

Riuore W" the Towne by A former order was Injoyned to fence for the s'l mr 
Nutter." 

It seems that they failed in their attempt to buy, as at a meeting held 
January 31, 1645, "It is ordered that Mr Nutter his 60 rod of Fencin att 
Lamprell Riuer shall he set up for him by the 17th day of next moneth by 
euery Inhabitant equal pportion, and whoseouer shall neglect to doe his ppor- 
tion or to cause it to be don by the Aforesay he shall pay 3^ 4d the rod vnto 
him that shall dooe It for him." 

The names of those who had done their share by March 6, 1645, were as 
follows : "Anthony Stanian, Will Mauer, Henr. Robey, John Legat, John 
Cram, Rob. Smith, Tho. Pettet, Ralph Hall, ath Boulton, Tho. Biggs, Drake, 
God' Dearborn, George Barlo, Rowel, Francis Swaine, James Wall [Conner], 
Hemp"- Willson, Tho. King, Samuel Grenfeld [hilton], John [Manly], Thomas 
Jones, Bellshasur Willie, Thomas Weight, Robert hithar [Hersy]." 

At a meeting held November 7, 1649, "It is Agred vpon by the Towne that 
euerey of the Inhabitants of the Towne shall goo downe to Lampell Riuor or 
send downe A sufficient man in his Roome vpon the first second day of Aprell 
for the sufflciant and seting vp of Mr Nutters fence ther for the preuention 
of further damage &c." 

^ Rev. Samuel Dudley's first wife was Mary, daughter of Governor Winthrop, 
who died at Salisbury April 12, 1643. He had a second and a third wife. 
Among his descendants was the wife of Gen. Henry Dearborn, Rev. John Moody, 
John Burgin and Gen. James Sullivan. 

For a list of Mr. Dudley's descendants, see Exeter Neics-Letter for August 
31, 1846. 



18 . History of Newfields. 

1684. He was invited to Portsmoiitli in 1691, but declined, and 
was ordained at Hampton, November 19, 1696, successor to his 
father till his death, March 27, 1710. 

Rev. William Wentworth was baptized at Alford, England, 
March 15, 1616 ; signed the Exeter combination October 4, 1639 ; 
removed to Wells, Me., with Mr. Wheelwright, 1642; elder of 
the Dover church, 1650; officiated as minister at Cocheco in the 
winter of 1665-66, and was one of the committee to arrange with 
Dover Point for the ministry at Oyster River, April 1, 1657. 
He was asked to continue his ministry at Exeter, October 6, 

1690. Further arrangements were made with him October 6, 

1691, and he was requested, March 30, 1693, to ''supply and per- 
form the office of a minister one whole year ensuing if he be able. '^ 
He was now 78 years of age, and probably unable by reason of 
natural infirmities to comply with the request. He died at 
Dover, March 16, 1697, aged 81. Prom him several of the 
New Hampshire governors of the name were descended. 

The present First Church of Exeter dates back only to Septem- 
ber, 1698. The ancient volume of records begins thus: "The 
order of proceedings in gathering a particular church in Exeter. 
After conferring together and being mutually satisfied in each 
other, we drew up a Confession of Faith, and the terms of the 
Covenant, which we all signed the Sabbath before the ordina- 
tion." 

The Rev. John Clark, third minister of Exeter and first pas- 
tor of this First Church, was ordained September 21, 1698. The 
church was reorganized the same day. The record continues: 
' ' We were, by the elders and messengers of the several churches^ 
owned as a church of Christ, and John Clark declared a minister 
of Christ Jesus." Mr. Clark was born at Newbury, Mass.,. 
January 24, 1670, and died in office, July 25, 1705. 

His successor was the Rev. John Odlin, born in Boston, Novem- 
ber 18, 1681, who graduated at Harvard College in 1702 and was 
ordained at Exeter, November 11, 1706. He married the widow 
of his predecessor, and died in office, November 20, 1754. During 
his ministry the towns of Newmarket, Epping and Brentwood, 
were incorporated from the territory of Exeter, and their re- 
spective churches organized together with the present Second 
or Phillips Church at Exeter. 



Early Settlements and Ministers. 19 

The first two meeting houses in Exeter stood on the hill near 
the brick and tile factory of Wiggin and Dolloff. The third was 
erected near the place where the old church now stands. It was 
''seated" by vote of the town February 3, 1697. A pew was 
assigned to "Edward Hilton for wife Ann, daughter of Rev, 
Samuel Dudley, & son Winthrop, his wife & two daughters, Mary 
and Sobriety, on the north side of the meeting house joining to 
the Pulpit." At the same time his nephew, Richard Hilton, 
received seats "for himself, wife, children, mother & sister Re- 
becca, on the North side of the meeting house joining the 
parsonage pew. ' ' 

The second Hilton, who is styled "Colonel," died April 28, 
1699. 

Col. Winthrop Hilton was the eldest son of the second Edward. 
He was the personal friend and firm supporter of his uncle Gov. 
Joseph Dudley. After the death of Col. Richard Waldron of 
Dover, June 28, 1689, Hilton became the principal military 
chieftain in New Hampshire. His commission as Colonel is 
dated April 3, 1707. His letter to his wife, on his way a second 
time in command of troops against Port Royal, is introduced as 
exhibiting his lively trust in the overruling providence of God. 

Casco Fokt, July 16tii, 1707. 
My dear Spouse, 

I can't but take all opportunities to salute you. I do earnestly em- 
brace this as ye last before our departure. Notwithstanding a thousand 
difficultues in our way, It is ordered that ye fleet prepare to take ye 
signal for weighing anchor to morrow. The soldiers are utterly averse 
and will at best be but passive in returning to Port Royal. Nevertheless 
if Providence cast advantages into our hands there, they will eagerly 
embrace them; and if we obtain a victory, God will now haue a much 
greater share in our songs of triumph, than if we had been successful 
at first. Dear Heart, pray hard for us, and cheerfully commit to ye Al- 
mighty's protection. 

Your louing, louing husband, 

Winthrop Hilton. 

Colonel Hilton with his brother Dudley Hilton, and one or 
two other men were killed by the Indians near the "Mast Road" 
in Epping July 23, 1710. "He was a gentleman of good temper, 
courage and conduct, respected and lamented by all who knew 
him." His tombstone bears upon it the earliest date of any 
monument in town.^ 

^ Penhallow. 



20 History of Newfields. 

Here Lieth luterd the Body of Colo.i Wiuthrop Hilton Esq. Who De- 
parted this Life June 23a A. D. 1710, In ye 39tii year of his Age. 

Settlers at Oyster River petitioned for a parish, November 11, 
1715, which was incorporated May 4, 1716 ; church organized 
March 26, 1718. . The scholarly, but eccentric Hev. Hugh Adams, 
took the spiritual oversight and began his ministry at Oyster 
River, April, 1717, with Lubberland^ and Lamprey River, as a 
part of his Oyster River parish. He was born in Massachusetts, 
May 7, 1676 ; graduated from Harvard College in 1697, and wasi 
ordained pastor at Oyster River, now Durham, September 10, 
1707. He died in 1750, aged 74 years. 



Chapter III. 

Early Settlements and Ministers Continued. 

The settlement of Exeter was undoubtedly commenced in the 
spring of 1638, and soon became of sufficient importance to at- 
tract attention. During that year a church had been gathered 
there, and a letter was written to the church in Boston about the 
middle of December, 1638, "to desire Mr. Wheelwright's dis- 
mission to them for an officer or minister," but because Mr. 
Wheelwright did not desire it the matter was dropped for the 
time. But soon after, as he had been the year before sentenced 
to depart out of the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, he, with cer- 
tain others, at their own request, were dismissed from the Bos- 
ton church. In obedience to the sentence he had already lo- 
cated on ''a Plantation begun about the falls of Pascataqua, 
on the south side of the Great Bay, up that river called by the 
first inhabitants Exeter," supposing it to be beyond the juris- 
diction of Massachusetts. The number and names of those 
accompanying Mr. Wheelwright are unknown. The following 
persons, however, were dismissed from the Boston church at the 
same time : Richard Morrys, Richard Bulgar, Philemon Purmot, 

^ A portion of Newmarket was called Lubberland as early as 1669. It was 
a part of Oyster River precinct. In 1717 Rev. Hugh Adams called it Lover Land. 
It extended to Crummet's Creek. 



Early Settlements and Ministers. 21 

Isaac Grosse, Christopher Marshall, George Baytes, Thomas 
Wardel and William Warded and most of them probably were 
in his company, as all but Baytes and Marshall were early in 
Exeter. In this place they gathered a church and walked to- 
gether in an orderly and Christian way till it appeared, by 
stretching the line of Massachusetts further northward, they 
were still within the "liberties of the Massachusetts," which, 
it is judged, occasioned Mr. Wheelwright's removal "to the 
Province of Maine to a Plantation since by the inhabitants 
called Wells. "1 

The government during the year 1638, so far as any govern- 
ment was recognized, was patriarchal. In 1639 it was found 
necessary to establish some form of government. On July 4 of 
that year a combination- was entered into, but was soon after 
modified so as to make their subjection and loyalty to their 
Sovereign Lord, King Charles, somewhat questionable. The 
whole matter, therefore, was reconsidered, and on April 2, 1640, 
the former combination in substance was renewed. The docu- 
ment was recorded in the book of records, and there signed by 
the inhabitants themselves with their own proper names or with 
their mark. Twenty-one subscribed and fourteen signed the 
combination. The Preamble thereto, not having been published 
by Belknap, is subjoined: 

Whereas a certen Combination was made by us the brethren of the 
Church of Exeter, wth the rest of the inhabitants bearing date Mon. 
5th, D. 4, 1639 wh afterwards, upon the instant request of some of the 
brethren, was altered & put into such a form of wordes, wherein howso- 
ever we doe acknowledge the King's Majesty our dread Sovereigne & 
ourselves his subjects; yet some expressions are contained therein wh 
may seeme to admit of such a sence as somewhat derogates from that 
due allegiance wh we owe to his Highnesse, quite contrary to our true in- 
tents and meanings; Wee therefore doe revoke, disannull, make voyd 
and frustrate the said latter Combination as if it never had been done, & 
doe ratify, confirm and establish the former wh wee only stand unto 
as being in force & vertue — the wh for substance is here set down in 
manner and form following.^ 

Mon. 2d, D. 2., 1640. 

^ Hubbard. 

= A similar Dover combination was formed Octolier 22, 1640. Bell's Exeter, 
page 15. 

= Then follows tbe combination, as in Belknap, Farmer's Edition, page 432. 



22 History of Newfields. 

The subscribers thereto on the town book are John Wheel- 
wright, Augustus Storrs, Thomas Wight, William Wentworth, 
Henry Elkins, G-eorge Walton, Samuel Walker, Thomas Pettit, 
Henry Roby, William Wenborn, Thomas Crawley, Charles 
Helme, Darby Field, Robert Read, Edward Rishworth, Francis 
Matthews, Ralf Hall, Robert Seward, Richard Bulgar, Christo- 
pher Lawson, George Barlow, Richard Morris, Nicholas Need- 
ham, Thomas Willson, George Rawbone, William Cole, James 
Wall, Thomas Leavitt, Edmund Littlefield, John Cram, Godfrey 
Dearborn, Philemon Purmort, Thomas Wardell, William War- 
dell, Robert Smith. 

Of many of the men who signed the Exeter Combination we 
know but little, of some of them nothing. Any one interested 
to learn what may be known of them is referred to Bell's "His- 
tory of Exeter," pp. 21-40. 

A few persons who came to Exeter with Mr. Wheelwright 
did not sign the Combination. They either had died or re- 
moved before that instrument was executed. Others came into 
the place soon after the date of the Combination, but did not 
subscribe to it. Edward Hilton was here in 1639, and the very 
first paragraph of the town records which is still preserved re- 
lates to his land and house, and the "creek next from his house 
towards Exeter," now known as Pease's brook. 

Wheelwright and his company were good men, peaceable and 
well-disposed. Their aim was to serve God, subdue the for- 
est, get a living in this world and secure inheritance in a better. 
Their posterity are engaged in no better business or with higher 
ends in view. 

During the first year they had no need of law, and do not ap- 
pear to have had any government, court or record. It seems 
probable that early in the next year a spirit of independence 
or insubordination manifested itself, which suggested to the 
fathers of the plantation the importance of establishing a civil 
government which resulted in the Combination of which we 
have spoken. The handful of our ancestors who settled on the 
banks of the Squamscot, although acknowledging their allegiance 
to the king of England, claimed to possess and exercise all the 
powers of an independent state. Perhaps Plymouth and Exeter 



Early Settlements and Ministers. 23 

alone of all the towns in New England ever claimed such right 
or exercised such powers. 

The Exeter Records commenced in 1639, and the first items 
recorded have for their caption, "Certain ordinances made at 
the Court holden in Exeter." 

On January 19, 1640, ' ' it was agreed to by the inhabitants that 
Isaac Grrosse, Ruler, Augustine Storrs, and Anthony Stanion 
shall have the ordering of all town affairs according to God. ' ' 

Orders made by the Court held at Exeter, February 6, 1640, 
were as follows : 

1. That no man shall set fire upon the woods to the destroying of 
the feed for the cattle or the doing of any other hurt, under pain of 
paying the damage that shall ensue thereby — after the middle of 
April. 

2. That every man shall fall such trees as are in his lot being offen- 
sive to any other, and if after due warning any shall refuse, — to pay 
half a crown for every tree that is so offensive. 

3. That every action that is tried, the party that is cast in it shall pay 
to the Jury four shillings. 

Thus early the hundred inhabitants of Exeter, though they had 
three good men to order all town affairs according to God, still 
preserved their rights to trial by jury. 

On March 6, 1640, it was ordered. 

That no wine or strong water shall be sold by retail to the English, 
but by Thomas Wardle. 

That whosoever shall dig a saw pit and shall not fill it or cover it, 
shall be liable to pay the damage that shall come to man or beast 
thereby. 

That all the swine that is not taken down the river by the 4th day of 
the second month, ( April )^ the owners shall be liable to pay the damage 
that shall befall any thereby. 

That every man that is an inhabitant of the town shall have free 
liberty to trade with the Indians in anything except it be powder, shot 
or any warlike weapons, or sack, or other strong waters.^ 

It is here recorded that Anthonie Stanion hath satisfied the Court 
concerning the offence given by him to our Ruler Needham. 

On April 9, 1640, a convocation of the people was held on im- 
portant matters as the following record shows : 

^ Old style till 1752. 

- Over-reaching traders acted upon the principle that it was a praiseworthy 
deed to cheat an Indian. 



24 History of Newfields. 

AN ORDER AND LAW. 

It is enacted for a law constituted, made and consented unto by the 
whole Assembly at the Court, solemnly met together in Exeter, the 
9th day of the 2d month 1640, — 

That if any person or persons shall plot or practice, either by com- 
bination or otherwise, the betraying of his country or any principal 
part thereof into the hands of any foreign State, Spanish, Dutch or 
French, contrary to the allegiance we profess and owe to our dread 
sovereign Lord King Charles, his heirs and successors, it being his 
Majesty's pleasure to protect us, his legal subjects — shall be punished 
with death. 

If any person or persons shall plot or practice any treason or shall 
revile his Majesty the Lord's Annointed, contrary to the allegiance we 
profess and owe to our dread Sovereign Lord King Charles, his heirs 
and successors {ut Supra) — shall be punished with death. Numb. 16. 
Exo. 22: 28. I Kings 2:8, 9, 44. 

The Squamscot plantation, no less than the Bay colony, claim 
the sanction of Revelation for their laws. 

The other laws or orders made during the year, required any 
person purchasing a town lot to build a habitation thereon within 
six months; forbidding any person to fell timber within half 
a mile of the town, except it be upon his own particular lot, 
without it be for building or fencing, upon the penalty of five 
shillings for every tree so felled; imposing a penalty of ten 
pounds on any person making sedition or commotion; declar- 
ing all creeks free, only he that makes a ' ' ware ' ' therein is to have 
in the first place the benefit of it in fishing time, and no other 
may set a ware either above or below it, and enjoy the same 
liberty. 

The same year Edward Rishworth was "chosen by order of 
the Court to be Secretary to the Court, and look to the book, and 
to enter such actions as are brought, and to have 12d laid down at 
the entering of every action." 

The Greneral Court at Boston September 8, 1642, "ordered that 
all the present inhabitants of Pascataquak who formerly were 
free there, shall have liberty of freemen in their Seuerall townes 
to manage all their towne affairs & shall each town send a deputy 
to the General Court though they be not at present Church 
members. ' ' 

In 1644 a movement was made to gather a church and invite 



Early Settlements and Ministers. 25 

Rev. Mr, Bachiler to be the minister, but because of the "divis- 
ions & contentions which are among the inhabitants there" the 
General Court ordered that the matter be deferred till the Court 
at Boston or Ipswich (upon further satisfaction of their recon- 
ciliation and fitness) shall give allowance thereto. It would seem 
that those early settlers were so outspoken and strenuous in the 
exercise of their strong personal convictions as for a time to bar 
them from the religious privileges they were so anxious to enjoy. 

At a town meeting held May 25, 1646, Edward Hilton and 
Thomas King were chosen to purchase Mr. Wheelwright's house 
and land for a parsonage for Mr. Nathaniel Norcrosse, and it 
was agreed that every inhabitant of the town shall pay his 
proportion of the expense. At the same time Thomas Jones, 
Robert Hithersay, Humphrey Willson, Abraham Drake, Nicholas 
Swain, Robert R. Smith, John Cram, Thomas Pettit, Frances P. 
Swain, Anthony Stanyan, Samuel Greenfield, John Smart, James 
Wall, Henry Roby, Nathaniel Boulter and John Legat entered 
their names on the town book binding themselves ' ' to saue harme- 
less the sayd purchasers If our somas do not Amount vnto the 
full price of the sayd purchase." 

On November 16, 1648, the town voted to extend a call to a 
minister of Braintree, Mass. This seems to have proved un- 
availing, and on April 22, 1649, Mr. Emerson of Rowley, Mass., 
was invited to become minister, but he declined the call. 

The same year James Wall, John Legat and John Cram were 
elected townsmen of Exeter. John Legat was chosen clerk, and 
was to have four pence for every "order," and five pence for 
every grant to be paid by the person to whom the grant was 
made. 

It is evident that the people valued their religious privileges 
for we find them zealous in their endeavors to avail themselves 
of a permanent ministry, and provide first of all for its main- 
tenance. Whether few or many of the settlers were members of 
the church all felt themselves to be authorized defenders, and 
all were cheerful supporters of the church. On April 22, 1650, 
those "chosen for the ordreinge of the sole afares of the 
Towne, ' ' ordered first ' ' that euerie inhabitant of the towne shall 
pay for euery thousand of pipes staues they make, tow shillinges 
wich shall bee for the mentainence of the minuistre and for 



26 History of Newfields. 

eury thousand of hogshed staues one shillinge six pence, and for 
€uery thousand of boultes that is sould before they bee made into 
staiveses fore shillinges, and also what is due from the sawe milles 
shall bee for the maintenence of the minnistree." It was also 
ordered that any man delivering any staves or bolts before he 
has satisfied the town orders shall pay ten shillings for every 
thousand of staves, and twenty shillings for every thousand 
bolts. These orders were signed by Edward Hilton, Edward Gil- 
man, John Cram, Thomas Pettit, John Oilman and Henry Roby. 
Early this year the town extended a call to Rev. Samuel Dud- 
ley to become its minister which was successful, as we learn from 
the record of a town meeting held May 13, 1650, when it was 
^'unanimously Agreed by M"" Samuel Dudley and the Towne That 
M'" Dudley Is f ourthwith so soone As comfortable subsistance can 
be made by the Towne for him and his famelye In the house 
w^^ was purchased of M"" Whelwrit, That then the said M"" 
Dudley Is to com to Inhabet att Exeter And to be A minester 
of God's word vnto vs vntil such time as God sheall be pleased 
to make way for the gathering of A church, And then he to be 
ordained or Pastor or teacher According to the ordinance of 
God. And in Consideration of this promise of M"" Dudley The 
Towne doth mutually Agree to fitt vp the Aforesaid house And 
to fence In A yard and gardon for the said M"" Dudley And to 
Allow fourtey pounds A yeare towards the maintenance of the 
said m'" Dudley and his family, and that the vse and sole Im- 
provement of the Aforesaid house bought of M"" Whelwrit and 
All the lands and meddows there vnto belonging shall be to the 
propper vse of him the said m'" Dudley dureing the time that he 
shall continue to be A minester of the word Amongst vs. And 
what Cost the said M"" Dudley shall bestowe About the said house 
and lands In the time of his Improuement, The Towne Is to Al- 
low vnto him or his so much as the said house or lands are bet- 
tered by It att the time of the saide m'" Dudlyes leaueing of It 
either by death or by some more then ordenarey Call of God 
•otherwais. And It is further Agreed vpon that the ould cow 
house which was m^ Whelwrits shall by the Town be fixed vp fitt 
for the setting of Cattle In, And that the Aforesaid pay of 40 £ 
A yeare Is to be made In good pay euerey halfe yeare In Corne 



Early Settlements x\nd Ministers. 27 

and English comodities att A price current as they goo gin- 
orally In the country att the time or times of payment. 

To the pmisses w"^^ concerne my self e I consent vnto. Witness 
my hand. 

Sam. Dudley. 

And for the Townes p'formance of there part of this Afores*^ 
Agreement, we whose names are here vnder written do Joyntely 
and seuerally engagge o'" selues to m"" Dudley, witnes o"" hands. 

Edward Hilton, 
Edward Gilman, 
Jn° Legat, 
Henry Roby, 
James Wall, 
Humpere Wilson.^' 

On June 26, 1650, it was decided to build a meeting house 
twenty feet square. It was also voted ' ' That the bridges, stocks, 
and wach house shall be maintained and finished by the Townes 
Lahore. ' ' 

Though a decision had been made to build a meeting house, 
it seems that the work for some reason was delayed, for we find 
another record of a meeting July 8, 1652, when it was ordered 
' ' that the meeting house shall forthwith be built and that euerey 
man both seruants as well as others, shall com forth to work 
vpon It as they are Called out by the Seruayers of the work 
vpon the penaltye of 5s A day for euerey dayes neglect, and 
teames are to be brought forth to the work by the oners as they 
are called for by the said seruayers vpon the penaUtye of 10^ A 
day for there neglect. And the seuayers or ouerseers Appointed 
for the s*^ work are m"" Edw. Gillman, Tho. King and Edw. Hil- 
ton Jun. and they are to see the work fineshed and not to have it 
neglected. ' ' 

At a later town meeting October 23, 1652, John Robinson and 
John Oilman were chosen in the place of Edward Oilman and 
Edward Hilton, "hauinge the same power giuen them to man- 
age or cary on the work aboute the meetinge howse with Thomas 
Kinge, according to the formur acte of the towne." 

At the same meeting Mr. Colcord, John Legat, and Thomas 



28 History of Newpields. 

Biggs are "Appointed to call to Acconnte the owners of the 
sawmills and to make demand of such bord or planke as are due 
to the Towne, and vpon non payment to take A legall Course 
for the Recouerey of the same." 

At a meeting held February 15, 1654, Mr. Colcord, Nicholas 
Leson and Thomas Biggs were granted power "to call the saw 
mills to acount and likwis to Reseaue payment acording as they 
shall see met for time past and likewise for this present yeare 
coming. ' ' 

October 31, 1655, at the request of the town of Hampton the 
fifth day of every week was "ordered" as a market day.^ 

At a town meeting held April 28, 1656, a vote was passed re- 
quiring all the sawmills of the town to be rated "for the main- 
taining of the publique ordinances — Mr. Hilton's mill at fifty 
shillings. ' ' 

On March 4, 1658, Mr. Dudley and Mr. Hilton were given 
power by the town to treat with Captain Wiggin and agree with 
him as to the annual payment he is to make to the town towards 
the support of the public ministry according to present and 
future rates "by the sawmills and pipe staves." 

On July 26, 1665, Edward Hilton, John Foulsham, Philip 
Chesley, Anthony Brackett, William Cotton, Robert Watson, 
John Pike and others petitioned the King to free them from 
the jurisdiction of Massachusetts and join them to the Province 
of Maine "that they may be gov*''^ by the knowne lawes of Eng- 
land and enjoy the use of both the sacramts w*^^ they have bin 
too long deprived of." The petition sent from Portsmouth com- 
plained that the Government of Massachusetts "have kept us 
under hard servitude, and denyed us in our publique meeting 
the Common prayer Sacram'^ and decent buriall of the dead 
contrary to the Laws of England & his Maj"^^ Ive sent by 
Simon Bradstreet & John Norton in the yeare 1662. ' ' 

Nicholas Shapleigh, May 20, 1667, recommended to Mr. Mason 
that Edward Hilton and others be commissioned to look after 
his interests here, and "to joyin the Governmnt to the prouince 
of Maine." 

The letters also notified Mason that "Seuerall masts- which 

' Pairs and market days obviated the necessity of any early stores. 
- While New Hampshire was a royal province, it was the custom for the king's 
surveyor to pass through the forests and put a certain mark, called a broad 



Early Settlements and Ministers. 29 

were cutt and taken of the property On the shipp the greate 
Duke of Yorke are Loaden Seuerall &c" and suggests the arrest 
of Richard Walderne and Peter Coffin "for their soe cutting 
.and carying away the Masts aforesaid," and leaders in favor of 
Massachusetts and against Mason. 

It is recorded at the same time, that Eichard Walderne and 
Peter Coffin have "encouaged many to ship to the Govment 
of the Massachusetts, ' ' and their arrest is recommended for cut- 
ting and carrying away from Mason's claims, several masts 
laden on "the shipp the greate Duke of Yorke." 

"Thcit all the masts sent his Majtee fom New England upon the shipp 
called the Greate Duke of York or yt had been sent for England Two 
years before were cutt of the Lands of Robt Mason." 

In 1677 the following Exeter men are recorded as favoring 
continuance with Massachusetts: "Sam Dudley, John Gilman, 
Rob : Wadleigh, Robert Smart, senior, Samuel Leane, John 
Poullsom, Jnath. Thing, Bily Dudley, Daniel Gilman, Ralph 
Hall, Samewell tfoulsham, Peter ffoullsham, Eph tfoulsham, 
■Charles Gliten, Samuel Hall, Antip^^ Maverick, John Gillen 
guner, Conealles Learey, Edward Gilman, William More, Thomas 
Rolines, Linsley (Kingsley) Hall, Humphrey Wilson." 

As reference has already been made to rates to meet civil 
^nd ministerial expenses, to give an idea of what they were we 
append : 

The Province rate for 1680, made April 20, for Exeter. 



Imp. Gov. Rob Wadlee 10 6 George Jones, 

Mr. Moses Gilman, 1-2 Jona'n Robinson, 

Nic. Norris, 0- 3- 1% Jeremy Canaugh, 

Peter Follsham, 0- 8 Eleazer Elkins, 

■Christian Dolhofe, 0- 5- 2 Alexander Gorden, 

:Sami. Leavitt, 0-13- 5 Robt. Smart, Senr., 

John Follsham, Jun., 10- 1 John Young, 

D'avid Lawrence, 0-3% David Robinson, 

Moses Leavitt, 0- 7- 7% William Hilton, 

Sam. Follsham, 0- 3- Sam'i Hall, 

Cornelius Larey, 0- 4- Ralph Hall, 

Edward Gilman, 0- 5- 5 John Sinckler, 

arrow, on such trees as would make masts for the royal navy, 
■were not to be cut for any other purpose. 



£. 


s. 


a. 


0- 


6- 


6 


0- 


5- 


2 


0- 


3- 


9 


0- 


3- 


11 


0- 


4 




0- 


7-10% 


0- 


4- 


101/2 


0- 


4- 


■ 9 


0- 


10- 


■ 2 


0- 


5- 


■1/2 


0- 


5- 


■11/2 


0- 


7- 


6 


These 


trees 



30 



History of Newfields. 



£. s. d. 


i 


;. s. d. 


0- 4- 71/2 


Robert Powell, 


0- 3- 5 


0- 4-10 


Andrew Constable, 


0-8-8 


0- 3- 11/2 


Ml-. Bartbol'w Pipping, 


0- 7- 3% 


0- 4- 2 


Mr. Edward Hilton, 


0-11- 


0- 4-11 


Major Sharpleigh, for 


mill 0- 8- 7 


Hilton's mill, 


0- 1-10% 


0- 2- 9 


Mr. Sam'l Hilton, 


0- 4- 3 


0- 2- 3 


Nic. Listen, 


0- 2- 9 


0- 4-10% 


John Bean, 


0- 8-11 


0- 9 


Tege Drisco, 


6- 3- 3 


0- 1-101/2 


Joell Judkins, 


0-2-6 


0- 2- 41/2 


Epbraim Marston, 


0- 4- 6 


0- 2- 41/2 


Theop. Dudley, 


0- 2- 4% 


0- 2- 6 


Tho's Mek'nis, 


0- 2- 4% 


0- 2- 3 


Biley Dudley, 


0- 2- 414 


0- 5-10 


Robert Smart, Jun'r, 


0- 2- 71/2 


0- 4- 9 


Mr. Richard Scamon, 


0-10- 2 


r, 0- 2- 41/2 


Richard Morgan, 


0- 3 


0- 2- 41/2 


James Kid, 


0- 3- 3 


0-11- 8 


Nad Lad, 


0- 2-101/2. 


0- 3-11 


James Perkins, 


0- 2- 4 



Philip Cartey, 
John Wedgewood, 
John Oilman, Jun'r, 
Henry Magoon, 
Kinsley Hall, 
Major Clark, for his 
Nat. FoUsham, 
Tho's Tidman, 
John Clark, 
Jonathan Thing, 
Mr. Wiggin's Mill, 
Joseph Taylor, 
Anthony Goff, 
Charles Gledon, 
Mr. John Thomas, 
Edw'd Sowell, 
Jonathan Smith, 
Samuel Dudley Jun' 
Robert Stewart, 
Humphrey Wilson, 
Ephraim Follsham, 

This rate was made Anno 1680, vercissimo April 20, and delivered tO' 
the constable to collect, as before specified.^ 

By us, John Oilman, Sen'b ^ Trustees 

Rajlph Haix, L for 

Edw'd Smith, I Exeter. 

After New Hampshire became a distinct province in 1680' 
everything passed off satisfactorily to the people as long as 
the principal offices were filled by her own citizens. At this 
time Eobert Mason, as heir of John Mason, patentee, laid claim 
to the state as his property, and as the governor then in office 
failed to prove the helper he needed to gain possession, he 
made application to the King for a new governor, and the 
King in compliance with his desire, sent the mercenary Edward 
Cranfield, whose sole purpose seems to have been to exercise 
the authority with which he had been invested, first of all, for 
his own selfish ends. The people were not long in learning his 
character, nor slow in showing their dislike to him and his 
actions. They soon became satisfied that any endeavor on their 

^ In the list of rateable estates of the several towns, as settled by the Gen- 
eral Assembly, March 18, 1768, for a new proportion which each pays to £1,000, 
Newmarket had rateable estate amounting to £9,330, with rate of £22 5s. pei- 
£1,000 ; number of polls, 266. 



Early Settlements and Ministers. 31 

part to secure justice in any disagreement would be an utter 
failure. His high-handed act in dissolving the assembly be- 
cause it would not pass certain bills in his favor did much to 
arouse a feehng of hostility against him. Without doubt it 
had much to do in stirring up Edward Gove, who had been a 
member of the assembly, and his associates, to open rebellion. 
Meanwhile in all his official acts he tried to evince great loyalty 
to the King. Anything he discovered in the acts of the people 
which could be construed as an act of disloyalty to the King he 
was sure to take up, if possible, to their discomfort. It seemed 
to gratify him more to find fault and punish, than to praise 
and please. As a matter of course his associates in office were 
ever ready to do his bidding and evince their fealty by showing 
themselves jealous of his honor before the people. The follow- 
ing document furnishes an illuminating instance : 

To the Worpi William Vaughan Esqr Judge, Richard Martin & Walter 
Barefoot Esqrs Assistants now sitting in Court in Portsmouth in ye 
province of New Hampsheire ffeb. 14 : 1682 — 

Edward Randolph Esqr: his Majties Attorney Genu in this Province 
doth in behalfe of his Majties inform against Danniell hilton Thomas 
ffilbrook ye elder, Benjamin flBfield Joshua Dow, Kingley Hall, ffrancis 
Page, Mathias Haines: all of them Inhabitants of this Province, ffor 
that they & Every of them in a riotous manner & in contempt of his 
Majties Laws & authority, in & upon ye ISth day of this Instant ffeb- 
ruary, did meet & assemble in the now dwelling house of the Hon^ie 
Edward Cranfield Esqr his Majties Govr of ye Said Province & did in 
presence of the said Govr & unto him declare & avow their abhorence 
of & non Conformity to the methods and knowne practice of the Laws 
of England, in the matter of taking oathes, tending to the disturbance 
of his Majtis peace & the Evill Example of some persons mutinously 
affected in this his Govr and in order that the said persons may be 
duely prosecuted. 

Its on his Matis behalfe Desired, that they find security for their 
good be haviour & also for their & every of their appearance to make 
answers for this their riot & misdemeanour 

Ed Randolph. 

The Exeter jurymen for the trial of Edward GrOve were 
"Humphrey "Willson, Peter Foulsam, Dan. Gilman, Lieut. Hall, 
Moses Gilman, Sen., Ensign More, Edward Gilman." 

In 1685 the inhabitants of Exeter petitioned against Lieuten- 
ant-Governor Cranfield, unable doubtless to put up with his 
usurpations and tyranny longer. This petition was signed by 



32 History of Newfields. 

"Andrew Wiggin, Thomas Wiggin, Sen., Thomas Wiggin, Jr., 
Robert Smart, Sen., John Young, John Foulsham, Edward 
-Smith, Peter Foulsham, Theophilus Durdly, Eichard Morgan, 
Samuel Leavitt, John Cotton, Jr., John Oilman, Sen., Edward 
Oilman, David E-obinson, Kinsley Hall, Biley Dudley, James 
Sinkler, Christian DoUoff, Philip Charte, Jeremiah Low, Ralph 
Hall, Samuel Hall, John Sinkler, John Wadleigh, Samuel Foul- 
sham, Eleazer Elkins, Ephraim Foulsham, Moses Leavitt, 
Jonathan Robinson, Thomas Rawlins, Humphrey Wilson, Na- 
thaniel Foulsham, Jonathan Thing. ' ' 

We are not aware of the effect of this petition upon Cranfield, 
but we know that becoming discouraged with his ill success in 
enriching himself in his official position he soon after abandoned 
his office, and was succeeded by Walter Barefoote. 

But little is known of the transactions of the town for several 
years, from 1680 to 1690, owing probably to the purloining 
by Robert Mason in his searching of the books of different towns 
for evidence to support his land claims. The town was practi- 
cally for a time wdthout any government of its own which led 
to the following petition of certain citizens: 

To the Honabie the Goveniour and Councill of their Majts Colony of 
Matthathusets in New England 

The humble Addresse of the Inhabitants and train soldiers of the 
Province of New Hampshire, Febry 20 1689 

Humbly sheweth 

That whereas since the late Revolution in yo^ Colony you have Ex- 
erted a power of Government over their Majts Subjects Inhabitants 
therein whch wee are given to understand their Majts have been 
graciously pleas'd to approve off, and Impower'd you to continue the 
same till further order; And wee who were formerly under yor Gov- 
ernment having been for some time destitute of power sufficient to put 
our selves into A capacity of defence against the comon enemie, and 
having wth great expectation awaited their Majts order for A settlemt 
amongst us wch not yet ariving considering also how liable wee are 
to destruction by the Enemy wch of our selves wee cannot prevent; 
wee are therefore Necessitated at present to supplicate yor Honours for 
Government and Protection as formerly untill their Majts pleasure shall 
he known 'concerning vs Hereby obliging our selves to A doe submis- 
sion ther-to, and payment of our Eqvall proportion (accoding to our 
capacity) of the charge yt shall arise for the defence of the country 
against the common Enemy, praying also that such persons may be 
Commissionated to comand the Militia as have already been, or shall 



Early Settlements and Ministers. 33 

be chosen by the trained soldiers in the respective Towns desireing yor 
Horn- to grant vs this our reqvsts 

& yor petrs shall ever pray 

Moses Gilman, Moses Oilman, Jr., Jeremiah Gilman, James Gilman, 
John Gilman and 262 others in Exeter.i 

At a town meeting held October 6, 1690, it was 

"voted that Elder william winworth is to be treated with for 
his continuence with its in the work of ye Ministry in this towne 
for one Complete yeare Insueing. ' ' Biley Dudley, Kinsley Hall 
and Moses Leavitt were the committee chosen for this purpose. 

At a meeting October 8, 1691, Capt. William Moore and Capt. 
Peter Coffin were chosen "to treate with Elder winworth to sup- 
ply and Carrey one ye worke of Ministry in the Towne y® Insuen 
yare." 

At a meeting November 30, 1693 (?) an agreement was made 
with "m'" William wintworth to supply and performe ye ofice 
of A minister in this towne one whole yare if he be Able, and 
if performed the towne doe promise to paye him ye sume of forty 
pounds in current paye, or proporshonable to any parte of ye 
yare. ' ' 

The date of the above meeting was doubtless 1692, as we find 
that at a meeting held June 23, 1693, Capt. John Gilman and 
' ' Billey Dudly ' ' were chosen ' ' to goe to the Naiboring ministers 
and take thayer Aduice for a mette person to supply the ofice 
of the ministry in ye towne of Exeter." 

The inference is that failing health compelled Mr. Wentworth 
to give up the work of supply, after a brief time, thereby leaving 
a vacancy to be filled. A suitable candidate was shortly 
brought to their notice, as we learn that at a legal meeting held 
September 18, 1693, Capt. John Gilman, Capt. Peter Coffin and 
Capt. Robert Wadleigh w^ere chosen a committee "to treat with 
m'' John Clarke, and procure him to come to this towne to be our 
minister. ' ' 

At another meeting "of ye free boulders of ye towne of 
Exiter" the same committee were "Impowered to Agree with 
m"" John Clarke to be our minister and what salery they doe 
agree with him for, ye first halfe ye towne doe ingage to paye." 

On April 20, 1694, Peter Coffin, Capt. Robert Wadleigh and 

^N. E. Hist. Gen. Reg. VIII, 233; Mass. Archives, 35:229. 



34 History of Newfiklds. 

Eichard Hilton were chosen in behalf of the town to purchase 
"a sartin house and land near the present mettin house" for the 
use of the minister. 

Mr. Clark was not ordained as pastor till September 21, 1698. 
After a brief ministry of seven years he died July 25, 1705. 



Chapter IV. 

Early Land Grants. 

If Wheelwright's Indian deed be valid, the Rev. John Wheel- 
wright at Squamscot Falls, May 17, 1629, cancelled the claims 
of the lords of the soil, by purchasing New Hampshire of Passa- 
conaway and other chiefs on the Merrimack and Pascataqua rivers 
for '*a valuable consideration in coats shirts and kettles." It 
is alleged that Gorges and Mason divided their patent, and took 
separate grants November 17, 1629, Mason taking the territory 
west of Pascataqua which he called New Hampshire, and Gorges 
taking that east of Pascataqua which was called Maine. 

Another division of Pascataqua soon took place. On March 12, 
1630, a patent was obtained whereby there was granted to 
Edward Hilton ' ' all that part of the river Pascataqua, called or 
known by the name of Hilton 's Point with the south side of said 
river, up to the falls of Squamscot, and three miles into the 
main land for breadth." 

The London adventurers also, November 3, 1631, obtained 
a grant on both sides of the river Pascataqua to the extent of five 
miles westward by the sea coast, then to cross over towards the 
other plantation in the hands of Edward Hilton, the whole ex- 
tent being thus divided into two parts. Thus Wiggin was ap- 
pointed agent for the upper or Hilton's patent, and Walter 
Neal for the lower patent. 

The doubtful "Letters from Neal and Wiggin relating to the 
division of Lands at Pascataqua 1633 May 13," anticipated 
names given to the respective towns, to Squamscot Falls — 
Exeter — in 1638 : to Wecanacohunt — Dover — in 1639 ; to Winne- 



Early Land Grants. 35 

cowett — Hampton — ^in 1639; and to Strawberry Bank — Ports- 
mouth — in 1653. 

When the charter of Plymouth Council was surrendered in 
1635 Mason had well nigh succeeded in securing for himself the 
whole of New Hampshire, but his death in November of that 
year put an end to his ambitious projects. He received no ade- 
quate compensation for his large outlays. By 1644 nothing re- 
mained for his heirs except their interest in the soil. 

In 1680 a nephew of Edward Hilton, and son of William Hil- 
ton, for a confirmation of a sale of lands made in 1636 by 
Tahanto, Sagamore of "Peneacooke" to William Hilton, Sr., 
thus petitioned, "Whereas your petitioners father William Hil- 
ton came over into New England about the yeare Anno: Dom: 
1621 & yo"" petitioner came about one yeare & an halfe after, and 
In a little time following settled ourselues vpon the Kiver of 
Pascattaq. with Mr. Edw: Hilton who were the first Inglish 
planters there. ' ' 

William Hilton, Jr's. testimony is conclusive that William Hil- 
ton, Sr., came to Plymouth in the ship Fortune, November 11, 
1621, and his wife and two children followed in the Anne in 
July, 1623. This agrees with the "about a yeare & an halfe 
after" given above. 

The original grant given by the Plymouth Council was as fol- 
lows : 

Now know yee that the said President and Councell by Virtue & 
Authority of his Majesties said Letters Pattents and for and in con- 
sideration that Edward Hilton & his Associates hath already at his and 
their owne proper costs and charge transported sundry servants to plant 
in New England aforesaid at a place there called by the natives Weca- 
nacohunt otherwise Hiltons point lying som two leagues from the 
mouth of the River Pascataquacki in New England aforesaid where 
they have already Built some houses, and planted corne. And for that 
he doth further intend by God's Divine Assistance, to transport thither 
more people and cattle, to the good increase and advancemt & for the 
better settling and strengthing of their plantacon as also that they 
may be the better encouraged to proceed in soe pious a work which may 
Especially tend to the propagation of Religion and to the Great in- 
crease of Trade to his Majesties Realmes and dominions, and the ad- 
vancement of publlque plantacon. Have granted Enfeoffed and con- 

^ Pascataquack means a division of the fingers of the hand, and refers to the 
divisions or branches of the river at Dover Point. 



36 History of Newfields. 

firmed, and by this their p'sent writing doe fully clearly and absolutely 
give grant enfeoffe and confirme unto the said Edward Hilton his heires 
and assignes for ever, all that part of the River Pascataquack called 
or known by the name of Weconacohunt or Hiltons Point with the 
south side of the said River up to the ffall of the River, and three miles 
into the Maine Land by all the breadth aforesaid. Together with all the 
Shoares Creekes Bays Harbors and Coasts, alongst the sea within ther 
limits and Bounds aforesaid with the woods and Islands next adjoening 
to the said Lands not being already granted by the said Councell unto 
any other person or persons together alsoe with all the Shoares Creeks 
Bays Harbors and Coasts, alongst the sea within the limits and Bounds 
aforesaid with the woods and Islands next adjoyneing to the said Lands, 
not being already granted by the said Councell unto any other person 
or persons together alsoe with all the Lands Rivers Mines minerals of 
what kinde or nature soever, woods Quarries, Marshes, Waters, Lakes, 
flashings. Huntings, Hawkings, ffowlings, Comodities Emolumts and 
hereditaments whatsoever with all and singular their and every of their 
sppts in or within the limits or Bounds belonging or in any wise ap- 
pertaining . . . unto the said Edward Hilton his heirs. Associates, 
Assignes forever to the onely proper use and behalfe of the said Edward 
Hilton his heires Associates & Assignes for ever, yielding and paying 
unto our Soveraigne Lord the King one fl&th part of Gold and silver 
cares and another flBth part to the Councell aforesaid and their suc- 
cessors to be holden of the said councell and their successors or As- 
signes for every hundred Acres of the said Land in use the some of 
twelve pence in Lawfull money of England into the hands of the Rent 
gatherer for the time being of the said Councell yr successors or As- 
signes for all services whatsoever. 

This land was laid out (rightly or fraudulently) by the Massa- 
chusetts government in Newington and Stratham. The terri- 
tory of this grant was located in 1656 by order of the General 
Court November, 1655. This grant is the foundation of all the 
land grants in Dover and several neighboring toAvns. 

This grant to Edward Hilton conveyed some specific title or 
" enlargement of title to lands. The actual delivery of the land 
was made by Thomas Lewis, by power of attorney, to Edward 
Hilton on the premises, July 7, 1631, in presence of Thomas 
Wiggin, William Hilton, Samuel Sharpe and James Downe. 
This grant was on the north and south sides of the Pascataqua 
river. It undoubtedly conflicted with the Pascataqua grant, 
but this was to be expected, as conflicts were not unusual in 
those early grants. 



Early Land GtRAnts. 37 

This grant constituted the foundation of the early grants made 
to individuals in the course of time by the towns. 

Towns had the right to grant or sell unoccupied lands or stand- 
ing timber and also to control the fisheries. 

Grants of land included within the original territory of 
Exeter were made from time to time by vote of the town at its 
regular or special meetings. Such grants as lie within the 
present limits of Newmarket and Newfields are hereby given, 
mainly in the language of the records, spelling and all. It may 
interest the reader in comparing the past with the present. 

At a meeting held in Exeter October 4, 1639, the "Courte" 
ordered : 

Imprimis. That Mr Eduard Hilton his vpland ground is bounded in 
Breadth from the creelvo next from his house towards Exeter on the 
one side & a Certaine point of Land ovr against Captaine Wiggins his 
house between the Marsh and the vpland thats his bounds one the othr 
side, and it is to extend into the maine the same distance in Length 
as it is in Breadth, and that hee shall haue all the meadowes wch hee 
formerly ocupied from his howse to the mouth of Lamprell River. 

The boundary of this grant at a meeting held April 3, 1671, 
was defined as follows: 

Old mr Hiltous grant made to him by composition by the towne 
measurers, wos bounded Southeast vpon the river, vpon the townes land 
northwest, with Robert Smarts land northeast, with the creeke next to 
his house and the townes land southwest, and this land being a mile and 
forty eight rod square; — vpon the north west corner there is a white 
wood tree marked with the letter E, vpon the southwest syde at the 
upper corner in the woods a Pyne tree marked with the letter E. 

2a Lye That all the Meadows wch belong vnto the Town of Exeter 
leying betweene the Town and mr Hiltons howse as Likewise the Mea- 
dowes from Lamprell River vnto the head of the little Baye shall bee 
equally divided into fouer parts whereof the 4th pte shall be divided by 
lott to such of the inhabitants of the Towne of Exeter as haue noe 
cattle or fouer Goates, and the profitt of the haye wch . . . growes 
thereupon shall bee devided amongst them wch haue the . . . othr 
pts vntill such tyme as they haue cattle of there owne or till they sell 
the Grounds to those that haue Catties. 

3<i Ly. That the three othr pts shall bee equally deuided amongst 
those that haue Cattle to each head of Cattle there pportion to bee 
deuided to each of them by lott, wch deuisions are to bee made betwixt 
this and the next Cote. 

4th Lye. That all the inhabitants of the Towne of Exeter shall haue 



38 History op Newfields. 

ye vpland lotts for planting laid out by the Rivr between Stony Creeke 
and tbe creeke on this side Mr Hiltons according to the numbr of ye 
psons and cattle in equall pportion wcti pportion is to bee devided to 
them by lott exept such psons as line one the othr side the Rivr and 
Will. Hilton and goodm. Smart who are to haue the lotts one the oth^ 
side the Rivr where the Towne shall bee thought most convenient By 
G. Rul. Needam and nv Starre deputies to this purpose. 

5th Lye. That whosoev shall Carry themselves disorderly vnreuerently 
in the Cote Towards the magistrates or in yr presence shall bee lyable 
to such a Censer as the Cote shall thinke meate.i 

In 1640 a division of the uplands from the Cove against Rocky 
Point, off against Mr. Connor's and railroad bridge, to the creek 
on the side next to Mr. Hilton 's was made as follows : 

1 Impr Mr Stanyan 27 acres 135 poole, one end butting vpon the 
river Eastward & the other end running up into the mayne six score 
poole in Length. 

[Lot] 29 80 acres to Mr Wheelwright, butting as aforesayd. 

32 Griffine Monntegue 10 acres 50 poole butting as aforesyd bought 
by Mr Edward Hilton of Thomas Croly. 

Thirty- two persons are numbered in this division, viz. : Mr. 
Wheelwright, Mr. Morris, Mr. Grosse, Mr Stanyan, Goodman 
Moore, Goodman Littlefield, Mr. Stone, Mr. Pormot, Goodman 
Cole, Mr. Needham, Goodman Compton, Thomas Wardell, Good- 
man Dearborn, James Wall, William Wardell, Griffin Montague, 
Robert Read, Goodman Cram, Goodman Winbome, Robert 
Smith, Thomas Weight, Goodman Pettit, Goodman Walker, 
Thomas Lavitt, William Wentford (Wentworth), Edward Rish- 
worth, Goodman Littlefield, Jere. Blakewell, George Raburne, 
Goodman Elkins, Goodman Willie, and Goodman Bulgar. 

The amount divided to each man varied from 4 acres 20 poles 
to 80 acres with the following note attached: "Note here a great 
mistake in this Record viz: euery aker herein mensioned stands 
but for halfe an aker as attests 

Robert Booth 
Sept. 26. 1760." 

At a town meeting held September 29, 1640, "there was 
granted to Lieftenant John Gilman that parcell of vpland, No. 
33, lyeing between Griffin Monntague lot abouesaid and the 
brooke which divides betweene m"" Hilton's Land and the towne of 
Exeter." 

1 Exeter First Book of Records, Vol. 1 : 137. 



Early Land Grants. 39 

The "lot Lyers to the towne of Exeter" report that ''wee 

have taken a view of the lotts between the parting 
brooke of Mr. Hiltons and the towne of Exeter beginning our sta- 
tion at the towne syde of the 29'*^ lot which was granted to m'' 
Wheelwright and measured through it and left eighty acres, and 
through Eobert Reads lot 9 acres and fyfty pole, and M'" Stors 
lot twenty acres & one hundred pole, and Griffin Montegue ten 
acres & fyfty pole which was the last lot, and the lay'd the rest 
to John Gilman seno'" according to what was granted him, be- 
ginning at the highway marking a sloping white oake on the right 
hand marked with H, and so tooke our station Eastward downe 
to Jonathan Things medow & marked a tree and then run a lyne 
six score rod west & marked a tree in a little swamp." 

In the first division Goodman Smart received "one acre & 26 
poole bee it more or less." In all there were five lots, and 
fourteen acres of marsh. 

"In the second Division 19 acres on this side Mr. Hiltons is 
divided, & six acres at Lamproue River^ as Followeth." This 
consisted of four lots. 

"In the Third Division 16 acres on this side mr Hiltons & 
six acres at Lamproue River." William Hilton was granted "2 
acres & 40 poole bee it more or less & 120 poole at Lamproue 
River. ' ' And ' ' m'' Stanyan 8 acres more or less & 2 acres & half e 
at Lamp : riuer. ' ' There were six lots in all. 

lu the 4th Division 19 acres on this side Mr Hiltons & 14 acres at 
Lamp: River diuded & given to them yt haue noe cattle & to eury man 
an equall pportion wch comes to euery one an acer & an halfe. 

At a meeting held at Exeter December 3, 1640, orders were 
made and agreed upon as follows : 

Its agreed vpon yt mf William Hilton is to enjoy those two marshes 
in Oyster Riuer wch formerly hee hath had possession of & still are in 
his possession & the other marsh wch rnr Gibbies doth wrongfully de- 
tayne from him with the rest of those marshes wch formerly hee hath 
mayd use of soe fare forth as they may bee for the publique good of 
this plantation: And soe much of the vpland adjoining to them as shall 
bee thought conveiyent by the neighbores of Oyster Riuer wch are be- 
longing to this body. 

^ According to David Murray, tbe eldest Beckett is authority for saying that 
Lamprey River received its name from John Lamprae. Pascassooke was the 
Indian name of Lamprey River. The word is retained as the name of its princi- 
pal branch in the form of Piscassic. The river at Newmarket is called 
"Lamprey" for the first time in 16.52. 



40 History of Newfields. 

It is further agreed vpou yt vpon or former agreement euery one shall 
fence his pportion of ground, & if any refuse, whosoeuer will fence it 
shall haue the use of it till they bee fully satisfy^ if it bee ould ground, 
& if it bee new hee shall haue it for his payens. 

Its likewise agreed that whosoeuer buyes the Indean ground by way 
of purchase is to tender it first to the towne before they are to make 
pper use of it in particular to themselues. 

The following is 

A note of what meadows haue bine found by sundry of ye Inhabitants 
of Exeter since ye order made ye 21th of August 1643. 

Found by James Walle & Ralph Hall 2 parcells both of them by esti- 
mation 3 shares . 

found by Robert Hatharcie, Thomas Jons & Richard Bullgar tow 
pieces of land fifth of August 1644 ... up fresh riuer. 

In 1644 also land was granted to Rev. John Wheelwright in 
Exeter on condition "that he come amongst us again." For a 
time the people of Exeter expected his return to them. 

At a town meeting held November 16, 1644: 

91y It is ordered that John Smart senior shall haue Three psells of 
meddow containeing in all About 10 Akers, the Two psells being be- 
tween pascasak Riuer and Lamprell Riuore beyond the great Swampe, 
and the other psell between John Smarts house and Capphole Swamp 
Right vp Into the woods. 

10 It is agread that John Sanderes shall haue the medue that Robert 
hersy and Richard Bullar and Thomas Jones found as a next by the 
towne. 

At a town meeting held February 26, 1645 : 

It is vnamemously Agreed vpou that Edward Colcord of Hampton 
(According to his desire made Knowne vnto us) Is Reseiued An In- 
habetant Amongst us, and there Is giueue vnto him for his Accomoda- 
tion An Hand lying between Lamprell Riuer falls and Oyster Riuore 
falls with A large peece of meddow lyeing neere the foote path to 
oyster Riuore not fare from the s<3 Island and as much vplaud Adjoyn- 
ing to the sayd meddow as may make it vp one hundred Akers. All 
wch sayd lands and meddow wee do glue vto the sayd Edward granteing 
him as full tytle to It as we may or Can giue him by vertue of or first 
purchase of those lands. 

At a town meeting held October 31, 1645 : 

John Legat hath granted vnto him halfe An Aker of land lyeing by 
the Riuore side before his houses for the sittin of A cowhouse and for 



Early Land Grants. 41 

landing and setting of his hay, or for the makeiug of A cowyard, puided 
The hyghway be kept the vsieall bredth of Three poole. 

Samu Gkinfelds X Mark 
Edward Hiltox 
Anthony Stanyan 

Toiouesmen. 



At a town meeting held December 4, 1645 : 

Thomas Biggs hath granted vuto him Three small spotts of meddow 
att the mouth of Lamperell Riuore And as much vpland Adjoyneing to 
It as may make vp the sayd meddow thirteen Akers. 



At a meeting held March 25, 1646 : 

Goodman Smart hath granted vnto him Three hundred Akers of Laud 
lyeing beyond mr Hiltons from the Riuer side Toward the northwest 
Into countrey And halfe A milde In bredth, Reserueing six rod In 
bredth for A highway bitween Mr Hiltons march and this sayd land. 
This land by the towne measurer is layd out according to grant; wher- 
vpon there was a tract of land granted to goodman Smart in . . . 
aforesaid, vpon some considerations we moving, it was measured again & 
bounds as followeth. It takes its beginning at a red oake near the 
waters syde joyuing to the said land which was formerly mr Hiltons, 
now in the possession of Will. Perkins, and runs by the said land to 
a white oake marked R and from thence northeast & by East to a burch 
tree in a swamp by a little creeke marked M E, & from thence Southeast 
& by south to a pitch pine bj^ the marsh syde marked M, and theuce 
to the said red oake where we first began which runs by the highway 
between the said land & the marshes. In witness wherevnto I have set 
my hand 21 July (80) being a layer for the towne of Exeter, & Copt. 
Oilman the other being [agreed & not appearing] & mr Shepway 
[assisted] 

Ralph Hall Lot Layer 
John Shepway. " 

On April 8, 1646, Edward Hilton, Anthony Stanyan and 
Samnel F. Grinfield formally certify that : 

John Legat & humphrey Willson have purchased of ye Sagamore all 
ye Land wch Lies within y fense by ye ffalls Next unto y mills, that Is 
to say ye Land wch is planted or to bee planted or to be broken up 
within ye sa fense, wch Land Lies within ye same fense where John 
Legat & humphrey Willson hous lott Lye, unto wch purchas ye Towns 
men doe glue or Consent, & ye land wch is purchased by them is by esti- 
mation about 6 or 7 acres be It more or less.i 

1 Court Papers, Vol. 1 : 29. 



42 History op Newfields. 

June 8, 1646, we have the record: 

Goodman Smart hath granted vnto him formerly wch wos not booked 
All the marsh which Is att Stoney brooke on both sides of the brooke, 
and ther is 4 Akers of vplaud wch lyeth on both sids of the s^ marsh 
wch goon Smart bought of Ralph Hall. 

At a town meeting held November 12, 1648 : 

It is Agreed vpou that 

6iy John Bursley and Thomas Biggs haue granted vnto them 10 Akers 
A piece of land lyeing between mr Stanyans Creek and Monteguse, both 
to cutt fyre wood or any other timber, but the land it selfe is to lye 
comon still for feeding cattle. 

The same day that Exeter voted the mill privilege to Edward 
Hilton and associates, March 22, 1649, there was granted to 
George Barlow, Nicholas Listen, Francis and Nicholas Swain, 
and John Warren, "liberty to set up A saw mill at Lamperall 
Riuer att the falls A little Aboue the Wigwams. ' ' These grants 
were renewed. May 10, 1652. Exeter voted to Thomas Pettit, 
Nicholas Listen, Thomas Cornish, John Warren and Francis 
Swain "priviledg for A Saw mill at Lamprell Eiuer on the 
next great fall, Aboue the fall that som of them have Already 
taken posesion of, paying 5 Id A yeare for the priveledg, begin- 
ning presently after next Michallmas." The same persons re- 
ceived forty acres of land apiece at Lamprey river. May 20, 1652. 

At a meeting held September 29, 1650 : 

Tho. Biggs hath granted vnto him twenty Akers of vpland beyeond 
John Smarts land butting toward the Riuor. 

March 20, 1652 : 

It is granted vnto Tho. Petet, Nickolas Leeson, Thomas Cornish, John 
Warren and Francis Swaine fourty akers of land A peece att Lamperell 
Riuer About A mile and A halfe or two miles Aboue there grante of A 
Sawmill beginning att or nere too A little Hand In the Riuer there. 

8. Granted to Jno. Warren and Francees Swaine 20 Akers A peece 
of land att Lamperall Riuer Aboue the land which is granted In the 
last order but one before this. 

At the same meeting Edward Gilman, Sr., Edward Gilman, 
Jr., Edward Colcord and Humphrey Wilson had granted them 
liberty for a sawmill at the lower falls at Lamprey river by the 
bridge, "paying 5 £ a year to the town." 



Early Land Grants. 43 

March 24, 1652 : 

Petitions of Edward Hilton and otliers for meadows 7 or 8 miles west- 
ward or northward wos granted. 

At a meeting held May 10, 1652, we find the following record : 

2iy Mr Edw. Gilman senior and his son Moses and Edw. Colcord 
vpon there Request to the Towne Are Accepted of for Inhabetants and 
to come and Line Amongst vs. 

Illy Robert Smart hath a lott granted him In the new Comon By 
the fresh Riuer According to his Ratement layd out according to the 
grant next to George Barloes. 

August 18, 1652, the following deposition of John Nutt was 
taken : 

The deponent sayth that in the yere 1635, that the land about Lam- 
preele riuer was bought of the Indanes & mad use of by the men of 
Douer & myself both for planting & fishing & feling of timber. 

John Nutt. 
Sworne before me 

Geokge Smith 

Richard Yorke doth testifie the same aboue specified. i 

At a meeting held September 6, 1652 : 

It was ordered and alsoe granted to Mr Edward Hilton in regard that 
he hath been at charge in setting vp of a sawmill, that he shall enjoy 
for himselfe and his heirs forever, a qrter of a mile Below his mill with 
the land and timber belonging thereunto, and alsoe aboue his mill a 
mile and a quarter with the land and timber belonging thereunto. This 
land and timber is to Lye square, only on this syde of Pisasucke riuer 
to come about a stones Cast. 

At the same meeting ' ' there was granted to m^ Gilman all the 
masts that stand in the swampe w'^^ lyes towards Lamprey riuer 
between m'' Edward Hiltons mill and John Gilmans. " 

At a town meeting held March 16, 1660, "there was granted 
vnto John Hilton nyne and twenty acres lying on the left hand 
of the path betwixt the great hill and the little brooke going into 
m"" Nutters creeke, and one acre between the cart way & the 
brooke. At the request of James Godfrey this land was lay^ 
out as aboue specified by John Robinson and John Folsom 
Senior towne measurers." 

1 Prov. Papers, Vol. 1 : 204. 



44 History op Newfields. 

In 1659 Thomas Wiggin had a grant of 200 acres of land on 
a branch of the Belley ( ?) river near the " Great Beaver Dam." 

In 1660 Wadononamin gave to Edward Hilton, Jr., a deed of 
lands as follows : 

Know all meu by these p'sents that I Wadononamin, in English, John 
Johnson, ye Indian & Sagamore of Washucke^ & piscataqua now Liue- 
ing at Washucke within ye collouy of New England, for the Loue I 
beare to Englishmen & especially unto Edward Hilton of piscataqua, 
Eldest son of Edward Hilton of ye same piscattaqua, gent of ye s^ Col- 
lony, as for divers other reasonable Causes & Considerations me there- 
unto moveing. Have Volluntarily & ffreely giuen, granted, enfeofed & 
Confirmed, & by these prsents doe give, grant, enfeoffee & confirme unto 
ye sd Edward Hilton Junr all my Lands of what nature, quallitie or kind 
soeuer they are of. Lying bounded betweene two branches of Lamprell 
Riuer, called Washuclve being about six miles in Length & in breadth 
aboute some place of it six miles, being a Neck of Land, together wtii 
all meadows, Timber, mynds or Myneralls & all privilidges & app'ten- 
ances. To Have, Hold possess d onjoy all & every part of the aforesd 
Land with all ye app'tenances, rights & priviledges thereunto belonging, 
unto ye sd Edward Hilton Jum his heires & assignes for euer, in such 
Large & ample manner, sort & forme as I ye sd Wadononamin in English 
John Johnson may grant convey & assure the same, only excepting ye 
vse & improvement of ye one halfe (if need be) of convenient planting 
Land for & during my naturall Life; — The s^ Land & euery parte there- 
of as before bounded wth ye app'tenances rights & p'iveledges thereunto 
belonging as aforesa (Excepting part thereof for Life as before is Ex- 
cepted), Then & from thenceforth to be, continue & remaine unto ye s^ 
Edward Hilton Junr his heires & assignes for Euer as is afores<i, as his 
& their own propr right of a good, p'fect & absolute estate of Inheri- 
tance & gift without any ye Least Lett mollestation or expulsion of me 
ye sd Wadononamin in English John Johnson my heirs or assignes or 
any claiming any title claime or Interest to the same or any part or 
p'cell thereof from or undr me. — In Witnes whereof I have hereunto 
put my hand & seale this seaventh day of January in ye year of or Lord 
one Thousand six hundred & sixtie. Anoq. Regni Regis Caroli Secunde 
& H alias X iij. 

Wadononamin alias 
JoNN Johnson signed [His Seal] 
Signed sealed & did in prsents of vs 

Edward Hilton Senj 

Walter Barefoote, 

Mr William Indian 

wth one Eis his 

X N Marke 

1 Washucke was a little strip between two rivers, near where Lee, Epping and 
Newmarket unite. 



Early Land Grants. 45 

Wadononamin alias John Johnson appeared before me & acknowledged 
this deed above written to be his voluntary act & deed to ye use of 
Edward Hilton Jum this 22 of march 1668:69 

Before me 

Samuel Dalton 

Comiss^ 

In connection with this deed the following affidavit is ap- 
pended : 

Be it remembered that upon ye day of the date hereof quiet & peace- 
able possession of ye Land with in granted wos given & delivered by 
the within named Wadononamin Indian, in English John Johnson unto 
the within named Edward Hilton Junr in name & possesion of all ye 
Lands 

Contain^ in ye deed within written in p^sents of us, January ye 
14th 1668 To have & To hold unto ye s^ Edur. Hilton his heirs and As- 
signs forever According to ye Tenor and true meaning of ye Deed wth 
in written — 

Francis Thoknes. 
Antipas Mauerick. 

Recorded according to ye originall the 10th of June 1669. 

Pr ELIAS StILEMAN 

i?ecordr. 

Proe N Hampshr the foregoing is a True Copy from ye Publick 
Records of ye Proe Aforesd in Book No. 3: Page 12th Compart Nov 
23. 1731 

Per Josh: Peibce Recorclr^ 

At a meeting held January 21, 1664, "there was granted vnto 
Philip Chesley thirty acres of vpland for a planting lot lying 
vpon Lamprey riuer, from m^ Nutters creeke to the great rocke 
lying in the riner, the land to lye as neere as may be square, but 
if in case the said Philip shall not improue the land within one 
yeeres tyme by planting or building on it, then the land is to 
returne to the towne againe ; alsoe in case there shall be found 
in the said land any myne, if the towne pleases they are toe 
enjoy the land again, and Philip Chesly is to haue full satisfac- 
tion of any improuem* vpon the said land, and moreouer is to 
haue the said quantity of land layd out in leiw of it in some 
other place vpon the same riuer as may be most convenint for 
him, And vpon this the said Philip is admitted an inhabitant 
of the towne." 

1 County Records, Vol. 3:12. 



46 History of Newfields. 

It is recorded October 10, 1664, that the land granted to Philip 
Chesley was now forfeited and granted to William Bromfield. 

January 21, 1664, twenty acres were granted to William Tay- 
lor. Also twenty acres in 1698. 

October 10, 1664, the records show that there was 

Granted to Moses Oilman fyfty acres on the other side of the great 
coue joining to the vpper end of Captaine Morrices lot. 

To Cornelius Lare fifteen acres adjoining land that was giuen to 
Driscoe and Jeremy Coner. 

Ralph Hall formerly of Doner fifty acres. 

To Theophilus Dudly and Bily Dudly to each of them fifty acres 
adjoining to Robert Smarts land between that & Lamprey riuer. 

Granted to Joseph Hall fyfteen acres adjoining to the syde of John 
Hiltons grant on the towne syde. 

It was granted to Robert Smart at this towne meeting twenty acres 
of swampe & meadow beginning at the markt tree of Doner lyne vp 
the two branches of the brooke of Pescasack, and fore score acres of 
vpland adjoining to it. This land is laid out according to grant by the 
towne measurers. 

April 3, 1665, John Oilman, Jr., was granted "twenty acres 
lying on the left hand of the way going to Pascasack joyning 
vpon Doner lyne." 

At a meeting held April 4, 1666, "there was granted vnto 
James Godfrey ten acres of land joyning to John Hiltons grant 
with the same condition that the lands are granted, w°^ lot of 
John Hiltons the said James Godfrey hath bought of him. These 
ten acres were measured and layd out joyning to the single acre 
granted to John Hilton by John Robinson and John Folsom, 
senior, towne measurers." 

At the same meeting there was granted to Charles Gilman thirty acres 
of land at Lamprey riuer, to adjoyne to his brother John Gilmans land, 
provided he improue the said land by fencing & planting, & alsoe that 
there may be a highway through it to mr Hiltons saw mill. 

March 15, 1668, the town "Granted to Nicholas Lissen and 
Robert Wadley ten acres of vpland "between them by Lamprey 
riuer syde nere the landing place of their boards." 

Edward Hilton died early in 1671. The inventory of his estate 
mentions: "landes & heredetements, proprites & tentaries; or- 
chards, gardens, corne fields, pastures, marsh & meadows; 
saw mills upon Pusscassett River with the housing thear built; 



Early Land Grants. 47 

loges & p. timber; Cattle field implements & servants; ye mannor, 
his manner house, barne, houses, edifises & buildings ; ye parlar, 
son Edward's room, Edward's chamber, middle bed-chamber, 
servant's chamber, chitchin; one Smith's vise, 4 axes, two can- 
noos; 3 silver cups, one Beaker, other silver, pewter & brass 
ware. ' ' 

September 20, 1674, Leif tenant (John) Oilman's grant of 600 
acres returned by the town measurers, mentions "the great red 
oake hil, " — "high way going to Wadleighs vpon a pine plaine 
to an Indian field," — "to a branch of Lamprey riuer half a 
mile, the turne of the riuer being neere little Neds wigwam, & 
from that wigwam vpon a triang^^, neare to another Indian wig- 
wam & an Indian path, that leads to Teaghacquell. ' '^ 

The deed of Kathrine Hilton conveying land to Samuel Tre- 
worthie is as follows : 

Kathrine Hilton of Exeter in ye County of Norfolk, Widow — "for 
my motherly louiug affection wch I bear unto my Louing son Samuel 
Treworthy of Portsmo in piscattaq Riuer mariner" — grants to her lou- 
ing Samuel Treworthie of Portsmo afores^ — all my necke or Tract of 
land situated aboue Sturgeon creeke in township of Kittery in piscattaq 
Riuer formerly called Thompsons point now Known by ye name of 
Treworthys poynt lying between two Creeks — wch neck or tract of 
Land I bought of Mr Roules ye Indian — 

In witness, &e, set my hand & seale this second day of November 
Ano Dom 1674. 

the mark of 
KATHKiNe K H HILTON [seal] 
Signed in pts of 

John Gilman 
Moses Mauerich.= 

The sons and administrators of Edward Hilton sold 300 acres 
of his grant of 1652 to Walter Barefoote, November 16, 1674. 
The grant fell to Samuel and Charles Hilton in the division of 
their father's estate January 1, 1677. Robert Tufton Mason, as 
Lord Proprietor, issued writs of ejection against Richard Wal- 
derne and 40 other New Hampshire land holders, February 14, 
1683, and put Walter Barefoote in possession of the Hilton and 
Wadleigh estates at Lamprey River. But Mason's clients were 

^ Town Records, Vol. 1 : 123. 

= Book of Rec, Lib. 3. fol. 100, Gen. Reg. 27 : 272. 



48 History of Newfields. 

able neither to occupy or sell the estates, and the settlers en- 
joyed disturbed and not peaceful possession still. William Ardell 
was sued by Mason, May 22, 1684, for trespass in entering the 
half part of lands and cutting and sawing timber at Hilton's 
mill on Lamprey river. This was followed, June 15, 1685, by an 
attachment, in the name of Barefoote, of timber and lumber at 
Piscassic or in default thereof the seizure of the body of Ardell. 

Piscassic rivers were conveyed by the will of Barefoote, October 
9, 1688, to his nephew, Thomas Wiggin, Jr. Suits were insti- 
tuted against the Hiltons for carrying off masts, March 29, 
1697. Samuel Hilton deeded the grant to Richard Hilton and 
Joseph Smith, February 28, and September 2, 1699. The Hil- 
tons on the Grant Road are still in possession of portions of this 
estate. 

March 30, 1675, a grant of 600 acres was made to Moses Gil- 
man by the town measurers, bounded as follows : 

From mr Hiltons tree marked E at northwest, running southeast forty- 
rod to a corner tree of Robert Smarts marked on four sides being a 
white oake & with the letter M for Moses, and from hense six score 
& four rod, meeting at Lamprey riuer path being the old path, north- 
east to a white oake marked with three mark, on mark being the path 
and two marks on each syde of the tree as the path goes, so due north 
according as Lamprey riuer path runs, being fourtene score rod, to a 
young red oake at Gliddens fence, from thence to a white oake tree 
marked on three sydes, one myle and forty rod due west ouer to the 
tayle of the mill, Northy ten score rod to a white oake vpon the pitch 
pyne playne marked on four sydes, from thence easterd eight score rod 
butting upon Doner lyne to a great pyne marked & so long to Rob. 
Smarts mil by the bridge foote & from thence to G-liddens tree before, 
marked, in which land there is an allowance for an hundred acres & 
highways.i 

At a town meeting held April 2, 1675, ''there was granted to 
William Moore three hundred acres of vpland which is to lye 
two miles from the towne, where he can find it which land is 
to be layd out by the last of June, bounded on Roberts Smarts 
on the northeast, & against Leiftenant Hall to the southwest, 
butting toward Edward Hiltons southeast & against Pascascek 
riuer northwest." 

Granted to Robert Smart senior three hundred acres after the same 
1 Town Records, Vol. 1 : 125-6. 



Early Land Grants. 49 

manner, bounded on the common north east, to the southwest next to 
Ensigne Moores, butting against mr Hiltons grant & Pascasaclv riuer. 

The above lands were granted March 30, 1675, and ordered 
to be laid out April 2, 1675. 

Lamprey River Neck was granted by Dover to Peter Coffin of 
Exeter April 26, 1675, who sold it to Richard Waldron June 25, 
1675, and Waldron sold it to Sampson Doe March 22, 1709. 

John York, October 14, 1680, conveyed to Roger Rose 80 acres 
of land granted to his father. Roger conveyed the same to 
John Smith July 17, 1705. 

January 31, 1681, lands were granted to John Wadleigh, John 
Clarke, Henry Magoon, Samuel Hall and Joseph Hall. 

At a meeting held March 14, 1681, "There was granted to 
Mr. Robert Wadleigh two hundred acres of land about Lampril 
riuer, where he may soe find it out, not intrenching vpon former 
grants or other mens proprieties nor to come within four miles 
of the meeting house." 

At the same time Moses Gilman, Jr., Jeremy Gilman and others 
were granted two hundred acres each. 

At a legal town meeting held March 30, 1681, "There is 
granted vnto Joseph Wadleigh one hundred acres of land in the 
township of Exeter, if it doth not intrude vpon any former grant 
or highwayes." 

Also "vnto Ephraim Polsom one hundred acres of land vpon 
the said termes aforesaid." 

"Also to John Young and David Robinson as above." 

March 23, 1682, John Young's hundred acres was laid out 
"at the head of Jonathan Things lot and at Cattaile Swamp." 

At a public town meeting held at Exeter October 6, 1690, it 
was "granted to Peter Coffin A Conveanance of land at hye 
water mark wheare ye Maj'" part of the selectmen shall see con- 
venant for the Building of wharf e and house." 

At a meeting held October 10, 1693, there was "Granted to 
Capt. Peter Coffin all that parcell of land lying and being and 
joyneing to doner line, on the north side and upon ye hy waye to 
Pascaset mille on the west, and so downe to ye mille at Lamperell 
Riuer falls, not to Infrendg itpon any formore grant or posses- 
sion of Charles Gliden and ye ould Indaine feild at ye landing 



50 History of Newfields. 

place, and all ye land of m'" Nutters sould to John Godard and 
William foUit as may Apeare by bill of salle ye said Peter Coffin 
In gageing in Consideration of ye former primises to paye to ye 
towne of Exeter the snme of ten pounds forthwith after ye date 
hereof. ' ' 

Fifty acres of land were granted to Capt. Thomas Parker, 
April 11, 1694, on the east side of Lamprey river. 

March 26, 1707, Joseph Chesley bought of Sampson Doe all the 
land between John Goddard's and Richard York's. 

The "Two Mile Streak" was a strip of land two miles wide at 
the head of ancient Dover granted in 1719 and confirmed in 
1722, to the proprietors of the iron works at Lamprey River ' ' for 
their encouragement" and to supply them with fuel. In 1747 
there were 16 families and two garrisons on this Streak. 

Joseph Hall of Newmarket conveyed to Thomas Millet, Feb- 
ruary 11, 1736, two tracts of land in Dover which originally 
belonged to his grandfather, Lieut. Ralph Hall. 

The following Newmarket men were among the original pro- 
prietors of Nottingham in 1722-23 ; William Young, Nathaniel 
Hersey, Job Gilman. Capt. John Gilman, Edward Hall, Joseph 
Hall, Peter Gilman, Nathaniel Rogers and Joseph Moulton. 



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chapter V. 

In Ye Olden Time. 

English settlers brought with them notions and customs re- 
specting landed estates that had grown up in the long ages of 
tribal and national development. These they applied to land 
holdings in America without thought of their unfitness. To 
take a minor example : Among the first colonists land was often 
transferred by the ancient ceremony known as ''livery of 
seisin. ' '^ The seller stood upon the tract that had been sold and 
plucking a twig from a bush or tree passed it into the hand of 
the purchaser; or gave a bit of turf with a twig stuck in it, and 
in some cases a splinter also. If there was a house, the seller 
took hold of the ring of the house-door and formerly gave it to 
the new owner. The ground with its products and appurten- 
ances was thus symbolically delivered in a manner very suitable 
to illiterate times and restricted territories. But remote and 
unsurveyed tracts of wilderness could not well be handed over 
"by twig and turf." 

After a while laws were made to cover the omission of "livery 
of seisin, ' ' and it passed gradually out of use. 

The ancient notions of land tenure crossed the sea. At first 
America seemed destined to be a country of great lords and 
their liegemen. All the territory embraced in the thirteen col- 
onies was at one time or another covered by grants made to 
proprietaries. In some regions royal grants overlaid and over- 
lapped one another in bewildering confusion. Land-holding al- 
most everywhere in the colonial period retained some features of 
feudalism. In Virginia a quit rent of a shilling for every fifty 
acres was paid to the crown, or to some grantee of the crown. 
Land was rarely conveyed by a proprietary without at least a 
nominal rental to some dignitary of the lordship. 

But the "manors" in Pennsylvania, and the "baronies" in 
Carolina, appear to have been such in name only. The people 

^ By this process Mr. Hilton came in possession of Iiis grant. 



52 History of Newfields, 

of a township anciently held their land nnder the manor law, 
alloting a portion of the township to each family according to 
rank or wealth. This practice antedates the remotest history 
and traditions of our race. 

In Massachusetts, Connecticut and Long Island the townships, 
as corporate land holders were to "go the rounds ' ' of their 
several tracts, renewing the marks in the line trees, at regular 
intervals. And each individual owner of plow-land, mow-land 
and forest within a "town," must trace his boundary every 
wdnter, if his next neighbor located it. The colonists were thus 
following a custom whose origin is lost in the obscurity of the 
ages before written records. 

It was the township plan that obtained generally in New Eng- 
land. From the beginning of these colonies the parties fenced 
their fields together, and shared upland, meadow, and woodland 
between the families in proportion to their investment, their so- 
cial importance and some other qualifications not now easily 
made out. 

Each New England family in a town held land in several 
widely separated pieces. Each individual had his "home lot" 
and his "acre right" in the undivided meadow, forest and other 
estates of the ' ' town. " " Field meetings ' ' regulated the times of 
planting and turning of cattle into the "Commons." The 
"towns" made dividends of lands to individuals. The common 
field system was only a temporary makeshift. 

The Royal Charter vested all power in the General Court. No 
individual or company could lawfully hold land except by grant 
of the G-eneral Court. Power was granted to the township to 
hold lands on certain conditions ; to support ministers and main- 
tain public worship; for self-defence; in 1630, to demand and 
supply all able-bodied men with firearms; in 1634, to maintain 
a watch of two men by night, and furnish a place for the safe 
keeping of arms and ammunition; to apportion taxes on the 
people; to fix wages of labor when required by employers; in 
1635, to provide standard weights and measures; to decide the 
location of houses; in 1636, to elect constables and surveyors of 
highways ; in 1637, to restrain swine ; to nominate to the Gen- 
eral Court persons "to sell wine and strong water"; in 1639, to 
erect posts on which intentions of marriage might be lawfully 



In Ye Olden Time. 53 

put in case there was no public lecture ; to require to make re- 
turns of births, marriages and deaths ; to select two or three men 
to lay out highways who were afterwards called "selectmen"; 
in 1641, to authorize selectmen to lay out town ways and erect 
town bounds ; to send to the General Court the names of all idle 
and unprofitable persons, and to perambulate their town lines 
once in three years. 

It may be interesting to note that the town was the outgrowth 
of the wants of the people. Planters would settle compactly for 
convenience of public w^orship and defence. The church was a 
powerful force from within, holding the town compacted. Be- 
sides the unflagging hostility of the savages for nearly a hun- 
dred years gave a pressure from without, making it convenient 
to live on home lots rather than upon farms. Thus the old Eng- 
lish land community acquired vigor in crossing the sea. 

Parishes were ecclesiastical bodies exclusively, and bodies cor- 
porate only for religious purposes. Each parish was a cor- 
porate unity. They were generally divided by geographical 
lines. 

After the Indians became hostile every town or neighborhood 
maintained, at least one garrison or ' ' stronghouse, " as a refuge 
for all the settlers when the red man was on the war path. At 
times all the women and children would be in the garrison for 
several weeks. These houses were usually owned and occupied 
by one family, but when used as a garrison the expenses of liv- 
ing and defence were shared. 

In those early days there were few fences and cattle and 
swine were allowed to run in the highways and on the ' ' common 
lands" and sometimes overran the limits granted them, thus 
becoming an annoyance and doing damage. This became an evil 
which could not long be borne, and a law was passed in 1692, re- 
quiring that one or more sufficient pounds should be made and 
maintained in every towTi for impounding swine or cattle found 
doing damage. 

Wolves were the most troublesome and dangerous animals 
encountered by the early settlers of New Hampshire. 

As early as 1716, laws were passed with a view of lessening 
their depredations. It was voted, January 8, 1725, "that there 
be paid out of the Public Treasury for the head of every grown 



54 History of Newfields. 

wolf thirty shillings besides what is already allowed, which will 
make the Sum four pounds for every wolf's head killed as 
above." Under this law, during the years 1735-37, some 550 
pounds were paid out. The bounty for killing wolves was in- 
creased April 11, 1764, from fifty shillings to seven pounds ten 
shillings new tenor. 

The frequency of taverns in the early times when the popula- 
tion was sparse and travelers were few, excites some surprise. 
But it must be remembered that the tavern was the common 
gathering place. It had a bar-room, and a comfortable fireside, 
and a company who were wont to talk over current events, and 
express their private opinions. It was considered a respectable 
place. Inn keepers were considered town officers. Their ap- 
pointment was an honor and mark of respectability. To obtain 
a license to keep such a house of entertainment, a man must be 
of good repute and possessed of a comfortable estate. 

But this state of things did not continue. As might have been 
foreseen and expected, the open bar and jovial company fur- 
nished occasion for broils and disorders. This led the General 
Assembly for the public good to pass an act limiting the number 
of taverns in the town of Exeter to two, and ordering the sup- 
pression of all tippling houses, and that the justices of the 
quarter sessions be appointed to license said town. This act was 
passed December, 1715. 

January 3, 1716, it was voted, ' ' That an Act be passed for the 
suppression of disorders in licensed houses and in ord'' thereto 
that tything men be chosen and sworn in each town wi'^^n the 
Province." But those days have vanished. The old taverns 
and old tavern keepers, with the old stage, will never be re- 
produced. 

There were no regular public conveyances anywhere north 
of Boston prior to 1761. In the spring of that year the first 
regular stage line was opened, running from Portsmouth 
through Newbury, Ipswich and Medford to Boston (or Charles- 
town ferry). One round trip was made each week. The stage 
left Staver's Inn, Portsmouth, at 8 a. m., Tuesday, reaching 
Boston Wednesday night. Returning, left Boston Friday morn- 
ing and reached Portsmouth Saturday night. 

John Balch, postrider, set out from Portsmouth Saturday 



In Ye Olden Time. 55 

morning, July 27, 1781, and rode by way of Conway and Plym- 
outh to Haverhill, N. H., then down the river to Charlestown, 
Keene and to Portsmouth again. This was repeated every four- 
teen days. 

The Pascataqua bridge from Durham to Newing*ton was built 
in 1793-94. It was 2,600 feet long and cost $65,000. A great 
enterprise for those times ! 

The first turnpike constructed in New Hampshire was from 
Concord to Pascataqua bridge, Durham. The company was in- 
corporated June, 1796. 

The first newspaper printed in New Hampshire was the New 
Hampsliire Gazette, first issued October 7, 1756, at Portsmouth. 

In those early days houses were first made of logs, and later 
with frames. The rooms generally were not more than seven 
feet in height. Some fireplaces would take in wood from four 
to six feet in length, back logs, fore stick and kindling. On a 
cold day the fire was a "roarer." Common chairs were bot- 
tomed with strips of the brown ash. In the company room were 
from three to six black, high-back, rush-bottomed chairs. In the 
living room there would be in winter the bed, trundle bed, 
cradle, spinning wheel, linen wheel, and sometimes the loom. 
The kitchen "dressers" contained the table furniture of wooden 
plates, pe^vter platters, earthem mugs and tin dippers, with 
knives, and later iron forks and pewter spoons. The knife 
basket hung at the side of the room. There was also an eight 
day clock, often without a case, a gun on wooden hooks and on 
the mantel-piece, a mug of cider and several pipes. Possibly 
you would see antlers of a moose or deer. 

The old settlers used for lights pieces of resinous pitch pine, 
which, when lighted, were placed in the corner of the fireplace 
where the smoke would be drawn up the chimney. Sometimes 
the lighted torch would be carried in the hand about the house 
and down to the cellar. The light used during the last century 
was the tallow or wax candle. The wick was made of home- 
spun tow, linen or cotton. The candle was frequently run in 
moulds and as often called a "dip" from the manner in which 
it was usually made. The candle was followed by the old sperm 
oil lamp, and later by coal gas and kerosene oil. 

Their diet also lacked the luxuries of the present day. Pota- 



56 History of Newfields. 

toes were introduced by the Londonderry settlers in 1719, but 
very few were raised about the time of the Revolution. Tur- 
nips and parsnips were grown in large quantities and were the 
vegetables most commonly used. 

One common article of food was bean porridge, which was 
eaten for breakfast, and often for supper. When milk was 
plenty it was eaten with brown bread for the evening meal. 

Another common article of food was baked pumpkin. A 
hard shelled pumpkin was selected, a hole cut in the stem end, 
the seeds and soft portions removed, leaving the solid meat. It 
was then partly filled with new milk and baked six or eight 
hours and allowed to cool in the oven. Some ate it with milk 
from bowls; others poured the milk inside and ate from the 
pumpkin. Pumpkins were much preferred to squashes and few 
of the latter were raised. 

The bread everywhere eaten was the rye and Indian, morn- 
ing, noon and night. Rye flour was used as we now use wheat. 
Indian puddings, both boiled and baked, were almost daily 
eaten. Some families had 365 Indian bannocks for breakfast, 
and 365 boiled Indian puddings for dinner, in the year. Their 
quality was improved by adding beef suet and sweet apples. 
Wild meats and fish were eaten freely. When salmon or venison 
was out of season a lamb or calf was right to entertain com- 
pany of standing and position. Liquors were used freely, all 
drinking from the same earthen mug or bowl. Prior to the 
Revolution, no tea, coffee, nor cocoa was used, but instead hop 
and spruce beer, eider, punch, flip, toddy, rum, eggnog and 
black strap. The gallon bottle in which drink was carried to 
the field and forest was called a "rundlet." 

They had no sweet com, 'but used the old yellow or red field 
corn to boil, roast or hull. Oat and barley cakes were eaten 
with relish. Indian hominy and succotash made a feast. Wheat 
and even rye, was used only for company. Beef steak was little 
used. Salted beef, pork and fish were common. 

Flax was raised in great quantities and pulled by the hand, 
not mown or reaped. Then came the rotting, threshing, comb- 
ing, s-wingling and hetcheling by the men, and the combing and 
spinning by the women, who also often wove it into cloth for 
family use. 



In Ye Olden Time. • 57 

Trade was generally by barter. In 1635, musket balls were 
made to pass as farthings. Not more than twelve could be 
given in any one payment. 

At the bi-centennial celebration at Exeter in 1838, Judge 
Jeremiah Smith in his historical address, said of Edward Hil- 
ton : ' ' He can be justly called the Father of New Hampshire. ' ' 
The exact date of his settling upon the Squamscot is not known. 
Tradition locates him here before the coming of Wheelwright 
and his associates to Exeter. In the allotment of lands, Wheel- 
wright certainly concedes Hilton's prior claim to his extensive 
possessions at Newfields. 

These first settlers found a remnant of the Squamscot tribe 
of Indians in possession of the soil, but they migrated from this 
vicinity in 1672 and settled on the Hudson River near Troy. 
N. Y. They were peaceful and friendly, otherwise Mr. Hilton 
could not have made a home for himself so far from any settle- 
ment. The natural advantages of the location were appreciated 
by both the red and white men. Fine forests, convenient water- 
ways, abundance of fish and before the dam was built at Exeter 
salmon and bass were very plentiful in their season. 

For a century Exeter was on the frontier. Unbroken forests 
extended to the west, and on the north to Canada. Bears and 
wolves abounded, and wrought havoc among sheep, swine and 
poultry, and destroyed much corn. Gen. James Hill was once 
pursued by a pack of wolves, one jumping upon his horse. A 
neighbor hearing the wolves and fearing trouble, fired a gun 
from his door and frightened them away, thus preventing pos- 
sible harm. 

In view of all the hardships and discouragements confronting 
them, we may say nothing but the hope of better times kept our 
fathers alive. When many of the eastern settlements were whol- 
ly broken up, they stood their ground. Thus they gained a 
reputation for fortitude of which their posterity boast to this 
day. 

The principal garrisons were on high land commanding a view 
of the river. The Capt. William Hilton garrison, erected about 
1680, stood on "Fowler's Hill" — a little west of the present 
dwelling. It w^as a log house surrounded by a palisade with a 
sentry box on the barn. In the Indian attack of 1690, the men 



58 History of Newfields. 

were at work in the field, and the sentry had fallen asleep. The 
Indians stealthily approached and fired on the defenceless farm- 
ers who rushed for the garrison. Some were killed, among them 
a gentleman who had lately come from England with consider- 
able money for those times. In that time of terror he had buried 
his gold in the field and died without revealing the location, and 
the deposit has not been found to this day. The garrison re- 
mained till about 1822. 

The Col. Edward Hilton garrison (later Col. Winthrop Hil- 
ton's), stood on or near the site of the first Hilton house, in the 
field near the family graveyard. In the attack upon the hay- 
makers in this field in 1706, the Indians intercepted the return 
of the white men to the garrison. 

In 1719 Jeremiah Folsom built a two-story brick garrison 
house upon the hill south of Lamprey Eiver Village, now the 
property of Mrs. C. Mathes. This garrison was patterned after 
the Weeks ' ' Brick House, ' ' in Creenland. It stood till 1874. 

Susanna Folsom, afterwards Mrs. John Mead, the daughter 
of Jeremy Folsom, when about ten years of age, stepped to the 
door one evening at dusk and saw Indians peering around the 
corner of the house. She quickly shut the door and gave the 
alarm. All was made secure and there was no trouble. 

A brick garrison, built by Capt. Edward Hall in 1722, stood 
upon the spot now occupied by the residence of George W. 
Pease. It had a wooden portico over the front door, upon which 
was a small cannon. One evening the family discovered a pine 
bush standing in the garden on the south side of the house. 
Suspecting an Indian might be skulking behind the bush, a 
gun was fired into it, when the bush toppled over and disap- 
peared in the darkness. In the morning traces of blood were 
found. This garrison stood until 1845. 

There was a garrison also on Hall's Mill Road at the Hanson 
place. 

The square at Exeter was adorned with stocks and a whipping- 
post, but we have no tradition of such instruments of punish- 
ment in Newmarket. 

The old "pound" stood on the northeast corner of the burying 
grounds towards the Junction. It was made of wood. 

Teamsters often forded the Squamscot a little below the pres- 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 59 

ent bridge. Many crossed the river on the ice in winter. This 
was done after the bridge was built to avoid the payment of 
toll. 

Most of the houses were unpainted. The first one painted in 
Newiields was the Dudley Watson house, near the Junction, 
now the home of IMr. George Eobinson. The first meeting house 
was never painted. Meeting houses were not heated in any way. 



Chapter VI. 

Some of the Earliest Settlers. 

It is eminently fitting that we should give a prominent place 
to some of the earliest settlers who had so much to do with the 
laying of the foundations of the Plantation at Pascataqua. and 
giving it character, ever acting in the interest of good govern- 
ment and the best welfare of its civil institutions. Though the 
dominant motive influencing their coming to America may have 
been commercial, yet they Avere deeply cognizant of the fact 
that the highest commercial prosperity could only be assured as 
justice and righteousness should rule in the life of the people, 
and they were ever ready to shape word and action accordingly. 

1. Edward Hilton stood at the head of the list who sustained 
a sterling character for wisdom and integrity. He had built his 
house on the Squamscot, December 4, 1639, in a field between 
the road and the river, a little west of the graves which have 
since been made there. This is the earliest date on the Exeter 
records and describes Mr. Hilton's uplands at Newfields and his 
marshes at Lamprey River. He was possessed of this land about 
1628, and it was afterwards sold to some merchants of Bristol, 
who retained it for about two years. His patent, March 12, 
1631, included land on both sides of the Pascataqua, "up to the 
falls of Squamscot and three miles into the main land for 
breadth. ' ' He assisted in sending a force against the pirates De- 
cember 5, 1632 ; was the first magistrate of New Hampshire after 
the union with Massachusetts, receiving the appointment Oc- 
tober 7, 1641; assistant for Exeter, 1642-52; townsman, 1645, 



60 History op Newfields. 

and nearly every year to 1652 ; one of the purchasers of Rev. 
Mr. Wheelwright's house and land, May 25, 1646; and sold 
James, his Indian, to George Carr, 1649. The town of Exeter, 
April 22, 1649, empowered Edward Hilton, James "Wall, John 
and Robert Smart and Thomas Biggs to set up a sawmill ' ' vpon 
Pascasoke Riuer which Runs Into Lamprell Riuer. " He was 
appointed April 22, 1650, to make out parish rates in pipe and 
hogshead staves ; May 12, 1650, t© make an agreement with Rev. 
Samuel Dudley on the terms of his settlement "in pipe staves 
and what is due from the sawmills ' ' ; was on a commission to 
agree with Hampton and Dover about the town bounds Decem- 
ber 29, 1651; and to go along with Rev. Samuel Dudley to the 
Greneral Court to assist him respecting the boundaries between 
Exeter, Hampton and Dover, May 20, 1652. He received a grant 
of land at Piscassic River one and a fourth miles square, Novem- 
ber 6, 1652, "in respect that he had been at charges in setting 
up a sawmill." This mill, for which he was rated £5 to the 
ministry in 1656, stood on the lower Piscassic, where also he built 
his "Piscassic house." His upland embraced the whole village 
of Newfields. Edward Hilton and Valentine Hill settled the 
line between Exeter and Dover, April 14, 1657. He was chosen 
March 4, 1658, to treat with Thomas Wiggin respecting his rate 
toward the public ministry of Exeter; was one of the principal 
men of the Province and associate ^ on the bench of the Supreme 
Court, 1661-64 ; left depositions dated 1661, 1662 and 1669. The 
deposition of 1661 states that Philip Chesley had put aboard 
the vessel "Nineteen moose skins for Samuel Hall."- 

He was one of those commissioned to agree with the court in 
Boston in behalf of the inhabitants of Pascataqua, the court de- 
claring May 19, 1669, "that Mr. Edward Hilton is according 
to the articles, excepted from the County rates ; and that accord- 
ingly he be freed from such impositions, and that the Treasurer 
of the County discount Mr. Hilton's £20 for public worship." 

Mr. Hilton died in the spring of 1671, leaving wife, Katherine 
— not the mother of his children — , four sons, Edward, Wil- 
liam, .Samuel and Charles, and two daughters, Mrs. Palmer and 
Mrs. Moulton. 

^ The associates continued for some time to be appointed by the General 
Court. The towns were subsequently authorized to elect then by popular vote. 
- Court Papers, Vol. 1 : 109. 



Some op the Earliest Settlers. 61 

Letters of administration were granted to the sons March 6, 
1671. The estate was appraised March 9 and 10 at 2204 pounds, 
and described his lands as "ye estate," one mile and forty- 
eight rods square, his residence as "ye manor house," and re- 
fers also to the "Purcassett house." The estate was divided 
January 1, 1677. 

Edward Hilton was an enterprising, thrifty leader among 
men having no doubt many retainers on his princely estates and 
about his baronial residence. 

The deposition of Mr. Hilton dated June 25, 1662, testifies 
to Philip Chesley's demand made several times on Samuel Hall 
to recover his "tobacco tongs," which Mr. Hall had failed to 
return.^ 

The deposition dated Dover, June 30, 1669, testifies to his 
hearing Antipas "Mabbricke" say that he gave order to Capt. 
Walter Barefoot to pay Robert Couch twenty pounds in money 
for taking his son Moses as an apprentice, and eight pounds to 
provide his son with clothes ; also that Mr. Maverick was to give 
Moses one year's schooling and at the expiration of his appren- 
ticeship to furnish him "as much in clothes as he brought with 
him. ' '- 

At the same time Ann Hilton "aged about 27 years," con- 
firms the above testimony.^ 

The sons of Edward Hilton, administrators of the estate, 
bind themselves jointly by an agreement dated June 28, 1671: 

In consideration of the S'ls of -ye s<i estate clue unto or mother-in-laAV 
mrs Katberen Hilton "to pay or cause to be paid unto ye s<i mrs Hilton 
during her naturall Life the just sume of Thirtie pounds pr Annw In 
Currant New England Siluer or mi-cbantable goods at money price, to 
be delivered & paid unto her quarterly at ye place of her abode, & to 
provide for her a chamber or convenient room with bed & beding suit- 
able for accomodacions with other necessaries for her comfortable be- 
ing soe Long as she liueth."^ 

June 1, 1677, the sons came to the following agreement as to 
the division of their land: 

Edward Hiltons share begins at a creek by Capt. Gilman's farm and 
runs down to a Creek called Smarts Creeks mouth; Samei. Hiltons 

1 Court Papers, Vol. 1 : 123. 
■ - Court Papers, Vol. 1 : 281. 

2 Court Records, Vol. 1 : 285. 
* Records, Vol. 3 : 50. 



62 History op Newfields. 

share from that Creek down to ye place where Georg Norten built a 
vessell thats his share; William Hiltons Share from thence to ye first 
marsh Point,— so all to run a norwest point iu ye woods to ye head 
of ye land granted. Samii. Hilton & Charles is to have ye old mill and 
grant with Lampreele Riuer marsh for their shares. 

This agreement was duly signed by all, William, as usual, 
making liis W mark.^ 

2. James Wall came with other carpenters to Pascataqua in, 
the ''Pied Cow," under written contract with John Mason, dated 
March 4, 1634, to build sawmills and houses for him at Newich- 
wannock; was at Exeter April 3, 1638, as witness to a deed of 
Wehangnonawit to John Wheelwright and others; signed the 
Exeter Combination, July 4, 1639 ; received in the first division 
of land, December 4, 1639, ten acres and ninety poles upland, 
and one acre and fifty-four poles marsh Avith "halfe an acree at 
Lamp roue riuer"; was nominated magistrate "to put an Ishew 
to small differences amongst us," and also petitioned for peace- 
able possession of "thouse small quantitie of meddows which 
are at Lamperell riuer that Doner men now seeme to lay claim 
to," May 12, 1643; was allowed for "Corne spoyled by swine" 
and presented Christey Lawson to court for extortion, July 5, 
1643 ; was assigned meadow land August 21, 1643 ; on committee 
to meet Dover men at Lamprey River "to consult conclude and 
bargain with them concerning the making of a bridge ouer the 
s*^ Riuer," January 27, 1645; local magistrate, 1646; townsman 
and was granted permission with Edward Hilton and others to 
put up a sawmill on Piscassic River, April 22, 1649 ; committee 
on the settlement of Rev. Samuel Dudley, May 13, 1650; ap- 
pointed special surveyor of highways, September 1, 1651, and 
April 20, 1652; authorized, in behalf of the town to sign a peti- 
tion to general court respecting the Exeter boundary of Hamp- 
ton and Dover, October 15, 1651 ; and died at Hampton October 
3, 1659, leaving his second wife, Mary Philbrick, who married 
(1) Edward Tuck, and two children. 

3. Thomas Biggs petitioned that Exeter might be received 
within the jurisdiction of Massachusetts in May, 1643. Exeter 
court, September 5, 1643, "ordered that Thomas Biggs shall pay 
vnto Grifing Mountegu for taking Away his oure 2® 6*^ and 

^ Court Records, Vol. 11 : 86. 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 63 

charges, or a nee owre and the Court charges . . . shall pay 
vnto the Sagamoure for takeing Away his Net and part of it 
S'' . . . shall be whipt 6 strips for takeing Away a sith of Cap- 
taine Wigons and other petey lasones." The young culprit aft- 
erwards became a useful citizen. He was granted lands Janu- 
ary 16, 1646; thirteen acres at the mouth of Lamprey River, 
February 4, 1646 ; ten acres February 5, 1646 ; fifty acres, March 
4, 1648; sixteen acres, January 12, 1649; twenty acres, Novem- 
ber 24, 1650; and was granted permission with Edward Hilton 
and others to set up a sawmill at Piscassic River, April 22, 1649. 

4. John Goddard, a servant of Capt. John Mason, came in 
the ship Warwick to the Pascataqua with Walter Neale, Septem- 
ber 9, 1631. He went first to Newichwannock; then settled on 
Lubberland side of Lamprey River, and remonstrated in 1643 
against being assessed at the Pascataqua patent. He had a 
grant of land on Great Bay, and held lot No. 14 at Cocheco 
marsh in 1648. He was on Dover tax list in 1648, only three 
persons rating higher. The settlement of the line, September 
8, 1652, left him in Exeter, apparently the first settler at Lubber- 
land, Lamprey River. In October, 1653, he, with others, was 
arraigned before the court in Boston, and a verdict rendered 
against him in October, 1655, for trespass in "entering upon the 
lands and houses, disposing of the goods and cutting down the 
timber without permission" of the Mason proprietor of New 
Hampshire. This was doubtless considered willful trespass, as 
on July 5, 1653, notices had been posted on the meeting house 
doors in Dover, Exeter and Portsmouth, and other places protest- 
ing against the proceedings of the Massachusetts government, 
"forbidding all persons to feed upon the lands, cut the grass or 
fell any timber without license or composition first had or ob- 
tained from the said Joseph Mason, ' ' he being the agent of Anne 
Mason, widow of John Mason. 

He was rated at Oyster River precinct, September 22, 1659. 
When the line between Dover and Exeter was established, April 
14, 1657, the land of John Goddard w^as to belong to Exeter. 
In 1657 he held goods to the value of twenty-five pounds of 
Mrs. Anne Mason, executrix to Capt. John Mason, for which 
his estate was attached by Edward Colcord, who held a claim 
against Walter Neale, agent for said Mason. 



64 History op Newfields. 

John Goddard died in 1660, leaving a widow, Welthena, who 
married (2) in 1667, Michael Symonds, and children. Mrs. 
Symonds was living August 8, 1705, being non compos mentis 
"through much infirmity and exceeding old age." An inven- 
tory of Goddard 's estate made June 27, and returned Septem- 
ber 16, 1667, mentions 100 acres of land joining to John Wood- 
man's above the Falls; "3-8 of pascasick mill" and "50 acres 
of upland at the further end of the township of Doner joining 
to Robert Smarts land in Exeter." 

The division of his estate, dated Lubberland, May 10, 1670, and 
approved by court, June 10, 1670, mentions Welthena Symonds, 
her son, Benjamin Goddard, and her sons-in-law. John Gilman, 
Arthur Bennick and James Thomas. Goddard 's Cove and Creek 
now point out his name and location. The cellar of the God- 
dard- Symonds garrison is mentioned March 16, 1736, when 
Abraham Bennick conveyed to his son Abraham, a "messuage 
in Lubberland being part of the estate of John Goddard, be- 
ginning at the old garrison cellar." 

By an agreement between ' ' Goodwif e Simmons ' ' and her chil- 
dren, approved in court at Portsmouth, June 25, 1678, John 
Goddard was to have two thirds of the farm ; Mrs. Arthur Ben- 
nick and her children, the part of the sawmill that was John 
Goddard 's and the sixty acres of land belonging to it; James 
Thomas, forty pounds which was his wife's portion; John Gil- 
man, his wife's portion; and Benjamin, 100 acres of land lying 
at the second falls and sixty acres near Mr. Symonds ' sawmill. 

5. John Goddard, Jr., a selectman in Dover in 1661, had bee^ 
absent in 1662, from public worship on the Sabbath four days 
and had heard the Quakers twice, for which he paid the penalty, 
— absence from church five shillings each day, attending a 
Quaker meeting ten shillings. He was joint administrator of his 
father's estate, June 25, 1667, and died about 1675, without 
wife or children. 

6. Edward Starbuck was born in 1604, and was an elder in 
the church at Dover in 1638 ; was at Dover as early as 1641, 
and had a grant on Great Bay in 1643 ; with Hatevill Nutter 
was granted by Dover, December 27, 1647, "accommodation of 
the upper and lower falls of Lamprill Riuer for the erectinge or 
settinge up a sawmill"; received Lot No. 14 "ouer ye Back 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 65 

Riuer"; protested against union with Massaclmsetts, March 4, 
1641 ; was taxed at Dover in 1648 and 1659 ; deputy to the Gen- 
eral Court in 1643 and 1646; was recognized to appear Octo- 
ber 3, 1648, with Thomas Joyes at the Court of Assistants at 
Boston, "to answer for such offences and misdemeanors as have 
been by him committed against Anabaptists ; and furthermore, 
he will be of peacable and good behaviour towards all man, and 
especially towards the Reverend Teacher of Doner"; was 
granted a mill-site at Cocheco second fall, July 4, 1650. In 
1653 he conveyed his estate to his son-in-law, Peter Coffin, and 
retired to Nantucket in 1659. He died December 4, 1690, aged 
86 years. 

7. Hatevill Nutter was "exhorting elder" in the church at, 
Dover in 1638, and probably sometime minister at Exeter; 
was assigned Lot No. 20, "ouer ye Back Riuer," recorded 1642; 
and was owner of land at Lamprey River as early as 1645, which 
Exeter covenanted to enclose with fence. In carrying out this 
covenant the inhabitants were ordered out several times to do 
their shares between 1645 and June 11, 1650, when he formerly 
accepted the fence which the town "was engaged by covenant" 
to set up for him. He had Lot No. 11, at Cocheco marsh in 1648 
and 1649; was taxpayer at Dover and grand juror, 1649. In 
1652 "the meeting house on the hill neer Elder Nutter's" was 
erected and he makes deposition August 18, 1652, "that in 
1636 the land on both sides of Lamprey River was in the posses- 
sion of the inhabitants of Dover for fishing, planting and fell- 
ing of timber." He was zealous against the Quakers, 1662. He 
died in 1675. His will dated December 25, 1674, gives "to my 
son Anthony Nutter, my mill graunt at Lamprell Riuer." The 
inventory of his estate, June 25, 1675, mentions "right in Lamp- 
rell Riuer for the erection of a sawmill in partnership." This 
mill-site had been granted him and Elder Starbuck by Dover, 
as mentioned above. 

8. George Barlow joined the Exeter combination, April 2,, 
1640; petitioned the governor, deputies and magistrates, May 
3, 1643, "to appoint the bounds of our town" and also "that 
we may still peacbly enjoy those small quantities of marshes 
which are at Lamperel riuer"; was allowed September 5, 1643, 
one bushel of corn from John Bursley for "come spoyled by 

5 



66 ^ History of Newfields. 

swine"; received lands November 4, 1647, forty acres, March 4, 
1648, four acres; perhaps was preacher at Exeter, certainly so 
at Saco in 1652, where he was forbidden to "prophesy" in 1653. 
He was a lawyer at Plymouth in 1660. 

9. Francis Swain is first mentioned in town books, March 31„ 
1645 ; received grants of land in 1646, 1647 and 1650, some of them 
in connection with Nicholas Swain ; received of the parish, June 
26, 1650, twenty shillings for his pains and time "in going into 
the Bay to receive Mr. Dudley his pay;" and committee of the 
parish, December 5, 1650, "to bargain with some able merchant, 
in the Bay to furnish Mr. Dudley forty pounds worth of English 
commodities. ' ' 

10. John Warren is first mentioned in town books in the grant 
for sawmill and lot, April 22, 1649 ; received lands in 1650 and 
1664; was appointed September 1, 1651 "to go to the Bay to re- 
ceive the town's pay of Mr. Kimball for Mr. Dudley;" and com- 
mittee of town on boundary in 1661 and 1668. 

11. Thomas Pettit was allotted uplands December 4, 1639 ;. 
joined the combination April 2, 1640 ; petitioned that Exeter be 
joined to Massachusetts in May, 1643 ; held office and was on a 
committee June 13, 1655, to make a new agreement with Mr. 
Dudley respecting his support. He had a wife. Christian, and 
daughter, Hannah, born in February and died in December, 
1647. 

12. Edward Oilman, Sr., the emigrant ancestor of the family 
in America, came from Hingham, Norfolk County, England, to 
Hingham, Mass. ; seems to have been in sympathy with the 
Puritan movement, and came to Hingham, Mass., with Rev. Rob- 
ert Peck in the ship Diligent, August 10, 1638, with his wife, 
three sons, two daughters and three servants ; was admitted free- 
man, December 13, 1638 ; was granted, with others, the township 
of Seekonk, now Rehoboth, Mass., 1641, and his estate was rated 
at £300, in 1643. His name appears in Ipswich in 1646, and soon 
after in Exeter, where his sons, Edward and John, had pre- 
viously located, where he is first mentioned in connection with a 
mill grant; was "accepted, with his son Moses, at their request, 
to become inhabitant of Exeter and to come and live amongst 
us," May 10, 1652; with his sons, John and Moses, and John 
Legat, was granted July 8, 1652, "200 acres of swamp towards 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 67 

Mr. Stanyan's meadow lying about a brook that way in distance 
about two or three miles from the town;" signed in favor of 
continuing with Massachusetts in 1677. With others he was al- 
io w^ed, February 18, 1679, "to erect a gallery at the end of the 
men's gallery for their wives;" also "the gallery wherein they 
do sit, and have upon their own proper charges built, we do fur- 
ther confirm and allow of." He died June 22, 1681. 

13. Edward Oilman, Jr., was accepted as an inhabitant of 
Exeter November 4, 1647, with the privilege of setting up mills 
"in any Riuer within the liberty of Exeter." He had a saw- 
mill in operation at Squamscot Falls by the summer of 1648 ; was 
on a committee to present the call of the parish to Eev. William 
Thompson of Braintreee, Mass., November 16, 1648; to agree 
with Rev. Mr. Dudley, May 13, 1650; committee on bounds of 
Exeter, May 10, 1652; and to oversee the building of the meet- 
ing house July 8, 1652, from which service he was excused 
October 23, 1652, because about to sail for England. He was 
lost at sea in 1653. He was a capable, enterprising and trusted 
man. 

14. Edward Colcord was born in 1609 ; came to the Pascata- 
qua in 1631, finding there only three houses; received the deed 
of Wehangnonawit, and other sagamores of "Paschataquacke," 
with John Wheelwright and others, April 3, 1638 ; joined the 
Dover combination October 22, 1640; signed the protest against 
annexation to Massachusetts, March 4, 1641; received one hun- 
dred acres of land at Exeter, April 26, 1645, where he was ac- 
cepted an inhabitant in 1646, and again as early as May 10, 1652, 
"to come and live amongst us;" was in Hampton in 1644, and 
received grant of land, 1646, but soon returned to Exeter; was 
chairman of a committee to call to account the owners of saw- 
mills for such boards or plank as were due the town, 1652-54; 
trusteed John Goddard for goods of Oapt. John Mason in God- 
dard's hands, 1657; testified, 1668, "that the northern bounds 
of Exeter, mentioned in an agreement made with Wehangnonawit, 
the chief sagamore of the Indians located here, was the westerly 
part of Oyster River, about four miles northerly beyond Lam- 
periele River;" made deposition August 25, 1676, that he was 
"aged 67 years living in ye country about 46 years," was one 
of three commissioners to end small cases under 20 shillings in 



68 History of Newfields. 

value; petitioned with Hampton men, October 22, 1677, to be 
continued under the government of Massachusetts. 

Court records prove him to have been incorrigibly litigious. 
Some of the trouble arose from the fact that he was a sturdy op- 
ponent of Massachusetts, up to a certain date. William Hilton 
was once his surety. Notwithstanding his litigiousness he was 
one of the most prominent men in the province. On June 10, 
1680, the governor and council after a full hearing, made the 
following order and decree : 

Edward Colcord and Ann his wife, being bound over to appear before 
the council for their disorderly living, upon a full hearing of the case, 
the council doth order that the said Edward Colcord and Ann his wife 
shall stand bound to the treasurer of this province in the sum of 5 £ 
a piece to be of good behavior each to the other during the pleasure 
of the council, and that the said Ann do attend her duty toward her 
said husband in the use of the marriage bed according to the rule of 
God's word, which, if she refuses so to do, upon complaint to the next 
court at Hampton, the council doth order that she shall be whipped to 
the number of ten stripes. 

Having a case in court with Henry Williams, the issue depend- 
ing on the "equal judgment" of the president and council "of 
his Majesties Province of New Hampshire," he petitions them, 
April 20, 1681, if they shall "see meet to cause myself to be once 
possessed of ye estate yo'" honours judge mine" "to Appoint 
Cap •} Gillman Cap ■} Hussey & Sam' Dalton Esquires & ye Rev- 
erend M'' Sam:' Dudley and M'' Seaborn Cotton to give me 
peaceable possession of my estate violently detained from me that 
I may both enjoy myne own & justly pay others their due." He 
died at Hampton, February 10, 1682. 

15. John Smart came, with his wife and two sons, John and 
Robert, from Norfolk County, England, to Hingham, Mass., in 
June 1635, where he received a grant of land, and drew his 
house lot September, 1635. Goodman Smart was allotted plant- 
ing land at Exeter, on the east side of the river, December 4, 
1639, with marshes on Squamscot and "at Lamproue Riuer." 
He petitioned in May, 1643, that Exeter might be received within 
the jurisdiction of Massachusetts; also petitioned the governor, 
deputy governor and magistrates "to appoint the bounds of our 
Tovme," "to establish three men among us to put an Ishew to 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 69 

small differences amongst us" and "that we may still peaceably 
enjoy thouse small quantitie of meddows which are at Lamperell 
riuer," May 12, 1643; his house is mentioned in 1644; received 
ten acres of meadow between Piscassic and Lamprey Rivers 
beyond the great swamp, January 16, 1645, which was re- 
surveyed July 21, 1680; joined in the agreement to purchase 
Mr. Wheelwright's house to be used for a parsonage. May 3, 
1646; was granted 300 acres of land. May 25, 1646, "a mile in 
Breadth reserving six Rods in Breadth for a highway," on 
Squamscot River between Newfields and Lamprey River, becom- 
ing Edward Hilton's first and adjoining neighbor on the north. 
The six rods in breadth for a highway was voted April, 1705, to 
"belong to those now in possession of said marshes Lying or 
butting against said Land." It seems that half of this 300 
acres was given to his son, John, and August 4, 1682, was laid out 
by Ralph Hall and Moses Leavitt, town lot-layers, to William 
Vaughan for his daughter, Mary, as a gift from her Grandfather 
Cutt, coming to him from John Wedgewood, nephew of John 
Smart, Jr., through Edward Hilton. John Smart, Jr., had a 
son, Robert, and a daughter who became the mother of John 
Wedgewood. 

16. Humphrey Wilson was the son of Thomas Wilson, who 
came to America in June, 1633, and to Exeter with Mr. Wheel- 
wright in 1638, where, in the first division of lands, he was 
allotted uplands towards Mr. Hilton's and marsh at "Lamp: 
Riuer;" joined the combination, April 2, 1640; erected the 
first mill at Squamscot Falls, the town regulating "the millers 
toU," November 2, 1640; was elected "ruler" October 20, 1642; 
and died in the summer of 1643. 

After the death of his father, Humphrey Wilson became 
proprietor of the gristmill ; petitioned the governor, deputies 
and magistrates, May 3, 1643, "to appont the bounds of our 
town," and also "that we may still enjoy peacably small quan- 
tities of marshes which are at Lamperel riuer ; ' ' and that Exeter 
be joined to Massachusetts, May, 1643 ; is first mentioned in 
Exeter records, 1645; with John Legat bought land of the 
sagamore, May 8, 1646 ; was on the committee to agree with Mr. 
Dudley respecting his settlement. May 13, 1650; on the jury of 
trials at Salisbury Court, 1651, and one of a committee appointed 



70 History of Newfields. 

to make an agreement with Hampton and Dover, and, if they 
could not agree, to apply by petition to the General Court ; rated 
on his sawmill for the support of the ministry, April 28, 1656 ; 
was forewarned not to set his dam over the highway, October 25, 
1670; granted 400 acres of land by the town, 1674; signed in 
favor of continuing with Massachusetts, 1677; juror for the 
trial of Edward Gove, 1683 ; was sued by heirs of Capt. John 
Mason, 1684; and on committee to purchase house and land for 
Rev. John Clark, April 20, 1694. A place for a pew was as- 
signed February 3, 1698, "To Mr. "Wilson and his wife, and his 
son Thomas, and two daughters, Martha and Mary Wilson, and 
Elizabeth Gilman, joining to Richard Hilton's pew on the east 
side of the meeting house." Humphrey Wilson married, De- 
cember 21, 1665, Judith, daughter of Willian Hersey, Sr. Their 
son. Deacon Francis Wilson, was born May 20, 1672. 

17. Valentine Hill, called deacon, was granted by the town 
of Dover, June 7, 1652, "the whole accommodations of Lamprell 
Riuer for the erectinge & settinge up saw mill or mills, 
Poushasicke graunt excepted." He was of Boston in 1636, 
where he was made freeman, May 13, 1640. He was one of the 
most enterprising of the proprietors of Oyster River as early 
as 1646. The falls at Oyster River and 500 acres of land was 
granted him November 19, 1649, where he had set up a saw- 
mill by July, 1652, which his son Nathaniel conveyed to others, 
September 13, 1697. Reference is made to "M'" Hill's works" 
which "stood at high water mark below Lamper Eel Riuer falls." 
In behalf of the town these grants were made subject to rates 
for the support of worship to provide for "the erection of a 
meeting house upon the hill neer Elder Nutters," December 5, 
1652. He was deputy for Dover, 1652-55 ; appointed one of a 
committee to arrange with Dover Point for the ministry at 
Oyster River, April 1, 1657 ; was appointed, with Edward Hilton 
"to settle the line" between Dover and Exeter, April 14, 1657; 
resided at Oyster River Point, near the mouth of Oyster River, 
where a meeting house was built in 1655, with Edward or Seth 
Fletcher, minister up to 1657 ; and was taxed at Oyster River 

precinct November 20, 1659. He married (1), Frances 

and (2), Mary, daughter of Gov. Theophilus Eaton of New 
Haven, and died in 1661. 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. ^ 71 

18. Robert Wadleigh, son of John Wadleigh of Saco, Me., 
was granted by Dover, May 3, 1669, "accommodations for the 
erecting and setting np of a Sawmill or Mills at the vppermost 
falls uppon Lamperele riuer comonly called by the name of ye 
Ileand falls; — he to pay vnto the Towne of doner the some of 
ten pounds per an : in Marehanta : pine bords at price Currant 
at the ordinary Landing place by Lamperele riuer lower falls. ' ' 
He was of Wells, Me., and bought land at Island Falls in 1666, 
and received a grant of ten acres from Exeter, March 16, 1668, 
both possessions divided with Nicholas Listen. He had a saw- 
mill at the falls as early as April 21, 1668, and Dover confirmed 
his right May 3, 1669. He was accepted as an inhabitant of 
Exeter, September 20, 1676, and received large grants, January 
31, 1681, 200 acres March 14, 1682, and 120 acres of it laid out 
at "Spocasoick" December 28, 1688, and March 14, 1689, 200 
acres about Lamprey River. He excused himself for having 
spoken against the President and council, March 9, 1681. He 
was sued by Capt. John Mason in 1683, but won the verdict of 
the jury, from which Mason appealed to the king, and Wadleigh 
himself visited England in 1683. Robert Tufton ]\Iason, as 
Lord proprietor, February 14^ 1683, issued writs of ejectment 
against Richard Waldron and other land holders. Walter Bare- 
foote, Mason's agent, was put in possession of Wadleigh 's land 
and sawmill at Lamprey River, and by will October 9, 1688, con- 
veyed the estate to his sister, Sarah, wife of Thomas Wiggin. He 
was nominated by Edward Cranfield for commissioner of the 
peace, January 6, 1684 ; delegate from Exeter to the convention 
which decided it best for New Hampshire to return to the union 
with Massachusetts, January, 1690; and appointed justice March, 
1690. He was on the committee to treat with Rev. John Clark 
respecting the terms of his settlement, September 18, 1693, and 
to buy house and land for Rev. Mr. Clark, April 20, 1694. A 
place for pew in the meeting house was assigned, February 3, 
1697 "to Capt. Robert Wadleigh and his wife and his son 
Jonathan Wadleigh, at the south side of the meeting house, 
Joining to the wumins stares. ' ' He was delegate in 1690, justice 
in 1693, and judge, 1693-97. He died about 1700. 

Three of his sons, Joseph, John and Robert, were indicted 
for high treason in connection with Edward Gove, February, 



72 History of Newfields. 

1682. His grandson, Philip Wadleigh, was tithing-man in 1732. 
19. John Oilman, son of Edward Gilman, was born at Hing- 
ham, England, January 10, 1624, and appears first on the Exeter 
records, January 12, 1649. He received large grants and also 
bought lands at Squamscot Falls, Newfields, Piscassic, Washucke, 
Great Oak Hill and the Plains ; was chosen to oversee the work 
on the meeting house, October 23, 1652; to make a new agree- 
ment with Mr. Dudley, June 13, 1665; signed in favor of con- 
tinuing with Massachusetts, 1677; built the "log house" opposite 
to Great Bridge, Exeter, which is still standing; was selectman, 
1652, and fourteen subsequent years to 1680; on committee to 
settle the bounds between Exeter and Dover, 1657, and to run 
the line between Exeter and Hampton, March 29, 1668 ; captain 
of Exeter Military Company, October 12, 1669; on committee 
to run the line between Exeter and Dover, July 10, 1671, and to 
adjust all difficulties between Exeter and Hampton concerning 
bounds, April 29, 1672; councillor, 1680-82; judge of court of 
common pleas, 1682; relieved of both offices by Governor Cran- 
field, 1683 ; petitions for the government and protection of 
Massachusetts as formerly, February 20, 1690; on committee 
to assess the expenses of the Indian War about 1692 ; represen- 
tative, and speaker of the House, 1693 ; chosen to purchase house 
and land for parsonage, April 20, 1694; representative, 1697; 
joined the church in covenant and confession of faith, Septem- 
ber 21, 1698 ; was captain, selectman, representative, counsellor 
and judge ; town measurer of land, 1700 ; received December 1, 
1664, 600 acres, laid out June 22, 1703, beyond the Piscassic 
between the road from Lamprey River landing to Wadleigh 's 
and Lamprey River on the Plains; also ten acres, September 20, 
1673, between Hilton's creek and Griffin Montague's lot and be- 
tween the Exeter road and Squamscot River known as "Gil- 
man's pasture" and perhaps a portion of "Nicholas Oilman's 
farm," the south line of which formed the boundary between 
Newmarket parish and first parish of Exeter, October 9, 1727; 
also 600 acres for a farm at Washucke, March 30, 1674, willed 
July 16, 1700, with upper mill to sons, John and Nicholas, but 
liberty was granted April, 1703, to lay out this grant at the 
Great Oak Hill — said Oilman to relinquish ' ' the land formerly 
laid out at Washucke ye bounds not to be found;" also 50 acres 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 73 

of swamp at Washucke, February 3, 1698 ; and 100 acres, April, 
1702. Capt. John Gilman and William Moor, town measurers 
of Exeter, certify. May 8, 1705, to their laying out 600 acres 
of land o^ Moses Gilman. 

John Gilman died July 24, 1708. His wnll dated July 16, 
1700, gives son Nicholas one half of the 600 acres at Washucke 
and one half of all his meadow flats at Lamprey Eiver ; gives son 
John interest in upper sawmill, and half of the 600 acres at 
Washucke, with "half of my land at Lamprey river;" and makes 
his wife, Elizabeth, sole executor. 

Administration on the estate was granted his sons, John and 
Nicholas, May 2, 1709, inventory ordered July 1, and taken 
July 9, 1709. It mentions land and marsh at Lamprey River, 
salt marsh at Bray 's. Temple meadow, and 700 acres granted by 
the town. 

20. William Badger, son of William and Abigail, was born in 
1752. Sold land in Portsmouth for £6,300 to Nathaniel 
Melcher, boatbuilder, November 11, 1780; became an eminent 
shipbuilder at Newtields and on Badger's Island in Pascataqua 
River, the island having previously been called Langdon's and 
Governor's Island. Tradition places his shipyard and that of 
William Shute on the Stratham side of the Squamscot. The 
island had been previously used exclusively by the government 
for naval purposes, 1775-1800, when the present navy yard was 
established. At the two places in time Mr. Badger launched a 
fleet of 100 ships, giving to the last one his own name. 

He bought, February 8, 1785, of Nathaniel Lord, feltmaker, 
for £95, 1 1-4 acres and 15 square rods of land on the 
highway leading to Newfields Landing, with the buildings 
thereon, which estate Lord had purchased February 26, 1771, of 
William Odiorne; also, October 24, 1786, for £60 of Zebulon, 
son of John Neal, 1-8 acre of land, together with the 
mansion house thereon, on the highway from Durham to Exeter, 
and sold the same, January 14, 1790, to Ebenezer Wilson of 
Newmarket, mariner; petitioned the selectmen, March 10, 1791, 
with reference to the location of the new meeting house, and 
bid off gallery pew No. 36; was approbated by the selectmen, 
November 7, 1801, as a retailer of spirituous liquors. 

In 1804 William Badger of Kittery, shipwright, bought of 



74 History of Newfields. 

Jo>lm Badger of Portsmouth, tin plate worker, land there, and 
also, 1809, house and land in Deerfield, of Samuel Badger; 
took a mortgage deed from William Shute, shipwright, April 
6, 1810, of land at Newfields Landing set off to th§ heirs of 
William Shute, deceased. 

21. Moses Oilman, son of Edward Gilman, was baptized at 
Hingham, England, March 11, 1630. He is mentioned first on 
Exeter town books, February 10, 1648 ; accepted, with his father, 
to be an inhabitant, May 10, 1652; was selectman, 1653, 1660, 
1673, 1677 and 1693; committee on boundary, 1668 and 1671; 
juror for the trial of Edward Gove, 1683 ; received important 
grants of land running from 1652 to March 28, 1698, the grant 
of March 30, 1674 of 600 acres being known as "Moses' Farm" 
and was laid out between "the uper corner tree of Mr. Hiltons 
farm," and "ye teaile of Mr. Hilton's mill at pascasick." A 
part of this grant was sold by his sons in 1715, and became the 
Bennett homestead. He was one of a committee to purchase 
house and land for parsonage, April 20, 1694. His will was 
dated January 12, 1691, and probated August 6, 1702. His house 
is mentioned October 10, 1664. Tradition says it stood about 20 
or 30 rods northwesterly from the residence of Joseph Furnald. 
He was active in town affairs and often elected to posts of trust; 
was selectman, 1653, 1660, 1673-74, 1677 and 1693, and was suc- 
ceeded in this office by his son, Moses, 1694; was chosen to run 
a line between the two meeting houses of Exeter and Hampton, 
also between Exeter and Hampton, March 29, 1668 ; also between 
Exeter and Dover, July 10, 1671 ; in connection with his father, 
brother, John, and brother-in-law, Jolm Leavitt, received July 
8, 1652, 200 acres of swamp; October 10, 1664, 50 acres; was 
taxed among 66 persons in Exeter, April 20, 1680, and with 
others petitioned for the government and protection of Massa- 
chusetts, February 20, 1690; granted 50 acres of land where he 
can find it clear of other grants, March 28, 1698, "the said Gil- 
man to give up a grant he had of fifty acres formerly at grass 
Swamp to the town again." In 1684 his wife gave Thomas 
Thurston, Governor Cranfield's provost marshal, to understand 
that she had kettles of boiling water for him, if he came to her 
house to demand rates. 

Intimately associated with the Gilman family in the owner- 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 75 

ship of land and mills, were their kindred of the Folsom family. 

22. John Folsom, son of Lieut. Peter, and grandson of Jolm 
Folsom, lived in Piscassic near the Exeter line, where the old 
cellar still remains. He administered on his father's estate and 
returned an inventory, April 18, 1718; petitioned for a bridge 
over Squamscot Kiver, November 21, 1746 ; and for a lottery in 
aid of bridge, 1759-60, and 1768. In his will dated February 
1, 1756, he gave "the mill &c to Joshua, and the land on the line 
of Newmarket and Exeter to Peter. ' ' Peter was the eldest son, 
and settled on the homestead. Joshua had built a gristmill at 
West Epping about 1746. He was a preacher among the 
Friends. 

23. Benjamin Folsom, brother of John, was born in 1696, 
and lived at Piscassic west of Mackesill Brook; was tithingman, 
March 29, 1725; petitioned to be governed by Massachusetts 
in 1739 ; was a soldier, 1746; and died March, 1752, aged 56. He 
married Kachel, daughter of James, and granddaughter of Moses, 
Gilman. She was born in 1699, and died March 16, 1785. 

24. Lieut. Ralph Hall, son of John Hall of Dover, was born 
in England in 1618. Tradition locates him on the east side of 
Salt Kiver at the falls of the Squamscot, near Wheelwright's 
creek, earlier even than the arrival of Wheelwright's company in 
1638. He joined the Exeter combination October 4, 1639, and 
April 2, 1640; petitioned the governor, deputies and magis- 
trates. May 3, 1643, "to appoint the bounds of our town," and 
also "that we may still peacably enjoy those small quantities 
of marshes at Lamperel River ; ' ' granted 50 acres of land, and a 
marsh he had found, January 21, 1644, 20 acres February 10, 
1648, March 21, 1650, September 30, 1655, 10 acres near Stony 
Brook, sold later to Cornelius Leary, 1664, 1670 and 1674; was 
on committee on boundaries in 1668 and 1671 ; commissioned 
lieutenant in 1656 ; selectman in 1674, 1676 and 1677 ; select- 
man and lot-layer in 1680 ; was sued by the heirs of John Mason, 
1684 ; is supposed to have gone to Dover for a time where he was 
taxed in 1659, but returned and was admitted an inhabitant of 
Exeter, October 10, 1664. The town voted him, March 15, 1668, 
"full power to arrest and sue any inhabitants who refuse to pay 
the rate of the ministry ; ' ' was on a committee of Dover April 1, 
1657, to arrange with Dover Point for the ministry at Oyster 



76 History of Newfields. 

River; to run line between Hampton and Exeter meeting 
houses, May 29, 1668 ; and to lay out the line between the Shrews- 
bury^ patent and Exeter, March 30, 1668; with his wife, Mary 
Chesley, was put under bonds to appear at court on a charge of 
witchcraft, from which they were released by the governor of 
New York, August 21, 1668 ; received a grant of 50 acres October 
25, 1670 ; on a committee to consider difficulties between Hamp- 
ton and Exeter about conveying lands, April 29, 1672; was 
granted 400 acres of land at Newfields, February 9, 1674, which 
was laid out the same year on the west side of the Exeter road 
adjoining the Edward Hilton estate ; selectman, 1674 and 1676- 
77 ; signed in favor of continuing with Massachusetts, 1677 ; lot- 
layer, 1679 ; deputy from Exeter, 1680 and was sued on behalf of 
Mason's claims, 1684. He died March, 1701, leaving sons, Joseph 
Kinsley and Edward. 

25. Joseph Hall, son of Lieut. Ralph Hall, and grandson of 
John Hall, is first mentioned on the town records October 10, 
1664, when he received a grant of fifteen acres of land. Per- 
haps he first settled at Newfields. Another grant of fifty acres, 
January 31, 1681, was laid out in September, 1702, — "he having 
lately deceased" — to his two sons, Joseph and Edward, on "the 
west side of pascasick riuer at the head of the Land that was 
their father's the boue s"^ Joseph Hall." These sons were large 
land owners at Newfields and at the falls of Piscassic on which 
they probably built "Hall's mill." Joseph Hall married Mary, 
daughter of the second Edward Hilton. 

26. Kinsley Hall, brother of Joseph, was born in 1652. He 
received land, February 9, 1674, 10 acres August 27, 1677, 100 
acres January 31, 1681 and 1702 ; took the oath of allegiance and 
fidelity November 30, 1677 ; was sued by the heirs of Capt. John 
Mason, 1684; signed in favor of continuing with Massachusetts 
in 1677 ; selectman, 1681, 1690 and 1693 ; was complained of be- 
fore the court of assistants by Attorney-General Edward Ran- 
dolph, Febrnary 14, 1682, for assembling in a riotous manner at 
the house of Gov. Edward Cranfield and declaring his abhorence 
of the ' ' known practice of the Laws of England in the matter of 
taking oaths;" was on committee, October 6, 1690, to treat with 
Elder William Wentworth "for his continuance with us in the 
work of the ministry ; ' ' administered on the estate of his brother, 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 77 

Samuel, March 28, 1692; assembly-man in 1693-94 and 1698; 
councillor in place of Richard Waldron in 1696-98 ; declined the 
position of associate judge, May 26, 1697; was judge of the 
superior court, 1697-99 ; captain of a garrison at Exeter from 
August 31 to September 28, 1696 ; and Avas' on committee, Feb- 
ruary 3, 1698, to seat the new ineeting house, when a place for 
a pew was assigned "to Kingsley Hall and his wife and five 
children at the west dore ; " was chosen, August 26, 1698, to make 
provision that a church be gathered and Mr. John Clark or- 
dained September 21, 1698, on which day he joined the church 
in covenant and profession of faith; was moderator, 1700 and 
1704; on committee to call the selectmen to account April, 1702; 
town clerk, 1720^22, and 1724-25 ; and ordered by a vote of the 
town to deliver the town books to Josiah Hall, town clerk, 1726 ; 
sold a grant of 100 acres of land, and had it laid out to his 
sons, Josiah and Paul, "on the north side of the mast way lead- 
ing from Gilman 's mill at Piscassic into the country, ' ' February 
15, 1725; and 10 acres laid out westward of Piscassic River, 
March 11, 1725; was apportioned 200 acres of common land, 
1725. He died in 1736, no son surviving. 

27. Edward Hilton, Jr., son of Edward Hilton, was an adher- 
ent of royalty and of the established church. He was appointed, 
July 8, 1652, one of the "overseers to build the meeting house 
forthwith, twenty feet square each inhabitant to do work" 
"and euery man shall come forth to work upon it as they are 
called out by the surueyor;" was relieved of this service, October 
23, 1652, because of the pressure of his private business. With 
others he petitioned for meadow land, May 24, and received a 
grant November 6, 1852. He received a deed of Washucke ' ' about 
six miles square between the branches of Lampy Riuer" from 
Sachem Wadononamin in 1660, "y® Indian Sagamore of 
Washuck and Pascataqua," "now lining at Washuck." He was 
among the petitioners to King Charles II, July 15, 1665, to be 
taken from the Bay government which has "denyed us in our 
publique meeting the common prayer, sacram*^ and decent 
buriall of the dead contrary to the Laws of England. ' ' He sold, 
June 13, 1681, to John Folsom, Jr., two pieces of land, contain- 
ing 12 acres of upland and four of marsh, "ye upland beginning 
at the water side in the field commonly called W™ Hilton new 



78 History of Newfields. 

field and so running up to a small white oak by the way-side y*^ 
goeth dowTi to W™ Smarts and so running on a square line to 
John Wedgewood's land between which said line & ye water 
side. — four acres of marsh joining at the east end with ye land 
of Mr. John Cutt and so running up a creek commonly called 
Mr. Hilton's first creek;" by 'the will of Walter Barefoote, 
October 3, 1688, was released from the payment of a debt of his 
father due to Barefoote ; gave name to a garrison, 1690 ; was re- 
inforced by two men from Hampton, April 24, 1693. Mr. Hil- 
ton was an amiable and hospitable man, but not ambitious of 
public honors. He kept up the reputation of his place as the 
house of those who needed homes, furnished work for those able 
to work, and bread and cheese for those who needed a support, 
which from age or infirmity or misfortune they were unable to 
earn. He married Ann, born October 16, 1641, daughter of Eev. 
Samuel Dudley of Exeter, and granddaughter of Gov. Thomas 
Dudley. Her mother was Mary, daughter of Governor Winthrop 
of Massachusetts. His children were Winthrop, Dudley and 
Joseph, and several daughters. He died April 28, 1699. 

28. Col. Winthrop Hilton, son of Edward, Jr., and grand- 
son of Edward, Sr., was a man above the medium size, muscular, 
active, well-formed, among the most fearless of the brave, the 
most adventurous of the daring; had a garrison on his farm, 
and his neighbors looked to him for counsel in difficulty and 
protection in danger; became after the death of Col. Richard 
Waldron, the leading military man in the province, and had 
chief command in several expeditions against the Eastern In- 
dians; was commissioned by Governor Allen, May 17, 1689, Lieu- 
tenant of the Troop of Horse. Was selectman, 1696; as- 
signed seats in the meeting house February 3, 1697; and made 
surveyor of highways, 1697. 

At a town meeting held in Exeter March 29, 1697, "It was 
voted and agreed upon that Theophilus dudley and David Law- 
rence and Sam^' Thing be a Committy with full power from the 
Town to make demand or sue m"" Peter Coffin or Richard Hilton 
or Winthrop Hilton for money due to the town for hailing or 
carrying of masts out of this Township as by said town axts 
may appear to be dou the town. ' ' Accordingly suit was brought 
against them. He received 100 acres of land, February 3, 1698, 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 79 

and 400 acres the first Monday of April, 1706; and the same 
day was on a committee "to mark a full agreement With m"^ 
John Odlin for his sallary & other things needful;" was promi- 
nent in the Indian wars, and commanded an Exeter expedition; 
was granted 50 acres of land, February 3, 1698, which was laid 
out AugTist 10, 1717, and sold by Benjamin Thing to Robert 
Barlow, March 7, 1757, at Piscassic, 40 rods north of Piscassic 
River ; constable, 1701 ; is called Major and marched with 
Colonel Church to the east against the enemy, 1703-04 ; marched 
to Norridgewock, 170^05 ; was granted 200 acres of the com- 
mon land by the town of Exeter, April, 1706, cornering on the 
land of Theophilus Dudley, running parallel with land of 
James G-ilman and the to-s\Ti commons, and along Piscassic River. 
A main way was laid out December 4, 1707, between his 
dwelling house and that of Dudley Hilton's, from Newtield land- 
ing to the extent of the town's lands by Gilman's sawmill; jus- 
tice of the Court of Common Pleas, April 15, 1707, retaining 
"the office till his death; was out as a scout to Amesbury with 
64 men, 1707 ; his farmers attacked in the hayfield, with four 
kiUed, one wounded and three captured, July, 1707 ; commis- 
sioned colonel of the new forces raised by Grov. Joseph Dudley, 
1707 ; proceeded to Port Royal, May 26, 1707 ; marched to Pig- 
wacket, 1709 ; councillor, 1710 ; and was killed, with his brother 
Dudley and others, by the Indians "up the mast way," June 
23, 1710. 

29. William Hilton, son of Edward Hilton, Sr., was styled 
' ' Captain ; ' ' had a mill at Lamprey River, and was granted sixty 
acres of land, April 14, 1657 ; received land of Symmes, February 
18, 1667 ; had a grant made out to him by the town measurers, 
April 3, 1671, "bounded southeast upon the river, upon the 
Towne's land northwest with Robert Smarts land North east with 
the creek next to his house and the Towns land southwest, and 
this land being a mile and forty eight rod square ; ' ' sold sixty 
acres on Exeter River adjoining land of Robert Smart, to Wil- 
liam Perkins of Oyster River, July 25, 1675 ; received his share 
of his father's estate, the northern portion extending from 
George Norton's shipyard to first marsh point, January 1, 1677; 
paid province rates at Exeter, April 20, 1680; was grand juror 
in 1681 ; juryman, 1683-85 ; provost marshal, September 20, 



80 History of Newfields. 

1684; petitioned for the government of Massachusetts, as form- 
erly, February 20, 1690; was selectman, 1690; made his will in 
1684, and died about 1690. He married Rebecca Symmes of 
Kittery. 

30. Richard Hilton was the son of Capt. William and Rebecca 
(Symmes) Hilton, and grandson of Edward Hilton, Sr. He was 
commissioned lieutenant, 1692; bought mills and marsh at Pis- 
cassic River of John Folsom, August 2, 1693 ; was on a com- 
mittee April 20, 1694, to purchase house and land near the 
meeting house to be improved by the town for the use and bene- 
fit of the minister. A place for a pew was assigned February 3, 
1698, "to Richard Hilton" and family "on the north side of the 
meeting house Joyning to the parsonage pew;" received with 
his brother Winthrop a grant of 100 acres joining to their mill 
in Piscassic, February 3, 1698; and 20 acres of meadow land 
"up pascasick river," February 21, 1698; was commissioned 
justice of the Superior Court, March 13, 1699 ; purchased a salt 
marsh and flats at Lamprey River, May 24, 1699 ; received a' 
grant of 20 acres, April 17, 1700; was granted the privilege of a 
ferry over Squamscot River for fifty years, June 12, 1700, which 
privilege was granted to Jonathan "Wiggin for 29 1-2 years, July 
13, 1721; selectman, 1701 and 1707-08. In 1703 we find there 
was "y® Schoulmaster to keep scoul at Richard Hiltons" he "to 
provide s*^ schoul master with hous rome & fire wood convainent. ' ' 
He was on a committee to collect Mason's claims due to Sam- 
uel Allen, June 4, 1704; also to call the selectmen to account 
1704; and to provide preaching for three months, September 3, 
1706; sold 21 acres of land lying near his house to Robert Bar- 
ber, April 17, 1705; was on a committee April, 1706, "to mak 
a full agreement with M'" John Odlin for his sallary & other 
things needful," which was signed June 6, 1706; bought land 
of Joseph Hilton, January 23, 1710; mortgaged 50 acres to 
George Jatfrey, 1713; sold land to Richard Hilton, Jr., 1715; 
with George Jatfrey mortgaged 284 acres, reserving 12 acres for 
Jonathan Hilton, to Mrs. Mary Plaisted, January, 1717; deeded 
land to his son, Samuel, 1719; and all his estate, subject to in- 
cumbrances, to Edward Hall, December 28, 1721 ; was appor- 
tioned 150 acres of common land, 1725; deeded to his sons, Wil- 
liam and Samuel, 900 acres in Newmarket, October 12, 1732; 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 81 

assigned 10 acres laid out to Samuel Hilton, August 9, 1738; 
deeded buildings and 30 acres of land to Josiah Burley, 1739, 
He finally removed to Portsmouth. 

His descendants were numerous. One of his granddaughters, 
a girl of fine face and form, but wanting in fortune, was a house- 
maid in the family of Gov. Benning Wentworth during his 
widowhood, and struck his excellency's fancy, as also that of 
a joiner in the neighborhood. The governor saw danger in 
such a rival, and a press gang swept him out of the way and 
carried him on board of a 74-gun ship. The governor's court- 
ship was short. He had the gout and wanted a nurse. Martha 
handled his gouty foot with discretion, and convinced him that 
nothing should be wanting on her part to keep his excellency 
comfortable. So one day he had a large party to dinner, and 
before the feast conducted Martha into the room and invited the 
minister to marry them. He did so and Martha Hilton, the 
maid, became the governor's lady and took her seat at the head 
of the table. 

It is fitting to note here the agreement of the Hilton brothers, 
Winthrop, Dudley and Joseph, for dividing the estate left them. 

Whereas our Honored ffather Edward Hilton Late of Exeter Deseased 
hath given and bequeathed unto us Lands Meddows and Interests in 
Mills, 

wee, the said Winthrop Hilton, Dudley Hilton and Joseph Hilton haue 
unanimously Agreed To Divide and Alott, and do hereby own. Ac- 
knowledge and Declare That we haue unanimously Divided and Allotted 
to eatch other our Soule and Hoole Right Tittle a«nd Interest of or unto 
all the Lands meddows or Mills giuen us abouesaid, to Eatch and Euery 
of our Satisfactyon and Content, Which Diuisyon and particular allot- 
ment is as ffollows: 

"To Winthrop Hilton The Dwelling House Barn oarchard and all the 
Land and Marsh Lyinge between The Parkings Brooke and a Ded. Red 
oake tree at the north Este corner of the oarchard, and ffrom said Red 
oake to Run on a North Weste Line to the Haed of said Hiltons (De- 
seased) Land, and the one halfe of the ffiuety Acres of Land at Pick- 
pocket and Allso the Grist mill, and saw mill upon the Parkins Brooke 
to be ye Soule and Propper use Benefitt and Beehoofe of him the said 
Wintrop Hilton; — 

"To Dudley Hilton all the Land between the aboue said Red oake and 
a Rook in the ground and an other upon that Rock near ouer Against 
Liftenant Wiggins Poynte and so to Run that Breadth vizt, about fforty 
Eight Rods on a north west Line to the Hed of said Hilton Deseased 



82 History op Newfields. 

Lands, and six Acres of Marsh and flats bee it Moore or Less commonly 
Called the upper End of the ffirst Marsh, and Allso one sixth parte of a 
saw mill on Piscassart Riuer wch was his ffathers, and also one quarter 
part of the ffiuety Acres of Land at Pickpocket, To haue and to hold 
to him the said Dudley Hilton; 

"To Joseph Hilton all the Land that was his ffathers at his Desease 
between the Line Last mentyoned and John Wedgwoods Land up to the 
Hed of said' Land, and one quarter parte of the flBuety Acres of Land 
at Pickpocket, and the marsh that was our ffathers at the upper and 
Lower Endl of the ffirst Crike, and also the Sixth part of a Saw mill 
on Piscasset Riuer wch was their ffathers, to haue and Hoold to him 
the said Joseph Hilton. 
"June 7, 1700. 

"WiNTROP Hilton (Seal)" 
Dudley Hilton (Seal) 
Ann Hilton Cruardian to 
Joseph Hilton (Seal) 

This was signed in presence of Kinsley Hall and Biley Dudley before 
Moses Leavitt, Justice of the Peace.^ 

On June 18 following, the three brothers signed the accom- 
panying document in the presence of the same witnesses : 

unto our Sister Jane Matoon ... all the right title and Inter- 
est that we or either of us haue or ought to haue in fine acres of Land 
allotted to her by our father Edward Hilton late of Exeter deseased.^ 

From the first settlement of Newfields till 1710, the Hiltons 
stood high in society and gathered around them the mass of the 
community. They were generous and hospitable. Their houses 
were as taverns in everything but the payment of bills, and a 
hurrah for the last was received as satisfaction in full for all 
favors. Such a family could not grow rich. The grants made 
to Edward Hilton have been divided among the community. A 
small portion thereof has come down to his posterity and still 
remains in their hands. George E. Hilton has still in possession 
a portion of the patrimony, and has in him a respectable portion 
of the modified and corrected characteristics of his ancestors. 
The homestead of the progenitor curtailed by many alienations, 
with the graveyard of the family where the remains of eight 
generations repose in peace, is still in possession of a descendant. 

31. Samuel Symonds of Ipswich, Mass., June 3, 1657, in the 
presence and with the consent of the Indian Sagamore Mohari- 

1 County Record, 5 : 181. 

2 County Records, 10 : 355. 



Some op the Earliest Settlers. 88 

met, took possession of 640 acres "on Lamper Eele Riuer, at 
Island falls," now Wadleigh's. His will is dated February 16, 
1673. 

When the Gilman and Folsom families arrived at Hingham, 
Mass., they found the family of Hersey already there. Several 
members of these families intermarried and came to Exeter. 

32. William Hersie, St., one of the original planters of Hing- 
ham, Mass., received a grant of land, June, 1635; was made a 
freeman, 1638 ; member of the artillery company, 1652 ; and died 
March 24, 1658. 

33. Robert Hersey petitioned the governor, deputies and 
magistrates May 3, 1643 "to appoint the bounds of our town," 
and also "that we may still peaceably enjoy those small quan- 
tities of marshes which are at Lamperel Riuer. ' ' He also ' ' peti- 
tioned that Exeter might be joined to Massachusetts, May, 1643, 
and received a grant of meadow, January 27, 1645." 

34. Thomas Hersey belonged to Exeter, 1650. 

35. Peter Hersey married Elizabeth, daughter of James, and 
granddaughter of Moses Gilman, and settled at ' ' Hersey Lane, ' ' 
where sixty acres of his estate were "within y® Tract of Land 
Comonly Called & knowne by y^ name of Moses Oilman's six 
hundred acre grant. ' ' Here he died in 1722. A son, Peter, Jr., 
served his time as a farmer with his grandfather, James Gilman, 
who gave him land and mill at Piscassic where he built the Her- 
sey house in 1740 to 1742. A daughter, Polly, married Col. 
Jeremiah Folsom of the brick house. They were devout fol- 
lowers of Whitefield. 

36. Capt. Jeremiah Gilman, son of Moses Gilman and grand- 
son of the first Edward Hilton, was born August 31, 1660. The 
Gilmans, who early came to Exeter, branched off into that part 
of the town which is now Newfields. He petitioned to be governed 
by Massachusetts as formerly, February 20, 1690 ; was a soldier 
in garrison in 1696. His wife was admitted to the church at 
Hampton, April 4, 1697, as there was then no minister at Exeter. 
A place for a pew in the meeting house was assigned, February 
3, 1698 "to Jeremiah Gilman and his family joining to the south 
door." On same date he received a grant of land at Piscassic; 
had mill at Piscassic, 1706, and land there, 1721 ; was one of the 
proprietors of Oilmanton, May 20, 1727 ; gave a deed to his son, 



84 History of Newfields. 

Ezekiel, December 10, 1729; was apportioned 100 acres of land 
"over Piscassic river" August 9, 1738; and petitioned for the 
formation of a parish at Brentwood, in 1743. 

37, 38. Peter and Robert Coffin were sons of Hon. Peter and 
Abigail (Starbuck) Coffin of Dover and of Exeter. Peter was 
taxed in Dover in 1659, and was deputy for Dover in 1672, 
1673 and 1679; was authorized to build a turret and hang the 
bell, February 15, 1665, in the second house of worship at Dover 
Point; and also a fortification around it. May 4, 1667. Peter and 
Eobert inherited Elder Edward Starbuck 's interests in land and 
mill rights at Lamprey River. 

Capt. Peter Coffin was born in Brixham, England, in 1630; 
came to this country and resided in Dover until late in life 
when he removed to Exeter; lived in the present location of 
Phillips Exeter Academy ; sold to John Hall of Greenland, 1662, 
land granted to Elder Starbuck; was selectman, 1668 and 1675; 
judge of the Court of Common Pleas, 1670--74; representative, 
1672^-73 and 1679-80; counsellor, 1688; was a member of the 
court that tried and condemned Rev. Joshua Moody of Ports- 
mouth; bought of the town of Dover, June 25, 1675, all its: 
"Right in Lamper-Eel River Neck both Land and timber from 
the head of John Groddards Creek so far as the tide flows upon 
a strait Line to the Cove at high water mark below Lamper-Eel 
River fall where M"" Hills works stood, for the sum of one hun- 
dred and Fifty Pounds and upon the said Coffins procuring 
the said Waldrons note for so much accepted In part of what 
the Town doth owe him that the Selectmen shall Confirm to 
the said Coffin, or his order the Neck of Land;"^ encouraged 
many to stick to the government of Massachusetts, 1677. 

Under date of June 25, 1675, the selectmen. Job Clements, 
Peter Coffin and Timothy Nutter, make known the fact "that 
the said Peter Coffin doth make over the said Neck of Land 
with all Towns Rights to the same which the said Coffin bought 
of the Town unto the said Capt. Richard Waldron, his heirs and 
assigns forever & whereas the Selectmen upon the Discounting 
of one hundred & fifty pounds Due to Cap* Richard Waldron 
from the town of Dover Due in Behalf of the towns assign and 

^ Stich'd Book No. 1, called the Burnt Book. 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 8 5. 

set over and Grant unto the said Richard Waldron his heirs & 
assigns forever the above said Neck of land, with all Rights 
and Privileges Belonging to the Town upon the said Neck at 
the time of the sale thereof." His garrison was attacked in 
the Indian massacre at Dover, January 27, 1689. 

The town granted to Capt. Peter Coffin, February 21, 1698, 
"Liberty to Lay Logs in the Eddy and creek afore his miU 
att Lamperill river.;" also at the same time 200 acres of land 
on "the north side of Lamperill river saw mill above M' Wad- 
leighs mill for the Land the new meeting house stands upon not 
to preiudice any former grant nor highway. ' ' 

The town measurers, Biley Dudley and Robert Coffin, August 
22, 1698, laid out 100 acres according to this grant, "bounded by 
Lamperell riuer opposite Nicholas Doe . . . near the path 
that leads to ye Seacon fall." He presented a claim for enter- 
taining soldiers in garrison at Oyster River, May 15, 1694, and 
of Exeter for soldiers at Oyster River, November 30, 1694; was 
commissioned Justice by William III, August 16, 1699; and 
agent of Richard Waldron of Portsmouth in renewing the 
bounds of Squamscot with the lot-layers of Exeter, Moses Leavitt 
and Robert Coffin, 1697. In March, 1702, the governor and 
council ordered him to send two men to scout from Exeter to 
Pickpocket mill, thence to Kingston and so back to Exeter; also 
to send two men to Lamprey River to the house of John Smith 
and so back to Exeter; had 200 acres of land granted him, April, 
1702; acted as justice of the peace, Exeter, 1704-05 and 1713; 
on committee of the parish, 1706 ; had an account against the es- 
tate of Col. Winthrop Hilton, 1711. He died at Exeter, March 
21, 1715. 

39. Peter Coffin, Jr., was born August 20, 1660; was ap- 
pointed September 18, 1693 "to agree with Rev. John Clark to 
come to this town to be our minister;" in 1695, "to keep the 
account of the work done on the meeting house;" January 1, 
1696, "to build the meeting house;" and petitioned in 1697 for 
the renewal of the bonds of Squamscot. 

He was chosen August 26, 1698, to make provision for the 
gathering of a church and the ordination of Mr. John Clark 
September 21, 1698, when he and Deborah Coffin, his wife, 
joined the church in covenant and profession of faith. The first 



86 History of Newfields. 

parish voted November 16, 1728, that a new meeting house should 
be built and set on "some part of that land which the present 
meeting house standeth on, which land the town purchased of 
Captain Peter Coffin for that use." Mr. Coffin was a contribu- 
tor to the building of the high steeple, April 4, 1739 ; petitioned 
to be joined to Massachusetts, 1739 ; was trader in Exeter pre- 
vious to the Revolution, and major in Col. David Oilman's regi- 
ment. 

40. Robert Coffin, son of Peter Coffin, Sr., was born in 1667, 
and married Joanna, twin daughter of John and Elizabeth 
(Treworgie) Oilman, who was born April 30, 1679. He was 
town measurer in 1697-98, 1700 and 1703; received, September 
9, 1701, ' ' all ye right ye town of Exeter hath or had in ye Lower 
falls att Lamperell riuer with all ye priueleg of ye flats 20 rods 
below s'^ falls," . . . he ''to pay fine pounds per annum 
a yer yearly to the town or ministry by way of rent." "Fine 
Aykers" of the 100 granted him in April, 1702, were laid out 
August 9, 1713, with bounds, ' ' a p'=kit Rock which Layes in Lam- 
perill Riuer Lower falls . . . Doner Line, . . . God- 
dards Creek, . . . Lamperill Riuer Lowwater mark." A 
place for a pew in the meeting house was assigned February 3, 
1698 "to Robert Coffin and his Wif and Elizabeth Coffin, and 
the widda Coffin, and his children, joining to Captain Wad- 
leighs pew." He died May 19, 1710. 

41. William Moore received lands in the first allotment at 
Exeter, December 4, 1639, 22 acres and 110 poles upland and 2 
acres 40 poles marsh "this side Mr. Hiltons," and 120 poles at 
Lamprey River. He petitioned the governor, deputies and magis- 
trates. May 3, 1643 "to appoint the bounds of our town," and 
also "that we may still peacably enjoy these small quantities 
of marshes which are at Lamperel riuer;" received grants of 
land January 16, 1645, November 4, 1647, 10 acres, December 15, 
1647, 30 acres, January 21, 1666, 36 acres, March 3, 1674, 12 
acres, and April 2, 1675, 300 acres, which was laid out with 
Robert Smart's 300 acres, April 22, 1698, at the "Head of m"" 
Edward Hilton's Land and to Pascasick Riuer and joyning to 
Lieut Hall's four hundred acres;" was also granted 60 acres, 
February 21, 1680; was on a committee to run the line between 
Exeter and Hampton, March 29, 1668, between Exeter and Dover, 



Some op the Earliest Settlers. 87 

July 10, 1671 ; and to equalize the distribution of land, March 
11, 1679; signed in favor of continuing with Massachusetts in 
1677; was on a committee to make a new agreement with Rev. 
Mr. Dudley, Jime 13, 1655, and to seat the new meeting house, 
February 3, 1698; was a delegate for Exeter to the convention 
which decided it best that New Hampshire return to its former 
union with Massachusetts, January, 1690; was commissioned 
captain, March, 1690; joined the church in covenant and con- 
fession of faith, September 21, 1698. His name appears last up- 
on the town records as moderator, in 1699. 

42. Andrew Burley, son of Giles Burley, was born at 
Ipswich, Mass. ; married Mary, daughter of Roger Conant, 
March 14, 1681 ; was granted liberty to burn a kiln of brick at 
Jeffries Neck, March 20, 1687 ; purchased lands at Bayside, New- 
fields, January 18, 1695, of Samuel Cutt, Richard Waldron and 
Samuel Penhallow; subscribed for *'a bigger bell," 1699, and 
January 16, 1700, was assigned a seat in the new meeting house 
at Ipswich ; divided land with his brother, James, at Newmarket, 
1715, and died, Ipswich, February 1, 1718. 

43. James Burley, his brother, was born in Ipswich ; bought 
150 acres of upland and meadow at Bayside of Daniel King, 
January 31, 1685; settled there, 1699; was surveyor of high- 
ways, 1704; bought marsh of Stephen Minot, 1712, and land of 
Joseph Hilton, 1714; divided land with his nephew, son of 
Andrew, May 22, 1718; was appraiser of the estate of Robert 
Smart, May 22, 1718 ; conveyed lands to his sons, Joseph, James 
and Griles, 1719; and died at Bayside about 1721. 

44. Josiah Burley, son of James, and grandson of Griles Bur- 
ley, was bom in 1701 ; chosen tithing-man, March 29, 1725 ; mar- 
ried Hannah, daughter of Andrew and Abigail (FoUett) Wig- 
gin, and died in 1756. 

45. Richard Glidden, probably son of Charles, was of Ports- 
mouth in 1665, and of Exeter in 1677, in which year he signed 
in favor of continuing with Massachusetts. He received grants 
of land in 1698 and 1725; joined the church in covenant and 
profession of faith, September 21, 1698 ; was administrator of 
his brother John's estate, January 4, 1710. His will, dated 
October 18, 1727, and probated December 4, 1728, mentions wife 
Sarah and seven sons and three daughters. The family lived 



88 History of Newfields. 

in the vicinity of Wadleigh's falls. His heirs had 10 acres of 
land assigned them, August 9, 1738. 

46. John Wedgewood, son of John and Mary Wedgewood of 
Hampton, received from his uncle, John Smart, one half of the 
300 acres of land which was granted to Goodman John Smart 
May 25, 1646, and re-surveyed July 21, 1780; received by his 
father's will, November 24, 1654, a dwelling house and other 
estate in Exeter. He is first mentioned on Exeter records, March 
3, 1673, when he was chosen to look after the manufacturers of 
pipe staves with reference to their ministerial rates; was one of 
62 persons taxed in Exeter, April 20, 1680, and was landowner 
at Newfields, June 13, 1681 ; was commissioned to lay out lands, 
1698; of Exeter, 1700; was with Hampton men at Fort William 
and Mary from May 18 to June 1, 1708; taken captive by the 
Indians, June 1710, carried to Canada, but escaped and returned 
with two other men; enlisted from Major Smith's company with 
the scout of Capt. James Davis, 1712. Wedgewood Point, lying 
between Shute's Point and the Fowler place, locates his residence. 

The name appears here for more than a century and a half 
and represented an orthodox faith. "Mr. John Wedgewood died 
March 6, 1828, aged 95." "Mrs. Mary Wedgewood died August 
20, 1824 aged 79. "^ 

47. Capt. Eliphalet Coffin. was apportioned 100 acres of com- 
mon lands, April 12, 1725 ; bid off pew No. 30 on the main floor 
for £18 10s. March, 1731 ; was on committee to call the selectmen 
to account in 1732; sold to Stephen Pendergast 84 acres of land 
with the garrison house at L/amprey Hiver second falls, now 
known as the Pendergast Garrison, October 9, 1735. Captain 
Coffin died August 16, 1736. His will dated January 15, 1735, 
and probated September 13, 1736, gives to his wife "my mulatto 
girl named Tinne and my negro girl named Peg, and my negro 
man Jack, ' ' and to his son, Peter, lands in Exeter, Stratham and 
Dover with the orchard upon it, including 100 acres at Lamprey 
Eiver and ' ' my negro man Jack after his mother has done with 
him. ' ' 

48. Philip Chesley, son of Philip, and grandson of Philip, 
bought of Thomas Packer, December 1, 1711, 50 acres of land 
adjoining Lamprey River together ' ' with ye privilege of erecting 

^ Piscassic Cemetery- 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 89 

a mill or mills upon ye said riuer. ' ' Samuel, Ids brother, sold 
to Samuel Lindsey, March 1, 1728, one eighth of the sawmill 
at the falls in Lamprey River "commonly called Packers falls." 
The falls were so named from Thomas Packers who received from 
Dover a grant in this region, April 11, 1694. 

49. Joseph Chesley, son of Thomas, and grandson of Philip, 
acquired land, March 26, 1707, on Lubberland shore, where his 
garrison stood, purchasing of Sampson Doe all the land between 
John Goddard's and Richard York's. He also secured at the 
same time six acres, and two islands, since called Chesley 's and 
now Channell's Islands. 

50. Jonathan Wadleigh, son of Captain Robert, and grand- 
son of John, styled Lieutenant and Captain, married Ann, 
daughter of Humphrey Wilson, and widow of Col. Winthrop Hil- 
ton. He was assigned a seat in the pew of his father, February 
3, 1698 ; received a grant of 50 acres of land, February 21, 1698 ; 
was appointed by General Sessions to run lines between town 
and town throughout the province, December 3, 1701, March 6, 
1711, and December 24, 1715; witness for Samuel Allen in his 
entry upon Mason's claims, December 22 and 23, 1707; on a com- 
mittee of Exeter to locate roads in the province March 16, 1711 ; 
with his wife petitioned the council board for a re-hearing of the 
case between them and George Jaffrey, and John Brown and 
wife Mary, October 11, 1718 ; received 200 acres in the distribu- 
tion of common lands, 1725 ; was selectman, 1727-28 ; on the 
committee to build a new meeting house, October, 1729; paid 
£15 for pew No. 22 in the new meeting house, March, 1731 ; on 
committee to secure and deliver the town books to the newly 
elected clerk, March 1738 ; petitioned to be joined to Massachu- 
setts in 1739 ; and against a township in the southwest of Exeter, 
1642. 

51. William Ardell was a merchant at Boston in 1684, at 
Portsmouth about 1686, and resident of Lamprey River in 1700, 
where an inventory of his estate was returned June 5, 1710, 
by Richard Hilton. A writ of attachment was served upon him 
by Robert Tufton Mason, May 22, 1684, "for entering &c the 
half part of Hilton 's mill at Lamprey river ; ' ' complained of the 
exorbitant taxation by Governor Cranfield, November 6, 1684; 
had timber and boards attached at Hilton's mill at Piscassic, 



90 History of Newfields. 

July 15, 1685, or his body seized by writ of Walter Barefoote; 
had account with Mr. Hilton, January 24, 1686, to July 8, 1689, 
which was allowed against the estate November 14, 1701; was 
sheriff of the province, 1697-99 ; received a grant of 100 acres 
of land February 21, 1698, which was laid out March 12, 1699, 
near his sawmill at Piscassic River; mortgaged all his lands, 
houses and mill or mills on Piscassic River to George Jaffrey, July 
26, 1700, and gave him possession September 3, 1701; brought 
action against B. Young in 1707 to recover a book account; had 
account with Col. Winthrop Hilton in 1710; his house, bam 
and sawmill were given in possession to Mr. Culton about 1710. 
He died, and an inventory of his estate was returned by Richard 
Hilton, June 5, 1710. 

52. Archibald McPheadris of Scotland was an opulent mer- 
chant at Portsmouth and a leading projector of iron manufac- 
ture in America. He was at the head of a company which es- 
tablished the Lamprey River Iron Works in 1719. The general 
court encouraged the enterprise by granting them a strip of land 
two miles wide at the head of Dover line. The company en- 
deavored to procure workmen from Europe. 

53. John Doe, son of Nicholas and Martha Doe, was bom 
August 25, 1669, and lived in the garrison house on the Neck, 
where he joined in asking for 15 or 20 soldiers to defend Lub- 
berland, 1694; petitioned, JSTovember 11, 1715, that a ministerial 
tax be assessed in Oyster River; and for the incorporation of 
Durham, May 15, 1732. He died intestate about 1742, leaving 
his wife, Elizabeth, and children. 

54. Sampson Doe, brother of John, was born April 6, 1671 ; 
served ten days in Capt. James Davis's Scout, 1712; petitioned 
for a parish at Oyster River November 11, 1715, which was incor- 
porated May 4, 1716; selectman, and committee of the parish 
in 1717 ; and became a member of the church at Oyster River at 
its organization March 26, 1718; was mentioned in the records, 
1720; apportioned 20 acres of land by the committee of Exeter, 
1725, and 80 acres, 1738 ; petitioned for the incorporation of Dur- 
ham, May 15, 1732; for a bridge over Squamscot River, 1746; 
and with Nicholas, Joseph and John Doe, Jr., and others, 
"having endured the brunt and hardships of the late war," for 
a township anywhere. 



Chapter VII. 

Some of the Earliest Settlers. 

55. Joseph Hall was the son of Joseph and Mary (Hilton) 
Hall. He married (1) Mary Moody of Newbury, who died April 

1, 1755, aged 73 years, and (2) Eunice , who died his widow 

March 27, 1790, aged 97 years. He was among his Uncle Col. 
Winthrop Hilton's haymakers when attacked by the Indians 
July 1, 1706, and escaped, while others were killed or captured; 
was selectman in 1715-17, 1721, 1723-25; lieutenant, 1720, 
and in June and July, 1744, on Capt. John Gage 's scout of seven 
men "to guard Mast men"; received grants of land November 
1, 1718, ten acres; March 9, 1725, ten acres; certified to taking 
ten acres of swamp land by fencing and clearing, December 16, 
1718; in 1725, was apportioned 150 acres; original proprietor of 
Nottingham, May 10, 1722; on committee to regulate the streets 
of Nottingham, October 12, 1727 ; and at a meeting of the pro- 
prietors March 25, 1729, was chosen with Andrew McClary "to 
Lay a Flore and fitt one End of the Block house for a minister 
to preach in"; received in the second division of lands in Not- 
tingham, November 4, 1730, "Lot No. 9, Summer St.," and in 
the third division, 1733, drew Lot 7 Kange 4 and Lot 15 Range 3 ; 
lot-layer reporting to the town the action of lot-layers, 1731 ; on 
committee to receive claims of persons whose lots had been over- 
laid on other lots, October 18, 1731 ; at Newfields he was assessor 
of the parish in 1729 and 1732 ; committee of the parish on the 
settlement of Rev. John Moody, February 9, 1730, and on the 
parish committee to convey to Rev. John Moody the land voted 
him in settlement. The committee bought twelve acres of Jona- 
than Hilton which they deeded to Mr. Moody August 7, 1730, for 
the pastor's home. He protested against the proceedings of a 
town meeting as illegal, June 17, 1738 ; was moderator, 1745 ; 
justice, 1746 ; petitioned the general assembly for a bridge over 
Squamscot River, November 21, 1746; for a lottery to aid in 
building the bridge, 1759-60, and for its location at Newfields in 
1766. In 1769 Joseph Hall had died leaving a widow and six 
daughters. 



92 History of Newfields. 

56. Edward Hall, brother of Joseph, married (1) Mary, 
daughter of Humphrey and Judith (Hersey) Wilson, who died 
December 2, 1737, aged 57; and (2) Hannah, daughter of Rob- 
ert Lord, and widow (1) of John Light, and (2) of Josiah Hall. 
He was captured by the Indians among Col. Winthrop Hilton's 
haymakers July 1, 1706, and suffered greatly in making his 
escape after several months' captivity; his experience as cap- 
tive and surveyor was valuable and he was consulted about the 
Indian troubles by the governor's council in 1716; was surveyor 
of his majesty's woods in 1715; on important committees in town 
and Legislature in 1713, 1722, 1724, 1726-27, 1729, 1732 and 
1740; selectman, 1718, 1720, 1722, 1726-27; took a mortgage 
of Richard Hilton's estate subject to previous incumbrances, 
Decemher 28, 1721; appointed to cut a highway to "Lake Win- 
nispesseogee, " 1722; was an original proprietor of Nottingham, 
May 10, 1722, where he was on a committee, 1724, 1726-27 and 
1729; lot-layer, 1730 and 1732, and received in the second 
division of lands, November 4, 1730, Lots No. 29 Range 9, and 
No. 1 Range 8; was "Essessor for the parish of new-market," 
1723, 1728, 1732, 1734^35 and 1738; apportioned 150 acres of 
land in 1725 ; overseer to go with the chainmen to keep tally and 
give just allowance in running the line between Chester and 
Londonderry, January 6, 1726, making return to the General 
Court, October 18, 1726 ; also between Exeter and Chester, 1727 ; 
to regulate the streets of Nottingham, October 12, 1727; select- 
man of Nottingham, 1728-31; empowered "to Gitt a horseway 
cutt to Amuskeige as Chepe as he can gitt it done and as Low as 
possible he can," December 10, 1729 ; lot-layer, 1726, 1732, 1736- 
39 ; he headed the petition to the general assembly, December 14, 
1727, for the formation of Newmarket parish, and was named in 
the act of incorporation, December 15, 1727, as one of the parish 
officers till others should be chosen; and appointed to take the 
census of Newmarket in 1731. He gave quitclaim deeds, March 
26, 1734, to Rev. John Moody, of the twelve acres in settlement, 
and to the parish of the one acre for a burying ground. He was 
captain in 1736; representative, 1736, 1738-40, 1748, and 
1752-53 ; commissioner of the peace, 1736 ; certified in the quaint 
petition of Rev. Hugh Adams to Gov. Jonathan Belcher, May 
3, 1738, to be "exemplary in Church communion and attendance 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 93 

on the other ordinances of the Grospel of Christ;" was among 
the 263 petitioners to be joined to Massachusetts in 1739 ; on a 
committee of the House to draw up and act relating to the ad- 
mission of "Town Inhabitants," February 19, 1740; petitioned 
for Squamscot bridge, November 21, 1746, and for a lottery in 
aid of bridge at Newfields, 1759-60 and 1766. He died about 
1767, leaving no son, but several daughters. The eldest, Ann, 
was the wife of Eev. John Moody, and another daughter married 
Eev. Mr. Page. 

57. Andrew Glidden, son of Richard and Sarah Glidden, had 
the old homestead of fifty acres laid out to him March 22, 1716, 
by the heirs of Moses Gilman's grant of 600 acres; was tithing- 
man, 1721; constable, 1722; assigned March 27, 1725, by virtue 
of the town order in 1681, ten acres of meadow at the Sand 
Banks, but afterwards laid out to his heirs "at the head of 
Hilton's Grant line," August 9, 1738; was apportioned 100 acres 
of common land, 1725 ; named executor of his father 's will, Octo- 
ber 18, 1727 ; named in the act of parish incorporation as 
"selectman" till others should be chosen; and died before the 
close of 1730. Edward Hilton, son of Richard, January 5, 1731, 
caused the arrest and fine for profanity and personal assault of 
"a negro man called Sambo who was formerly servant to Andrew 
Glidden dece*^. & belongs now to the Widdow of said Glidden or 
her son-in-law Joseph Smith." 

58. William Perkins, born in Cornwall County, England, in 
1616, was one of Oliver Cromwell's old soldiers, and was visited. 
May, 1729, by William Burnet, the accomplished governor of 
New Hampshire, in the summer of 1729 to talk over the stirring 
events during the civil wars of the Commonwealth. He was in 
Dover, 1662; took the oath of allegiance, 1669; and died at New- 
fields, 1732, at the age of 116 years, the greatest age ever attained 
by any resident in New Hampshire. His son died in 1757 aged 
87, and several of his children lived to be more than 70. 

William Perkins' family came here from Oyster River, and 
purchased of William Hilton, July 28, 1675, sixty acres by the 
First Creek in Squamscot River near the old centre. 

59. William Perkins, Jr., held claims against the state of Wil- 
liam Hilton, November 14, 1701, and of Col. Winthrop Hilton 
October 3, 1717; was apportioned forty acres of land in 1725; 



94 History of NewstIelds. 

named in the act of parish incorporation, December 15, 1727, 
"selectman" until other parish officers should be chosen; com- 
mittee of the parish to agree with Mr. John Moody respecting his 
settlement, February 9, 1730; elected on parish committee, June 
29, 1730, to convey to Rev. John Moody the land voted him in 
settlement, and assigned, August 7, 1730, twelve of the twenty 
acres voted, which became the home of Mr. Moody; "constable 
to some in the parish of New-market," 1734. Ten acres of land 
were assigned his heirs, August 9, 1738. He died intestate and 
Mary Perkins, "Widdow & Relict," administered on the estate. 

60. Samuel Doe, son of Sampson Doe, was baptized at Lub- 
berland by Rev. Hugh Adams, March 21, 1718; apportioned by 
the town of Exeter twenty acres of land in 1725, and twenty 
acres in 1738 ; committee of parish on the settlement of Mr. John 
Moody, February 9, 1730; petitioned for a bridge over Squam- 
seot River, 1746 ; bought of John Boreman his right as a soldier 
to Louisburg, 1746 ; sold to Stephen Bordman, May 1, 1754, for 
£7,000 old tenor, land with edifices on Doe's Neck; petitioned for 
a lottery in aid of Squamscot bridge, 1746 ; joined the church in 
Durham, December 31, 1780. He married Abigail, daughter of 
Judge Andrew Wiggin, who is mentioned in the settlement of 
her father's estate, November 24, 1757. 

61. Thomas Young was a cordwainer; petitioned, February 
20, 1690, for the government and protection of Massachusetts 
"as formerly"; was counted, April 25, 1715, among the "house- 
holders and inhabitants that live nearer the old meeting house on 
Dover Neck than the new one at Cocheco"; presented his claim 
against the estate of Col. Winthrop Hilton, October 3, 1717 ; was 
of Exeter and purchased part of the 600 acres granted to Moses 
Grilman of his sons, Jeremiah, James and Caleb, September 4, 
1720; bought John Willey's proprietor rights in the township 
of Canterbury, March 16, 1730; committee of Newmarket parish 
on the settlement of Mr. Moody, February 9, 1730; justice, 1744; 
representative "unduly elected" and superseded, 1745; peti- 
tioned for bridge, November 21, 1746; bought a portion of the 
homestead estate of Benjamin York "over against Lamprey 
river landing place, ' ' November 9, 1749 ; with widow Eliza Young 
was rated for parish dues at Dover, 1753. His will was dated 
May 2, 1767, but not signed. He died May 11, 1767, aged 76. 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 95 

His wife Sarah, daughter of Ephraim Folsom, died May 13, 
1768, aged 76. 

62. Jeremy Folsom, son of Dea. John, and cousin of John at 
Piseassic, settled about 1712 on the hill south of Lamprey River 
village, where in 1719 he built the two-story brick house which 
stood tiU 1874 ; was highway surveyor, 1725, and 1727 ; on parish 
committee, 1730; bought fifty acres of land of Richard Hilton 
on the west side of Hilton 's mill grant at Piseassic River, on south 
side of Wadleigh's mill grant, January 4, 1730. His father's 
will, dated November 24, 1715, has the following: 

' ' Item. I give to my son Jeremiah Foulsom one hundred acres 
of land at Lamperele River where he lives." 

In 1720 he was chosen tithing-man ; in 1725, apportioned fifty 
acres of common land; on the parish committee June 29, 1730, 
which conveyed to Rev. John Moody, August 7, 1730, twelve of 
the twenty acres voted him in settlement. He had eight children, 
and died in 1757. His wife, Mary, died October 8, 1744, aged 57 
years. 

The descendants of the Folsom family have resided in the 
vicinity for more than 200 years. 

63. Robert Pike, son of Robert, who died August 22, 1690, 
aged 35, grandson of Major Robert, and great-grandson of John, 
was born September 3, 1687. He came to Exeter as early as 
1720, and was admitted proprietor of Nottingham, June 13, 
1722 ; constable at Exeter in 1723 ; apportioned fifty acres of com- 
mon land in 1725 ; was of one party in a division of land which 
had belonged to Winthrop Hilton, September 25, 1725; chosen 
on the parish committee June 29, 1730, to lay out twelve of the 
twenty acres voted to Mr. Moody in settlement; gave land for a 
highway from Newfields landing to Nottingham, 1733 ; petitioned 
for Squamscot bridge, November 21, 1746 ; for its location at 
Newfields, November 25, 1755 ; for lottery in aid of its building, 
1760, and again for its location at Newfields, 1766; entered the 
company of Capt. Jeremiah Marston in Colonel Goffe's regiment 
for invading Canada by way of the Green Mountains, from which 
he was reported "deserted 6th Oct, C. Point"; states in a peti- 
tion June 14, 1764, that he was in the expedition against Canada 
in 1760, and among others left Crown Point about a fortnight 
before dismission, yet prays for pay for that year, but the peti- 



96 History of Newfields. 

tion was dismissed ; petitions for a bridge at Newfields, 1766 ; and 
signed the Association Test, 1776. 

64. Joseph Smith, son of John and Susannah (Chesley), and 
grandson of Joseph Smith, was bom September 7, 1701; bap- 
tized Feb. 28, 1720; and married November 10, 1729, Sarah, 
daughter of Andrew Glidden, by whom he had eleven children. 
He received of his father the property at the lower falls of 
Lamprey River where he built the three-story brick house, since 
known as the Dr. George W. Kittredge place, and became one 
of the largest land owners in New Hampshire ; was on the parish 
committee June 29, 1730, which conveyed to Mr. Moody twelve 
of the twenty acres voted him in settlement; was justice of the 
peace; sold part of the 600 acres granted to Moses Gilman to 
Samuel Brackett of Exeter, 1730; conveyed to Abraham Ben- 
nick, Jr., all his right and title to the mill dam and falls, and 
land granted to John Goddard at Packer's Falls, May 10, 1739; 
bought of John Burleigh, 1740, land granted by Exeter, 1681; 
was an inhabitant of Chester, 1744 ; petitioned the general court 
for a grant of land in favor of Durham, viz: New Durham; 
"having endured the brunt and hardships of the late war," peti- 
tioned "for a township anywhere" January 3, 1754; was an in- 
habitant of Exeter, 1755; petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, 
November 21, 1755 ; favored the location of the bridge at New- 
fields rather than at the lower ferry, January 7, 1766 ; was repre- 
sentative to the general assembly, 1755-56, 1758, 1762 and 1775 ; 
served on several important committees, among them one to 
purchase the Archibald McPhaedris mansion for a provincial 
house, March 18, 1767 ; one to prepare an address "to his Majesty 
in Council praying a reembursement of the expense incurred to 
the Province in supplying provisions and warlike stores for the 
Troops raised and sent out for the several expeditions against 
Crown Point, ' ' 1776, and signed the celebrated Association Test, 
July 12, 1776. He died March 29, 1781, and his wife, Novem- 
ber 26, 1785. 

65. Walter Neal of the fifth generation through Samuel, 
Samuel, "Walter, Walter, enlisted from Captain Week's company 
into the scout of Capt. James Davis, 1712; was surveyor and 
fence viewer of Newmarket, 1723 ; received thirty acres of land, 
1725; constable, 1732; gave land for a highway from Newfields 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 97 

to Nottingham, 1733 ; is mentioned in 1738 and 1741 ; petitioned 
for a bridge over Exeter River, November 21, 1746. He married 
Anna Matoon, daughter of Eichard, who was a widow in 1758, 
and died September 25, 1766. His son, Walter, signed the Asso- 
,ciation Test, July 12, 1776. 

66. Robert Gilman was "assessor of the Parish of new-mar- 
ket," in 1734. 

67. Jonathan Hilton, son of William, and brother of Richard 
Hilton, married his cousin Sobriety, daughter of Edward and 
Mary (Dudley) Hilton. He had a son, Jonathan, and it is dif- 
ficult to distinguish between them in the records. Charles Hilton, 
son of Jonathan, was baptized December 10, 1727, "in minority." 
Fifty acres of land were assigned Jonathan Hilton, April 17, 
1710; also a grant of fifty acres "on the south side of Lam- 
pereel river at a place called Dudley wigwam"; he was with 
Capt. Nicholas Oilman's scout for two days, July 5, 1710; pre- 
sented a claim against the estate of Col. Winthrop Hilton, for his 
wife's portion given her by her father's will. Fifty acres of land 
were apportioned to Jonathan Hilton, father and son, each, 
April 12, 1725. There were reserved for Jonathan Hilton twelve 
acres out of 284 sold to Joseph Jacob in 1728 by Mrs. Mary 
Brown, "lately Plaisted. " The parish committee purchased of 
him twelve acres which they deeded to Mr. Moody, August 7, 
1730; and ten acres were assigned him August 9, 1738. He 
petitioned for bridge over Squamscot River, November 21, 1746 ; 
and having "endured the brunt and hardship of the late war," 
for a township, 1754. 

68. Joseph Jacob, son of Joseph and Susannah (Symonds), 
and grandson of Richard and Martha (Appleton) Jacob, was one 
of the arms-bearing families of Ipswich, Mass. He had a wife, 
Mary, and daughter, Susannah, who married July 5, 1716, Philip 
Fowler; sold, July 23, 1716, "to our brother Joseph Jacob all 
right in the farm that was our honored father's, Mr. Joseph 
Jacob ' ' ; bought in 1728, 248 acres of land, reserving twelve acres 
for Jonathan Hilton, as in preceding sketch. He was witness to 
the deed conveying to Rev. John Moody twelve acres purchased 
by the parish of JonatJian Hilton, August 7, 1730; quitclaim^ed, 
March 26, 1734, the same land to Mr. Moody ; and the same day 
sold to the parish one acre of "land on which y* meeting house 

7 



98 History of Newfields, 

standeth, " now the burying ground at the old center; was a 
"joiner" in Newfields, 1733. He sold to his son-in-law, Philip 
Fowler, December 26, 1735, "one Narragansett right Derived 
unto me by my Hon. Uncle Richard Jacob, who was actually a 
soldier in ye Narragansett "War"; and to the same, February 14, 
1738, for 2,000 pounds, 236 acres of land with two houses and 
two barns. 

69. Thomas Tash, son of Maj. Thomas, and grandson of Maj. 
Thomas and Ann Tash, was born in 1722 ; captain to Forts Ed- 
ward and "William Henry, 1755; acting major at No. 4, in 1757, 
his battalion being the first New Hampshire soldiers to occupy 
the post ; captain against Crown Point, 1758 ; petitioned for 
bridge, 1760 and 1766 ; authorized to call the first town meeting 
at New Durham, 1762; chairman of the committee of safety at 
Newmarket to assist soldiers' families, June 5, 1775; built fire 
rafts at Newington, 1775 ; delegate from Newmarket to the fifth 
Provincial Congress, December 21, 1775 ; on committee of Con- 
gress to draft an oath for members of the House, December 25, 
1775 ; on committee of the House, January 23-24, 1776 ; carried 
to the president of council the account of the committee of 
safety for fire rafts, £39 6s 3d; representative from NcAvmarket, 
1776 ; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776 ; was recom- 
mended by the Provincial Congress as candidate for field officer, 
January 24, 1776 ; nominated lieutenant-colonel of the Conti- 
nental Battalion, June 12, and appointed June 19, 1776 ; ap- 
pointed colonel of the First Regim.ent of reinforcements, Septem- 
ber 4, 1776 ; writes to the New Hampshire committee of safety, 
October 26, 1776 ; receives letter from Colonel "Welch, October 31, 
1776; on committee of the parish to request the resignation of 
Rev. Mr. Moody, 1777 ; representative for New Durham, the 
Grore and "Wolfborough, though still residing in Newmarket, 
December 17, 1777 ; justice at the trial of Elisha Thomas, 1778 ; 
representative for Barnstead, New Durham Gore and New Dur- 
ham, and on frequent committees of the House, 1784^86; and 
for New Durham and New Durham Gore, 1791-92 ; selectman of 
New Durham, 1783 ; petitioned in behalf of the inhabitants of 
New Durham, April 7, 1784; licensed taverner and retailer of 
New Durham, 1785 ; delegate from New Durham to the conven- 
tion at Concord to revise the state constitution, September 7, 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 99 

1791, and September 15, 1792 ; petitioned for the incorporation 
of New Durham Library Association, May 25, 1797 ; removed to 
New Durham at the close of the Revolution and died, 1809. 

70. Thomas Bennet petitioned for Newfield's bridge, Novem- 
ber 21, 1746 ; was innholder, and bought land in Nottingham, 
December 9, 1771; credited with labor on fire rafts at Newing- 
ton, October 22, 1775; signed the Association Test, July 12, 
1776 ; committee of parish for the dismission of Rev. John Moody, 
April 28, 1777 ; joined the West Society, January 10, 1778 ; and 
died March 13, 1789. He probably had a son, Thomas, who wias 
born January 14, 1761 ; married Sarah Davis in 1780, and prob- 
ably died before his father; his widow died August 26, 1826. 

71. Caleb Clark, brother of Richard, petitioned for bridge 
over Squamscot River, November 21, 1746 ; was captain in the 
French War, 1757-60 ; cornet in the company of Capt. Anthony 
Towle and battalion of Maj. Thomas Tash from August 24 to 
December 17, 1757, for the defense of Fort Edward; petitioned 
for a lottery in aid of bridge, 1760 ; was on the muster rolls for 
the expedition under General Amherst from January 29 to 
February 14, 1760 ; committee of parish to settle arrearage of sal- 
ary with Rev. Mr. Moody, August 31, 1761; bought land of 
Samuel Tilton and wife, Jemima, 1764; petitioned for a bridge 
at Newfields, 1766 and 1772 ; enlisted February 13, 1777, from 
the Fourth Regiment of militia, for three years or during the 
war, and mustered with Capt. James Norris' company, receiving 
twenty pounds state bounty; justice of the peace for Grafton 
County, April 3, 1779, and settled in Canaan. 

72. Joseph Young, son of Thomas and Sarah (Folsom) 
Young, was bom August 24, 1726, and married (1) about 1753, 
Ann, daughter of Jeremy Folsom, who was born August, 1731, 
and died October, 1763; and (2) 1764, Mary, daughter of 
Zechariah and Sarah (Gains) Foss, who was born November 
25, 1739, and became the mother of thirteen children. He 
bought of John Mason of Durham all his ''Right, title Interest 

unto a certen tract or parsel of Land containing six 
miles Square or thirty six Square miles, which was granted by 
the purchers of Mason's claims to Jonathan Chester, Ebenezer 
Smith, my Self and others," March 26, 1750; paid, February 21, 
1753, to John Palmer of Newmarket, blacksmith, eighty pounds 



100 History of Newfields. 

old tenor, for "my dwelling house in newmarket, it being the 
house in which I now dwell together with the strip of Land on 
which s*^ house stands ' ' ; was connected with the Western Parish 
of Dover in 1753 ; petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, November 
25, 1755 and 1766; was first lieutenant in Lieut. -Col. John Hart's 
company under Col. Nathaniel Meserve in the Crown Point 
expedition ; captain, January 1, 1757 ; wounded August, 1757 ; 
paid 2,600 pounds in bills of credit of the old tenor, April 19, 
1758, to Benjamin York of Newmarket, for land, "being all my 
homestead Estate in said Newmarket and Containing by Estima- 
tion about thirty-two acres and Three Quarters of an acre"; 
petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge and its location at New- 
fields, 1760 ; on committee of parish to settle arrearages of salary 
with Rev. John Moody, August 31, 1761; paid Daniel Mason 
of Ne'Virmarket, December 23, 1762, 550 pounds old tenor for 
seven acres and a half, adjoining land of Nathan Keniston, John 
Tash and Ebenezer Smith; paid Eliphalet Wiggin of Durham, 
May 1, 1766, sixty-five pounds for one-half acre of land "near to 
Lampereal River Low^"" falls"; received by his father's will 
about 140 acres "now in his possession on ye north side of Pis- 
cassick River," with one half of the sawmill and mill privilege 
on both sides of the river, and ' ' one half the Grist mills after his 
mother's Decease and one acre of Salt marsh and thatch Bed 
Laying on the South west Side thereof"; was made sole executor 
of his father's will, dated May 2, 1767; paid George Dutch of 
Newmarket, December 28, 1767, ten pounds for two and one-half 
acres of land "at the Bottom of the Long hill so called" on the 
south side of "Wadleys Road," his wife, Hannah, surrendering 
her right of dower, January 8, 1768 ; on committee to manage 
lottery, 1768; paid forty-six pounds, January 28, 1768, "to the 
administrator on the Estate of John Willey late of Durham 
millwright," for twenty-nine acres and twenty-six rods of land 
in Durham; bought of William Willey of Durham, weaver, two 
and three-quarters acres of land in Durham, May 8, 1770 ; paid 
Walter and Jeremy Bryent, both of Newmarket, 250 pounds 
"for all their right and title to the falls at Wadley's falls with 
two thirds of fulling mill thereon and one half the grist mill on 
the north side of the river, as also two thirds of the utensils 
belonging to said fulling mill, and all the Island joining to and 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 101 

below the dam, except one rod round the Griss mill, and also 
land to run down the river and all our land on the north side 
of the river"; received for $300, of Jonathan Chesley of Durham, 
deed of land in Durham, adjoining land of Samuel Joy, and 
east of the road from Lamprey River landing to Packer's Falls; 
had an interest in "the third Class of the Lottery" and an 
account with the directors of the bridge, July 16, 1769, to May 
28, 1770; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; and died 
April 11, 1806. 

73. Bradstreet Doe Avas ensign in Capt. Somersbee Gilman's 
company. Col. John Hart's regiment, against Crown Point, 1758; 
petitioned for road from Lamprey River to Durham, February 11, 
1768, and for lottery in aid of bridge, 1768 ; allowed for labor on 
fire rafts built at Newington, October 22, 1775 ; signed the Asso- 
ciation Test, July 12, 1776 ; and on committee of parish for the 
dismission of Rev. John Moody, April 28, 1777. 

74. John Mead was a sea captain in his early days, and his 
large sea-chest is still in the possession of the Plumer family at 
Epping; was of Stratham, 1709, and later Newmarket; remon- 
strated against the gathering of a township at Squamscot, Decem- 
ber 5, 1709 ; united with the church in Stratham, 1746 ; received 
an order from Walter Bryent, one of the proprietors of Bow, 
January 27, 1749 ; petitioned for a lottery in aid of Squamscot 
bridge and its removal to Newfields, 1760; was ensign in Capt. 
Somersbee Gilman's company. Col. John Hart's regiment, 
against Crown Point, 1758 ; petitioned for a road from Lamprey 
River to Durham, February 11, 1768, and for lottery in aid of 
bridge, 1768 ; allowed for labor on fire rafts built at Newington, 
October 22, 1775; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; 
and was on committee of parish for the dismission of Rev. John 
Moody, April 28, 1777. He was connected with the Congrega- 
tional parish, 1803. 

75. Dea. Stephen Bordman of Stratham, blacksmith, was 
born in Ipswich, Mass., 1718 ; bought of Samuel Doe of New- 
market, for 7,000 pounds old tenor, March 1, 1754, land in New- 
market with edifices, at Doe's Neck, including marsh and thatch 
land at the Boathouse Creek on "Lamperil river"; was dismissed, 
September 8, 1764, from the church in Gloucester, Mass., to the 
church in Stratham ; petitioned for a lottery in aid of Newfields 



102 History of Newfields. 

bridge, 1760, and was appointed on a committee to manage said 
lottery, 1768; bought, November 28, 1769, 132 rods of land in 
Stratham of John Hill, of Stratham; also, January 11, 1772, 
of Mary Hill, thirteen acres of the estate of her father, John 
Hill, deceased ; was representative from Stratham, April 8, 1774 ; 
was an ardent patriot and died before June 9, 1788. 

76. Walter Bryent married Elizabeth, daughter of Jeremy 
and Elizabeth Folsom; was a resident of Lamprey River, 1735- 
90, and an enterprising, capable and highly useful citizen; lot- 
layer and land surveyor; commissioned by Gov. Jonathan 
Belcher, March 12, 1741, to run the boundary between New 
Hampshire and the district of Maine, which line was in dispute, 
1735-36; appointed by the council to provide two good chain- 
men, all under oath, to run the southern line and make a plan 
of the town of Kingston, April 15, 1742 ; made his return June 
11, and the boundary was fixed June 12, 1742; was soldier, 
1746-47; on committee to locate the meeting house in Bow, 
October 12, 1759, and of Newmarket parish August 31, 1761, to 
settle arrearage of salary with Rev. John Moody; selectman, 
1765 ; manager of the lottery for building Squamscot bridge, 
1765 and 1768; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; sur- 
veyed the town of Londonderry, 1742; was surveyor of a com- 
pany in the intended expedition against Canada, 1747, and 
passed over the ground where Lovell's sanguinary fight with the 
Indians took place in which Lovell was killed, discovering 
Indian camps large enough to hold thirty men, and trees full of 
bullet holes, having also imitations of men's faces cut upon 
them. Major Davis was in command of this company, marching 
by compass and chain, raised by act of the General Assembly, 
June 4, 1746, as a portion of the 1,000 men who were designed 
for the immediate reduction of Canada. 

Walter Bryent made a survey of Bow in 1749, employing five 
men for twelve days, from September 18, making return October 
31 ; was authorized to call the first meeting of the inhabitants of 
Pembroke, November 1, 1759 ; was on a committee, October 12, 
1759, to locate the meeting house in Bow ; petitioned for a lot- 
tery in aid of Newfields bridge, 1760; received land in Bow, 1760; 
surveyed the boundary line of Chester, 1761 ; petitioned, January 
18, 1765, in behalf of Daniel Ames for bringing Mary Flood 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 103 

from Canterbury, who had been tried for her life and acquitted ; 
appointed, 1765 and 1768, one of the managers of the lottery to 
build a bridge over Exeter River ; petitions for a bridge at New- 
fields, 1766 ; with William Pottle, made return August 26, 1767, 
of the inventory of Philip Fowler's estate ; as one of his Majesty's 
justices of the peace, warned a meeting of the inhabitants of 
Hampton Falls to be held January 30, 1770; with others, re- 
ceived from Gov. Penning Wentworth, February 7, 1767, grant 
of the town of Chatham; selectman and lot-layer of Pow, 1774; 
credited, October 22, 1775, with labor on rafts built at Newing- 
ton; interested in the business settlement of Pow affairs; Asso- 
ciation Test, July 12, 1776; justice of the peace and quorum, 
1776; committee of parish for the dismission of Rev. John 
Moody, April 28, 1777; joined the West Society, January 10, 
1778 ; with his wife joined the church at Durham, October 31, 
1780; non-resident land owner in Pembroke, February 22, 1784; 
moderator, 1785-86 ; administrator on estate of Jeremiah Pryent 
of Newmarket, October 17, 1786; also on the estate of his sons, 
Walter and Jeremy, 1786 ; bid off pew No. 32 in the new meeting 
house, October 24, 1791; and was still active in the parish, 
1798-99. 

77. Wentworth Cheswell, son of Hopestill and (Kenni- 

son) Cheswell, was born, 1746; educated at Dummer Academy, 
Pyfield, Mass. ; is mentioned in the records, 1768-69 ; justice 
of the peace; executor of the will of Dea. Joseph Judkins, 1770; 
credited with labor on rafts at Newington, October 22, 1775 ; 
signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; clerk of committee 
for the dismission of Rev. John Moody, April 28 to June 13, 
1777 ; on committee to petition the Legislature for the formation 
of the West Society, November 7, 1777; selectman, 1783, 1785 
and 1795 ; assessor, 1784, 1786-87, 1791, 1797-99 ; auditor, 1786, 
1799, 1801, 1804-12, and^ 1814-16; coroner, 1786-87; active in 
parish affairs 1791, 1794, 1796-98, 1800-01, 1806 and 1816 ; bid 
off pew No. 9 in new meeting house, October 24, 1791 ; representa- 
tive, 1801; moderator, 1801, 1804-07, 1809-11, and 1813-16; 
and retailer, 1813. He died March 8, 1817, and his wife, Mary, 
June 22, 1829, aged 79. 

78. James Folsom, son of William and Hannah (Oilman), 
and grandson of Ephraim Folsom, was a cousin of Dea. Joseph 



104 History of Newfields. 

Judkins, and an executor of his will in 1770; moved to Gilman- 
ton in 1772, and died there in 1776. He married Margaret 
Firnal Cotton, and his estate was divided among six children 
in 1787. 

79. William Carlo was the Newfields silversmith, and lived 
in the Dr. Phineas Trull house ; made the Joseph Judkins ' com- 
munion cup in 1770, which bears his mark, "W. Carlo"; with 
Eev. Arthur Brown and others, petitioned against theatrical 
amusements, January 13, 1773 ; signed the Association Test, July 
12, 1776 ; bought land in Newfields of Stephen Hardy of Ports- 
mouth, January, 1790; active in parish affairs, 1794-1800 and 
1809 ; and was among the last of our townsmen to wear the gen- 
tleman 's short clothes with knee buckles. He died April, 1831, 
and his wife, November, 1831. 

80. Joseph Merrill was baptized at Stratham in 1719; mar- 
ried Mercy, daughter of Dea. Edward Hall, and settled on Pis- 
cassic Road ; petitioned for a road, 1765 ; sold land and buildings, 
March 4, 1771, to his brother-in-law. Rev. John Moody, and also 
June 23, 1772; selectman. South Hampton, 1773 and 1775-76; 
signed the Association Test at Stratham, September 3, 1776, 
and returned it. 

81. Benjamin Smith, son of Capt. John and Susannah (Ches- 
ley) Smith, was born March 22, 1709, and baptized February 28, 
1720 ; lived at Lamprey River, Durham side ; was selectman, and 
one of the committee of safety; joined the church in Durham, 
October 31, 1780; received of his father the eastern portion of 
the property at Lubberland containing 280 acres; had also a 
farm adjoining the first falls of Lamprey River, and built the 
large house on the Durham side as the road turns down the hill 
towards Lubberland, and owned here a mill. He died October 
12, 1791. 

82. Winthrop Smith, son of Col. Joseph and Sarah (Glidden) 
Smith, was born May 5, 1732. He married Mary, daughter of 
Rev. John Moody, November 9, 1756, and had seven children. 
He bore the military titles of "cornet" and "lieutenant," and 
was credited with labor of men and oxen on fire rafts at New- 
ingi;on, October 22, 1775 ; was on committee of parish, 1791 ; bid 
off pews No. 44, and Nos. 7 and 9, in the new meeting house, 
October 24, 1791; active in parish affairs in 1797, 1804 and 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 105 

1809 ; and died June 11, 1811. Mrs. Smith, a woman of strong 
intellectual powers and great amiability of character, was born 
March 4, 1732, and died February 13, 1815. 

83. Hubartus Neal, of the fifth generation through Walter, 
Samuel, Walter, Walter, was born October 22, 1719. He was a 
shipwright of Stratham, where he united with others in calling 
Rev. Joseph Adams, February 14, 1745 ; bought his farm on the 
south of Pine Hill of Rev. Jolm Moody, April 22, 1747 ; had land 
bordering on that of Philip Fowler, May 22, 1754; received a 
quitclaim deed of land from the heirs of Richard Ma toon, March 
7, 1758; was selectman, 1760-61 and 1770; on committee of 
parish to settle arrearage of salary with Mr. Moody, August 31, 
1761; petitioned respecting Hall's mill road July 3, 1765, and 
for lottery in aid of bridge, 1768; bought five acres of land of 
John Bartlett and son, Joseph, 1773; was delegate to the Pro- 
vincial Congress, April 21, 1775 ; coroner, 1776 ; signed the Asso- 
ciation Test, July 12, 1776; on committee of the parish for the 
dismission of Mr. Moody, April 28, 1777; moderator, 1778 and 
1788; auditor, 1784-85 and 1787; committee of parish, 1789; 
lot-layer, 1791, 1793 and 1795 ; bid off pew No. 24 in the new 
meeting house, October 24, 1791; was member of the church, 
1797-99 ; active in parish, 1799 ; and died December 13, 1806. 
He married Mary Perkins, March 24, 1742. She died June 18, 
1806, aged 91. 

84. Nicholas Doe, son of Sampson Doe, was baptized June 7, 
1719 ; petitioned for lottery in aid of bridge over Squamscot 
River, November 21, 1746, and 1760; was soldier in the French 
War, 1754; petitioned for a township for hard service rendered 
in the war, and for bridge, 1760; and signed the Association 
Test, July 12, 1776. 

85. Israel Oilman, son of Capt. Jeremiah, was apportioned 
fifty acres of land, 1725 ; commissioned lieutenant, 1731, and 
captain 1741-42 and 1744^7; bought thirty acres of land 
granted to James Sinkler, August 30, 1734 ; protested against the 
proceedings of a town meeting as illegal, June 17, 1738 ; sold 
100 acres of land to Robert Barber above Coffin's grant by 
Dudley's wigwam, August 9, 1738; petitioned to be joined to 
Massachusetts in 1739; representative, 1744^46, 1752 and 1754; 
on committee of the House, 1744 ; at a hearing before the Legis- 



106 History of Newfields. 

lature, August 22, 1744, seceders from the first parish of Exeter 
particularly objected against Capt. Israel Gilman and asked for 
his withdrawal as having prejudiced the cause against them, but 
their objection was overruled. The inhabitants of Epping, 
March 9, 1747, "Voted that Cap'' Israel Gilman shall be the man 
to undertake in the behalf of the 3^ parish to cary in a petition 
to the General Court in order to get the wild land rated"; an- 
swered objections to the building of a bridge over Squamscot 
River, 1747 ; was delegate to the convention at Portsmouth, 1754 ; 
ran line for Bow proprietors, 1759 ; petitioned for bridge at 
Newfields, 1766 ; lived on Bald Hill Road, and died about 1768. 

86. Col. Israel Gilman, son of Capt. Israel and Abigail 
(Thing) Gilman, was appointed one of a committee of the 
General Court on a road in Newington, 1755 ; petitioned for a 
road, 1765, and bridge at Newfields, 1766; was selectman, 1765 
and 1773 ; representative, 1773 ; justice and made return of the 
census, February, 1773; wrote home from Charlestown, Mass., 
to the committee of safety, June 16, 1775, and was lieutenant- 
colonel in Col. James Reed's regiment at the battle of Bunker 
Hill, June 17, 1775. He was a man of many parts and discharged 
his duties with great faithfulness, and to the general satisfac- 
tion. He died February 20, 1777, aged 47. 

87. Jonathan Colcord, son of Samuel and Mary (Ayer) Col- 
cord, was bom March 4, 1684 ; was a grantee of Kingston, Aug- 
ust 6, 1694, and settled there, but for fear of the Indians in 
1707, left and settled in Newfields ; was hay ward and field-driver 
of Exeter, 1720^21; apportioned forty acres of common land, 
April 12, 1725 ; gave land for a road from Newfields Landing to 
Nottingham, March, 1733 ; was surveyor of highways, 1735 ; and 
petitioned for bridge over Squamscot River, November 21, 1746, 
and for lottery, 1760-61. He married Sarah Burleigh. 

88. Stephen Lyford, son of Francis, received thirty acres of 
land at Piscassic, "next to ye river"; was apportioned 100 acres 
of common land, 1725 ; taxed for his trade, 1731 ; on committee 
to call the selectmen to account, 1732-33 ; gave land for a high- 
way from Newfields Landing to Nottingham, March, 1733 ; select- 
man and assessor, 1734; petitioned to be joined to Massachusetts, 
1737 ; and furnished a horse for military service, 1746. He mar- 
ried Sarah Leavitt. 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 107 

89. Francis Durgin entered his name at Exeter, taking up 
100 acres of meadow north of "Lamperel" River about a mile 
above Dudley's wigwam, April 4, 1717; was apportioned thirty 
acres by the committee of Exeter, 1725 ; had seventeen acres laid 
out to him on the north side of Lamprey River, 1731-32; was 
soldier in the French War, and having ' ' endured the brunt and 
hardship of the late war," petitioned for "a township any- 
where," 1754; petitioned for a bridge over Squamscot River, 
November 21, 1746 ; is mentioned in the records, 1763 and 1768 ; 
and signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776. 

90. William Taylor is first mentioned in town books, June 26, 
1650, when a portion of his corner lot was appropriated for the 
meeting house ; he was granted twenty acres of land, January 
21, 1664; an inventory of his estate was ordered December 30, 
1677, and return made January 2, 1678. 

91. Benjamin Taylor "served his majestic in garrison under 
Capt. Kinsley Hall," October to November, 1696; was granted 
twenty acres of land February 21, 1698 ; remonstrated against 
being set off from Exeter, September 9, 1701 ; and the granting 
of a "To-wnship at Squamscot," December 5, 1709; sentinel in 
Capt. John Edmonds' company in pursuit of the Indians who 
killed Col. Winthrop Hilton, August 16, 1710; selectman of 
Stratham, 1719; and apportioned thirty acres of common land, 
1725. 

92. Robert Barber, son of Robert, who settled near the Pis- 
cassic schoolhouse and was killed by the Indians July 1, 1706, 
was granted by the town of Exeter, April 12, 1725, 30 acres 
of common land which he sold to James Harden of Rye for 230 
pounds, December 13, 1744. He bought, December 2, 1726, of 
Israel Gilman, seven acres at Piscassic "on ye South side of ye 
mast way joining to s*^ Barbers other lands"; bought out the in- 
terest of heirs to the twenty acres of his father's estate, Septem- 
ber 25, 1731 ; gave land for a highway from Newfields, leading 
to Nottingham, March, 1733 ; with wife, Sarah, quitclaimed, 
June 13, 1734, "all right of ye real Estate y* our Hon"^ father 
Jn° Bean, at the time of his death was possessed of " ; bought of 
Israel Gilman, September 10, 1734, the Samuel Sinkler place, 
fifty acres, north of land formerly owTied by Deacon Coffin of 
Newbury, forty acres of which, for love and good will, he con- 



108 History op Newpields. 

veyed to his son, Daniel Barber, May 3, 1758; bought of Israel 
Oilman, October 4, 1744, two pieces of land joining lands of 
said Robert Barber; petitioned the General Court respecting 
the unfair election of Thomas Young as representative of New- 
market, 1745; bought ten acres joining his own lot of Daniel 
Leary of Exeter, September 12, 1746 ; petitioned November 21, 
1746, for a bridge over Squamscot River and again, 1766 ; bought 
three sevenths of about fifty acres of land on Piscassic River of 
Benjamin Thing for 700 pounds old tenor, March 7, 1757 ; pur- 
chased two thirds of an lOO^acre lot in Nottingham of John Hoag 
of Stratham, May 1, 1758, and conveyed one half of the pur- 
chase to his son, Daniel, November 27, 1758 ; bought of Daniel 
Leary for 200 pounds, two parcels of land, twenty acres, by 
"Broad Turn on the Mast Way," April 2, 1759; bought seven- 
teen and one-half acres in Newmarket, January 2, 1764; had 
son, Robert, and wife, Sarah, 1768 ; signed the Association Test, 
July 12, 1776 ; and sold to son, Daniel, May 3, 1779, forty acres 
joining the land given him May 3, 1758. 

93. Samuel Drown, son of Leonard and Elizabeth (Abbot) 
Drown, was a soldier in the service of the province, wounded 
by the Indians at Rochester, May 23, 1747, and being in needy 
circumstances, petitioned May 28, 1747, the General Assembly 
for relief, and it was voted that he "be taken care of at the ex- 
pense of y^ Province 'til further order," and a committee was 
appointed "to take proper suitable care of him 'til further order 
in y^ most frugal manner with power to draw money out of y® 
Treasury to defray y® Expense thereof to be accounted for to 
the Gen' Assembly"; was allowed August 20, 1747, and October 
23, 1747, "five Pounds for his further support," and Dr. Jo- 
seph Pierce was allowed by vote December 2, 1747, "Sixteen 
Pounds, ten shillings & Seven Pence half Penny in full" for 
medicines, etc., and Dr. John Ross "Eleven Pounds, Eleven 
ShilP in full" for similar service; was voted March 11, 1748, 
"That Doc"" Joseph Atkinson be allow 'd fifty shillings & nine 
pence in full" for attendance; also May 19, 1748, "That Eliz*'^ 
Drown be allow 'd twenty shilP & Mary Drown ten shilP in full 
of their ace*® for Nursing of Sam' Drown"; was finally voted 
"three Pounds as a full & final Satisfaction for his being 
Wounded by y^ Indians." 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 109 

94. Daniel Hilton, of the fifth generation through Dudley, 
Joseph, Edward, Edward, petitioned for bridge over Squamscot 
Eiver, November 21, 1746, 1760 and 1766, and for a lotterj^ in 
aid of bridge, 1760; for Hall's mill road, 1766; and bridge at 
Newfields, 1766; signed the Association Test July 12, 1776; and 
died January 6, 1800, aged 75. 

95. Capt. John Perkins, a descendant of William, was born 
1744, and lived in the field between Ash Swamp Eoad and Her- 
sey Lane. He was a soldier in Capt. Stephen Clark's company, 
November 22, 1775 ; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776 ; 
petitioned the selectmen with respect to the location of the new 
meeting house, March 10, 1791; was active in parish affairs, 
1794, 1799 and 1810; pound keeper, 1801-13 and 1818; fence 
viewer, 1831; and died, 1837. His will was dated April 18, 
1825, and probated September 13, 1837. 

96. Lieut. Samuel Smith, son of Capt. John and Susannah 
Smith, brother of Col. Joseph, was bom February 6, 1706 ; bap- 
tized February 28, 1720 ; received from his father the western 
part of the homestead, afterwards occupied by Robert Channel ; 
moved to Lamprey River Village ; was town clerk of Oyster River, 
1739; and soldier, 1745; was second lieutenant in Capt. Som- 
ersbee Oilman's company. Col. John Hart's regiment, in the 
Crown Point expedition ; credited with labor on fire rafts at New- 
ington, October 22, 1775, and adjutant in Col. Thomas Tash's 
regiment, September 14, 1776, and onward. The road from Lam- 
prey River to Durham passed through his land, 1768. 

97. Lieut. John Burleigh, son of John and Mary (Eastman), 
and grandson of Andrew Burleigh, was born December 18, 
1717, 0. S. ; petitioned for bridge over Squamscot River, No- 
vember 21, 1746, 1760, 1768 and 1770; and for lottery in aid of 
bridge, January 4, 1760, and 1768 ; and for extension of time to 
run the lottery, 1770; w^as selectman, 1761 and 1765; on com- 
mittee of parish, August 31, 1761, to settle arrearage of salary 
with Rev. John Moody; representative, 1765-68, 1770-71 and 
1775; petitioned against Lieut.-Col. Jeremiah Folsom, 1775; 
signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776 ; built the mansion^ on 
the north of Pine Hill with its wine cellar and imported Dutch 
tiles, fifty of them adorning the fire-place in the north parlor; 

^ Now the Tibbetts place. 



110 History of Newfields. 

was an enterprising man, and purchased for himself and work- 
men, West India rum and molasses by the hogshead. A black- 
smith 's shop afterwards used as a carriage house and bam, stood 
on the west side of the road south of the house. The road used 
to go around Pine Hill with the schoolhouse standing near the 
top of the hill. He died November 18, 1776. 

98. Philip Fowler, of the fourth generation through Philip, 
Joseph and Philip, was born in Ipswich, Mass., October, 1691; 
purchased of Jacob 236 acres of land with two houses and two 
barns, probably including the garrison, February 14, 1738, and 
came to Newfields in May, 1743. Richard Hilton had mortgaged 
fifty-six acres of this land to George Jaffrey in 1713, 300 acres 
to Mrs. Mary Plaisted in 1717, and his whole estate to Dea. Ed- 
ward Hall in 1721, which Mrs. Plaisted, — ^in 1728 Mrs. Brown, — 
sold to Jacob and Jacob sold to Fowler. This transferred from 
the mortgagees to the Fowlers a tedious and celebrated lawsuit of 
fourteen years with the Hiltons. In 1768 the Fowlers were 
ejected, and Edward Hilton moved on the estate. Mrs. Fowler, 
then a widow, carrying her silver porringer with her, went to 
Rev. John Moody's where she found refuge. 

99. Philip Fowler, son of the above, was born June 21, 1719; 
with Robert Smart gave land for road from the country road 
to the bridge, January 7, 1760; was credited with labor of men 
and oxen on fire rafts at Newington, October 22, 1775; signed 
the Association Test, July 12, 1776 ; mustered as drummer, with 
Capt. Nathan Brown's company. Col. David Oilman's regi- 
ment, April 1, 1776; also with Capt. William Stillson's com- 
pany. Col. Isaac Wyman's regiment, July 4, 1776; returned 
with Capt. Smith E'merson's company. Col. Thomas Tash'si 
regiment, September 16, 1776; as drummer, was mustered with 
Capt. Daniel Cordon's company, Col. David Oilman's regi- 
ment, and on its pay roll from January 5 to March 15, 1777; 
enlisted for two years in Captain Drew's company. Col. John 
McClary's regiment, February 3, 1778; when the family was 
dispossessed he was lodged in jail at Portsmouth till the Revo- 
lution in 1778 put him into possession again. He was credited 
with labor of men and oxen on fire rafts for Pascataqua Bay 
October 22, 1775; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; 
committee of parish for the dismission of Mr. Moody, April 



Some of the Eakliest Settlers. Ill 

28, 1777; was active in parish affairs in 1791, 1793-94, 1797- 
99 ; bid off pew No. 29, and gallery pew No. 1, October 24, 
1791; and died ''a professor of Christianity" September 18, 
1811. He was a man of sound sense and uncompromising 
Christian integrity. 

100. Gideon Colcord, son of Jonathan, married Rachel Par- 
sons; settled his father's estate; petitioned for bridge January 
4, 1760 and 1772 ; and for a lottery in aid of bridge, 1760. 

101. Dea. Samuel Pease, was son of Nathaniel and Phebe 
•(Sanborn), and grandson of Samuel, who came from Martha's 
Vineyard; settled on 50 acres of land granted February 4, 
1698, and laid out October 26, 1700, at Piscassie, and was killed 
by the Indians July 1, 1706. He was born December 14, 1727; 
received bounty on wolf, 1744 ; was a soldier, 1745 ; petitioned 
for Hall's mill road, July 3, 1765; selectman, 1776; and signed 
the Association Test, July 12, 1776 ; removed to Parsonsfield, 
Me., prior to 1780, where he was one of the original settlers; and 
died January 6, 1805. 

102. Samuel Chapman, son of Samuel, Jr., and Phebe 
(Balch), of Hampton, and Greenland, where she united with 
the church in 1716, was bom at Hampton, December 7, 1706; 
baptized at Greenland, 1717 ; and taxed in Newmarket, 1732 ; 
petitioned for a bridge over Squamscot River, November 21, 
1746, and lottery in aid of bridge, 1760; was returned as mem- 
ber of Capt. Nathaniel Hobb's company on Pierce's Island No- 
vember 5, 1775 ; and died at Danville, Vt., aged nearly 90. 

103. Daniel Ames bought or sold lands in 1714, 1720, 1731, 
1740, 1744 and 1746^47. The Ames homestead was on the Pis- 
cassie River near the comer of Hall's Mill and Lee road. He 
purchased 30 acres of this homestead of the family of Joseph 
Hilton, June 25, 1714; mortgaged this messuage and the dwell- 
ing house upon it, August 19, 1720, to William Hooke of Salis- 
bury. As a free-holder of the parish of Newmarket, September 6, 
1781, sold to Richard Perryman of Exeter, 30 acres of common 
lands, apportioned to him by a committee of the town of Exeter ; 
sold 150 acres of land on Piscassie River, May 3, 1740, to Nathan- 
iel Ames, his son, for "one thousand & two Hund*^ pounds in 
passable Bills or Credit of ye Province ' ' ; received, January 4, 
1744, a quitclaim deed from Edward Hilton's "old lot" being 



112 History of Newfields. 

part of the Piscassic mill grant ; with his sons, Simon and 
Nathaniel, conveyed to Edward Hilton, June 3, 1746, a portion 
of the ifiscassic mill grant; sold to Edward Hilton, November 22, 
1747, ''certain strips or points of land Joyning to ye s'^ Ameses 
home Place." He died about 1754. 

104. Roger Racklif petitioned for lottery in aid of bridge 
and its location at Newfields, 1760 ; had his son, Roger, baptized 
at Stratham, January 31, 1762, and daughter, Sarah, September 
5, 1764; refused to sign the Association Test, 1776. 

105. Samuel Brackett, son of Joshua and Mary (Weeks) 
Brackett of Greenland, was baptized, 1712 ; had a dwelling house 
in 1730, near the bridge over Piscassic, and bought land of 
Joseph Smith on the river, on the south side of the way to Wad- 
leigh's mills ; bought marsh land, 1732, at "Lamperel river creek" 
of William and Samuel Hilton; bought of James Goodin, 
December 20, 1734, land on the north side of the highway lead- 
ing to Wadleigh's mill; of Ephraim Folsom, July 18, 1740, eight 
acres near the "Pontoon Bridge;" of Joshua Brackett, 1741, 
and of Nathaniel Gilman, 1743 ; of Robert Perkins, June 3, 
1745, his dwelling house, barn and three acres of land on the 
country road; with others, quitclaimed to John and James 
Brackett, and others, February 18, 1751, land one mile square 
at Wadleigh's falls, known as the Symonds grant; bought of 
Robert Perkins, June 3, 1755, for 462 pounds, land, dwelling 
house and barn ; sold to his son, Ichabod, June 1, 1763, for 2,000 
pounds, part of his homestead estate at the bridge over Piscas- 
sic River; and to his son, Joshua, blacksmith, land in New- 
market and Durham, December 17, 1764. 

106. Rev. Elipheny Chapen Brackett, son of Samuel, was 
born March 7, 1750; settled at Madbury, 1770-73, and later 
at Methuen, Mass., and Bethel, Me. He married (2) Hannah 
Jackman of Newbury, Mass. ; and died January 20, 1814. His 
widow died December 15, 1839, aged 92. 

107. Col. Jeremiah Folsom, son of Jeremy, was born July 
25, 1719, and married, March 28, 1742, Mary, daughter of 
Peter Hersey. He petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge, 
1760; was innholder, 1767. He was an elder in the church, 
1774; delegate to the Provincial Congress, Exeter, April 21 and 
May 17, 1775 ; and lieutenant-colonel of the Fourth Regiment 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 113 

of militia, August 24, 1775; on committee to procure firearms, 
July, 1775; signed the Association Test, 1776; was dismissed 
from office on petition of the North Company of Newmarket, 
September, 1776; called himself a Presbyterian in 1794 and 
1798; died in 1802. He and his wife were enthusiastic follow- 
ers of George Whitefield, and used to drive long distances with 
their span of horses to attend his preaching. 

108. James Cram married Mary, daughter of William, and 
granddaughter of Ephraim Folsom; was a blacksmith, and 
lived in the large house, later the Messer Tavern and 
Simeon Locke house; was a soldier, 1758 and 1760; petitioned 
for bridge and lottery, 1760, 1766 and 1768, and for a road 
from Lamprey Eiver to Durham, February 11, 1768 ; was cred- 
ited with labor on fire rafts at Newington, October 22, 1775 ; 
signed the Association Test July 12, 1776, and as selectman re- 
turned it to the New Hampshire Committee of Safety; tithing- 
man, 1789; with his son, James, demanded the polls respecting 
the location of the new meeting house. May 30, 1791 ; was active 
in parish, 1794 and 1798-99, and was called "Deacon." 



Chapter VIII. 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 

109. Rev. Nathaniel Ewer was the son of Nathaniel and 
Mary (Stnart) Ewer, and born at Barnstable, Mass., April 11, 
1726. He became the second minister of Newmarket, his min- 
istry overlapping that of Rev. John Moody by several years; 
and is generaly thought, without sufficient reason, however, to 
have been a colleague. He was a member of the first church of 
Barnstable, Mass., but not a college graduate. He became a 
follower of Whitefield and a New Light preacher ; was ordained, 
according to a list of "Separatist Ordinations" compiled by Rev. 
Isaac Backus, at Barnstable, May 17, 1750, as a separatist min- 
ister. It appears in his itineracy he came to Durham, Lee and 
Newmarket, and gathered a congregation at the Plains, where we 
find him as early as 1772. It is a matter of history that the 
family left Barnstable on account of the French and' Indian War 
of 1756-63. It is supposed they were induced to come to New- 
market from the fact that Rev. Mr. Ewer was already established 
there. The dwelling house of Daniel Wiggin now stands near 
the spot where his meeting house stood. The graves to the 
north and west were about the church. Mr. Ewer was undoubt- 
edly buried here, though no stone has ever marked the spot. 

Rev. Mr. Ewer joined the Presbytery of which Rev. John 
Murray of Newburyport was moderator at Topsham, Me., May 
31, 1774. At the same time the church was received under the 
care of the Presbytery, and remained there "until its combina- 
tion with the Associate Reformed Presbytery of Londonderry in 
1794." Col. Jeremiah Folsom was an elder in his church, 
who, with his wife, was- a devout follower of Whitefield, driving 
here and there to hear him preach. Mr. Ewer left a list of mar- 
riages solemnized by him, 1774^96, which are the earliest church 
records extant. He was signer of the Association Test July 
12, 1776. The inhabitants of Newmarket, "being divided in 
Religious Sentiments," met November 3, 1777, and "mutually 



Some of the Eakliest Settlers. 115 

agreed upon a Division between the Congregational & Presby- 
terian Societies by Poll. ' ' They chose Jeremiah Folsom, Josiah 
Adams and Wentworth Cheswell their agents to "petition the 
Hon^^^ Court for Leave to Bring in a Bill to recognize & es- 
tablish said Division : and enable said Societies respectively to 
transact the Prudential Affairs of their Ministry seperately in 
the same Manner the Town might do if united. ' ' The agents ap- 
peared before the Legislature, November 27, 1777, and their peti- 
tion was granted the same day. Sixty-two persons entered their 
names as members of the Western Society, January 10, 1778; 
thirty-two others, April 12, 1779 ; one other March 31, 1782 ; an- 
other April 5, 1782 ; and six more March 2, 1784. But the people 
seemed to have reached a point in religious matters where they 
could not be easily satisfied whether they worshipped separately 
or together. The old parish voted June 29, 1789, "to Receive 
& Except the Rev. M"" Ewer for the Ministry of the whole Town 
provided the two Societies in said Town shall unite." Mr. 
Ewer preached at least one Sabbath in the old meeting house 
which stood in the burying ground at the Centre. The building 
was now in a delapidated condition. In 1792 proprietors from 
the two societies built their stately new edifice near the pres- 
ent railroad junction. The old meeting house at the Centre was 
sold and removed, and Mr. Ewer's meeting house at the Plains 
was for a time abandoned. 

At adjourned meetings of the East and West Societies at the 
new meeting house, May 29, 1793, a united committee was chosen 
consisting of Ichabod Hilton, Dr. Nathaniel Kidder and Capt. 
Andrew Gilman "to petition the General Court for a Repeal 
of an Act passed the 27*^ Day of November 1777, dividing the 
Town into Two Societies." The committee presented the peti- 
tion to the Legislature June 5, 1793. They say referring to 
the act of division, "The Operation of which from Experience 
has been found to be very in convenient & prejudicial to the In- 
terest of the parties concerned." Their prayer was granted 
June 13, 1793. 

An effort to secure a colleague with Rev. Mr. Ewer com- 
menced in 1793. Rev. Jonathan Brown, born at Madbury in 
1757, a graduate of Dartmouth College, 1789, and student in 
theology with Rev. John Murray, was "hired to assist the Rev, 



116 History of Newfields. 

Mr. Ewer in supplying the Desk" January 7, 1793. The Pas- 
eataqua Association met at Rev. Mr. Gray's, Dover, June 12, 
1793, "On which occasion M.'" Brown Candidate at Newmarket 
opened the public exercise." The parish invited Mr. Brown 
*'to settle as a colleague with the Rev. Mr. Ewer in the Min- 
istry," July 8, 1793, but he declined the invitation December 
21, 1793, and was ordained at Derry, May, 1795. The follow- 
ing items of parish expenses, dated in 1795, show how candi- 
dates were secured. 

To Ichabod Hilton for boarding Mr. Jonathan Brown seven weeks & 
a third, £3-6-0. 

To Majr. Hill for time & Expence himself & horse to Newhury after 
Mr. Brown, 0-13-6. 

To Daniel Hilton Jr. for horse & Expense carrying Mr. Brown to 
Newbury, 0-10-6. 

Rev. Samuel Tomb was ordained and settled as a colleague 
with Mr. Ewer October 22, 1794. After a short, but stormy, 
ministry, Mr. Tomb was dismissed, and Mr. Ewer's salary dis- 
continued, July 10, 1797. 

Mr. Ewer was slightly affected with paralysis some years 
before his death, but his interest in the religious welfare of the 
church and parish continued unabated. He was highly esteemed 
as long as he lived, and is remembered with great respect and 
affection. He died April, 1806. His widow died in 1810, 
aged 83. They were undoubtedly buried at the Plains close 
by the meeting house, near which they lived and in which he 
had so long preached. It is sad that this resting place of the 
fathers should remain in neglect. At the burning of the Ewer 
homestead it is supposed the records of the church were con- 
sumed. 

By the year 1787 several of the Presbyterian churches had 
adopted, as they say, "some material alterations in our ecclesi- 
astical policy making nearer approaches to the Presbyterian 
form, for the honor of Christ and the edification of our Chh®. " 
Through the influence of Rev. Mr. Ewer, doubtless, the church 
of which he was pastor came under the care of Presbytery. 

110. Col. John Folsom, son of Col. Jeremiah, was born Octo- 
ber 12, 1745 ; married, Elizabeth Smith ; signed the Association 
Test July 12, 1776; was an officer in the Revolution, 1777-80; 



Some of the Eakliest Settlers, 117 

on committee of the parish, 1789 ; active in parish affairs, 1787- 
89; and died, 1820. A monument was erected to his memory 
on his farm half a mile east of Wadleigh's Falls. Their daugh- 
ter, Betsey, married Elder Israel Chesley. 

111. Jonathan Roberson was born in 1745; married (1) 
Constance Covill, a sister of Eev. Nathaniel Ewer's wife, and 
(2) September 16, 1784, Elizabeth Goodsoe. He was on the 
roll of Capt. Samuel Oilman's company, June 6, 1775; signed 
the Association Test July 12, 1776; tithingman, 1778, 1784 and 
1792; ^bought land of Rev. Mr. Ewer, 1794; active in parish 
affairs; and an Osbornite, 1800. 

112. Joseph Smart, son of Joseph at the Plains, was a soldier, 
1756-57; bid off pew No. 31, in the meeting house, October 24, 
1791; and was active in parish, 1794 and 1797-99. He died 
January 14, 1820. 

113. David Wiggin, son of Simon, was born June 17, 1769; 
deeded the Rev. Samuel Tomb place to the committee of the 
parish for a parsonage, May 30, 1803. He married Mehitable 
Pike, who was bom April 20, 1784, and died September 25, 
1861. Rev. J. Henry Wiggin was their grandson. 

114. Joshua Brackett, son of Samuel, bought land of his 
father in Durham and Newmarket, December 17, 1764; peti- 
tioned for lottery in aid of bridge, 1768 ; was credited with la- 
bor of men and oxen on military rafts at Newington, October 22, 
1775 ; signed the Association Test July 12, 1776 ; sold to John 
Bennett and John, Jr., 1782, a house formerly owned by Wil- 
liam Simpson, was tithing-man, 1785 ; and collector for parish, 
1815. He married Mary, widow of Adon Nye, and sister of 
Mrs. Levi Folsom and Mrs. Rev. Jacob Bailey. 

115. Nicholas Hartford, from Captain Tebbet's company, 
served on the scout of James Davis from May 15 to October 
12, 1712 ; was a householder and inhabitant of Dover, April 25, 
1715, living nearer to the old meeting house on Dover Neck than 
the new one at Cocheco ; selectman of Dover, 1723 ; representa- 
tive, 1732 ; and sent a remonstrance to the General Court against 
the division of Dover, May 13, 1729. Administration on his 
estate was granted to Matthew Severance — intestate, insolvent 
— ; inventory taken July 21, 1737, and claims adjusted October 
29, 1737. 



118 History of Newpields. 

116. Nicholas Hartford, perhaps son of above, petitioned the 
House for a revision relating to a judgment by default in the 
Supreme Court, August 27, 1747; entered Capt. Samuel Ger- 
rish's company. May 1, 1756, for the Crown Point expedition 
under Col. Nathaniel Meserve ; for the same expedition, was in 
the service with Capt. John Titcomb from March 5 to November 
5, 1757; petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge, 1768; signed 
the Association Test, 1776; was of Middleton, February 10, 
1790. 

117. Smith Chapman, son of Joseph, married Sarah Burley. 
He was mustered with Capt. Joseph Parson's company, Novem- 
ber 22, 1775 ; active to secure a candidate to preach, 1793 ; active 
in parish affairs, 1797-99; and tithing-man, 1810. He was 
brought up by Thomas Bennett and given the old Chapman 
place. 

118. Thomas Wiggin, son of Cornet Thomas, with his son, 
Thomas, petitioned for a bridge, 1746 ; was representative for 
Stratham, 1752, 1755 and 1760; with his son, Thomas, signed 
the Association Test at Epping, 1776 ; was a soldier, 1775 and 
1812; and sexton, Congregational Society, 1836. His wife, 
Elizabeth, died December 1, 1837, aged 88. 

119. Joseph Oilman, son of Joseph and Elizabeth, and grand- 
son of Capt. Jeremiah, petitioned for a bridge November 2, 
1746 ; and signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776. 

120. Josiah Hilton, older brother of Capt. Edward, peti- 
tioned for a bridge across Squamscot River, November 21, 1746; 
and for a lottery in aid of bridge, 1760. As lessee of Edward 
Hilton, he sued Philip Fowler for 56 acres of land, including 
homestead, 1760; petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, 1766; 
Hall's mill road passed through his land, 1766 ; was credited with 
labor on rafts at Newington, October 22, 1775; signed the As- 
sociation Test, July 12, 1776 ; was on committee of parish to dis- 
miss Rev. John Moody, April 28, 1777 ; constable, 1784 and 1786 ; 
bid off pew No. 21, in the meeting house, October 24, 1791 ; active 
in parish affairs, 1791, 1793-94, 1797 and 1799; lived at the 
"Four Comers;" owned a sawmill at Haine's Falls or below, 
and "used to come home to dinner while his saw made a run." 

121. William Renton married Elizabeth Mason, March 2, 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 119 

1775 ; was ensign in the army, July 4, 1776 ; and signed the As- 
sociation Test, October 12, 1776. 

122. Zabulon Neal, son of John, refused to sign the Associa- 
tion Test July 12, 1776 ; sold house and land to William Badger, 
October 24, 1786; which Badger sold to Ebenezer Wilson, Jan- 
uary 14, 1790, and petitioned the selectmen with reference to 
the location of the new meeting house March 10, 1791. His 
wife's name was Comfort. 

123. Dr. John Marsters petitioned for bridge, 1766 and 1772 ; 
refused to sign the Association Test, 1776; was arrested as a 
Tory, 1777 ; petitioned the New Hampshire Committee of Safety 
for release from jail, September 5, 1777 ; active in parish affairs, 
1797 and 1799 ; petitioned the selectmen in reference to the loca- 
tion of the new meeting house, March 10, 1791 ; his bill for doc- 
toring Eliphalet Colcord allowed April 1, 1799. He lived by the 
river. The railroad near the station passes over the cellar of his 
house. He was buried in the Hilton field. He had a wife, Mary, 
in 1769. 

124. Michael Shute, son of Michael and Welthea Shute, was 
a ship-builder; petitioned for bridge, 1760 and 1772; refused to 
sign the Association Test, 1776 ; was received to membership in 
the West Religious Society, April 12, 1779 ; sold pew in Stratham 
meeting house to Theophilus Smith, June 28, 1782; and died 
December 18, 1784. His wife, Elizabeth, and son, Benjamin, 
were baptized at Stratham May 6, 1759, and daughters, Anna 
and Mary, September 6, 1767. 

125. Vincent Farr, son of Vincent, from Devonshire County, 
England, was born in 1758. He was a soldier, 1775-76 ; active 
in parish affairs, 1791 and 1798-99; bid off pew No. 47 in the 
meeting house, 1791; and had tax abated March 13, 1804, on 
account of his son's sickness. 

126. James Smith, perhaps son of Edward, and brother of 
Walter, was appointed justice of the peace, 1784; sold land to 
John Bennett, 1785; bid off pew No. 39 in the meeting house, 
October 24, 1791 ; was on committee to secure a candidate to 
preach, 1793 ; active in parish affairs, 1791, 1794, 1798 and 1803 ; 
and witness to deed of parsonage, May 30, 1803. 

127. Ichabod Hilton, grandson of Lieut.-Col. Winthrop, was 
born June 22, 1740; married Susanna Smith November 24, 1763; 



120 History of Newfields. 

moved into the new house now occupied by Miss Brodhead and 
Miss Sanborn; petitioned for lottery in aid of bridge, 1760; 
signed the Association Test July 12, 1776; was auditor, 1784; 
selectman, 1785-96 and 1804r-05; assessor, 1802; on committee 
of parish, 1789, 1791, 1793-94, 1796-97, 1803 and 1817-18, 
and to sell the old meeting house and build a new one, March 
28, and to receive deed of land for the new meeting house, No- 
vember 7, 1791 ; bid off pew No. 25, in the meeting house, Oc- 
tober 24, 1791 ; was on committee to repeal act of division, 
1793; active in parish affairs, 1799-1800, 1803, 1805 and 1807; 
on committee for procuring parsonage, 1801; tithingman, 1805 
and 1818. He died, March 25, 1822, aged 82. 

128. Bradstreet Gilman, son of Capt. Israel, petitioned for 
a bridge at Newfields, 1766; was a soldier in Capt. James Hill's 
company, November 5, 1775 ; on committee of parish for the dis- 
mission of Eev. John Moody, April 28, 1777 ; was connected with 
the "Particular auto-pedo-baptise Church of Christ in Brint- 
wood with its branches;" was moderator thirty times, 1780^- 
1816 ; exhorter, committee, messenger, delegate to sister churches 
thirteen times, 1794-1818 ; ordaining councils, four times, 1795- 
1806; ruling elder, 1780-1820; petitioned for lottery to repair 
bridge, 1780; constable, and on committee to build the meeting 
house, 1789 ; selectman, 1790^-91 ; bid of pew No. 28, and gallery 
pew No. 16 in the meeting house, October 24, and was on com- 
mittee to receive deed of land for the meeting house, November 
7, 1791; assessor, 1793, 1803, 1813, 1815 and 1818; active in 
parish affairs, 1794, 1796 and 1798; justice and solemnized a 
marriage, 1822; and was deacon in Elder Samuel Shepard's 
branch church at North (?) Eiver; selectman, 1804^05; tith- 
ingman, 1805-06, 1809, 1814, 1817-21; auditor, 1818; collector, 
1816-17 ; school committee, 1822. He had a distillery in the cor- 
ner of his garden, where G-eorge B. Wiggins now lives, and 
made whisky from potatoes, which his girls, when spinning, 
and his neighbors, used freely. He wore a red cap and short 
clothes with knee buckles; and died November 11, 1834. He 
married Mary Marshall, who died May 5, 1823, aged 83. 

129. Nicholas Hersey, son of Peter and Polly (Colcord) Her- 
sey, was born August 14, 1749; petitioned for bridge, 1772; 
signed the Association Test July 12, 1776 ; was on committee 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 121 

of parish, 1789; active in parish affairs, 1793; on school com- 
mittee, 1813; collector, 1815; and died August 1, 1822. He 
married Betsey Colcord. 

130. Gen. James Hill, son of Benjamin, and descendant of 
Valentine, was born December 20, 1734; was a shipbuilder; 
soldier, 175^55; delegate to the Provincial Congress April 21, 
1775; captain in the Eevolution, 1775; signed the Association 
Test July 12, 1776 ; was lieutenant-colonel in the militia, 1777 ; 
on committee of parish for the dismission of Rev. John Moody, 
April 28, 1777 ; representative, 1779, and seven times after ; com- 
missioned colonel, 1785; general, 1789; was in company with 
John Shute in shipbuilding, 1785 ; on court martial for the trial 
of insurgents in Shay's Insurrection, 1786; auditor, 1786-87; 
on committee for locating meeting house, October 26, 1789; 
petitioned the selectmen in reference to its location, March 10, 
1791 ; offered land. May 30, which he deeded November 7, 1791, 
for the meeting house; bid off pew No. 2, and gallery pew No. 
14, October 24, 1791 ; was on committee to secure a candidate to 
preach, 1793, and to purchase parsonage, 1801 ; active in parish 
affairs, 1794, 1797-1800, 1805 and 1810; representative, 1799- 
1802 ; licensed taverner, 1806 ; moved onto the Rev. John Moody 
estate. He married (1) Sarah Coffin, January 1, 1760, who died, 
1774, (2) Sarah (Hoit), widow of John Burleigh, Jr., who 
"died in the full belief of the Christian religion" December 10, 
1789, aged aged 43, (3) Martha (Wiggin) Brackett, widow of 
Col. John Folsom, April 6, 1790, who died June 12, 1812, aged 
84. He died August 22, 1811, aged 77. His son, John Bur- 
leigh, was born June 3, 1776 ; lived at Portsmouth and was treas- 
urer of the Rockingham Charitable Society, 1818-20. 

131. James Sinclair was born April 23, 1764, son of James 
and Rachel (Folsom) Sinclair. The Sinclair family received 
many grants of land, 1664r-1725. They settled early near the 
comer of Newmarket, Epping and Brentwood. Here they long 
held, and gradually pushed back, the savage border line of 
wood, Indian, wolf and bear. James joined the Baptist Church 
at Brentwood, September, 1800, and was on a committee of the 
church in a case of admonition, May 28, 1805. 

132. David Chapman, son of Samuel, and brother of Benja- 
min, was bom December 7, 1753 ; on committee of parish, 1789, 



122 History of Newfields. 

1791, 1793 and 1803; petitioned with reference to location of the" 
meeting house, 1791;, received of Gen. James Hill deed of land 
on which to place it; bid off pew No. 15, and gallery pews Nos. 
3, 11, 13, 17, 21 and 25, October 24, 1791; sold land to Joseph 
G. Bennett, 1793 ; was active in parish affairs, 1794, 1797, 1799- 
1800, 1803, 1805 and 1807-09 ; licensed retailer, 1809 ; constable, 
1811, auditor, 1815 and 1818, and moderator, 1818. 

133. Dea. John Bennett petitioned for bridge, 1746 ; was sol- 
dier, 1757 ; credited with labor on fire rafts October 22, 1775 ; 
signed Association Test July 12, 1776 ; was compensated for ap- 
prehending a deserter from the army, March 13, 1780; called 
"Deacon" in records, 1787; active in parish affairs, 1789, 1791, 
1793 and 1799-1800 ; bid off pews Nos. 19 and 38, in the meet- 
ing house, October 24, 1791. He died, June 17, 1819. 

134. Dr. Nathaniel Kidder was on committee of parish, 1784 
and 1789 ; active in parish affairs, 1791, 1793, 1796-99 ; on com- 
mittee to secure repeal of act of division, May 29, 1793 ; and to 
purchase parsonage, 1803; on school committee, 1803 and 1814; 
auditor, 1804; assessor, 1805 and 1808-09. His son, Nathaniel, 
was active in parish affairs, 1810 and 1814. He died, Novem- 
ber, 1828. 

135. Andrew Oilman, son of Col. Israel, was lieutenant in 
the army, 1775 ; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776 ; 
petitioned the selectmen with reference to locating the new meet- 
ing house, March 10, 1791 ; was selectman, 1792-93 ; on com- 
mittee of the parish, 1793-94; active in parish affairs, 1791, 
1794, 1797-1800, 1805 and 1809-10; on committee to secure 
repeal of act of division, 1793 ; tithing-man, 1792, 1802, 1804 and 
1810; auditor, 1810 and 1821; assessor, 1811; selectman, 1818- 
19. He wore a wig, and was chorister "to pitch the tunes 
and deacon the hymns of which the version of the 62d Psalm by 
Isaac Watts was a favorite." He died unmarried April 23, 
1836, aged 80. 

136. 137. Thomas and William Wardell, supposed to be broth- 
ers, joined the Boston church,— Thomas, November 9, 1634, and 
William, February 9, 1634. Both were disarmed in 1637, as 
supporters of the Antinomian party, and emigrated to Exeter 
in 1638; dismissed and recommended by the Boston church, "to 
the church of Christ at Piscataqua Falls, ' ' January 6, 1639 ; re- 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 123 

ceived uplands and marshes in the first division of lands, De- 
cember 4, 1639 ; signed the Exeter combination, April 2, 1640, 
and left with Mr. Wheelwright in 1643. The court at Exeter, 
March 6, 1640, ordered "That noe wines or Strong watter shal 
be Sould by retaile to the English but by Thomas Wardle." 
William Wardell's proportion of lands, December 4, 1639, was 
ten acres, fifty poles upland and one hundred twenty poles 
marsh on Squamscot River towards Mr. Hilton's, and one hun- 
dred twenty poles of marsh "at Lamp. Riuer. " He was com- 
missioned by Massachusetts to try small cases in 1643. 

188. Ephraim Folsom, the son of John and Mary (Oilman) 
Folsom, was baptized at Hingham, Mass., February 25, 1654, and 
was the first person of the name to locate at Lamprey River, 
settling near the falls on the Piscassic, on land still owned in 
the family. He signed in favor of continuing with Massachu- 
setts, 1677. His name first appears on the town books, April 1, 
1678; and received grants of land in 1681 and 1700. Timber 
and lumber, the property of Ephraim Folsom and his brother- 
in-law, John Oilman, was attached in the interest of Robert 
Mason, April 14, 1684. He petitioned against Oovernor Cran- 
field in 1685 ; for the government and protection of Massachu- 
setts, February 20, 1690 ; and was killed by an Indian at New- 
fields near sunset, June 11, 1709, as he was riding home on horse- 
back from the village of Exeter. His wife was Phaltial, daugh- 
ter of Ralph Hall. 

139. Josiah Burley, son of Josiah, was born in 1728 ; is men- 
tioned in his father's will, dated February 3 and probated Feb- 
ruary 25, 1756 ; sold and moved from the Doe-Perkins-Chesley 
place and built, in 1768, the house on Bald Hill now occupied by 
his great-grandson, Harrison O. Burley ; was credited with haul- 
ing pitchwood for fire rafts to defend Portsmouth harbor, 
October 22, 1775; was a member of Capt. James Hill's New- 
market company on Pierce's Island, November 5, 1775; signed 
the Association Test July 12, 1776 ; and became a member of the 
West Religious Society, January 10, 1778. He married Judith, 
daughter of Nicholas Tuttle, who died June 15, 1801, aged 73. 
He died November 20, 1808. Their daughter, Mary, married 
Elder Elias Smith, January, 1793, and became the mother of 
Revs. Daniel D. and Matthew Hale Smith. 



124 History of Newfields. 

140. John Taylor was on garrison duty at Oyster River, 1695- 
96 ; and at Fort William and Mary, July 12, 1704 ; was wounded 
among Col. Winthrop Hilton's haymakers, July 1, 1706. He 
had a wife, Mary, 1750 ; w^as a soldier under John Goffe and Jo- 
seph Blanchard on the Connecticut River, 1754; selectman of 
Stratham, 1773 ; signed the Association Test, September 3, 1776. 

141. Nathan Taylor was on garrison duty under Capt. Kinsley 
Hall, April to August, 1696; was granted 30 acres of land, Feb- 
ruary 21, 1698 ; and apportioned 30 acres of common land, 1725. 
He married Mary, daughter of Robert Barber, 1731. 

142. William Taylor, son of William probably, was on garrison 
duty under Kinsley Hall, August 31, to September 28, 1696, 
and granted 20 acres of land, February 3, 1698. It was ordered 
that "ye schoul master to keep seoul at . . . Richard Hil- 
ton and Will"" Taylers, the men above named to provide s^ 
schoul master with house rome — tier wood convainient,'" 1703; 
with his son, Joseph, took up 10 acres apiece of swamp land on 
the south side of Exeter River, April 7, 1717; and was appor- 
tioned 80 acres of common land, 1725. He died in 1736. The 
settlement of his estate mentions wife, Margaret, son, Joseph, 
administrator, and five daughters. 

143. Edward Taylor was killed by the Indians, and his wife, 
Rebecca, and son captured at the lower Piscassic, April 26, 1704; 
Mrs. Taylor was saved from death at the hands of her brutal 
master by the intervention of the chief, Bomaseen, and returned 
home. Administration on his son Edward's estate was granted to 
Nathan Pillsbury, his son-in-law, September 7, 1727, with Andrew 
Glidden and Thomas Young as appraisers, who made return of 
inventory, November 22, 1727. Another son-in-law was Aaron 
Rollins, who settled on the Taylor place ; he was granted 100 
acres of land April, 1706; on scout of Capt. James Davis, 1712; 
and was also killed by the Indians, and his family broken up on 
the night of May 29, 1723. The old cellar of his homestead is 
still pointed out near the lower falls of the Piscassic. 

144. Dea. Joseph Judkins, son of Joseph and Abigail (Folsom) 
Judkins, married Widow Sarah Foss; was in Captain Light's 
company at Louisburg, 1745; served in Capt. Jethro Pearson's 
company. Col. Peter Oilman's regiment, to reinforce the army 
at Lake George from September 19 to December 11, 1755; a 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 125 

Quaker soldier at Brentwood, 1759 ; bought land in Nottingham, 
1768, and died, 1770. His will was dated February 22, and 
probated March 28, 1770. It contained this "Item: I give & 
bequeath unto the church of our Lord Jesus Christ in New Mar- 
ket, whereof my antient, Cordial & faithful friend the Rev. M"" 
John Moody is now Pastor, a handsome Silver Communion Cup 
at the Discretion of my Executors in Convenient time after my 
Decease." The Congregational Church of Newfields is the old 
church of Newmarket, organized in 1730 when Newfields was a 
part of Newmarket. 

So the cup has come down to us — a beautiful memorial of the 
good deacon 's helpful piety. The will further names wife Sarah, 
cousin James Polsom, brother Joel, deceased, and -his son Joseph, 
daughter-in-law Molly Foss, son-in-law Jacob Foss, sister Cath- 
erine Quimby, late brothers Samuel, Job, John, Benjamin and 
'Jacob Judkins, late sisters Mary Welch, Sarah French, and Han- 
nah Webster, and Executors Wentworth Cheswell and James 
Folsom. 

145. Richard Clark, son of Richard, the emigrant from Eng- 
land, was born in Greenland about 1693 ; settled in Newmarket 
where he was assigned forty acres of land in 1727, and ten acres 
August 9, 1738 ; ' ' Constable for the Parish of newmarket, ' ' 1729 ; 
and petitioned for bridge at Newmarket, November 21, 1746 ; and 
with his son, Richard, for a bridge at Newfields, 1766. He mar- 
ried a Marston w^ho died September 19, 1767. He died in 1784. 

146. Philip Chesley, the emigrant was of Dover neck as early 
as 1642, and at Oyster River, 1644; rated there September 22, 
1659 ; with others petitioned the king to be " gov'^'^ by the known 
laws of England and enjoy the use of both the sacraments w'='^ 
they have ben too long deprived of," July 26, 1665. This is the 
Philip Chesley who put "Nineteen Moose Skins" on board the 
vessel for Samuel Hall. 

147. Arthur Bennick was of Dover in 1665, and appears as a 
witness in 1674. On June 13, 1679 ' ' wae Arthur Benick and Mary 
my wife of or neare that part of Doner comonly caled Piscasick, 

. said Arthur then being in prison upon Execution, . 

, . mortgaged to Nicholas Harrison of Foxpoint, Doner, 

estate which formerly belonged or appertained unto our Honored 

Father Mr. John Groddard of that part of y^ aforesaid Doner 



126 History op Newfields. 

commonly called Lubberland . . . our now Dwelling hous, 
orchard and garden, as likewise our part of ye Sawmill of said 
Piscassick . . . together with, all ye ground and lands 
thereunto belonging." An inventory of the estate of Arthur 
Bennick, deceased, was ordered January 20, 1682, taken by 
James; Thomas and Benjamin York, January 2, and returned 
April 11, 1683, upon oath of Mary, administrator of the estate. 
He married Mary, daughter of John Goddard. 

148. Nathaniel Rogers, son of Dr. Nathaniel Rogers, was born 
November 24, 1745, and married Elizabeth Carpenter ; settled in 
Newfields; supposed to have built the Benjamin Lovering house 
on Main Street, having for his office the present house of Mrs. 
William Paul ; -petitioned for bridge, 1772 ; w^as appointed jus- 
tice, February 2, 1773 ; selectman, making return of census, 
1773 and 1789 ; arrested as a Tory, 1775-76 ; refused to sign the 
Association Test, 1776; was selectman, 1784 and 1789-90; rep- 
resentative, 1787-91 ; on committee to locate meeting house, 
1788 ; was delegate from Newmarket to the convention at Exeter 
which adopted the Federal Constitution, February 13, 1788; 
senator, 1789; moderator, 1790, 1792 and 1794; counsellor for 
Exeter, 1791; auditor, 1794 and 1802; active in parish affairs, 
1791, 1794, 1797 and 1799-1801 ; bid off pews Nos. 2 and 26 in 
the meeting house October 24, 1791; on committee to purchase 
parsonage, March 30, 1801; judge of probate, 1802-15; became 
unreliable in banking business on account of intemperate habits, 
and died May, 1829, aged 83. His son, John, of Exeter, was on 
the executive committee of the New Hampshire Society for the 
promotion of temperance, 1829. 

149. William Shute married Phebe, daughter of Joseph Jew- 
ett. He petitioned for bridge, 1760 and 1766 ; had account with 
Jacob Jewett, December 23, 1769; refused to sign Association 
Test, 1776; and was active in the parish, 1799. He and his 
wife owned the covenant at Stratham, and their daughter, Anna, 
and son, William, were baptized, respectively, December 5, 1762, 
and June 22, 1766. William, Jr., married Nancy, "an exem- 
plary Christian woman" who died June 14, 1818, aged 48. He 
died February 14, 1820, aged 53. 

150. Daniel Hilton, son of Dudley, petitioned for bridge, 
November 21, 1746, 1759-60 and 1766; for Hall's Mill road, 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 127 

1765; signed the Association Test July 12, 1776; was active in 
the parish, 1799, and died Januarys 6, 1800, aged 75. His wife, 
Ann, died March 26, 1808. 

151. Maj. Joseph Young, Jr., son of Joseph, was born April 
5, 1754, and married June 16, 1774, Dorcas Ewer. He was cred- 
ited with labor of men and oxen on fire rafts, October 22, 1775 ; 
mustered with Capt. David Copp's company, November 25, 
1775 ; signed the Association Test July 12, 1776 ; was on the roll 
of Capt. Samuel Wallingford to reinforce the army of New 
York, from December 5, 1776, to March 15, 1777 ; selectman, 
1784; auditor, 1785-86, 1791, 1802 and 1804; constable, 1788; 
bought of "Walter and Jeremy Bryent all their right in Wad- 
leigh's falls and mills, December 11, 1777; on committee for 
the location of the meeting house, October 26, 1789 ; active in par- 
ish affairs, 1791, 1793, 1797-1800, 1808 and 1810; bid off pew 
No. 5, and gallery pews Nos. 26 and 27, October 24, 1791; 
planned with others to rebuild the sawmill on Lamprey Eiver, 
October 22, 1792; was assessor, 1793; protested as a Presbyte- 
rian against the vote of the parish to hire Eev. Seth Noble, 
1798; was elder in the Presbyterian Church, 1800, and member 
of the Congregational Church, 1801; bought land in Durham, 
June 11, 1800; moderator of parish, 1803; active in parish, 
1808 ; and died, July 6, 1812. 

152. Edward Hilton, son of Edward and Elizabeth (Folsom) 
Hilton, was credited with labor of men and oxen on fire rafts 
to defend Pascataqua harbor October 22, 1775; is mentioned 
in his father's will June 1, 1776; signed the Association Test, 
July 12, 1776 ; was captain in the Revolution in Col. Joshua 
"Wingate's regiment, going to Rhode Island, 1777-78; on com- 
mittee of the parish, 1788-89 ; active in the parish, 1791, 1793- 
94, 1796, 1804, 1810 and 1815; bid off pew No. 35, in the meet- 
ing house, October 24, 1791, was assessor, 1813, 1817-18 and 
1821 ; and overseer of the poor, 1815. His home was at Grape 
Hill on the Grant Road, where later Josiah Hilton lived. 

153. Asa Folsom, son of Nathan and Elizabeth, was born Sep- 
tember 24, 1757 ; inherited the homestead ; was credited with la- 
bor on fire rafts, October 22, 1775 ; signed the Association Test 
July 12, 1776 ; was a lieutenant in the Revolution ; on committee 
to locate the new meeting house October 26, 1789, and of parish. 



128 History of Newfields. 

1789 ; active in parish affairs, 1791 and 1799 ; bid off pew No. 48, 
in the meeting house, October 24, 1791; was an intelligent 
Christian man, and died a Revolutionary pensioner at Deerfield, 
July 15, 1842. 



Chapter IX. 

Some of the Earliest Settlers. 

154. John Andrews of Kittery died in 1671, leaving a son 
John and a widow Joan, who probably became the wife of Ben- 
jamin Atwell. John of Newmarket lived on Hilton's mill grant 
in 1696, and died there. "Was a witness in 1730. 

155. Henry Wiggin, son of Simon, was born May 8, 1740. 
Hie petitioned for bridge at Newfields, November 25, 1755, 
1766 and 1772; was a soldier in Amos G-age's Company, Maj. 
Thomas Tash's battalion, August 21, and discharged October 29, 
1757 ; refused to sign the Association Test, 1776 ; furnished the 
plan, and with his sons, Michial and Henry, built the new meet- 
ing house, for $2,500, 1791-92, the three making only 50 cents 
a day as wages. He bid off pews Nos. 20 and 51, October 24, 
1791 ; assessor, 1791-92 ; auditor, 1793 ; was on conunittee of 
parish, 1793; selectman, 1796; active in parish affairs, 1796-98; 
and removed to Tuftonborough, 1798. 

156. Dudley Watson was born in Exeter, February 2, 1756; 
was on the muster roll of Capt. Daniel Gordon, September 20, 
1776 ; bid off pew No. 10, in the meeting house October 24, 1791 ; 
was active in parish affairs, 1797, 1804 and 1807-9 ; assessor, 
1803, 1806 and 1816; representative, 1814; and rented to 
Andrew Wiggin the Gerrish place on the Grant Road. He died 
June 26, 1828. 

157. Winthrop Hilton, son of Winthrop, was born September 
26, 1766. His mother, Sarah, was the daughter of Col. Joseph 
Smith. He settled on the Capt. Edward Hilton estate on the 
Grant Road, which he finally sold to Josiah Hilton and went 
West; was active in the parish, 1791, 1799, 1805 and 1812; con- 
stable and collector, 1800; and selectman, 1815. He died July 
6, 1826. 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 129 

158. Samuel Neal, son of Samuel, was born June 8, 1749, 
and married Abigail Conner, wlio died September 22, 1827. 
He petitioned the selectmen respecting the location of the meet- 
ing house, March 10, 1791; was on committee to procure a can- 
didate to preach, 1793; constable and collector, 1795 and 
1804-05; constable, 1811-12; active in parish affairs, 1798-99; 
and member of the Congregational parish, 1824. He died Feb- 
ruary 19, 1824. 

159. Capt. Robert Pike, son of Robert, was bom in 1747; 
petitioned for a bridge, 1772; was first sergeant on the muster 
roll of Capt. Samuel Gilman from May 26 to August 1, 1775; 
received four dollars for a regimental coat October 4, 1775 ; 
signed the Association Test, 1776; was appointed first lieu- 
tenant January 16, 1777; received enlisting orders, with head- 
quarters at the Elm House, and received £25 bounty, June 26, 
1777; had a pay roll from February 11, to March 14, 1778; 
was first lieutenant and captain in Colonel Scammell's regiment 
at the battle of Saratoga ; was at the execution of Major Andre 
October 2, 1780; served in the war seven years; was constable, 
Newmarket, 1790-93 and 1797; active in parish affairs, 1791, 
1793, 1797-98, 1800, 1803 and 1809-10; collector, 1797; select- 
man, 1800-01; deeded parsonage to the parish. May 30, 1780; 
and died, February 3, 1819. 

160. Capt. Hubartus Neal, son of Captain Hubartus, was 
credited with labor of men and oxen on fire rafts at Newington, 
October 22, 1775 ; refused to sign the Association Test, 1776 ; 
was assessed in Lee, 1787 ; with Samuel and Zebulon Neal 
petitioned in reference to the location of the new meeting house, 
March 10, 1791, and was on committee to dispose of the old 
meeting house and build a new one, March 28, 1791 ; lot-layer, 
1791, 1793 and 1795 ; active in parish affairs, 1791, 1793, 1797, 
1799-1800, 1803 and 1805; bid off pew No. 12 in the meeting 
house, October 24, 1791; was treasurer and taverner, 1794; 
member of the Congregational Church, 1797 ; and on committee 
to purchase parsonage, 1803. He married Mary, daughter of 
Col. Joseph Smith, who was bom April 6, 1755, and died July 
11, 1815. He died May 3, 1807. 

161. Col. Richard Hilton, son of Josiah, married Martha 
Leavitt of Exeter, and settled at the corner above the Four 



130 History of Newfields. 

Corners, where later Jasper H. Burleigh lived. He bid off pew 
No. 23 in the meeting house, October 24, 1791 ; was active in 
parish affairs, 1794, 1796^97, 1799-1800 and 1809-10; con- 
stable and collector, 1807-09 ; and died December 12, 1821. 

162. Benning Brackett was born March 24, 1745; bought, 
February 20, 1768, one acre of Smith's grant near Piscassic 
River, of John Bartlett, and of Sim'onds Fowler, October 17, 
1774, land on the country road; was in Greenland, 1765, and 
Newmarket, 1768 ; signed the Association Test July 12, 1776 ; 
was active in parish affairs, 1794, 1797-1800 ; and died January 
21, 1815. 

163. Michial Wiggin, son of Henry, was born December 12, 
1765. He was assessor, 1804-05 and 1807 ; selectman, 1808-09 ; 
auditor, 1812; tithing-man, 1813; and died September 13, 1820. 
The brothers, Michial and Henry Wiggin, united with their 
father, Henry, in building the new meeting house, 1791-92 ; bid 
off pew No. 42, October 24, 1791. Michial also built the house 
now occupied by Charles E. Durrell, and Henry the Ezekiel 
Sanborn house, and was active in parish affairs, 1799, 1805 and 
1810. 

164. Capt. John Colcord, son of Edward, was bom November 
30, 1745; lived in the garrison house on Hall's Mill Road; 
petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, 1772 ; was mustered with 
Capt. Samuel Oilman's company, Col. Enoch Poor's regiment, 
May 26, 1775 ; on its pay roll August 1, 1775 ; received four 
dollars for regimental coat, October 4, 1775; was second lieu- 
tenant in James Norris' company of Epping, second brigade of . 
Nathan Hale, November 7, 1776; discharged May 6, 1777; was 
titled captain, 1816-18. 

165. Henry Wiggin, Jr., brother of Michial, was born Jan- 
uary 5, 1767; built and occupied the house next to Mr. Pike's; 
was active in parish affairs, 1794-95, 1805 and 1810; had an 
account with Dea. Thomas Drown, 1803-22; justice, 1817, and 
solemnized a marriage in 1822; assessor, 1820; auditor," 1824; 
and died December 6, 1828. He was a prominent man. He had 
three wives. The first two were daughters of Gen. James Hill, 
and his third wife, Olive, was the daughter of Samuel and 
Azuba (Hopkins) Smith, all of whom were "of the best." 

166. Maj. Daniel Hill, son of General James, was born 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 131 

July 16, 1761 ; was active in parish affairs, 1791, 1793-94, 1797- 
1800; bid off pew No. 37, and gallery pew No. 18, in the meet- 
ing house, October 24, 1791 ; was tithing-man, 1803 ; parish clerk, 
1817 ; town clerk, 1815-25 ; moved on to the Burleigh estate, and 
died October 28, 1826. He married August 22, 1784, Elizabeth, 
daughter of Lieutenant John and Mehitable ( Sheaf e) Burleigh. 
She was born June 10, 1767, and died March 29, 1845. 

167. Josiah Adams, son of Colonel "Winbom and Sarah 
Hobart (Hall) Adams, was born in Durham, July 10, 1748, 
and married, February 21, 1772, Nancy, sister of Gen. James 
Hill and Mrs. John Shute. He, with other heirs of Joseph Hall, 
sold land in Newmarket to Jonathan Colcord, November 10, and 
to Gideon Colcord, November 11, 1769 ; was selectman, 1775 ; 
signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776 ; was on committee 
of parish for the dismission of Rev. Jolm Moody, April 28, 1777 ; 
justice of the peace, and on committee to petition the Legisla- 
ture to divide the Congregational and Presbyterian Societies, 
November, 1777. He purchased, May 24, 1781, one acre of land 
with mansion house and barn of Mary, daughter of Joseph 
Hall, and widow of Fitz William Sargent, she reserving to her- 
self "the southeast floor room with the chamber and garret 
over the same and the south west end of the cellar to be 
divided at the middle of the arch, with the privilege of passing 
and repassing to the kitchen to bake, wash and roll her cyder in 
and other things in the cellar door." This mansion, long the 
residence of the Adams family, has been known to us as the 
Elm House. The office of Mr. Adams joined to the northeast 
of the house and may be seen still among the out buildings 
of the estate; was town clerk, 1784r-1809; was clerk of court, 
1785-86 ; and of the parish building committee April 21, 1791 ; 
bought land between his estate and that of "William Carlo, 1790 ; 
bid off gallery pew No. 34 in the new meeting house 1791; sold 
April 10, 1793, to Michial Wiggin about 11 1-2 acres of land, 
his wife Nancy surrend'ering her right of dower; on commit- 
tee to secure a candidate to preach, 1793 ; was recorder of deeds 
for Rockingham County, 1793-96 and 1800-09 ; representative 
of Newmarket, 1794r-96; active in the parish, 1794, 1798-1800 
and 1803 ; gave a quitclaim deed of land in Londonderry to 
Lydia, wife of John Neal, March 26, 1795; was administrator 



132 History of Newfields. 

on the estate of Arthur Branscomb, Sr., and sold land July 
1, 1802; executor, with others, of the will of John P. Williams 
of Newmarket, trader, and sold lands March 8 and August 9, 
1804; bought of Nathaniel Rogers, June 4, 1804, part of the 
Gen. James Hill estate; and sold by power of attorney Novem- 
ber 10, 1806, land in Pembroke. Administration on his estate 
was granted to his widow, Nancy Adams, September 27, 1809. 
The inventory included three pews in the meeting house, a share 
in the bridge and Newmarket Library, and books. 

168. Dea. Thomas Drown, son of Rev. Samuel and Sarah 
(Read) Drown, was born in Coventry, R. I., April 27, 1757; 
married November 27, 1785, Comfort Wiggin. He early learned 
the trade of shoemaker with Thomas Wiggin of Stratham; was 
a minute man and Revolutionary soldier; sold land to Zebulon 
Barber, February 9, 1778 ; came to Newfields, October 12, 1790 ; 
purchased at auction the old meeting house, November 7, 1791, 
and raised his dwelling house September 12, 1792 ; active in par- 
ish affairs, 1794, 1798'-1800, 1807, 1824, and 1828-29 ; with his 
wife, Comfort, was received to the church at Newmarket, No- 
vember 23, 1800, and eight of their children, Samuel, Peter, 
Dummer Wiggin, John, Mary, Thomas, Richard and Andrew, 
December 17, 1800; was tithing-man, 1801-03; deacon, 1802, 
and chorister in Elder Brodhead's day, and at the reorganiza- 
tion of the Congregational Church, February 12, 1840; name 
on the old church roll, 1814; had charge of the toll bridge, 
1814^37 ; was surveyor of lumber, 1815-16 ; retailer, 1822, 1824- 
25 and 1828 ; and was corporate member of the South Congre- 
gational Church, January 16, 1829. He died August 31, 1846, 
and his widow, February 28, 1848, aged 80. 

169. Benjamin Mead, son of Captain John, and brother of 
John, lived at Bayside ; petitioned to be joined to Massachusetts, 
1739 ; and for a lottery in aid of bridge, 1768 ; was credited with 
labor on firQ rafts at Newington for the defense of Pascataqua 
Harbor, October 22, 1775; signed the Association Test July 12, 
1776; with others demanded the polls on the location of the 
new meeting house, May 30, and bid off pew No. 1, October 24, 
1791 ; was on committee i:o secure candidate to preach, 1793 ; 
and active in the parish, 1797-99. His daughter, Elizabeth, was 
the first wife of Hon. John Harvey of Northwood. 



Some op the Earliest Settlers. 133 

170. Daniel Smith, son of Lieutenant Samuel, was a wealthy 
merchant of Portsmouth; sold land to Cotton Bennett Decem- 
ber 31, 1787; was active in parish affairs, 1791, and 1798-1800; 
bid off pew No. 19 in the meeting house, October 24, 1791 ; was 
on committee to deed the parsonage to the parish, May 30, 1803 ; 
assessor, 1804 ; and drew a map of Newmarket for the state map 
of Philip Carrigan, 1805. He afterwards fell off a wharf and 
was drowned. 

171. John Bryent, son of Walter, was a soldier, 1756-58, and 
in the Revolution, 1775-81 ; petitioned for a lottery in aid of 
bridge; was delegate to the convention at Exeter, December 18, 
1776 ; appointed justice of the peace for Rockingham County, 
March 27, 1782; active in the parish, 1791, 1794, 1797-99 and 
1803 ; on committee on parsonage, 1801 ; and assessor, 1802. 

172. Jeremy Mead, son of Captain John, was born February 
14, 1760, and married Mary Frost of Newcastle. He lived on 
the homestead south of Lamprey River Village; was a mem- 
ber of the Congregational parish, 1791, 1797-1800, and of the 
Congregational Society, 1817; bid off pew No. 13, and gallery 
pew No. 6, in the meeting house, 1791 ; was active in the parish, 
1800, 1807, 1809-11, 1814 and 1817; on committee to purchase 
a parsonage, 1801; representative, 1803-04, 1806-08 and 1816- 
20; auditor, 1809 and 1814-15; retailer, 1810 and 1815; and 
died August 11, 1839. 

173. Lieut. John Smith, son of Benjamin, was born September 
20, 1732, and married, April 3, 1758, Lydia, daughter of Thomas 
Millet of Dover Neck. He was deacon, and held in Dover the 
offices of selectman, moderator, representative, and became 
judge of the Superior Court. 

174. William Folsom, son of William and Hannah (Gilman), 
administered on his father's estate, 1755; was credited with 
labor on fire rafts, October 22, 1775; signed the Association 
Test July 12, 1776; was active in parish affairs, 1797-98; lived 
at the Four Corners; and died February, 1809. He married 
Mary Low. 

175. Dea. Paul Chapman, son of Benjamin, was born Novem- 
ber 9, 1761. He married (1) January 20, 1785, Sally Smart, 
and (2) Nancy, daughter of Smith Chapman; is mentioned in 
the records, 1786 ; was active in parish affairs, 1791, 1793, 1797- 



134 History of Newfields. 

1800 and 1810 ; a church member, 1797 ; Osbornite, 1800 ; and rul- 
ing elder, September, 1801 ; on school committee, 1803 ; tithing- 
man, 1803-04 and 1815; auditor, 1804; collector, 1804 and 1814; 
selectman, 1814r-15 and 1817-25; moderator, 1817 and 1820; 
assessor, 1826 ; and died January 26, 1827. 

176. Joseph Doe was a soldier, 1754; having "endured the 
brunt and hardships of the late war," petitioned for a town- 
■ship, 1754; for Hall's Mill Road July 3, 1765; purchased land 
of John Bartlett, 1768 ; petitioned for bridge, 1772 ; signed the 
Association Test, July 12, 1776 ; was on committee of the parish 
for the dismission of Rev. John Moody, April 28, 1777; pur- 
chased horses for the state in 1780 for which he was credited by 
the New Hampshire Committee of Safety, January 11, 1783; 
was auditor, 1785 ; active in the parish, 1791, and bid off pew 
No. 27 in the meeting house, October 24, 1791; was witness to 
deed of land for meeting house, November 7, 1791 ; on commit- 
tee to secure a candidate to preach, 1793; active in the parish, 
1797-99 ; collector, 1812 ; constable, 1812-13 ; assessor, 1815 ; and 
died November 7, 1817, aged 80. His wife, Ruth, died October 
29, 1812, aged 68. 

177. Philip Fowler, Sd, son of Philip, Jr., was born May 25, 
1764, and married February 25, 1790, Hannah Cutts; was a 
drummer boy in the Revolution; "admitted to the Ch^^ fellow- 
ship" at Stratham, April, 1791; is mentioned in church records, 
1793-94 and 1799-1800 ; was on committee to present a call to 
Rev. Jonathan Brown, July 8, 1793, and to Rev. Samuel Tomb, 
July 28, 1794. He died November 6, 1807. 

178. George Hilton, son of Daniel, formed a partnership 
as trader and shipbuilder, with William Coffin of Newfields, 
and amassed a fortune estimated at $40,000. He bid off pew 
No. 8, in the meeting house, October 24, 1791 ; was active in par- 
ish affairs, 1794, 1797-1800, 1805, 1807 and 1809; audEtor, 
1805-08; selectman, 1809-10, 1818 and 1820; assessor, 1812-14 
and 1816-17; tithing-man, 1817 and 1820; and representative, 
1821. He could go to church at the Junction without leaving 
his own lands, passing only the houses of Rev. Curtis Coe and 
Philip Fowler on the way. His old house has been moved, and 
now joins the Ward Hilton house as the insurance office of 
J. H. Wilkinson ; he died September 2, 1821, aged 56. He mar- 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 135 

riedi Mary, daughter of Andrew and Anne (Ross) Wiggin. His 
wife was a licensed retailer at the store of George Hilton, 
1821-22 and 1824; suhscribed to the salary of Rev. Jacob Cum- 
mdngs, January 10, and Rev. W. M. Cornell, October 8, 1829, 
and was the same year member of the Newfields S. S. Union. 
She died June 10, 1832, aged 52. 

179. Jeremiah Colcord, son of G-ideon, and brother of Gideon, 
Jr., was born October 17, 1760, and married, September 27, 
1787, Sally Perkins ; lived in the Rufus Sanborn house ; lost his 
leg below the knee and used a wooden splice; is mentioned in 
the Newmarket records, 1781 and 1784;. bid off pew No. 49, in 
the meeting house October 24, 1791 ; was a licensed retailer, 1809, 
1811, 1813 and 1816-17. 

180. James Burleigh, son of James, was born September 19, 
1761, and married Drusilla Ewer; received from his father in 
1785 the homestead which had descended from his great grand- 
father, the first of the family who settled at Bayside ; petitioned 
for a lottery to repair Squamscot bridge, October 24, 1780 ; bid 
otf pew No. 4, in the meeting house October 24, 1791 ; was active 
in the parish, 1797-1800 and 1810; on committee of parish to 
purchase a parsonage, 1803 ; tithing-man, 1803 ; overseer of the 
poor, 1815 ; corporate member of the South Congregational So- 
ciety, 1829, and became member of the church, March 14, 1841; 
sold his f arm> and the house he had built, and moved to Newfields, 
1817; bought the Henry Wiggin house; was a widower for more 
than half a century, and died August 13, 1854. 

181. John Shute, perhaps brother of Michael, petitioned for 
a bridge, 1766 and 1772; refused to sign the Association Test, 
1776; was executor of the will of Michael Shute, December 17, 
1784; innholder, "Shute House," Newfields, 1785, which house 
continued until 1884, and "Newfields House" since; bid off pew 
No. 6, and gallery pew No. 10, in the meeting house October 24, 
1791 ; was on committee to secure a candidate to preach, 1798 ; 
active in parish affairs, 1794, 1798-1800, 1805 and 1809-10; li- 
censed taverner, 1806, 1809-10, 1812 and 1814^17; and died 
September 26, 1819, aged 75. 

182. Lieut. John Moody Smith, son of Winthrop, was born 
January 29, 1758. With his brother he received property by the 
will of his grandfather, Rev. John Moody, which names David 



136 History of Newtields. 

Moody his guardian, April 14, 1774; bid off pew No. 18 in the 
meeting house October 24, 1791; was active in parish affairs, 
1794 and 1799-1800; on committee of the parish to purchase a 
parsonage, 1803; selectman, 1804-10; clerk, 1810-14; auditor, 
1811 and 1813; representative, 1815; chorister in Elder Brod- 
head's day, and with his brothers and sister who were singers, 
occupied the gallery of the old church. He lived in the Samp- 
son Doe garrison, and died June 27, 1815. 

183. Moses Burley, son of Giles and Elizabeth (Joy) Burley, 
lived in Newmarket ; petitioned for a lottery in aid of Squamscot 
bridge, 1768 ; memorialized the Provincial Congress against Lieut. 
Col. Jeremiah Folsom, 1775 ; signed the Association Test, July 
12, 1776 ; bought one acre of marsh land of Rev. John Moody, 
July 21, 1778 ; bid off pew No. 22 in the meeting house October 
24, 1791 ; was on committee of the parish, 1793 ; active in the 
parish, 1797-1800 and 1809; and died January 25, 1822. His 
widow died June 26, 1822. 

184. William Coffin bought land, house, barn, wharf and 
warehouse at Newfields Landing of Samuel Baker, March 20, 
1777; bid off pew No. 40, October 24, 1791; was active in par- 
ish affairs, 1797 and 1799; was somewhat crippled by freezing 
his feet down the Bay on the cold Friday; and died May 22, 
1819. 

185. Gideon Colcord, son of Gideon, was bom in 1745; set- 
tled on his father's estate, where John Giddings now lives; 
bought land of Josiah Adams and others, November 11, 1769; 
petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge, 1760; and for bridge 
at Newfields, 1772; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; 
bid off pew No. 46, in the meeting house October 24, 1791 ; was on 
committee to secure candidate to preach, 1793 ; and active in the 
parish, 1798, 1800 and 1810. He died April 16, 1819, aged 74. 

186. David Colcord was a soldier, 1775; tithing-man, 1784; 
lieutenant, 1789; bid off pew No. 50, and gallery pew No. 15 
in the meeting house October 24, 1791. Have not been able to 
establish his family connections. 

187. Joseph Colcord, son of Jonathan, Jr., was bom in 1754; 
settled on the homestead of his grandfather, Jonathan, which for 
a century and a half remained in the family, but is now owned 
by Austin Neal; was a soldier at the Battle of Bunker Hill, and 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 137 

a corporal in Capt. James Hill's company on Pierce's Island; 
signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; was at Saratoga at 
the surrender of Burgoyne; probably built and moved into the 
old Colcord house which became a famous place for religious 
meetings, and is now owned by Mrs. John Giddings; bid off 
gallery pew No. 52 in the new meeting house, October 24, 1791 ; 
was collector, 1813-14 and 1824; selectman, 1816-17; assessor, 
1818 and 1822 ; and died October 30, 1839 ; aged 85. His wife 
was Fanny Eussell, a young English girl whose parents were in 
comfortable circumstances. She came in her uncle Captain 
Armet's vessel to Portsmouth to visit his family. The Revolu- 
tionary "War breaking out prevented her return and she never 
saw her parents afterward. She became a school teacher at 
Portsmouth, where she met and married Joseph Colcord of New- 
fields. Though unaccustomed to work at her father's house, she 
was a capable and cultured woman and proved an excellent 
housekeeper and much respected matron. She died July 6, 1827, 
aged 70. Her Uncle and Aunt Armet seem to have been buried 
in the Colcord lot on the homestead. 

188. Richard Prasson bid off pew No. 4 in the meeting house 
October 24, 1791; was active in the parish, 1792 and 1799; 
had tax abated, 1805, and died January, 1817. 

189. Joseph Smith, son of Colonel Joseph, was bom Novem- 
ber 11, 1757; credited with labor of men and oxen on fire rafts 
at Newington, October 22, 1775; sergeant in Capt. James Hill's 
company on Pierce's Island, November 5, 1775; received a blan- 
ket as soldier in the army December 4, 1775 ; adjutant in Col. 
Thomas Tash's regiment September 14, 1776; bid off gallery pew 
No. 9, in the meeting house October 24, 1791 ; was on committee 
of parish, 1793 ; and died January 21, 1816. He married Abigail 
Clark, who died October 4, 1819, aged 59. 

190. William French, son of William, petitioned for a bridge 
at Newfields, November 25, 1755; was a soldier in the Revolu- 
tion; objected to paying for the raising of the meeting house, 
November 25, 1793; had parish tax for 1795 abated May 29, 
1796. He married Olive Winan. 

191. Thomas Hanniford was bom in 1745; petitioned for 
bridge over Squamscot River, 1766 ; was soldier in Capt. Samuel 
Oilman's company, June 6 and October 4, 1775; and received 



138 History of Newfields. 

four dollars for a regimental coat; signed the Association Test, 
July 12, 1776; was a tailor in Newmarket, 1787; bought land 
and barn of Zebulon Barber, 1787 ; and objected to paying for 
raising the meeting house, March 25, 1793. His wife died July, 
1825. 

192. Peter Hersey, son of Peter and brother of Nicholas, was 
born in 1751; refused to sign the Association Test, 1776; was 
mustered with Capt. Simon Marston's company, Col. Joshua 
Wingate's regiment, and marched July 22, 1776; and with Capt. 
Nathaniel Hutchin's company, Col. Joseph Cilley's regiment, 
and received £20 bounty for continental service; objected to 
paying for the raising of the meeting house, March 25, 1793 ; and 
died February 17, 1831, aged 79. 

193. Josiah Bennett, son of John and brother of Cotton, 
signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776 ; bought of John Ben- 
nett, March 13, 1789, 38 acres of land on the road leading from 
the Grant Road to Ash Swamp ; also land of Nathaniel Rogers, 
1789, of Charles Smart, 1791, of Andrew Burley, 1801, and of 
Josiah Hilton, appraiser of the estate of Daniel Ames, February 
7, 1810; was on the committee of parish to secure a colleague 
with Rev. Mr. Ewer, 1793 ; active in parish affairs, 1799 and 
1807 ; had name on the old church list, 1814 ; and died May 20, 
1832. He married Katherine Goodin, June 13, 1776. 

• 194. Joseph H. Smith, son of Winthrop, was born January 
16, 1766 ; is mentioned in the will of Rev. John Moody, April 14, 
1774; was active in parish affairs, 1794; joined Alfred Met- 
calf's ''Class," 1809, and with his wife, was a member of a class 
at Lamprey River prior to 1825 ; and died January 7, 1841. He 
married October 17, 1790, Betsey, daughter of Gen. James Hill. 
She died September 5, 1865. 

195. Samuel Smith married Azubah Hopkins, sister of Jeru- 
sha. She was a member of the Congregational Church, and 
died July 5, 1854. He was active in parish affairs, 1794 and 
1799. 

196. Henry Tilton married Olive Plaisted, daughter of 
Nathaniel Rogers, May 20, 1792; and was active in parish af- 
fairs, 1794 and 1799. His wife was born December 8, 1771. 

197. Jacob Fowler, son of Philip, was born August 24, and 
baptized August 27, 1721. He petitioned for lottery, 1768; 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 139 

was credited wit'h labor on fire rafts October 22, 1775; signed 
the Association Test, July 12, 1776; was a soldier, 1776; with his 
brother, Philip, was put into possession of the homestead of which 
his father had been dispossessed 14 years earlier, 1778; pound- 
keeper, 1786, 1789, 1791 and 1795; sold land to his grandson, 
Jacob Gilman, 1790, which Grilman sold to Rev Samuel Tomb, 
1795 ; was active in the parish, 1794 ; found glass to mend win- 
dows of the meeting house November 7, 1796, and died October 
4, 1796. 

198. Isaac Jenness, son of Deacon Francis and Sarah (Gar- 
land) Jenness of Rye, came from near Breakfast Hill and set- 
tled in Piscassic ; petitioned respecting the election of a represen- 
tative, 1783 ; and for lottery in aid of bridge, December 23, 1789 ; 
was tavemer where John S. Weeks lives, 1794, 1797 and 1812; 
active in parish, 1794 and 1799; tithing-man, 1809-10; and 
died June 13, 1835, aged 90. His wife, Mercy, died October 22, 
1832, aged 84. 

199. Walter Neal, son of Walter, was born June 22, 1731 ; 
petitioned for a bridge, 1766 and 1772; was mustered with 
Capt. Joseph Parson's company November 22, 1775; was in 
Capt. Henry Elkins' company of Hampton, Col. Enoch Poor's 
regiment, and on its pay roll from May 27 to August 1, 1775; 
received 10 shillings billeting money, August 4, 1775, and four 
dollars coat money, October 10, 1775; was returned with Capt. 
James Hill's company on Pierce's Island, November 5, 1775; 
mustered into Capt. Samuel May's company. Col. Joshua Win- 
gate's regiment, July 10, 1776; of Newinarket on muster roll of 
Capt. Daniel Gordon's company, September 20, 1776; first ser- 
geant in Capt. John Haven's company, guarding prisoners from 
New Hampshire to Newport, R. I., June 26, 1777; signed the 
Association Test July 12, 1776 ; was officer in the militia ; tith- 
ing-man, 1790 ; active in parish affairs, 1794, 1797 and 1799-1800 ; 
is remembered as among the last wearing breeches and long 
stockings with knee and shoe buckles. He died April 23, 1820, 
aged 88. 

200. Dea. Timothy Murray, son of Timothy, petitioned for 
lottery, and for highway from Lamprey River to Durham, 1768 ; 
was active in parish affairs, 1794 and 1797-98 ; member of the 
Presbyterian and afterwards of the Congregational Church, 



140 History of Newfields. 

1800; tithing-man, 1804; collector, 1813; and died August 26, 
1814. He married Elizabeth Chapman. 

201. Walter Smith, son of Edward, was active in the parish, 
1794 and 1799 ; had an account with James Pickering, 1802 ; 
deeded land, 1807; was on old church roll, 1814; on committee 
to build meeting house at Lamprey River, 1826 ; erected hall for 
public worship, 1827; and died August 26, 1853, aged 79. 
His widow died May 15, 1867, aged 91. 

202. Benjamin Hill, son of General James, was born Septem- 
ber 9, 1779; had care of the meeting house, 1794^95; and was 
tithing-man, 1800. He was a merchant at Portsmouth. 

203. Elder Thomas Cheswell, son of Wentworth and Mary 
(Davis), was born about 1764, and married (1) October 28, 1787, 
Betsey Eastham of Exeter, (2) Mrs. (Wright) Bell of New- 
castle. He was active in the parish, 1797 and 1800 ; licensed re- 
tailer, 1803 ; overseer of the poor, 1815 ; selectman, 1816-17 ; and 
assessor, 1822. He died in Newmarket. 

204. Nathaniel Ewer, son of Rev. Nathaniel and Drusilla 
(Covill) Ewer, was born August 4, 1772, and married Sarah, 
daughter of Dea. Nathaniel Goodhue of Nottingham, who joined 
the church at Lamprey River, July 7, 1833, and died in Con- 
cord; paid the Smart heirs, March 20, 1790, $241.60, for 14 acres 
of land on the road leading from Newmarket Plains to Grant 
Road; bought of Hilton Smart, November 29, 1792, for £30, 
9 acres of land on the cross road from Wadleigh's Road to 
Grant Road; and for $200 the home estate of his father, No- 
vember 30, 1792 ; sold land to Andrew Fox, 1813 ; was active in 
the parish, 1797; selectman, 1807 and 1811; with his father, 
objected March 25, 1808, to increasing the minister's salary; 
selectman, 1807 and 1811; assessor, 1810 and 1820; licensed re- 
tailer, 1821-24; on school committee, 1822; joined the Congre- 
gational Church at Lamprey River, January 6, 1833 ; moved to 
Concord, 1834; with his wife and others, March 1, 1842, peti- 
tioned the North Church in Concord for letters of recommenda- 
tion for the purpose of being organized into the East Congre- 
gational Church, which petition was granted and the church 
formed March 30, 1842, with 42 members. 

205. Winthrop Hilton, Jr., son of Ichabod, was born October 
26, 1770, and married (1) Elizabeth Folsom, daughter of Colonel 



Some of the Earliest Settlers. 141 

Jolm, and granddaugiiter of Jeremy, who was born June 23, 
1769, and died March 8, 1800, and (2) May 22, 1800, Theodate, 
daughter of Francis Jenness, who was bom February 11, 1780, 
and died December 16, 1866. He was active in parish affairs, 
1797, 1799, 1810 and 1817; assessor, 1810 and 1816; selectman, 
1811 and 1813-14; tithing-man, 1815; warden, 1817; and died 
October 15, 1817. 

206. Rev. Samuel Tomb was born in Wallkill, N. Y., January 
1, 1776, and married March 1, 1793, Mehitable Searle, daughter 
of Dea. Jeremiah and Mary Thurston of Georgetown, Mass. 
He was for a time a student in Columbia College, but did not 
graduate; studied theology with Rev. Dr. John Mason of New 
York City; received a call from Newmarket' church July 28, and 
was ordained colleagTie pastor, October 22, 1794, with Rev. 
Nathaniel Ewer. The relation of the two pastors was not har- 
monious and cordial, and a mutual council, April 27, 1797, fail- 
ing to reconcile them, Mr. Tomb was dismissed by vote of the 
parish, July 10, 1797. He was afterwards installed over the 
Second Church, Newbury, Mass., November 28, 1798, continuing 
about ten years ; then was pastor of the Presbyterian Church, 
Salem, N. Y., for more than 20 years. He then returned to his 
native place where his stormy but efficient ministry closed, and 
he died March 28, 1832. Among his printed discourses were an 
oration on the death of Washington, pronounced February 22, 
1800, and a sermon delivered at the annual fast, April 7, 1803. 
"His mind was clear, vigorous and comprehensive, and while ex- 
pounding the great doctrines and principles of Christianity, 
in which his whole heart and soul was engaged, he gave utter- 
ance to thoughts that were eloquent and impressive." 

207. Robert Mitchell was mustered wdth Capt. Joseph Par- 
son's company November 22, 1775; soldier, 1777-80; and bid 
off pew No. 41 in the new meeting house October 24, 1791. 



chapter X. 

Indian Wars. 

On November 21, 1632, a letter from Capt. Walter Neal to tlie 
governor of Massachusetts gave the information that Dixy Bull 
and fifteen other Englishmen had turned pirates and taken sev- 
eral boats and rifled Pemaquid. Later on December 5, Captain 
Neal and Mr. Hilton by letters certified ''that they had sent 
out all the forces they could make against the pirates, viz. four 
pumaces and shallops and about forty men who coming to 
Pemaquid were there wind-bound three weeks." Bull was 
finally executed in England. 

In 1641 Richard Bullgar was commissioned lieutenant, and 
Thomas Wardell sergeant of the "band of souldiers at Exeter, 
to be installed and confirmed by the freemen the next training 
day." 

On October 18, 1669, the General Court in session at Boston, 
understanding there were about 60 soldiers in Exeter with no 
"common officer" over them, appointed John Oilman a lieuten- 
ant to take command and "exercise the Company as the Law re- 
quires." 

King Philip's War, 1675-78. King Philip's War was the first 
serious trouble New Hampshire had with the Indians. The 
Pascataqua planters paid the Indians a valuable compensation 
and fair equivalent, in coats, cloths, kettles, hatchets and kinos, 
for untrodden forests and untilled lands, while the aborigines 
retained unmolested possession of all occupied planting, hunting, 
fowling and fishing grounds. Both dwelt side by side in neigh- 
borly good will for more than half a century. Passaconway, the 
statesman-sagamore of all the Merrimac tribes, lived a Chris- 
tian life, and died in the faith of the true God. The Rev. Wil- 
liam Hubbard bears this testimony: "The Indians always car- 
ried it fair, and held good correspondence with the English until 
the news came of Philip's rebellion, and rising against the in- 
habitants of Plimouth colony in the end of June, 1675." 



Indian "Wars. 143 

The Wampanoag sachem, like Sassacus of the Pequots 40 
years before, was ambitious to exterminate the English, and was 
able to engage most of the New England tribes in his enterprise. 
Thousands of praying Indians remained neutral, the Penacooks 
still continued friendly, the Squamscots had emigrated about 
1672 to the Hudson; but the Ossipees, the Pequakets and the 
Tarateens of Maine ardently joined Philip's hostile confederacy. 

In September, 1675, the frontier invasion swept down upon 
the Pascataqua settlers. The enemy appeared upon both sides 
of the river, burning houses and killing all who fell in their way. 
All the settlers were now filled with alarm, those on the Kenne- 
bec withdrawing to the Pascataqua and Merrimac, and business 
was suspended. A day of public fasting and prayer was ob- 
served by the New Hampshire towns, October 7, 1675. This 
month another party of Indians "got over or beyond the other 
branches of , the Pascataqua river, towards Exeter and Lamprey 
Eele river, where they killed one man. Many of them were in 
the woods about Exeter, and between Hampton and Exeter, 
where they killed one or two men in the woods as they were 
traveling homeward, occasioning the people of those towns to 
stand continually upon their guard, which proved a great an- 
noyance to the inhabitants." 

Before winter set in sixty were killed in this vicinity, and 
nearly as many buildings burned. The following account with- 
out date from the letter of Maj. Robert Pike to the governor 
and council belongs to this period, 1675-76. 

At Hampton on Saturday last about 9 at night seeing an Indian 
coming from goodman Sleeper's barn toward his dwelling house 
having fire in his right hand and straw under his other arm, they 
shot at him about four rod from the house, and he tumbled down and 
the straw fell afire and blazed up. They saw another run away 
between the fire and the barn, but no hurt was done. In the morning 
they saw pieces of birch bark where the fire was, but found no Indian. 

When the first house was built in Kensington by Stephen 
Green, it is said there was not another dwelling between it and 
Canada, except the wigwams of the savages. People used a lad- 
der to enter the house and at night drew in the ladder to pre- 
vent the intrusion of Indians. 

The following summer, June 13, 1677, four persons at North 



144 History op Newfields. 

Hampton, Edward Coleord, Jr., Abraham Perkins, Jr., Benja- 
min Hilliard and Caleb Towle, fell victims to savage ernelty. 
In July, 1677, Capt. Benjamin Swett of Hampton went to 
Kennebec witli 200 Indians and 40 English, soldiers, but was de- 
feated and slain with 60 of his men. 

A formal treaty of peace was concluded with Squando and 
other chiefs at Saco, April 12, 1678, which put an end to this 
harrowing three years' war. But the New Hampshire settlers had 
learned to distrust their savage neighbors and kept themselves 
on the defensive. They palisaded their houses, gathered them- 
selves into garrisons, carried their guns afield and stacked arms 
at the church door, while a sentry kept watch during divine wor- 
ship. 

In 1680 Robert Pike was commander of a troop of horse 
which was divided by the cutting off of Hampton and Exeter 
from old Norfolk County. In 1684, by order of, Lieut. Gov. 
Edward Cranfield, the meeting houses in Hampton, Exeter, 
Portsmouth and Dover were fortified for garrisons. In 1687, 
the town of Hampton '' ordered by vote that the selectmen shall 
take care to build a convenient watchhouse according to law, 
and to sett it where the ould watch-house stood, and to provide 
Powder, bullets, miachflints, or what els the Law requires for a 
Perm, stock for the soldiers, and to make a rate for the same up- 
on the inhabitants not exceeding £10. ' ' 

King William's War, 1689-97, hetween England and France. 
French emissaries now taught the Indians to call the English 
heretics, and incited them to hostilities and to find profit in 
the sale of scalps and prisoners in Canada. The inhabitants of 
New Hampshire in their danger and distress were on the point 
of abandoning the province, and in 1690 sought the government 
and protection of Massachusetts. Hampton and Portsmouth be- 
ing less exposed than Exeter and Dover suffered least in the 
common calamities. 

On July 30, 1689, Capt. Samuel Sherburne of Hampton wrote 
to Maj. Eobert Pike respecting the burning of houses by the 
Indians at Oyster River, who sent men to help ; Major Pike wrote 
June 23, 1691, "Many Hampton men were out in the woods 
after the Indians, to release a person captured at Salisbury, 



Indian "Wars. 145 

with little hope of recovering him. On Sunday last Capt. 
Greenleaf with 34 horses went to Hampton. 

P. S. Hampton men are not gone out against the enemy as 
we heard they had. ' ' 

On July 4, 1690, eight persons were killed as they were mow- 
ing in a field near Lamprey Eiver, and a lad was carried away 
captive. The next day Capt. William Hilton's garrison on 
Fowler's Hill at Ne'wfields was assaulted, and relieved by Lieu- 
tenant Bancroft with a loss of eight or nine men^ who were 
buried in one grave on the hillside southwest of the garrison. 
Simon Stone, afterwards of Groton, Mass., received nine wounds 
and two cuts with hatchets, and was thought dead, but recovered. 
In the course of a week forty persons were killed between Lam- 
prey River and Amesbury, Mass. 

Edward Walker, with others, was killed by the Indians at 
Lamprey River, July 6, 1690. 

August 4, 1691, Capt. Samuel Sherburne and James Dolloff, 
both of Hampton, were killed by the Indians at Casco Bay. 

The following letter fromi Henry D'ow to Major Pike, dated 
September 29 or 30, 1691, will give some idea of the situation: 

Sir. We have received intelligence from Sandybeach — Rye — that 
since 12 o'clock this day the enemy have killed or carried away sixteen 
persons of which old goodman Bracket's and goodman Rand's families 
have the greatest blow. The messengers that brought this news, on 
their returning home about the time the moon did rise this night, at 
a place called Raggy Neck, about half a mile this side of Sandybeach 
garrison, they do affirm to me they saw, as they adjudged, about 
forty enemies coming toward Hampton with five or six canoes on their 
heads, which caused them to come back to Hampton again, and 
brought us word of it; which we have thought it convenient to signify 
to your worship, lest they should come along with their canoes in 
the night and do damage to houses near the sea. We are in a sad 
condition, the enemy is so violent. 'The Lord give us all wisdom to 
teach us what we ought to do. 

So with my respects presented to you, I remain your loving friend 
and servant, 

Henry Dow. 

^ Bancroft was a civil engineer with Sir William Phipps in erecting the new 
fort at Pemaquid in 1692. It was now rebuilt with stone, called William 
Henry, and believed to be impregnable. Mather says it was the finest fortress 
that had been seen in those parts of America. Some primitive defensive works 
had existed here as early as 1630, and rifled in 1632 by Dixy Bull. 
10 



146 History of Newfields. 

At a meeting of the town of Hampton, October 26, 1691, 
Nathaniel Weare, Henry Dow and Joseph Smith were sent to 
Portsmouth, "as a eonmiittee to Advize what is most requisite 
& needful to be done in our defense against the common Enemy. ' ' 

Hampton voted May 17, 1692, "that liberty is given to so many 
as are -willing to remove the Fortification from* about the Meet- 
ing House and to Sett it between the Minister's House, the 
Prison and the Meeting House in some convenient place, that 
there may be liberty for any concerned in it, to build Houses 
in it according to custom in other Forts." 

Voted that there shall be a House builded in said Fort at the 
Town's charge, of 14 feet wide and 16 feet long, and finished for the 
use of it ; it shall be improved for a Scout House, or the Watch House 
removed and made habitaJble. 

The General Court at Goat Island, April 24, 1693, required 
Hampton to impress ten able bodied men with arms and ammu- 
nition to be posted at the several frontier garrisons. Two of 
these men were stationed at Edward Hilton's garrison. New- 
fields, and two at Lubberland garrison. 

Oyster River was attacked July 17, 1694, by 250 Indians who 
burned five of the twelve garrisons, and twenty-one houses. 
Ninety-four persons were lost. Rev. John Buss was killed and 
his house and valuable library destroyed. The garrisons of 
Smith and David Davis at Lubberland were defeated, and 
Thomas Edgerly's destroyed. 

The Council at New Castle, July 24, 1694, "Ordered, That 
warrants be issued for detaching 100 men, viz. out of Hampton 
50, out of Exeter 20, out of Portm. 30. Ordered, That they 
rendezvous at Exeter with four days provision, to range the 
woods head the towns and rivers from thence to Newiehawan- 
nick — Salmon Falls — river. ' ' 

On May 20, 1695, it was ordered that "the selectmen in each 
town to provide Bread by an assessment upon the inhabitants 
to be ready for four days march of those men that are im- 
pressed." These 50 Hampton men were placed under the com- 
mand of Capt. Joseph Smith who in 1695 succeeded Maj. "Wil- 
liam Vaughan in command of the increased militia of the state. 

The following men were on Capt. Kinsley Hall's pay roll in 



Indian Wars. 147 

1696. They were "prest men in Exeter" who served in Exe- 
ter and Oyster River from November 4, 1695. 

John Young', Sr., and Job Judkins, serving from November 
4 to December 2, 1695 ; Thomas Rollins, John Sinkler and John 
Judkins, serving- from November 14 to December 12, 1695 ; 
Edward Dyer serving from December 2 to 30, 1695 ; John Beane, 
James Beane and Stephen Gilman serving from December 30, 
1695, to January 27, 1696 ; Freeman Lyford, Biley Dudley serv- 
ing from February 6 to March 5, 1696 ; James Young" serving 
from February 24, to March 23, 1696; Peter Folsomi serving 
from March 5 to April 2, 1696. 

Jonathan Thing served in the garrison at Oyster River from 
April 2, 1696, being still there when the pay roll was made up, 
as certified by Capts. Kinsley Hall and John Woodman, April 
8, 1696. 

The "billetting" of Andrew Wiggins, Edward Hilton and 
Richard Hilton, was appended, the expense amounting to 
£18, 12s., 4d. 

Capt. John Woodman April 8, 1696, certifies that the fol- 
lowing soldiers were boarded at Oyster River from November 
2, 1695 to March 6, 1696, at an expense of £51. 

Joseph Smith Thomas Bickford Thomas Edgerly 

William Durgin Jeremiah Burman 'Stephen Jones 

Joseph Meder James Bunlier Lieut. Davis 

David Davis John Woodman 

On December 2, 1695, Capt. Henry Dow of Hampton stationed 
four men with Captain Hall of Exeter, and seven with Captain 
Woodman of Oyster River, and his other seven went home. The 
men of Newfields in garrison service in 1695 were John Young, 
Sr., Jacob Smith, Job Judkins, Ebenezer Dwyer and John 
Beane. 

On March 5, 1696, Capt. Joseph Smith had two men at Exeter 
and two at Oyster River. In July the men in garrison service 
at Newfields were Francis Lyford, Biley Dudley, Job Judkins, 
Ephraim Folsom, William Taylor, Philip Dudy, Jacob Smith, 
John Beane, Sr., and Cornelius Leary. 

The following is the account of ''Exitors Charge of Clames" 
for soldiers serving in the Exeter garrisons, from April 13 to 
November 9, 1696 : 



148 History of Newfields. 

"Ephraim Folsom, Samuel Dudley and David Roberson, serv- 
ing from August 3 to August 31, wages and subsistence, £20. 
Cliarles Glidden, William Taylor and Jonathan "wodlash, " 
serving from August 31 to September 28, 1696, wages and sub- 
sistence, £20. James Gilman, Theophilus Smith and Jeremiah 
Gilman, serving from September 28 to October 26, 1696, for wages 
and subsistence, £20. For John Gilman and Nathaniel Stevens go- 
ing to Haverhill by the Lieutenant Governor's order two days, 
10s. James Godfrey for riding the Governor's horse from Exeter 
to "y^ Bank" 3s. To subsistence of two Hampton men at Mr. 
Wiggin's six days each from April 7 to 13, 1696, 8s. To sub- 
sistence of two Hampton men at Mr. Hilton's from April 9 
to 12 or 13, 4s." 

The account was presented by Capt. Kinsley Hall. 

November 3, 1696, the Council "Ordered that Maj. Smith & 
Cap. Hall dismiss the soldiers posted at Hampton and Exeter 
on Monday next, untill farther orders." 

A treaty of peace between England and France was signed 
at Ryswick, Germany, December 10, 1697, occasioning the bury- 
ing of the hatchet and returning of the captives. 

Queen Amie's War, 1702-13 — England against France and 
Spain. Massachusetts and New Hampshire bore the chief calam- 
ities of the war. The government now offered a bounty of 
thirty-two pounds for every Indian scalp. In 1702 Hilton's 
scout was between John Smith's, Lubberland, on the north and 
Pickpocket on the south. 

A party of thirty Indians August 17, 1703, under Captain 
Tom, made a descent on Hampton Village, now Seabrook, and 
killed five persons. The first person slain was the Widow Muzzy, 
a talented speaker among the Friends and much honored by 
them. She was passing by a swamp when seized, dragged into 
the woods and her brains beaten out with a tomahawk. Thomas 
Lancaster, another Quaker, was next killed on his way to mill. 
Jonathan Green was slain, beaten on the head with the butts of 
guns and mangled in a horrible manner. Nicholas Bond was 
killed and scalped in his own house. The widow of William 
Hinckley had left her boy in the care of two girls and gone into 
the field to pull flax. When the Indians came to the house, 



Indian Wars. 149 

the girls fled, and the lad, endeavoring to follow, was seized and 
his head dashed against a plough standing near. 

These outrages coming to Governor Dudley's ears, he soon 
issued the following command: 

Hampton, 11 Oct. 1703. 
I hereby Direct that you forthwith order a convenient Number of 
Garrisons for the Town of Hampton, particularly one in the body of 
the Town, Near the Church, to be of large Contents, where the women 
and children may repayr in Case of Danger, that your soldiers may the 
better defend the place, and that you command all the soldiers of your 
Towns to attend thereof till they be finished. Given under my hand 
the day and year above written. 

J. Dudley. 

On January 27, 1704, Major Hilton undertook an expedition 
with three companies, 360 volunteers, on snowshoes to Pequacket, 
— Conway — which resulted in taking no scalps, and receiving 
no bounty, but his service was deemed honorable and a hand- 
some gratuity of 12 pounds was awarded him, and his captains 
were given five pounds each. Hilton, however, did excellent 
service in an expedition sent to Port Royal the following May 
and lasting all summer. Col. Benjamin Church with 550 men 
accompanied him. Prisoners were taken and some French set- 
tlem-ents destroyed. 

On March 27, 1704, the Council "Ordered that the Secretary 
give notice with all possible expedition to Capt. Henry Dow and 
Capt. Jacob Green of Hampton that they muster their several 
Companies under their respective Commands on Monday next, 
being the third of April, by ten of the clock in the forenoon, 
and that Major Winthrop Hilton, or such as he shall employ, 
may have liberty of listing Volunteers for the service aforesaid. ' ' 
On September 18, following, the Council ordered that "from all 
the towns 36 laborers and 12 carpenters be impressed to labor 
on the fort at Hampton." 

On April 25, 1704, Edward Taylor was killed and his wife and 
son captured at Lamprey Eiver. 

In 1705 a nightly patrol watched the seashore from Hampton 
to Portsmouth to prevent any surprise by sea. 

January 8, 1705, Colonel Hilton with 270 men started on an 
expedition to Norridgewock, Me., where he burned wigwams and 



150 History of Newfields. 

the chapel of Sebastian Rasle. On June 5, he was ordered to 
send men to the fort, and beginning with September 5, reduced 
his scout from twenty to ten men every ten days. 

February 25, 1706, he made another expedition to Norridge- 
wock. 

On June 17, 1706, the Council acting upon a letter from the 
governor, "Ordered that in case the Selectmen of Hampton 
and Exeter have not their stock of provisions for scouting ready 
in four days time from the date hereof, to be delivered to the 
Capts. of the several Towns when called for, that they may be 
sent for to the next Council Board in order to be proceeded 
against as they shall deserve." 

On July 6, Colonel Hilton was called before the Council 
Board and answered that "as to the little scout, Province scout, 
he was forced to leave it off, there being eight of the souldjers 
from Hampton, and the town of Hampton had no provisions 
for them as the law directs. ' ' 

Early in July, 1706, notice was received that a large body of 
French Mohawks were on their way towards Pascataqua. 
Colonel Hilton with 64 men marched from Exeter to intercept 
them, but was obliged to return, for want of provisions, without 
meeting them. 

About 20 of these Mohawks lurked around the house of 
Colonel Hilton intending to destroy this brave and energetic 
officer. On the morning of July 6, observing ten men going out 
into the field with their scythes to mow, the Indians crept 
stealthily between them and the weapons which they had laid 
aside, thus intercepting their return to the garrison, and sud- 
denly fell upon them, killing Richard Matoon, his son, Hubartus, 
Robert Barber and Samuel Pease, and taking captive Edward 
Hall, Samuel Mighill, and a mulatto. Joseph Hall, John Taylor 
and one other escaped. Hall, a nephew of Colonel Hilton, and 
Mighill were carried to Canada, where Hall built a sawmill and 
obtained much favor from the French and Indians therefor, so 
that they were allowed to go into the woods to hunt. Taking ad- 
vantage of this they made their escape, and after traversing the 
forest for three weeks on foot, subsisting on lily roots and the 
rind of trees, Mighill became so exhausted that he lay down to 
die. Hall made all possible provision for his comfort and left 



Indian Wars. 151 

him. Reaching Deerfield, Mass., lie sent out a relief party, 
whicli found Mighill alive and brought him to the fort where he 
recovered his strength, and they returned home. 

There is a family tradition that Robert Barber was killed in 
his own cornfield between the schoolhouse and the river at Pis- 
eassic. One Indian made an assault, and while Mr. Barber, 
though a small man, was defending himself successfully, an- 
other Indian appeared, and the two were too much for the 
brave man. 

On July 9, 1706, the Council "Ordered that the Secretary 
summons the Selectmen of Hampton to appear before the Coun- 
cil to-morrow by ten of the clock in the forenoon, to answer to 
the complaint of Lieut. Col. Hilton, in not having their Town 
stock of provisions ready to supply the souljers of the town 
in Scouting &c. " On the following day it was "Ordered that 
the Selectmen of the town of Hampton do forthwith send a 
Barrel of pork to Lieut. Col. Hilton's house, out of their Town 
stock of provisions for Scouting as he shall see meet, and that 
the Secretary issue forth his warr.*^ to the Selectmen accord- 
ingly." 

The same day sixty men with provisions were ordered to 
Colonel Hilton's house, and on July 20, more provisions to be 
furnished him. 

Colonel Hilton made a horseback trip to Boston, December 21, 
1706, to consult with Governor Dudley, and as a result was off 
to the east January 21, 1707, with 220 New Hampshire and 90 
Massachusetts troops. On his return to Black Point he cap- 
tured a squaw and papoose, and by her assistance surprised and 
slew eighteen of the enemy. 

In 1707, the government commanded the captains of Exeter 
and Hampton to arrest the deserters from Kingston and cause 
them to return to the defense of the settlement, or to do duty 
at Fort William and Mary. 

Colonel Hilton commanded the Second Regiment on an ex- 
pedition to Port Royal. With 1,000 men he left Nantasket 
May 13, 1707, reaching Port Royal May 26, returning on June 
5. July 16, on the eve of a second departure, he writes his wife 
from Casco. By August the expedition had proved a total 
failure. 



152 History of Newfields. 

In the following September eight young men with Capt. Sam- 
uel Chesley were killed in the woods at Oyster Elver. Colonel 
Hilton pursued the Indians to Cocheco with 54 men, and to 
Ossipee and Pequacket with 360 men, but "made only a few 
discoveries." 

On September 23, 1707, Colonel Hilton sent out on a scout 
towards " Winnepissauke pond, fifty six fresh men from Hamp- 
ton, on Monday morning last, who was [were] to tarry out five 
days." In October of that year ''£175-1-0 is allowed and or- 
dered to be paid to Colonel Hilton for himself and the Exeter, 
Hampton, Portsmouth and Dover men." 

Throughout the summer of 1708, an additional force from 
Hampton and Portsmouth was stationed at Fort William and 
Mary. 

On February 19, 1708, Hilton was out with a scout of 20 men, 
and made an expedition to Pequacket with 270 men. 

On August 2, 1708, it was ordered that Colonel Hilton "for 
the future send but sixteen men out of Portsmouth and Hamp- 
ton in proportion, to her Majesty's Fort Wm. and Mary, to 
make up the standing souldjers there twenty persons and noe 
more. ' ' And on August 15, it was ' ' Ordered that Lieut. Colonel 
Hilton imediately draw out twenty proper souldjers from 
Hampton, Exeter and Dover as a Scout to march to "Winne- 
pissiacoe pursuant to his Excellency's letter." 

Winthrop Hilton of Newfields, born in 1761, was a distin- 
guished officer in the wars with the Indians and killed by them 
June 23, 1710. He was appointed Judge of the Court of Com- 
mon Pleas in 1706 and Councillor just before his death, but 
he never took his seat before the council board. 

February 21, 1709, Biley Dudley certifies to the committee 
"seting at Portsmouth to examine the province depts" that he 
"subsisted" one of Lieutenant Bancroft's soldiers about five 
months. Lieutenant Bancroft being commander-in-chief at 
Exeter in 1690. Lieutenant Peter and Susanna Folsom attest 
the fact. 

Also a blanket ' ' prest by the order of Peter Coffin esquire for 
the Cuntry sarves when the soldiers went to pigwockit under the 
Command of Capn John Gilman," the blanket having been 
appraised at 16 shillings. 



Indian Wars. 153 

On June 11, 1709, as Ephraim Folsom was riding lionie from 
Exeter to Newfields on horseback with a grist of corn, about 
nightfall, he was fired on by an Indian and killed. 

February 21, 1710, Francis Lyford of Exeter presents his bill 
to the committee of disbursements for boarding soldiers dur- 
ing the Indian War: namely two men at Captain Kinsley's gar- 
rison under the command of Captain Bancroft, eight weeks, and 
ten men at Mr. Moses Gilman's garrison, five months. 

The following is the muster roll of soldiers at Colonel Hilton's 
garrison July 3, 1710, which were in the detachment under com- 
mand of Captain Oilman, the last three serving 14 days, and 
the rest 7 days. 

Daniel Barnes Bartbolemew Thing 

Jonathan Young Jeremiah Arringotine 

Samuel Beau John Munsey 

Cornelius Lary Samuel Lovering 

Thomas Lowel Armstrong Horn 

John York Thomas Lary 

They were paid at the rate of six shillings for seven days. 

Col. Winthrop Hilton was slain by the Indians July 23, 1710. 
Accompanied by a party of 17 men he had gone out to peel 
some hemlock logs he had cut for masts the previous winter 
and which were liable to be injured by worms unless stript of 
their bark. They were lying several miles to the westward of 
his house on what is now known as the mast road in Piscassie. 
The day had been stormy, and while busy about their work 
they were fired on by a body of Indians in ambush and Colonel 
Hilton and two others were killed. Two others were taken cap- 
tive, and the rest, intimidated by their loss and finding their 
wet guns unserviceable, fled. 

The next day 100 men marched in pursuit of the Indians, 
but discovered only the bodies of the fallen. The enemy in 
their triumph had struck their hatchets into the brain of 
Colonel Hilton and left a lance sticking in his heart. His body 
was brought to his home, and buried with every mark of respect 
and honor. 

The party were under the command of Capt. Nicholas Oilman, 
and the place of the ambush was between Piscassie and 



154 History op Newfields. 

Washueke. Besides the three killed, Dudley Hilton and John 
Lougee were captured. Lougee was carried to Canada, then to 
England, and afterwards returned to Exeter. The same day- 
John Wedgewood was captured with three daughters of Eich- 
ard Dolloff, and John Magoon killed in the very place where he 
dreamed, a short time previously, he would be slain by the In- 
dians. 

On May 5, 1711, additional soldiers were ordered to Richard 
Hilton's garrison. 

News having arrived July 27, 1711, of ''a GTreat fleet from 
France likely to make their Impression upon this Coast," Gov- 
ernor Dudley "judged it necessary that the fort be strengthened 
with forty men, and the halfe of the Militia be drawn and made 
ready for a march from Hampton, Exeter and Dover to the Bank 
and New Castle at a minutes warning." 

The golden news of peace was proclaimed at Portsmouth, 
October 29, 1712, and a treaty was made with the beligerent 
tribes July 11, 1713. New Hampshire and Massachusetts had 
lost hitherto 6,000 young men killed, and boys captured without 
being recovered. 

The following is a list of the soldiers in a scouting party under 
the command of Capt. James Davis in 1712, with the number of 
days' service of each, at one shilling per day. 



From Major Smith's 


Company. 


Capt. Michael Oilman's 


Company. 








Days. 






Days, 


Benjamin Dow 






18 


Tho : Lary 






13 


Job Chapman 






18 


Jer: Conner 






12 


Israel ffolsam 






14 


Jer : Folsom 






12 


Jonathan Dearborn 






14 


Joshua Gilman 






10 


John Wedgewood. 






14 


John Beane Junr 






10 


Nath : Drake 






14 


John Beane 






12 


William Lane 






14 


Jona : Dudley 






12 


Samuel Brown 






12 


Richd Yourk 
Abra: Folsom 
Irusterem Coffin 






12 

12 

9 


Capt. Green's 


Company. 




John Yourk 






12 


Jona: Prescot 






18 


Capt. Davis's 


Company. 




Jacob Browne 






14 


Sampson Doe 






9 


William Sanborn 






12 


Joseph Dudly 






9 


Robert Wadleigh 






12 


Benj: Pinuar 






9 



Indian 


Wars. 


15 


Days 


] 


Days 


From Col. Vaughan's Regiment. 


Jeremiah Beaae 


11 


Joseph Mead 10 


John Clark 


11 


Sammii Brown 6 


Daniel Smith 


18 


Larye Noble 12 
Nich Meed 12 


Capt. Tebbet's Company. 




Capt. Phip's Company. 


Nich: Hartford 


8 


Sammuel Bennick 12 


Capt. Week's Company. 




Israel Folsom 6 


Samii Neale 


9 


(Scouts, 1712) 


Robert Bryent 


11 


Capt. Westbrook's Company. 
Cbristo: Noble 10 
Sam" Manson 12 


John Neal 
John Keniston 
Christo : Keniston 
Joseph Hill 


8 

8 

12 

12 


Capt. John Gilman's Company. 


Walter Meals 


16 


Aaron Rawlins 13 


Joseph Hill 


12 



The account was allowed May 9, 1713. 

The Council learning that the Indians were planning a new 
attack upon some point in New England, another scout was 
ordered March 20, 1716, to set out eight days hence into the 
woods under pretence of hunting to "see what discovery might 
be made of the Ind"® & their motives," each soldier to be al- 
lowed four shillings per day for their service, they furnishing 
their own provisions. 

Lov swell's War, 1723-25. By July, 1722, another war with 
the Indians began, and continued to disturb the Pascataqua 
settlements for three years. The enemy now attacked the coast 
in shallops, sloops and schooners which they had seized. The 
bounty on Indian scalps was increased to £100 each. 

The previous June Captain Tilton and his brother, while fish- 
ing from a boat at Damaris Cove, were boarded by Indians under 
Captain Samuel. The Tiltons were bound, but cutting them- 
selves loose overcame the five Indians on board, and, a light 
breeze springing up, sailed away. Captain Tilton used to tell 
the story at Newfields about 1750. 

In the spring of 1723 eighteen Indians fell upon the family 
of Aaron Rollins in their home, they having neglected to retire 
to the garrison for greater security, resulting in the killing of 
Mr. Rollins and his eldest daughter, and the carrying away cap- 
tive of Mrs. Rollins, a son and the other daughter, to Canada. 
Mrs. Rollins was redeemed after a few years. 



156 History of Newfields. 

In September, 1724, Peter Colcord was captured and carried 
to Canada. In the spring of the following year Capt. John 
Lovewell and 46 men were ambushed. Sixteen were killed and 
eighteen escaped. Paugus was slain. 

In June, 1725, hostilities ceased, and articles of peace were 
signed December 15, 1725, at Casco. Peter Weare of Hampton 
Falls was one of the commissioners on the part of the New 
Hampshire House of Representatives to ratify this treaty with 
the Indians, at Exeter, August 5, 1726. 

The Council, September 2, 1726, ordered that "Hampton, 
Exeter, Kingston, Dover and Derry be served w*^ a copy of a 
Proclam.^ of Peace, to be sent to ye chief Military officer in each 
town to be proclaimed by beat of Drum." And on October 31, 
1726, it was ordered that a Thanksgiving Proclamation "be is- 
sued out for a Thanksgiving day y® lO*'' November next ; and y^ 
Gen.' Assembly be prorogued till ye 21st Q^"". ' ' 

On July 12, 1731, Governor Belcher issued a captain's com- 
mission to Peter Oilman and Samuel Oilman, and a lieutenant's 
to Israel Oilman. 

King George's War, 1744-48. France joined with Spain 
against Great Britain, and consequently involved the colonies in 
the conflict, but the frontier settlements were removed further 
inland. The Pascataqua forces performed signal service in the 
reduction of Louisburg, the Gibraltar of America, which capitu- 
lated June 17, 1745. Thirty years after, Pepperill's engineer, 
Colonel Gridley, laid out the entrenchments on Bunker Hill and 
the same old drums beat again on June 17, 1775. 

William Hilton was in the expedition to Louisburg, and died 
during the winter of 1745. His name by mistake was omitted 
from the muster roll, but his widow, Joanna, was by vote of the 
government paid an allowance of seven pounds and ten shillings. 

The Spanish Armada was destroyed in 1746. The same year 
Capt. Nathaniel Drake of Hampton, with a squad of 14 of his 
troopers, went on a scout of 10 days into the woods of Notting- 
ham. 

Preliminaries of peace were signed at Aix La Chapelle April, 
1748, and the Definitive Treaty was ratified in October, 1748. 
Hostilities ceased, prisoners were released without ransom, and 
all conquests were mutually restored. 



Indian Wars. 157 

We give below a muster roll of men that enlisted in Ms Maj- 
esty's service in 1744 out of the "Second foot Company" under 
the command of Capt. Theo. Smith. 

Enlisting May 21 for 28 days. 

John Edgerly Hezekiah Swaine 

John Rollins Winthrop Blake 

Joseph Gowel 

Enlisting June 25 for 14 days. 

Sergt. Samuel Fogg Jabez Smith 

Samuel Norris James Calfe 

Daniel Smith 

Enlisting July 23 for 14 days for Canterbury. 

Corp. Daniel Lovering Richard Beane 

Benjamin Folsom Josiah Folsom 

Josiah Sanborn Timothy Gordon 

William Sanborn Joseph Leavitt 

Daniel Gilman Joseph Wadleigh 

Joseph Wadleigh, Jonathan Fogg and Peter Hersey were in 
Captain Dudley's troops of Exeter from July 29 to August 7, 
1745, scouting to Nottingham, and on the frontiers in that 
neighborhood. 

Enlisting April 10, 1746, for Canterbury. 
Caleb Gilman Aaron Rollins John Leavitt 

Enlisting June 3, for Canterbury to carry provisions for 
three days. 

Clerk Joseph Rollins, "with horse Josiah Robinson, with horse 

Josiah Sanborn, with horse Wadleigh Cram, Jr., with horse 

"Sergt. Jonathan Robinson Joshua Folsom 

Sergt. Benjamin Smith Samuel Hall 

Joseph Leavitt, with horse Jeremiah Bean 

Samuel Norris, with horse Daniel Grant 

Josiah Rollins, with horse Thomas Kimball 
Josiah Folsom, with horse 

Enlisting June 29 for Nottingham for 14 days. 

Henry Steele Benjamin Graves 

John Moody Benjamin Gorden 

Jonathan Cilley George Dutch 

Seth Fogg Josiah Fogg 



158 History of Newpields. 

Enlisting August, 1746, to scout in Epping for six days. 

Sei'gt. Jonathan Robinson Benjamin Sinlder 

Josiaii Rollins Joseph Leavitt 

Joshua Rollins Jeremiah Beane 

Nathaniel Robinson Richard Beane 

Benjamin Norris Daniel Grant 

Benjamin Smith Samuel Hall 

John Pike Theo : Gilman 

Wadleigh Cram Thomas Kimball 

Daniel Clark Antipas Gilman 
Dudley Leavitt 

Enlisting May 4, 1747, for Nottingham. First two for 14 
days, the rest for 28 days. 

Daniel Thurston Antipas Gilman 

Joseph Knight John Pike 

Joseph Mudgett James Adikison 

Enlisting June 1, 1747, for Nottingham for 28 days, except 
the last two, 14 days. 

Josepli Taylor, Jr. Thomas Edgerly 

Joseph Smith Joseph Lawrence 

Carty Gilman Samuel Ames 

Enlisting August 24, 1747, for Nottingham, the first four for 
14 days, the others for 28 days. 

Sergt. Calelb Kimball Wadleigh Cram 

Sergt. John Kimball John Scribner 

Nathaniel lieavitt Samuel Magoon, Jr. 
Jonathan Leavitt 

Enlisting September 21, for Nottingham for 14 days. 

Joseph Scribner Edward Scribner, Jr. 

John Glidden Nathaniel Glidden 

Joseph Thing James Gorden 

Joseph Robinson Josiah Folsom 

Enlisting April 21, 1748, for Canterbury for six months at 
fifteen pounds per month, including the province wages. 

Carty Gilman Jonathan Crosby, hired by Samuel 

John Rollins Hall 

Jeremiah Bean 

May 19, 1748, hired for five months. 
Joseph Mann Timothy Knox 



Indian Wars. 



159 



Ellis Tarlton was a guard for Rochester and Barrington under 
Capt. Job Clement June 3, 1748. 

April 21, 1748. Money paid to hire soldiers for Canterbury, 
during the year 1748. 



Beujamin Smith 
Coz'p. Theo Gilman 
Samuel Engels 
James Rundlett 
Simon Drake . 
Josiah Rollins 
Daniel Clark 

Total 





£ 


s 


Capt. Theo : Smith 


7 





Lt. Robert Light 


7 





Ens. Oliver Smith 


3 


10 


Sergt. Benjamin Smith 


3 


10 


Sergt. Joseph Leavitt 


3 


10 


Joseph Lovering 


7 





Samuel Dudley- 


7 





Dudley Leavitt 


3 


10 


Benjamin Kimball 


3 


10 



£ 


s 


7 





3 


10 


3 


10 


3 


10 


7 





8 


10 


3 


10 



£77 



April 22, to hire. 
Carty Gilman 



John Rollins 



May 19. 

Joseph Mann 
Timothy Knox 
Carty Gilman 
John Rollins 



7 Carty Gilman 

7 John (?) Rollins 

7 10 Timothy Knox 

7 Joseph Mann 



15 10 

15 

13 

13 



October, 1748. Money paid. 


old tenor. 








Ens. Oliver Smith 


1 


7 


6 


Benjamin Sinkler 


4 








Sergt. Jonathan Robinson 1 


2 


6 


James Rundlett 


3 


10 





Sergt. Benjamin Smith 





11 


3 


Daniel Folsom 


7 








Sergt. John Kimball 


3 


10 





James Calfe 


3 


10 





Joseph Knight 


3 








Joseph Scribner 


1 


7 


6 


Joseph Thing 


3 


10 





Samuel Norris 





10 





Ens. James Leavitt 


3 








Edward Scribner, Jr. 


3 


10 





Joshua Wilson 


2 








Henry Little 


1 


7 


6 


Jabez Smith 


3 


10 





Lameaguah Calfe, Jr. 


3 








Sergt. Caleb Kimball 


3 


10 





Benjamin Folsom 


3 








Daniel Grant 


3 


10 





George Dutch 


1 


7 


6 


William Sanborn 


3 


10 





Joseph Robinson 


4 








Thomas Kimball, Jr. 


3 


10 







— 


— 


— 


Corp. Peter Folsom 


4 








Total 


76 


16 


3 


Daniel Smith 


1 


7 


6 


Amount brought up 


77 














£151 


16 


3 


Abner Doloff 


1 








Daniel Lovering 


2 


12 





Samuel Ames 


1 








Joseph Lamee 


3 


10 






160 History of Newfields. 

Enlisting- September 24, 1747, as volunteers to scout for 
three days and find themselves, and no wages, under Capt. 
Theo : Smith. 

Capt. Tlieo : Smith Joseph Scribner 

Ens. Oliver Smith Joseph Seribuer, Jr. 

Clerli Joseph Rollins Richai'd Glidden 

Sergt. Jonathan Robinson John Glidden 

Sergt. Benjamin Smith Joseph Kimball 

Sergt. Joseph Leavitt Henry Steele 

Corp. Timothy Gordon Ebenezer Lovering 

Corp. Josiah Robinson Daniel Gilman 

Corp. Caleb Kimball Carty Gilman 

Nathaniel Gilman Joseph Taylor 3d 

Samuel Norris Joseph Smith 

Daniel Smith Samuel Ames 

Moses Leavitt Thomas Edgerly 

Dudley Leavitt Joseph Magoon 

Josiah Fogg Joseph Mudgett 

Seth Fogg Benjamin Smith, Jr. 

Aaron Rollins Joseph Doloff 

Daniel Clark Joseph Wilson 

Thomas Dean James Oner 

Samuel Hall Emerson Leavitt 

John Hall Edward Wadleigh 

Robert Barber of Newmarket was taken by the Indians at 
Bakerstown and sold to a Frenchman near St. Francis, Canada, 
in 1754, and the Legislature voted £150 for his release and that 
of others. 

The French and Indian War, 1756-63. England formally de- 
clared war against France, May 18, 1756. Hostilities, however, 
began much earlier, again throwing the colonies into anxiety 
and distress. The scene of the conflict was now transferred to 
the Connecticut, Champlain and St. Lawrence waters. When 
Fort William Henry capitulated to the French, August 3, 1757, 
the New Hampshire battalion suffered severely in this bloody 
Indian massacre consequent on the perfidy of the French gen- 
eral, Louis Joseph Montcalm. Amid the general consternation 
that followed, Jeremiah Marston of Hampton enlisted as lieu- 
tenant from August 19 to October 30, 1757, in Capt. John 
Ladd's company. Ma j. Thomas Tash's battalion, stationed at 
No. 4 [Charlestown, N. H.]. 



Indian Wars. 161 

Edward Fox of Newmarket was in the service of the Province 
in 1756, under the command of Capt. Abraham Perry, and as 
by some mistake he was not credited on the roll with the full 
time of his service, he petitioned for the balance of pay due him, 
and received it. 

Chase Wiggin of Newmarket was at Fort Edward under 
Colonel Meserve in 1756, and on his return home from the army 
where he had been all summer, he was taken sick of smallpox 
about December 3, of that year. Plis bill for expense of sick- 
ness amounted to £198, 10s., old tenor, and he was allowed £7, 
18s., 9 l-2d., sterling. 

In 1758 Jonathan Blunt of Chester presented to the General 
Court a bill for the care of Benjamin York who was a soldier 
in Colonel Meserve 's regiment, and was allowed £271, 10s., old 
tenor. 

In 1758 Capt. Thomas Tash was in Col. John Hart's regiment 
in the Canada expedition to Crown Point. 

Maj. John Gilman of Colonel Meserve 's regiment, in behalf 
of the soldiers of the regiment under Lieut. Col. Goffe at Fort 
Edward, petitioned the General Assembly June 20, 1757, as 
follows : 

Shews, Tliat the said Troops were ordered to March from No. 4, 
(where with much fatigue they had arrived) to Fort Edward and in 
their Way rested a while at Albany Flatts from which by order of Said 
Colonel & the Request of the Captains Emery Moony & Bayley your Pe- 
titioner Came to Represent the Condition & Circumstances of said Troops 
which are greatly Fatigued & Dispirited hy 'Such a Long & unexpected 
March & want of Necessary Supplies — That there is need of a Tent for 
the Officers of Each Company & one for Every Six Soldiers — Kettles, 
Cantoons, & Beds for the Sick — ^An allowance of Rum & Sugar — Store 
of 'Shirts, Waste Coats Shoes Stockings — ^Some farther allowance for 
fresh Provisions — Provision for their Relief in Case the Small Pox 
Should Prevail & Spread among them it being very General at Albany 
& in all Probability at Fort Edward whither they are Bound — Billeting 
from the time of Enlisting till they Marched — ^An Armourer a Doctor a 
Chaplain — ^A Baker An allowance for the Officers Table — Money to pay 
the Extraordinary Charges in Marching up to Fort Edward & other 
Incidental & contingent Charges — These being the most Material Ar- 
ticles of which the Said Troops stand in Great Necessity Your Petitioner 
Humbly Prays Pursuant to his order That the Premises may he Consid- 
ered that Speedy Relief therein may be Provided that the Said. Troops 
may not be Dispirited and their Present uneasiness & Discontent may 
be Removed — And you- Petitioner Shall Ever Pray, &c. 
11 



162 History of Newfiedds. 

In 1759 Ticonderoga, Niagara and Crown Point surrendered 
to the English. Captain Marston was again in command of a 
company drafted out of Col. Meshech "Weare's 3d regiment of 
militia. The several companies rendezvoused at Dunstable 
and marched by way of Worcester, May 25, and Springfield, 
where they were mustered, and Albany, to serve at the reduction 
of Fort Niagara. Governor Wentworth's order to Captain 
Marston is preserved. 

Province of New Hampshire. 
To Capt. Jeremiah Marston: 

You are hereby directed to assemible the company of foot, raised for 
the Canada expedition, and under your command, without loss of time, 
and march them to Dunstable, where you will receive orders from Col. 
Lovewell for your further proceeding towards Albany. If your whole 
company can not he got together at once and the same time you are to 
have a prudent and careful person to collect them and follow you to 
Dunstable. 

Josiah Wiggin of Newmarket was a soldier in Capt. George 
March's company. Colonel Goffe's regiment, in 1760', came home 
and had the smallpox, and petitioned for payment of his bill 
of expense amounting to £188 old tenor, and was allowed 
£7, 10s., 5d., sterling. 

On February 18, 1761, the selectmen of Newmarket, Hubartus 
Neal, John Burleigh and Peter Folsom, petitioned the governor 
and General Assembly for reimbursement of the expense in- 
curred in the sickness and death from smallpox of Lieut. Sam- 
uel Baldwin and David Doe, amounting to £394, 12s., 6d., and 
£128, 3s., old tenor. This request was granted and the town 
was allowed £20, 8s., 2 l-2d., sterling. 

The same year Maj. Thomas Tash petitioned for payment 
for the use of a horse of Trueworthy Ladd impressed to send a 
courier to inform the government of the condition of the forces 
under his command at No. 4 on Connecticut River, many of the 
men having deserted. On the return by hard riding the horse 
fell lame, and was left at a tavern in Peterboro, the whole expense 
amounting to £38 old tenor. This petition seems to have been 
dismissed June 18, 1761. 

Gen. James Wolfe met Montcalm on the Heights of Abraham, 
September 13, 1759. Both generals fell in battle, but victory 



Indian Wars. 163 

rested with the English. Five days after, Quebec, the strongest 
city in America, surrendered. 

Jeremiah Marston was again captain in the regiment of Col. 
John G-offe of Derryfield in the campaign of 1760, and was 
present at the surrender of Montreal. With that surrender, 
hostilities ended. The war was now transferred to Europe 
much to the relief of America. A treaty of peace was signed 
at Paris, February 10, 1763, by which Nova Scotia, Canada and 
the islands in the gulf and river of St. Lawrence were ceded to 
Great Britain. Great and universal joy spread throughout the 
colonies. From this time may be dated the flourishing condition 
of New Hampshire. Population and cultivation progressed with 
unprecedented rapidity. The people made themselves ready for 
the War of the Revolution a decade later.^ 

Attacks were made by the Indians upon Oyster River as fol- 
lows: 1675; 1675; August 18, 1690; 1693; July 17, 1694; August, 
1703 ; April 25, 1704 ; May— July, 1704 ; August 11, 1706 ; April 
27, 1707 ; May 22, 1707 ; July 8, 1707 ; September 15, 1707 ; June 
30, 1709; 1711; spring of 1711; 1712; April, 1724; 1724. For 
some reason that place was made to suffer more than any other 
in the vicinity from the invasion of the savages. 

Capt. Robert Clark had a brother who swam the Hudson river 
from buoy to buoy along the chain stretched across, tapped a 
barrel of rum on the wharf watched by a sentry, filled his 
canteens, and swam back again unobserved. 

As Mrs. Fanny Shute spent the last years of her life at New- 
fields it may interest some to learn the particulars of her cap- 
tivity. She was the daughter of Lazarus Noble who lived with 
his father-in-law, James Whidden, on Swan's Island in the Ken- 
nebec River. The Indians used to visit Mr. Whidden at the gar- 
rison for the purpose of trading. One morning shortly after 
daybreak two boys went out of the garrison leaving the gate 
open. Upon this 90 Indians lurking in the vicinity entered the 
garrison and took Noble, his wife and seven children prisoners. 
Mr. Whidden and wife concealed themselves and escaped cap- 
ture. The Indians with their prisoners and plunder immediately 
started for Canada, and all but one child arrived there safely. 

^ Lists of Exeter men engaged in these various Indian wars may be found in 
Bell's History of Exeter, pp. 218-19, 224-31, 233-34. 



164 History of Newfields. 

Fanny Noble, afterwards Mrs. Shute, was then about 13 
months old. She was taken to the house of Mons. St. Auge 
Charles, a French merchant. His wife going into the kitchen 
found Fanny crawling on the floor in dirt and rags, and pick- 
ing apple parings out of the cracks. The child caught hold of 
her dress and burst into tears. Madam St. Auge had lately 
lost a child by death, was touched by her cries, and at length 
bought her of the Indians, and cared for her as kindly as for an 
own child. She had her baptized by the name of Eleanor, and 
brought her up a Catholic. 

When four or five years old she was enticed to Three Rivers 
and taken back to the Indians by the old squaw who had at first 
sold her to Mr. St. Auge. Lamenting her separation from her 
French parents she was at last restored to them in Montreal, and 
kept secreted from the English who were searching for captives 
to redeem them. Her own father returned to Montreal to seek 
those of his children who remained there, and saw her through 
the window. She withdrew from his gaze, and he returned home 
without seeing her again. 

She was put into a school attached to a nunnery and remained 
several years and was taught geography, needlework, painting, 
etc. At the age of 11 or 12 she was sent to Quebec to a school 
of Ursuline nuns to complete her education. She did not like 
the strict discipline and was taken back to the school at Montreal. 

In her fourteenth year she was demanded by an agent of her 
father to be restored to her home. Her French parents tried 
to keep her, and she herself resisted the removal, making the en- 
forced parting affecting and painful. She was taken to Quebec 
and thence sailed for Boston, arriving there just before she was 
fourteen. Her father died soon after her return, and she went 
to Newbury to live with a relative of her father's. She became 
a teacher for a time at Hampton, and there met Mr. Jonathan 
Tilton and married him about 1776. He died in 1798, and in 
1801 she miarried John Shute of Newmarket, and lived in New- 
fields till her death, September, 1819. She was highly re- 
spected and lived and died a Christian. 



chapter XI. 



Ferry and Bridge over Squamscot River. 

Previous to the year 1700 the crossing of Squamscot River 
at Newfields was probably by fording at low tide, or transient 
ferriage. This often doubtless occasioned inconvenience and de- 
lay, and led Richard Hilton, June 12, 1700, to petition the Gen- 
eral Assembly and Council for the privilege of establishing a 
permanent ferry, as follows : 

Humbly Sheweth 
That there being a great occasion for travellers and other persons 
Liveing neare yor petitioner to transport themselves & horses over the 
River from Swamscott to the other side opposite to yor Petitioner's 
House; for the cutting the way by severn miles short to Lamperell 
River and other parts, and there being noe ffery settled; yor petitioner 
Humbly prays that yor Honr: vs^ould be pleased to Grant unto him Lib- 
erty for keeping a ffery betwixt Swamscott and his owne House for 
the tearme of fifty years and. that he have Liberty to keep a public 
House as is accustomed to all fferyes. 

Richard Hilton. 

This request was promptly granted for the term of fifty years, 
"Provided there be a convenient way on both sides the river 
laid out to said ferry, without making it a Province charge; 
every man and horse to pay 6^ a time, and a single person two 
pence." 

Richard Hilton was the son of Capt. "William Hilton ^ncl 
grandson of Edward Hilton, Sr., all residents of Newfields. 

There was a "boom" or floating bridge across Lamprey River 
in early times. December 15, 1712, Dover voted to give twenty- 
five pounds for building a boom over "Lamperel" River.^ 

Nine years after, April 22, 1721, Jonathan Wiggin, son of 
Andrew, and grandson of Capt. Thomas IViggin, of Stratham 
petitioned Gov. Samuel Shute, "Council' and Representatives 
convened in General Assembly" for a f«rry on the southerly 

1 Before this boom was built there was a ferry. In 1671Philip Crommet was licensprl 
to keep a ferry across Lamprey River at the rate of twc< \>ee for everv nerssnn ann 
six pence for man and horse. j i^ louu, dua 



166 History of Newfields. 

side of the river, on the ground that Mr. Hilton had failed to 
fulfil the conditions of his grant, as follows : 

most humbly Sheweth: 

That Capt. Rich. Hilton of Exeter was formerly favored by the Geni 
Assembly in this his Majesties Province with a Grant of the ferry over 
Exeter river, which Grant was attended with a particular condition 
that he should procure a way to the Ferry, so that the Publick should 
not be charged therewith; but tho he has had the improvement of the 
Ferry for the space of near Thirty years yet never procured any way 
thereto on the southerly side of the sd river, but all Travellers have 
trespassed on yor Petitioner by passing over his pastures, meadows and 
fields, for the space of one full mile in one part of his farm & almost 
halfe a mile in another part thereof, extremely to yor Petitioners dam- 
age, who cannot obtain any redress from the s^ Hilton, altho his Grant 
is thereby forfeited to the Government. 

And the afores^ Capt. Hilton doth live at so great a distance from 
the river that Travellers are oftentimes hindered in getting over and 
necessitated to burden your Petitioner with themselves and horses for 
entertainment in the night, which is expensive to yor Petitioner and 
an hindrance to them in their journey, many of whom have often times 
put your Petitioner upon praying for the Ferry on that side of the 
river adjoining to his land. And if your Petitioner should stop up the 
afore sd ways, Travellers would be extremely prejudiced. 

Your Petitioner therefore most humbly prays that your Excellency 
and this Honorable Assembly will please to grant to him the privilege 
of the Ferry on the southerly side of the s<i river; with the liberty of 
Keeping or hanging Gates through his own farm, & the liberty of the 
Ferryman keeping an house of entertainment for Travellers free of 
Excise: So yor Petitioner shall ever pray as in duty bound &c. & sub- 
scribes, 

Jonathan Wiggin. 

Three days after, the petition was "read at y'' Board, and 
orderei x':hat the hearing and consideration of said petition be 
suspended till the next session of General Assembly, and that 
ir the mean tinae the said Wiggin serve Rieh'^ Hilton, Esq., with 
a copy of the said petition and this order." 

Accordingly Jiichard Hilton was duly summoned to appear at 
the hearing, July .12, 1721, but it does not appear that he was 
present. Mr. Wiggin, however, was there to prosecute his peti- 
tion. The next day the General Assembly voted that he should 
have the ferry and "the improvement hereof, for the space of 
twenty nine years and half from y^ date hereof ; he finding and 
providing a suffici* boat and canoe for transportation of trav- 



Ferry and Bridge Over Squamscot River. 167 

ellers, taking for each horse and rider six pence and no more, 
and for each single person two pence and no more; providing 
that the said Wiggin allow to all travellers sufficient ways or 
passage from the King's road down to the ferry as the ways now 
go, he having the liberty of hanging Gates where needful in 
said ways, he always keeping his bridge and cosway in repair 
at his own cost and charge, and to have liberty to sell beer and 
Cj^der free of Excise, and to give due attendance." 

This term of 2914 years fills out the 50 years of Hilton's 
original grant. It is supposed that Hall's ferry crossed the river 
at Newfields Landing, while Hilton's and Wiggin 's ferry crossed 
just below the present bridge. So in 1772, half a century later, 
when the time drew near for a bridge to take the place of the 
ferry, we read of "the New Market Lower Ferry place" and of 
"the upper ferry place called Newfields." 

On June 9, 1742, as the time grew near when Jonathan "Wig- 
gin 's grant w'ould expire, and a movement had been started to 
petition for a new one about a mile above, we find Andrew 
Wiggin, Jr., petitioning for an extension, as follows : 

Shews that for many Years past a Ferry has been kept from the 
Land now belonging to Your peticoner over Exeter River to New 
Market and a Way kept open thro' his Land to come down to the said 
Ferry Place and a Tavern has been kept in a House belonging to him 
near the said Ferry place — That your peticoner understands that the 
pivilege was formerly Granted by the General Court (or otherways) 
for a Term of Years now near Expired and that a petition is now pre- 
ferrd or about to be preferrd to have a Ferry kept a Cross the said 
River about a mile Higher up — That your peticoner humbly Conceives 
there is the same Reason for keeping the same at the usual place now 
as there was for fixing it there at first and that this Court will see 
Cause to Renew the Grant to him and his Heirs and Assigns in Con- 
sideration that his Ancestor was at the Charge of opening a way keep- 
ing a Boat and hands to tend the same when the profit was Incon- 
siderable — 

That if another Ferry place should be settled so near neither of 
them would be worth attending and there is no Necessity for it with 
Respect to Conveniency of Travellers or any other Consideration 
whatsoever 

Wherefore Your peticoner Humbly prays that a new Grant of a Ferry 
may be made to Your peticoner to be kept at his Landing place where 
it has been usually, to hold to him his Heirs and assigns that he may 
have the sole privilege of keeping it there and that there may none be 
Established Els'where over the said River that will be prejudicial to 



168 History of Newfeelds. 

him without such an Advantage to the Public as will Counterballance 
the damage to him and your peticoner as in duty Bound shall ever 
pray &c. 

Andrew Wiggin Junr 

Wiggin's prayer for the renewal of his grant was presumably 
availing, and the movement for a new ferry for the time sus- 
pended, for we find him eight years later remonstrating against 
the granting of the following petition, dated September 24, 1750 : 

The Petition of Sundry of the Inhabitants of Newmarket in Said 
province and others most humbly Sheweth — That there is a Country 
Road Laid out by the general Court Several Years Ago from Notting- 
ham to Exeter River in the upper part of Newmarkett and there is no 
Established ferry over Exeter River in the upper part of Newmarkett 
that if there was it would be of great service and benefit for Travellers 
That Travell to and from Nottingham Ipsum Bow and Pennecook and 
other places to Portsmouth Wherefore Your petitioners most humbly 
Pray Your Excellency and Honours to Establish a ferry over said River 
near the Late house of Nathan Presberry at the new field so called in 
the upper end of Newmarkett aforesaid and that he Joseph Hall Esqr 
may have the benefit of said ferry and Your Petitioners as in Duty 
bound shall ever Pray &c. 

James Marston, Edward Hall, Ebeneser Bean, David Lyford, Edward 

, Jacob Tilton, John Perl, Charles Hilton, Andru Burly, James 

Hinson, James Sinkler, Joseph metcalf, Fitz Wm. Sargent, Daniel Lad, 

Joseph , John Mattoon, Jonathan Folsom, Rich^ Mattoon, Win- 

throp Hilton, Isaac marston, Samuel nel, Samuel Mighell, John Wedge- 
wood, peer harsee, Joseph merrill, Hubartes Mattoon, Israel Gilman, 
Richard Clark, Robert Pike, Edward Colcord. 

The following is Andrew Wiggin, Jr's., remonstrance to the 
foregoing : 

Humbly shews Andrew Wiggin Junr of Stratham in s^ Province That 
he is informed that Joseph Hall of Newmarket in s<i Province Esqr (with 
others) hath Petitioned your Excellency and Honours that there may 
be a Ferry over Exeter River so called at some Distance above the 
Ferry over said River, at a place call'd Hiltons Ferry And that it will 
affect your Petitioners Interest very much in Case the Prayer of the 
said Joseph Hall and others should be granted — 

Wherefore your Petitioner Most humbly prays your Excellency and 
Honours that the Prayer of the said Petition of Joseph Hall Esqr and 
others may not be granted untill your Petitioner can be heard in oppo- 
sition thereto which your Petitioner prays may be granted him — and 
your Petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray — 

Andrew Wiggin Junr 

Descr 25th 1750. 



Ferry and Bridge Over Squamscot River. 169 

Hall's ferry was finally granted notwithstanding the remon- 
strance of Mr. Wiggin, doubtless with the thought that one 
man's personal interests should not block the way to the greater 
good of the general public. 

As early as 1746 measures were taken to secure a permanent 
and substantial bridge across the river between Stratham and 
Newmarket. Experience had shown that in late autumn and 
the weakening and breaking up of the ice in the spring, the 
operating of ferries was attended with great inconvenience and 
difficulty. For this reason and others the following petition for 
such a bridge, of the date, November 21, 1746, was addressed to 
the Governor and the General Court : 

We the subscribers Conceiving it will be for the great advantage of 
this Province in general as well as for our own particular Interest and 
for the benefit of the Inhabitants of the Several Towns to which we 
respectively belong that there should be a bridge over the river which 
Divides Stratham from New Market where the ferry is now kept or a 
little higher up the river at the Place Called the New Field Do humbly 
Petition this honorable Court for License to build a Strong and Sub- 
stantial bridge there Sufficient for Teams to pass and repass Laden and 
if you will Vouchsafe to take the matter under your Consideration and 
permit us to offer to your Consideration the reasons Inducing us to offer 
this our petition we doubt not you will readily grant us License for 
which we hereby make humble request by which grant you will greatly 
Oblige your most humble Supplicants, the Inhabitants as in Duty 
bound shall ever pray. 

Robt Smart, Sami Miles, Jona Colkit, Jona Colkit Jun, Joseph Chap- 
man, Walter Neel, Sami Neel, Richa Clark, Caleb Clark, David Hanes, 
Jon Jedkins, Josiah Persons, Thos Young Sr., Charles Smart, Joseph 
Smart, John Burley, Jams Burley, Jams Burley Junr, Josiah Burley, 
Joseph Burley, Isaac Marston, Andrew Burley, Wm. Burley, Edward 
Hilton, Josiah Hilton, Wentworth Hilton, Fitz W. Sergant, John Bennet, 
Joseph Burley Jun, Jon Elice, Nathi Piper, Peter Folsom, Robt Pike, 
Charles Hilton, Thoms Oilman, Robt Barber, Sami Sinkler, John San- 
born, Nathi Pees, Sami Stevens, Jona Bachler, Ezekiel Sanborn, Joseph 
Sinkler, Wm. Crocket, Jona Robinson, Joseph Robinson, Joseph Oilman 
Jr, Thorns Sinkler, Const© Oilman, Joshua Sanborn, Timo Oilman, Joseph 
Glidden, Abner Cofin, Nathan Folsom, John Meder, Ichabod Whidden, 
Thorns Bennet, James Ooodwin, Jams Ooodwin Jun, Sami Rolins, Jams 
Rolins, Sami Brecket, Hope Cheswill, Sami Doe, Israel Folsom, John 
Kenneston, Francis Durgan, W™ Durgan, James Kenneston, Sami Dooly, 
Thorns Packer, Nicholas Doe, Daniel Hilton, Jacob Burley, Samson Doe, 
Benja York, Benja York Jun, Thorns Young, Joseph Jedkins, Thorns 
York, John Neel, Abneze Neel, Nathan Presby, Ephraim Sanborn, Jacob 



170 History of Newfields. 

Tilton, John Wedgewood, John Pender, John Fose, Edward Fose, David 
Litefoot, Daniel Ames, Simon Ames, David. Ames, Jacoh Ames, Joseph 
Hall, Edward Hall, Arthur Slade, James Maston, Nathi Ames, Robt 
Perkins, Jon Miles, Benja Smart, Giles Burley, Wm. Perkins, Jona Hil- 
ton, Philip Harris, Jon Hilton, Timo Emerson, Partes Metoon, Joseph 
Hilton, Joseph Young, Joseph Midcalf, John Birgan, Richd Matoon, 
Benja Thomson, John Hersey, James Hersey, John Perkans, John Per- 
kans Junr, John Folsom, Andrew Folsom, Wm Folsom, Jon Barber, 
Jon Barber Junr, Andrew Wiggin, Joseph Wiggan, Edward Fose, Benja 
Fose, Sams Chapman, John Taylor, Jon Palmer, Groth. Palmer, Ephraim 
Folsom, Ephraim Folsom, Jr. 

A second petition from Nottingham with 34 signatures, of the 
same date, was sent in, giving as the reason, ' ' That this and Sev- 
eral other Towns in this Province are exposed to Great Diffi- 
culties being Separated from the Metropolis and the Main Body 
of the Settled Part of this Province by a narrow River Running 
between Stratham and New Market which Lais us under a 
Necessity to travel many miles Round the Head or else Cross 
said River at a Perry which is often times Not Less Difficult 
and at Certain Seasons of the year is altogether Impracticable 
and is always so for Carte and Teams." 

A third petition of the same date, signed by Richard Calley 
and 44 others, adds the following: "We the Subscribers Sign^ 
with that reserve that s'^ bridge be no hendrance to vesels & 
Rafts of any kind Passing & Repassing up & down S*^ River." 

Still another petition, without date, for the same object, is 
signed by Joshua Brackett and 44 others. 

The four petitions were duly read in the Council and House, 
and January 19, 1747 was fixed as the date of hearing the 
petitioners, with the proviso that the public be advertised pre- 
viously three weeks successively "in y^ Post-Boy & Evening Post 
News Papers (so called) of y^ Ten"" of y® Prayer of said Peti- 
tions, Viz* that there may Liberty be granted for Building a 
good sufficient Draw Bridge over Exeter River at Wiggin 's Ferry 
so called, or at y® New Field at y^ proper Cost & charge of 
y^ Petitioners that any or every one may have opportunity to 
shew Cause if any they have why y^ Prayer of s"^ Petitioners 
should not be granted." 

At a meeting of the "free holders & Inhabitants" of Exeter 
held at the town house January 19, 1747, Nicholas Ferryman, 



Ferry and Bridge Over Squamscot River. 171 

Maj. Ezekiel Gilman and Capt. Daniel Gilman were chosen 
agents of the town "to shew Cause why the Prayer of the peti- 
tioners should not be granted. ' ' 

The hearing was deferred by the House from January 21 to 
March 3, and again to the first Monday in May. Meanwhile 36 
freeholders of Stratham, 64 of Kensington, 62 of Hampton Falls 
and 60 of Epping, petitioned the General Court "that the prayer 
of s*^ Petition may not be Granted. ' ' These petitions were with- 
out date. Kingston, March 3, 1747, "Voted unanimously that 
we are not willing that there should be any Bridge Built over 
Exeter River any where below the falls at Exeter Town." 
Jedediah Philbrick was chosen to oppose the building at the 
General Court. 

The parish of East Kingston, March 3, appointed a commit- 
tee to object. Likewise Brentwood, March 16, 1747, voted 
against building the bridge. 

The parties were finally heard in the House May 13, 1747, by 
their attorneys for the opponents. The attorney for the peti- 
tioners asked leave to lay before the House an answer in writing, 
which was granted, the House adjourning till the next day. 

The Exeter objections were as follows: 

Humbly Shews 

The Freeholders & Inhabitants of Exeter by their Agents the Sub- 
scribers hereof That whereas Notice hath lately been given in the 
Public Prints That the Towns of Newmarket Stratham & Towns Adja- 
cent have Petitioned your Excellency and this Honbie Court Praying 
Liberty to Build a Strong Substantial Draw Bridge over the river that 
Divides said Stratham and. New Market at the Ferry place in Said 
Stratham or a Little above, And your Excellency & hours having ordered 
said Petitioners a hearing of their Petitions on the Second day of the 
Sitting of this Court after the Seventeenth day of January then next 
and that said Petitioners give Public notice Thereof. 

Whereupon we the Subscribers agents as aforesaid on behalf of our 
Constituents as well as for our Selves Most Humbly Crave Leave to 
offer the Following reasons why the Prayer of said Petitioners Should 
not be Granted, Viz: 

1st For that the building such a Bridge would in a Great measure 
Stop the Course of the Fish Especially the Bass which Providence has 
hitherto greatly supplyd us with great Quantitys of to the Great Support 
of our Selves and Towns above us, and many Poor Familys if the 
Course of the Fish be Stopped will be Likely thereby to be Great 
Sufferers. 



172 History of Newfields. 

2<Jiy For that whereas the said river having been free Ever since The 
settling the Town of Exeter (upwards of one hundred years) for the 
passing and repassing of Vessels from hence to Portsmouth & Boston 
and other Ports, and there being Generally water suflBcient for the pass- 
ing and repassing of any Vessel of one hundred Tons Loaden whereby 
this Town as well as other Towns above it have reaped great advan- 
tages By means of Transporting their Lumber and by having return'd 
to them by the same Vessels The Provisions and Necessaries for the 
Support of Life & for Commerce and Trade with Each other; Which 
the building of the aforesaid bridge would greatly hurt if not Totally 
Stop, & also Prevent Carrying on the building of Vessels in the Town 
of Exeter which they have as Just a right to do as any other Towns in 
the Province. 

3diy For that the Free use and Privilege of That river to the head 
thereof was the Principal reason and cause of Peoples settling so far 
into the Country and Defending their Settlements in such Dangerous 
& Difficult times as have been since the Settlement of the Same and 
was also Incouragement to the Inhabitants of Kingston and other 
Towns to Settle Father into the Country they hopeing to Enjoy the 
Benefit of Transporting their Lumber in this river without such an 
Incumbrance as the Proposed bridge would be. And now if the Prayer 
of the Petition should be granted Those invaluable Priviledges which 
the respondents have so long Enjoyed and so highly Prised (more than 
any other part of their Estates) would in a great measure if not Totally 
be cutt off and would be more Damage to the Town of Exeter and other 
Towns above it Than to Maintain men and Boats forever to carry over 
the Petitioners and Every thing they have as often as they please to 
remove, and Cannot be of such Service to the Petitioners as to Equal 
the Damage that would be consequent upon it. Neither would the 
Petitioners themselves be willing that any such Incumbrance should be 
made upon the river below their Landing places to prevent the Free 
passage of Vessels to them. 

Neither is it likely if Possible for the Petitioners to make and main- 
tain & Duly attend Such a Bridge in such manner as to Lett all Vessels 
pass and repass in said river For Vessels going up & Down swiftly with 
a strong tide cannot come to anchor and wait for any Persons to come 
and open the Passage for them without great Difficulty & Danger and 
Damage more than can be at Present Discerned. 

4tiiiy For that the building the aforesaid Bridge would be a great 
Impediment to the conveying Down to Portsmouth the Mast Trees 
which are Yearly Procured in & brought to the Town of Exeter for his 
Majestys use, and would also make it very Dangerous to pass with Ves- 
sells rafts & Gundelows in the Narrow Passage of Thirty foot. For the 
Straitening of the river must of Consequence Cause the Current to run 
very swift and Rapid and thereby Greatly Endanger the Lives of the 
People as well as the Loss of their Vessels Lumber and Gundelows. 

5iy We humbly Conceive that the Granting the Prayer of the Petition 



Ferry and Bridge Over Squamscot Eiver. 173 

by this honbie Court will not only be a Depriving of our Coustituants 
as well as the Towns above us, and others, of their Lawfull right & 
Privilege but also be a Leading Example for other injuries of the like 
nature and be a much Greater Injury to the Province in Generall Than 
Benefitt to the Petitioners or others, in That it would cause the People 
of this Town and the Towns above us Instead of Transporting their 
Lumber to Portsmouth to convey the Same to Haverhill and Newbury 
and thereby greatly obstruct the Trade of the Province. 

We do therefore Humbly Intreat That your Excellency & this Honbie 
Court will duly Consider the foregoing reasons and what we may 
Further Crave Leave to offer why the Prayer of the said Petitions should 
not be Granted Considering the many bad Consequences it might be 
attended with, and humhly hope and Desire That Your Excellency and 
hours will in your great wisdom Prevent the Same by not Granting the 
Prayer of said Petition. 

EZEKIEL GiLMAN 

Daniel Gilman 
NiCHi Pertman. 

Jedediah Philbrick, agent for Kingston, presents tlie foregoing 
reasons as expressing Kingston's objections to granting the de- 
sired permission. 

Exeter's objections led to the following reply of Israel Oilman 
in behalf of himself and the petitioners : 

The Reply of the Petitioners for a Bridge over the River at New 
Market to the Objections made by the agents of the Town of Exeter. 

1st It is objected a bridge would stop the course of the fish &c This 
is wt the objectors cannot prove, it is Gratis dictum, nor does it carry 
probability with it that an open Bridge as this is proposed to be should 
stop the passage of Fish only by having a few Piers stand in the River, 
it may with almost Equal truth be said that ships & Vessels in the 
River Stop the Course of the fish, & so there should none of them be 
Suffer'd to pass, besides the advantage made by fishing at the head of 
the River is too Inconsiderable to be put in the Scale against the ad- 
vantage of such a bridge. 

2d their second Objection supposes that the building this bridge would 
prevent all Trade &c. it is not fair to suppose the case otherways than 
it Really is, or will be. An open Bridge will not prevent trade, passing 
& Repassing with Vessels &c. a bridge may be so Contrived as to be 
very little Impediment to that. Some Inconveniencys allways attend 
the building of Bridges, and if none was to be built but only where 
there should be no Inconvency attending there will never be another 
built, & if that had been the Rule of judging concerning those that have 
been done, there never would have been one made over a River. 

But in Such a Case the Greater Public Benefit is to have the Prefer- 
ence, if the building the bridge will serve 100 People in the Course of a 



174 History op Newfields. 

year to the Same Degree it disserves of prejudices 99 the Bridge ought 
to be built, that a bridge can be so made as to be very little Damage to 
the passage on the River, we need only to look about us & see what has 
been done in other places. Vessels of near 100 ton pass & Repass Lon- 
don bridge (as well as many other places) tho' they are forced to strike 
their Masts, yet the trouble was not tho't Equal to the advantage of the 
Bridge. As to the Lumber Trade tis well Known it Decreases every 
year at Exeter. LumToer bro't out of the Country is carry'd to other 
places more than to Exeter, & if this Bridge is built more will come over 
it or to it in one year, than come down the River from Exeter in three. 

3d their third objection is but little different from the 2^. it sup- 
poses that there could be no passing the Bridge without Insuperable 
difficulties, which is only beging the Question, the Petitioners think a 
Bridge may be so contrived as to be no other Impediment in passing 
but only a few Minutes time & a little care, and they have the Examples 
of other places & People to support them in their Opinion, as to what 
they say about the luducemt to settle at Exeter is a great mistake 
for they settled there as soon as at Portsmo for the sake of the falls for 
Grist Mills & not for the Sake of transporting Lumber to Portsmo 
whence every man there might cut it at his own door or within a few 
Rods of the River. 

4tii their 4th objection is still the Same only to make it a little more 
formidable, the Mast Trees are bro't in & His Majestys name made use 
of. and is it more difficult for a Mast tree to Swim under a Bridge than 
for a Guudeloo of wood or a Raft of Boards, what may easily pass as 
the bridge may be contrived. But how many mast trees are bro't to the 
head of Exeter River in a year, & those that are might with as Little 
Difficulty be hal'd below this Bridge & would be so was the bridge 
erected, but this objection was made only to fright People with those 
Potent words Ms Majestys use, and to carry a more frightful idea they 
Suggest the Lives of the People would be in danger which is nothing 
but suggestions. 

5th The fifth Objection Relates to the depriving People of their Privi- 
lege, this objection operates Equally in all other cases of this nature 
& if attended to, no bridge had ever been built, nor tyde mills, nor any 
works upon Rivers which makes the passage more difficult for they are 
always some disadvantage to those whose Estates lay above such works, 
and 'tis almost impossible but that every Public work is a prejudice to 
Particular Persons, the Repair of a Bridge that the Public maintains 
is a prejudice to the Owners of the Lands adjoining, & yet it shall be 
done & the Law will give them no Remedy Because Private Right must 
give way to the Public advantage, and if it is considered that a great 
advantage this Bridge must be to two thirds of the People in the four 
old Towns, & all the new settlems above New Market, Durham, Dover 
&c, both in peace & war, what is the little difficulty of the trading part 
of Exeter & those concerned with them in comparison of the advantages 
of such a bridge which are so plain they need not be mentioned, the 
wisdom of all well ordered Governments have Esteemed such Building 



Ferry and Bridge Over Squamscot River. 175 

a Great advantage. & if it be fact that more of tlie vessels whicti fetcti 
Lum'ber from Exeter Stop at the place proposed for this bridge & Raft 
it down, which may be easily prov'd, this Lessens the Difficulty to those 
that object, as to many of the People brot in as objectors it is plain they 
proceed on this principle, that it will be some charge to them as they 
fear, upon the whole it is Humbly Submitted whether the advantages 
will not abundantly over Balance the supposed disadvantages. 

On May 14, 1747, after the petitioners and anti-petitioners 
had been heard by their attorneys and withdrawn, the House 
after due coiasideration, "Voted That y^ Petitioners have Liberty 
at their own Cost to build a Draw Bridge over Exeter River for 
y^ Publick use," and appointed a committee to join with a sim- 
ilar one chosen by the Council, to go and view the proposed lo- 
cation and report. 

On May 18, 1747, this committee reported as follows : 

We the Committe Have been and Viewed the places as mentioned in 
a petition for building a Sufficient Draw bridge over the River between 
new market and Stratham and' we have unanimously agreed that the 
bridge be built over said River to begin to be built about twenty foote 
below a white Pine tree Standing about the ferry place on Wigginses 
land and so to Run as straight over or across said River to Robert 
Smarts land as it can be built for convenieney of Setting Said Bridge. 
The Distance between the Peers under the Draw bridge to be twenty-six 
foote and the Distance between the Pears for Rafts and other Necessary 
to be forty or fifty foot and the tops of the Caps between these vacancies 
to be Seven foot above high water mark in a middling tide, the width of 
the aforesaid bridge to be Eighteen foote wide between the rails of 
sd bridge from end to end. 

This is our Report In this affair of said Bridge 

SAMi Smith "1 

John Downing 

Richard Jenness LCommittee. 

Jonathan Chase I 

Joseph Wadleigh J 

This report was approved with certain amendments which are 
included in the Act as finally passed, June 4, 1747, by the Gen- 
eral Assembly, divested of its formalities, and preliminary de- 
tails as follows : 

Be it therefore Enacted By His Excellency the Governor Council and 
Representatives in General Assembly Convened and by the Authority 
of the Same, That the Petitioners aforesaid and Such others as shall 
join with them therein shall have Liberty to Erect and Build a Good 



176 History op Newfields. 

Strong and Convenient Bridge over tlie River at New Market and. 
Stratham to run from about Twenty foot below a wliite pine Tree 
Standing a Little way above the Ferry place on the land of Andrew 
Wiggin strait a Cross the River to the Land of Robert Smart on New 
Market Side, on the following Terms and Directions that is to say that 
it Run as Strait a Cross the River from and to the Place aforesaid as it 
may be for the Conveniency of Setting and Laying the foundation there- 
of in the River, that the Said Bridge be Built on Peers set at Con- 
venient Distances form'd in the Best manner for passage Between them 
that a Passage for Vessels Gundelos Rafts and other water Carriage be 
Left where the Deepest water is of forty feet wide Between the Peers, 
that a part of the said Bridge be made to Draw in the most Convenient 
manner twenty-eight feet wide for the Passage of Vessels That the said 
bridge be built with Rails on the Top on Each Side and to be eighteen 
feet wide between the Rails that the Tops of the Caps between the 
Vacancies be seven feet above high Water in a Middling Tide and that 
all the said Bridge be built in a strong workmanlike manner at the 
Cost of the Petitioners and others as aforesaid and so maintained and 
Kept in Repair and that they Procure and get Laid out all such Con- 
venient Ways and Passages to and from Said Bridge as shall be want- 
ing and Necessary and that the Draw Part of sad Bridge be made so 
that it may Conveniently be Drawn by two men.^ 

For reasons now unknown, the petitioners for the draw 
bridge neglected to use the liberty given them for more than 
eight years, making no movement further towards its bu,ilding, 
as is shown by the following petition to the General Assembly, 
dated November 25, 1755. After referring to the Act passed in 
1747, it goes on to say : 

That a Bridge is not yet Built there nor Ever Begun the More than 
Eight years are Elapsed — Since the Passing the Said act, That your 
Petitioners Humbly Conceive that If a Bridge was Built over the river 
from Stratham to a Place Called the Newfields in New market it would 
be of Much Greater Benefit & Advantage to the Publick than one Built 
at the fferry Place aforesaid — 

That a Bridge May be much Cheaper & More Easily Built and Main- 
tained at the New ffields than at the ferry Place the Current Not being 
So Strong at the Newfields as at the ferry Place the Water Being 
Almost twice as Deep at Lowwater at the Ferry Place as at the New- 
fields the Bottom of the river at the New ffields Being much more Even 
that the Rafts Brought from Exeter Generally Get But Little further 
than the Newfields the first tide So that a Bridge there will be no 
Hindrance to rafts Passing Down the river that it is a much more 
Direct W^ay into the Country than where the other Bridge was Pro- 
posed to be Built — That your Petitioners See no Proofs at Present of a 

1 Prov. Papers, IX, 576. 



Ferry and Bridge over Squamscot River. 177 

Bridge Being Built at the ottier Place — That your Petitioners are will- 
ing to Build And will Immediately go about Building a Bridge over the 
river at ye Newfields aforesaid If they may have Liberty So To Do 
By Act — Wherefore Your Petitioners Most Humbly Pray your Excel- 
lency & Honours that they may Have Liberty to Build Such a Bridge 
over that river att the Newfields aforesaid as Your Excellency & Hon- 
ours shall Judge Most Suitable and Convenient And your Petitioners 
as in Duty Bound Shall Ever Pray. 

This petition was signed by 304 persons.^ 

It seems that a subscription of about two thousand pounds, 
old tenor, was secured to build the proposed bridge across the 
river between Stratham and Newmarket near Wiggin's ferry, 
but on condition that it was not to be paid till the bridge was 
built, and finding it impossible to complete it on credit, and the 
sum itself not sufficient, and that future subscribers would ex- 
pect the same terms, sundry inhabitants of Stratham and other 
places conceived the idea of establishing a lottery in aid of the 
project, and January 4, 1760, petition the General Court for 
permission so to do, urging it on the ground: 

That as there are Several Examples of Raising money for such Pur- 
poses by Public Lotterys many have tho't it a very feasible method & 
giving a fair prospect of Success in this Case, and many Persons would 
contribute in this Way who would Refuse to do it in any other, and as 
Building said Bridge appears to be a Projection of very Considerable 
advantage to the Public, and is therefore on that account worthy of 
Encouragement and much to be wished to be well Executed — 

Your Petitionrs therefore Humbly Pray that they may have Liberty 
to Set up a Public Lottery for tlie End aforesaid and for maintaining 
said Bridge, all to be under Such Regulations & managed by Such Per- 
sons as in your Great Wisdom you shall judge Proper and that the 
Petitioners may have Leave to bring in a Bill accordingly, and they 
will as in Duty bound Ever Pray &c. 

This petition was signed by Samuel Lane and 167 others. 

On January 7, following, Philip Fowler and Robert Smart, 
over their own signatures bind themselves and their heirs in the 
sum of £500 when the bridge shall be completed, to give 
"a good Deed of a Way two rods Wide through each of our 
Lands for the Benefit of the Publick, to pass & repass in with 
Liberty of hanging Gate or Gates, the Said Way" to begin at 
the ''southwest end of Mr. Fowler's garden at the country road 

1 Prov. Papers XIII, 15-18. 
12 



178 HiSTOKY OF Newfields. 

in New Markit and so running near upon a Streight line to the 
foot of said Bridge." 

The petition for a lottery fixed the location of the bridge near 
the Wiggin ferry, but it appearing that the expense of building 
the bridge there would be much greater than at Newfields, Jona- 
than Chase and 80 others, January 30, 1760, petitioned the Gen- 
eral Court to reconsider their former vote, and grant permission 
to build at Newfields, alleging the following reasons for the 
change of location : 

For that since the first Grant for building said Bridge at the lower 
Ferry place, The Country is Largely Settled bacli so as to make the 
Trading & Travelling by the said New Fields much more Convenient 
and ProflBtable to the People in General than at the other place. 

2iy For that the Damage (if any) to the People that Trade in Lum- 
ber at Exeter & other places above the New Fields will be much less if 
the bridge be built at New Fields than if it be built below as the Rafts 
& Lighters which Come down from thence, Commonly stop at the New 
Field to make up their Load & Rafts bigger. 

3iy For that the River at the New Fields is at bottom Evener and 
Firmer for making a bridge to stand fast than it is below and Not so 
wide by Eight rods, so that the Charge of building Said Bridge at New 
Fields would be Vastly Less than to build it below. 

4iy For that there is already a high way laid open from the Country 
road in New Market to the upper End of the Landing at New Fields, 
and (if the bridge be built at New Fields) there will be a highway given 
to the owners of the Land in Stratham on the South side of said River 
From the said river to the Country road in Stratham which will be 
more Serviceable & Convenient for People that Travel into the Country 
than the other way would be as also there will be a highway given from 
the Lower End of the Landing at New Fields to the Country Road in 
New Market near the Dwelling house of Hubartus Mattoon to Accommo- 
date the People that live in the lower part of New Market and in Dur- 
ham, which will make that way as Commodius for that people as if the 
bridge was to be built below. 

5iy For that there is a Great Trade and business Carry'd on at the 
Said New Fields (Particularly Shipbuilding) which (as People are 
Frequently Settling there) is likely to Increase very Largely in Case 
the Said Bridge be built there: 

For all which Reasons and many more that may be offered Your 
Petitioners Most Humbly Hope that your Excellency & Hom-s will Take 
under your wise Consideration the Premises aforesaid and Take Such 
order Concerning the Same as your Excellency & your Honrs In your 
Great Wisdom Shall think Most Convenient and proper And Your Peti- 
tioners as in Duty Bound Shall Ever Pray &c. 

A second petition like the above, January 7, 1766, signed by 



Ferry and Bridge over Squamscot River. 119 

James Johnston and 190 others, was sent to the General Court, 
to which the following letter was appended: 

Mr. Speakei', 

Having seen a Petition wliich is to be prefer^ to the General Assembly 
for a Removeal of thie Bridge that was to be maid a Cross Exeter River 
Near the Lower ferry (so called) between New Market and Stratham 
and am doubtfull whether Ever a bridge will be built at the place where 
the act has Proposed tharefore hope the Generall Court will adhear to 
the Petitioners and another Reson for the bridge to be above is that 
Merss Shut [e] and Mattoon has Given from under their hands to open 
a Road from the upper ferry to the main Road which is a Great advan- 
tage to the North End of New Market 

furthermore as the back Settlements Increas the bridge is much more 
wanting. 

With Submiston I am your Humble Servt 

Joseph Smith. 

P. S. What cased me to write you is to Let you know the Reson as 
above why I Incline the upper place. 

The original petition for a lottery to aid in building the 
bridge, it seems, was passed by the House February 22, 1760, 
but according to Bouton,^ "it does not appear from the Journal 
of Council & Assembly the bills for lotteries were concurred." 

A hearing was ordered by the House upon these later peti- 
tions to be held February 13, 1766, after due notice had bee?i 
given in the New Hampshire Gazette for three successive weeks, 
that any opposed to granting the prayer of the petitions may 
have opportunity to show cause why. 

On June 26 following, a motion was made to revise the peti- 
tion, and it was so voted, and another hearing on the same 
condition ordered for September 3, 1766. 

Again, February 23, 1768, "Sundry of the Inhabitants of 
Newmarket Stratham & other Places," petition the General 
Court for the same reasons as formerly expressed in a similar 
petition, praying ' ' that they may have Liberty to Set up a Pub- 
lic Lottery to raise money to erect and compleat Said Bridge 
and for the future maintaining of the same, under Such regula- 
tions and managed by such Persons as in your great Wisdom you 
shall Judge proper, And they will as in Duty bound ever pray 
&c." 

This petition was signed by Thomas Wiggin and 131 others. 

^Prov. Papers VI, 742. 



180 History op Newfields. 

The petition met with, favor and on March 26, 1768, the House 
passed an Act giving the required liberty. Omitting the pre- 
amble, we give its substance as follows : 

Be it therefore enacted by the Governour, Council & Assembly that 
the persons hereinafter named be & hereiby are authorized & permitted 
to set up & Carry on a pu'blick Lottery to raise Money for the End afore- 
said in so many Classes & Drafts as they shall judge proper not exceed- 
ing in the whole the Sum of one Thousand Pounds Lawful my of said 
province provided the said Lottery be drawn & finished within the Term 
of Two Years from the passing of this Act. And Andrew Wiggin & 
Walter Bryent Esqrs Deacn Stephen Boardman, Cornet Thomas Wiggin, 
Lieut. Joseph Young & Lieut. John Burley, or the major part of them 
are hereby appointed to be managers of said Lottery who shall be under 
oath to be administered by any Justice of the peace to the faithful 
Discharge of that Trust & shall duly pay all benefit Tickets according 
to the Tenor & True Meaning of their Scheme & shall refund all sum 
and sums of Money that shall be paid for Tickets in Case the said 
Lottery shall not be drawn and compleated within the Terms aforesaid. 
And the said Managers or the Major part of them are hereby appointed 
& authorized to apply the Money which they shall so raise by Causing 
the said bridge to be built agreeable to the Act aforesaid with this Dif- 
ference, that The Passage of twenty eight feet shall be where the deep- 
est Water is instead of the Passage of forty five feet as mentioned in 
said Act & the forty five feet to be in the next birth on the side of New 
Market, and the Passage for Vessels may be made in any manner that 
shall be more Convenient than that proposed in said Act & they shall 
Cause the said Bridge to be finished within one year after the said Lot- 
tery shall be finished & they shall be allowed their reasonable Demand 
for their Time & Trouble as the General Assembly shall Judge proper to 
whom they shall render their Account of their proceedings & all Charges 
& Demands concerning the Premises & if any money shall remain after 
the Bridge shall be finished it shall be applied for the Support & 
Repairs thereof as the General Assembly shall Order. 

And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid that there be a 
Convenient high Way each side of said Rivers from the Country Road 
to said Bridge when built in the Town of Stratham, to begin where the 
South East end of said Bridge shall be & from thence to run South 
easterly Thro' the Land of Andrew Wiggin Esqr. to the Country Road 
as the Road now goes, & in New Market To begin where the North West 
End of said Bridge shall be & from thence to run North-westerly a 
Straight Line to the Country Road near the Southerly side of Philip 
Fowlers garden, the said Road in both Towns to be three Rods wide & 
to be under the same regulations as tho' it was laid by the quarter 
Sessions. 

The owners of the Land giving the Land for that purpose which they 
have engaged To do provided they may have Liberty to hang & Main- 
tain Two Gates on each side which Liberty is here>by granted. 



Ferry and Bridge over Squamscot Kiver. 181 

After years of the prevalence of lotteries in the Colonies to 
raise money for public purposes, it was seen by some that the 
influence was detrimental to the public welfare. A petition, un- 
der date of June 30, 1769, was sent to Gov. John Wentworth 
asking him not to assent to any such Act for raising money 
without first transmitting a draft of such act to the petitioners, 
giving as a reason "that such practice doth tend to disengage 
those who become adventurers therein from that spirit of In- 
dustry and attention to their proper callings and occupations, 
on which the publick welfare so greatly depends," and that lot- 
teries "hath been also extended to the enabling private persons 
to set up such Lotteries, by means whereof great frauds and 
abuses have been committed."^ 

It seems that "Walter Bryent, Andrew Wiggin and Lieut. John 
Burley, who had charge of building the bridge over Exeter River, 
found it impossible to do it within the specified time allowed 
them, so under date of March 29, 1770, they petitioned for an 
extension of time, and were given "two years longer." 

Two years later the bridge had not materialized, though 
some "material" had been provided, for a petition was sent in 
to the Governor and General Court convening March 31, 1772, 
signed by James Hill and 123 others, stating "that they find by 
experience that the Plan for building a bridge of New Market 
Lower ferry is not so well suited for that Design as the upper 
ferry place called the New Fields," adducing as reasons that 
the ' ' Several points of Land runs so much across the River that 
the Rafts will almost unavoidably be thrown on to the Piers," 
occasioning damage "to the Piers or the rafts," and the dis- 
tance will nearly "double the cost." They also state tbat 
they "are at a Loss" as to reason why it was the bridge was 
ever located as it is, and affirm that if it had not been fixed by 
"an act," the people concerned would have changed it to the 
New Fields, and probably would "have finished it there by this 
time." They state further that with the materials already pro- 
vided 350 pounds "will be sufficient to finish it," and if the pro- 
posed change of location is made they can raise the amount by 
subscription, and "there will appear a number of Persons to 
give sufficient Security that the whole work shall be compleated 

^Prov. Papers VIII, 231. 



182 History of Newfields. 

within One Year after Liberty shall be granted. ' ' They there- 
fore ask that the change of location be made, and that they may 
have the materials already provided. 

On June 11, 1772, the Governor laid the petition before the 
Board ''recommending that the undertakers to build the same 
[bridge] be called to ace* with the Gen.' Assembly for the monies 
produced by the Lottery granted by the Gen.' Assembly for that 
purpose, & to know what Expenditures have been already made 
& why the said Bridge is not finish^" 

The House apointed Mr. Waldron, and the Council, Colonel 
March, to make the inquiry.^ 

On May 20, 1774, the petition of Dea. Stephen Boardman 
praying that the managers of the Newmarket lottery be called 
upon "to settle the account of their Proceedings in said Trust 
&c. ' ' was laid before the House, and it was voted ' ' That the said 
Managers be Notified forthwith to Lay the accompts of their 
Proceedings in their said Trust before the General Assembly in 
order to be adjusted and settled," with an amendment "that 
the other managers be notified and a hearing had. ' '- 

The exact date of the finishing of the bridge has not been 
learned but was probably about 1775, for we find by a petition, 
dated October 24, 1780, that the bridge already needed repairs 
as will be seen : 

Hum'bly Shew We the Subscribers, freeholders and Inhabitants of 
divers towns in the State that Stratham & Newmarket Lottery Bridge, 
so Called, is now become ruinous and almost impassable, and unless 
Speedily Repaired the Great Bxpence of building it & Great Benefit and 
Convenience the Public might Still Receive therefrom will be entirely 
Lost — As the Said Bridge was built by Lottery for the Public advan- 
tage and as no particular Towns are Chargeable with the Repairs 
thereof your Petitioners humbly Conceive that a Lottery for the Repair 
of Said Bridge would be found the most eligible way, Wherefore your 
Petitioners humbly Pray that your Honors would (as in Some Cases 
you have) Grant a Lottery for that purpose, or that the same bridge 
be Supported in future at the Charge of the County of Rockingham or 
such other manner as your Wisdom may dictate, and your Petitioners 
as in Duty bound will ever pray &c. 

Walter Bryent, Thos Tash, Jeremy Bryent, Joseph young, Joseph 
Young Jur, Benjamin Chapman, Edward Smith, Samuel Burleigh, Benja 

1 Neither the report of the committee nor vote of the House relating to this 
matter is found on record. — N. Bouton. Prov. Papers VII, 307. 

2 Prov. Papers VII, 365. 



Ferry and Bridge over Squamscot River. 183 

Stevens, Jeremy pineo, Benjamin Smith, Simeon Folsom, Jerh Folsom, 
Rufus Ewers, Elipht Neal, Paul Chapman, Wiggin Doe, Joua Stevens, 
Josiah Parsons, Josh Clark, Nicholas Hartford, Jere Young, Zebulon 
Durgin, Benja Smith, Jno Smith, Nathi Kidder, James Cram, John 
young, Robert Hill, Enoch Stevens, Jonathan Doe, John Bennett Ju., 
Levi Mead, Joseph Saevy, John Cooke, David Chapman, Beuj. Nudd, 
William Boardman, William Cram, Hubartus Neal, Stilmon Tarlton, 
Asa Folsom, Icha Brackett, Samii Durgin, John gile, Edward fox, Wil- 
liam CofBn, Joseph Brackett, James Burley, John young, Robt. york.^ 

In 1785 the follo^dng proposal was made : 

The subscribers in behalf of the Petitioners for the removeal of New- 
market Bridge beg leave to make the following proposal: 

If the Honorable General Court will be pleased to grant the prayer 
of the Petitioners for the purpose aforesaid We will give sufficient Bonds 
to build A Bridge at Newfields Two feet higher than it now is the Piers 
with half Diamonds up & down the River the Ship Passage Thi'*ty One 
feet wide and keep it in repair Twenty Years. 

Nat. Rogers 
Henry Wiggin. 

The following petition signed by Daniel Rindge and 230 others 
was sent to the G-eneral Court convening at Portsmouth, June 1, 
1785 : 

Humbly shews, The subscribers, that, Newmarket Bridge, so called, 
loading from Stratham to Newmarket, is, and for a long time has been, 
in a ruinous condition — that unless immediate repairs prevent, the 
great design of building the same will be defeated, and the public 
essentiall injured thereby — 

Wherefore, as the continuance of said Bridge would be a public bene- 
fit, your petitioners humble pray, that your honors would devise some 
way, for its speedy Repair, and future support. 

A committee appointed to consider the petition reported it 
was their "opinion that the former Act respecting the Bridge 
be repealed & that an Act pass enacting that in future the said 
Bridge be repaired & supported in manner following viz that 
the end on Newmarket side so far as to the hoist be repaired & 
supported at the expence of the said Town of Newmarket and 
the end on Stratham side be repaired and supported at the ex- 
pence of said Stratham so far as the hoist and that the hoist be 
repaired & supported at the expence of the Towns of Portsmouth 
greenland Rye Portsmouth to pay three quarters of said expence 
greenland & Rye the other quarter for & during the Term of 
ten years and no longer which is submitted." 

iProv. Papers XIII, 28-9. 



184 History of Newfields. 

This report was accepted by the House, but the Senate did 
not concur. 

A petition signed by Joseph Cilley and 26 others was ad- 
dressed to the GTeneral Court convening at Concord the third 
Wednesday of October, 1785, as follows: 

Humbly shew the Subscribers, that Newmarket Bridge is impass- 
able and in a ruinous condition, that the Remaining materials of the 
Bridge will be lost soon unless the Bridge is repaired, or materials re- 
moved — that your petitioners conceive there is no prospect of the 
Bridge being Repaired, and that the remains of the Bridge were they 
removed to the Newfields, would Serve to build a Bridge across the 
River there, where the River is narrower and the Tide less rapid than 
the place where the Bridge Stands, if a Bridge were erected and kept 
at the Newfields the Public would be better Accommodated and the 
River less obstructed — And as many Persons are Willing to Subscribe 
considerable sums of Money to build a Bridge at the Newfields Your 
petitioners conceive there is a fair prospect of a Sufficient Sum being 
subscribed for building a Bridge there and keeping the same in repair 
for ten years from the building thereof in case leave were given to move 
the Materials of the Old Bridge to help build the new one, before the 
removal of which Materials Sufficient caution shall be given for building 
and keeping the new Bridge in Repair as aforesaid and your petitioners 
as in duty bound &c. 

A remonstrance to the foregoing petition was sent into the 
General Court convening February 1, 1786, by the towns of 
Durham, Newmarket, Madbury, Lee and Northwood through 
their committees, urging the following reasons : 

1st That a very considerable Part of the Petitioners themselves do 
not wish the Bridge to be removed: and were only induced to sign the 
Petition upon a Misrepresentation, that there would not be any Bridge 
unless it was Removed: the Contrary of which will not so clearly ap- 
pear; that we presume to hope the hon^ie Court will consider the said 
Petition, as in fact it is a Measure calculated to serve the private Views 
of a few Persons about the Newfields to the manifest detriment of the 
Public in general — 

2(ny Because the principal Reasons therein assigned for Removal of 
the Bridge are not True, for they say that at the proposed Place the 
river is narrower & the Tide less Rapid than at the Place where the 
Bridge Stands, the bare denial of which we presume might be a suf- 
ficient Answer — For the River at the Bridge being not only broader but 
much deeper, consequently the Tide cannot be so rapid — The very 
Water Courses of the present Bridge by their Width & depth afford a 
larger Passage for the Water, than the whole wedth of the River at the 
newfields and from which deducting the Spaces which the Piers & abut- 



Ferry and Bridge over Squamscot Kiver. 185 

ments of a Bridge will necessarily take up, the Course of the Water 
will be so much obstructed as will affect the Navigation to a very great 
Degree as well as endanger the Bridge it self — They also say that a 
Bridge at the Newfields would better Accommodate the Public & less 
obstruct the River — neither of which facts are True, for the Contrary 
will clearly appear by the Memorials: and also by the Plan (herewith 
exhibited) it will appear that for all Travellers on the lower Road 
leading over said Bridge the way by the Proposed Bridge is a Mile & 
three quarters further than by the Present Bridge and a much worse 
road especially for Carriages — And even the Western Road thro' Epping 
Nottingham Deerfield, Epsom &e the lower Road is 154 Rods nearer — 
so that upon the very moderate computation of only 50 Persons a Day 
passing said Bridge by each of said Roads such Removal will Occasion' 
the Public more than 6,000 miles Travel in a Year; besides more than a 
quarter of a Days work for every Team passing to and from Ports- 
mouth that Way; which will be a Cost far exceeding the Repair of the 
Bridge; so that the Public cannot (with any Propriety) be said to be 
Accommodated by a Measure which will be detrimental to more thou- 
sands than it can really Benefit single Persons — The same we must 
still object & say with Respect to the Obstruction of the River, untill 
we hear upon what new Principles they will prove That, the Smaller 
the Passage the same Body of Water passes through in the same Time 
the less rapid the Stream — 

3diy Because a Work of such Importance as a Bridge over a Navigable 
River, in its own Nature ever is should be done not only in such manner 
& Place as would best Accommodate the Public in passing over the 
same, but also be the least detrimental to the Water Carriage; and 
which in that River is of considerable Consequence And accordingly the 
Place where the Bridge now is was fixed upon for that purpose by a 
Committee of both Branches of the Legislature, accompanied by an 
approved Engeneer, sent on Purpose to view & examine the River before 
the Bridge was built and now many Years tryal clearly shows that the 
place was well chosen: Whereas it is uncertain whether a Bridge could 
be made to stand at the proposed Place where the current is quicker 
and the Botom sandy — 

4thiy Because there has been more than a Mile of Road laid out on 
purpose to accommodate the Present Bridge, which upon Removal 
there of, if continued open will be a needless burden on the Public: and 
if shut up, will leave those Persons who upon Confidence in the public 
Faith have purchased or divided their Estates in Conformity thereto, 
to purchase Roads for themselves: some of them thro' the same Land, 
which their Ancestors generously gave the Public: And several' Miles 
more of New Road, must be purchased by the Puhlic — 

5thiy We object & Answer that all the other Reasons by them assigned, 
for the Removal of the Bridge; either opperate as forcably for the re- 
pair of the same where it now is; or are mere Suggestions without the 
least Foundation — 



186 History op Newfields. 

All which we are ready to Prove to the houie Court on Trial and for 
which among other Reasons, We humhly pray that the Prayer of said 
Petition may not be granted — 

And that Leave may be given to bring in a Bill to regulate the Repair 
of the Present Bridge & prescribing the Method in which the Same shall 
be supported in future by Subscription, or otherways as to your Hours 
in Wisdom shall seem meet: And your Memorialists as in Duty bound 
shall pray — 

Lee, 30th January 1786. 

This remonstrance was signed by the committees of the sev- 
eral towns. Samuel Oilman, Joseph Young and Wentworth 
Cheswell were the committee of Newmarket. 

Eighteen citizens of Epping also remonstrated against the 
removal of the bridge. 

Hubartus Neal, for the remonstrants, makes deposition rela- 
tive to the bridge as follows : 

The Deposition of Capt Hubartus Neal of Lawful Age Testifies and 
says, that he the Deponent has been well acquainted with Exeter River 
for many years, more particularly with them Parts of said River, where 
both the Ferries were formerly kept between Stratham & Newmarket, 
and say that at the lower place where the Bridge is now built the Bot- 
tom is very hard, & firm, and about Ten feet deepth of Water in the 
Channel at low Water, and the River is about four hundred feet wide — 
the Deponent also says that at the Newfields Landing the River is about 
Two hundred and ninty-five feet wide, & from three to Six & half feet 
Deep and the Bottoln, Sand & loose Bottom — 

And the Deponent further saith, that he viewed the said Bridge last 
week «6: upon Examination the Deponent found the Stone Abutments of 
said Bridge which extend about two hundred & fifty feet to remain 
almost intirelj' firm and good as when first built, and also all them 
parts of the Piers below half Tide. 

Hubartus Neal. 

Feb. 6, 1786.^ 

Capt. Archelaus Woodman and Walter Bryent also made 
depositions of substantially the same import. 

That the bridge between Stratham and Newmarket was built 
with money raised by a lottery sanctioned by the state is an 
established fact. It was generally known as the "Lottery 
Bridge." 

Some may be interested to see a lottery ticket issued in aid 

iProv. Papers XIII, 41-2. 



Ferry and Bridge over Squamscot River. 



187 



of the bridge, and we give herewith a fae-simile of an original 
now in possession of Dr. Charles F. Hussey of Portsmouth. 



THIS TICKET [No. 24] entitles the 
Pofleffor thereof, to any Prize 
drawn againft it's Number, in the 
Second Class of a LOTTERY granted 
by the General Court of the State of 
New Hampfhire. 9th November 1780, 
for repairing and fupporting Stratham 
and Newmarket LOTTERY BRIDGE, 
(fo called) in faid State. 



E 



HABATTUS NEAL. 



The Town Records of 1792 show that ' ' The Public Bridge had 
been supported a long time by subscription." It was now 
' ' given to a few private persons to have a toll thereon, which we 
102 inhabitants of Newmarket presume will amount to more than 
ten times as much as will keep the Bridge in repair." 

The act making it a toll-bridge was passed by the Legislature, 
June 21, 1792. 

In 1806 a chartered company was organized to rebuild and 
care for the bridge. The charter was signed by Gov. John Lang- 
don June 18, 1807, and the bridge built by Henry Wiggin of 
Newfields by contract for $4,900. Its formal opening occurred 
December 10, 1807. The bridge was again rebuilt about 1838, 
and in 1884 the "draw" was repaired. 

In 1892 the selectmen of Stratham and Newfields, acting as 
proprietors of the bridge, took up the stock of the bridge, issuing 
promissory notes therefor. 

The Legislature, March 21, 1901, provided: 

That the proprietors of the Stratham and Newmarket bridge are 
hereby authorized and empowered to sell and convey all the property 
and franchises of said corporation, upon such terms and to such person 
or corporation, as it may, by vote of a legal meeting, direct: provided 
that all obligations of said corporation, existing at the time of such 
sale, shall be first paid and discharged. 

The bridge has now been placed by deed in full possession of 
Rockingham County, authority having been given by the Legis- 
lature April 10, 1907, and accepted by both Stratham and New- 
market at their annual meetings, March, 1908. The outstanding- 
debt of $7,000 is assumed by the two to^^ois equally. The entire 



188 History op Newfields. 

expense of maintenance will hereafter devolve upon the county. 
The care of the "draw" will be the most expensive item. H. F. 
Harden was the last toll-collector. 

Concerning bridges of the early times it should be added that 
in 1722 in consideration of the heavy burden laid upon the citi- 
zens of Dover "in building and renewing the many bridges in 
The said town, over and above the ordinary annual repairs of 
Highways through the same," occasioning a "much greater and 
more grievous tax than any other Town in the province, more 
especially for the Erecting and maintaining Two very large 
Bridges over the river of Cocheco and Lamprey river," through 
their committee consisting of Richard Waldron, Stephen Jones 
and Paul Gerrish, they petition Governor Shute and the General 
Assembly "that the bridging of The Said Two rivers may be 
made a province Charge to be defrayed out of the public Treas- 
ury, ' ' believing they ' ' are more than even w*'* the Inhabitants of 
any Neighboring town in y® Costs of bridging, ' ' exclusive of the 
two large bridges. They were spurred to such action at this 
time from the fact that a freshet the year preceding had "floated 
away the boom at Cocheco with 3 piers and the Standing bridge 
at Lamprel river" and they were now to be rebuilt. 

This petition was duly considered, and the House voted £6(y 
in aid of the town, but the Council did not concur, and the 
endeavor failed. 

On June 1, 1723, the selectmen of Dover again petition, but 
this time for the appointment of a committee "to view the said 
river and the landings on Each side in order to finding a more 
convenient place to build anew so as to prevent the like Mis- 
fortune w*^ y^ former, and Make a report of their doings at y^ 
next Sessions." They preface their petition with the fact that 
the bridge over Lamprey R-iver had been carried away ' ' for want 
of firm foundation." 

This petition resulted in a vote ' ' That Six Indifferent Persons 
be chosen a Committee to Survey Lamprey River and Report . 
. y^ Most commodious place for building a bridge across 
Said River, and That Col. Walton, Mr. Edw'" Ayres & Mr. Benj* 
Thomas be three of y® Committee to joyn" with the same num- 
ber appointed by the House, consisting of Col. Peter Weare, Col. 



Ferry and Bridge over Squamscot River. 189 

John Plaisted and William Moor. A proviso was added that 
"y^^ Petitioners pay y® Charges of the Committee." 

On July 12, 1723, Thomas Walton, Edward Ayers and John 
Plaisted, "being the Maj.'" Part of s'^ Committee," reported "that 
met at time and place appointed did view and find out a place 
which in our best Judgment is at the Picked rock so called a 
little above y^ first Dam on s"^ River w'^^ wee according to our 
understanding think the most proper place to erect the Bridge.' ' 

Benjamin Thomas on the above committee, not receiving sea- 
sonable notice of the time fixed for the action of the committee, 
afterwards made investigation and concurred in the judgment 
of the reporting members. 

In the General Assembly, July 22, 1723, it was ordered that 
copies of the committee 's report be sent to the selectmen of Dover 
and Exeter and they be given to understand that the Governor 
and Council "expect that a suitable bridge be built as soon as 
possible at the place mentioned in y® s*^ Report, w*^^ they have ac- 
cepted, and that they communicate the same to the selectmen of 
Exeter, in order to that town's bearing their proportionable part 
of the charge of said bridge, as to right and justice doth apper- 
tain." 

The letter commanded to be sent to the selectmen of the two 
towns with the copies of the report expresses the expectation 
"that you will improve every opportunity in forwarding so 
necessary a work and that there be no failure on any part or by 
any means in Complying with this order. ' ' 

Pascataqua bridge was erected in 1794, and the Concord turn- 
pike built. 



chapter XII. 

EoADS AND Mills. 

Roads in the colonies were hardly ever laid out, but were left 
where Indian trail or chance cart tracks in the woods had marked 
them. The footpath was blazed by cutting the bark from trees 
on the right and left every 10, 20, or 30 yards. 

Our ancestors were content to travel on horseback and so had 
but indifferent roads. Such roads as there were usually hugged 
the streams. Remote planters were satisfied if they kept open 
a track by which their houses could be reached on horseback. 

As the settlers increased in number and spread out through 
the town and into adjoining towns, public highways became es- 
sential for intercommunication, to take the place of the earlier 
bridle paths, and in the records they are often mentioned. We 
have not been able to determine when the first one was laid 
out, but in 1645, on the "last day of the 10"^ month" John Legat 
received half an acre of land ' ' by the river side before his houses 
for the sittin of a cowhouse" on condition that "the highway" 
be kept the usual breadth of three rods. 

On June 3, 1645, Goodman Smart received a grant of land 
"Reseruing six Rod In bredth for A highway between m"" Hil- 
ton's march and this say*^ land." 

The lot layers assign to John Oilman, September 29, 1648, land 
south of Mr. Hilton 's ' ' begining at the highway. ' ' 

The selectmen in 1652, "23 day 10 mon. " give liberty to any 
man receiving land grants between Mr. Hilton's and Thomas 
Biggs' to fence it in provided they make gates for the country 
highway, or any necessary highway for carting. 

In 1657 were "conveniente carte waies" from the upper to the 
lower fall of Lamprey River. 

March 16, 1660, we learn that John Hilton's 29 acres of 
land was "on the left hand of the path betwixt the Great hill 
and the little brooke going into m^ Nutters creeke" and his one 
acre "between the cart way & the brooke." 



EoADS AND Mills. 191 

John Gilman received land, April 3, 1665, "lying on the left 
hand of the way going to Pascasack joyning upon Dover lyne. " 

April 4, 1666, Charles Gilman received land at Lamprey River 
"provided there may be a highway through it to m"" Hiltons saw 
mill." 

Moses Gilman and others were appointed, March 29, 1668, to 
run the line [bridle path] between the two meeting houses of 
Hampton and Exeter, and Robert Smart and others to do the 
same between Dover and Exeter, and July 10, 1671, a committee 
was appointed to run the line between Exeter Falls and Lam- 
prey River Falls. 

March 30, 1675, several persons received grants of land that 
were to have been laid out ten years earlier. The one to John 
Gilman mentions the "highway going to Wadleighs upon a pine 
plaine to an Indian field," and also "an Indian path that leads 
to Teaghaquell. " The grant to Moses Gilman mentions "Lam- 
prey river path being the old path," and makes allowance for 
' ' highways. ' ' 

April 1, 1678, Moses Gilman was "surveyor of highways for 
the west syde of the river." 

In 1680 we find that Goodman Smart's 300 acres on the south 
east "runs by the highway between the said land & the 
marshes. ' ' 

The sale of a portion of "m'' Hiltons newfield" in 1681, men- 
tions "ye waye side y* goeth down to m"" Smarts." 

Peter Folsom and Richard Hilton were chosen, August 15, 
1692, "surveyors of ye hy ways." 

Capt. Peter Coffin received, October 10, 1693, a grant of land 
"joyneing to doner line on the north side and upon ye hy waye 
to Pascaset mille. " 

The main way was laid out, December 4, 1707, between Cor- 
net Winthrop Hilton and Dudley Hilton's dwelling houses from 
Newfield Landing to the extent of the town's lands by Gilman 's 
sawmill. 

At a meeting of the Council held at Portsmouth, April 30', 
1719, it was voted that lands "be appropriated to the encourage- 
ment of the iron works building at Lamprill river for cole, wood, 
& for settling people thereon, to be imported for that service, & 



192 History of Newfields. 

settled in such order as a Committee appointed for that purpose 
shall direct." 

The General Assembly, May 2, 1719, passed a vote "respecting 
lands on either side of the line between Exeter and Dover, always 
excepting highways through any lotts granted as abovesaid, & 
land sufficient to mills or works sett up on Lamprile river. ' ' 

In 1721 a "mast way" was made leading from Colonel Hil- 
ton's "to patuckawaye mills." 

A petition of the selectmen of Dover, dated May 4, 1722, men- 
tions a line to run ' ' northerly two miles for the depth of the 
Land granted to the Iron works." 

Edward Hall and others were appointed, May 5, 1722, to sur- 
vey and make highways from Dover and from Exeter ' ' to Winu- 
pissokee Pond." 

It seems that the people of Nottingham labored under great 
difficulties and disadvantages for want of a suitable road to a 
convenient landing place. One had already been laid out at 
great expense for clearing and bridging, but was longer than 
necessary, and except at low water in the rivers was impassable 
for loaded carts. A "pretty good cart way" commonly called 
"Hall's way" only four or five miles from the landing place at 
Newmarket "towards Nottingham" had already been made, 
"which if continued thro' that part of Exeter which is between 
Notingham and y® Parish of New Market would be above three 
miles nearer, & on every other acc't more convenient," and the 
town through its committee petitions Governor Belcher and the 
Legislature for a continuance of this highway through Exeter 
and Newmarket, September 23, 1731. Interested parties having 
been duly notified, a public hearing was had upon the petition, 
and on March 6, 1733, the prayer of the petition was granted, 
and the town of Exeter required to "lay out the said Highway 
forthwith, as Commodiously as may be for the Town of Not- 
tingham. ' ' 

In 1731 the following persons give land for this road : Joseph 
Hall, Moses Coffin, Robert Barber, Christopher Robinson, Sam- 
uel Sinclair, Samuel Stevens, Benjamin Sanborn, Theophilus 
Hardy, Jonathan Colcord, Stephen Lyford, Richard Mellon, 
James Marston, Samuel Hilton, Robert Pike, Samuel Mighell, 
Richard Clark, Isaac Marston, Winthrop Hilton, John Perkins, 



Roads and Mills. 193 

Richard Sinkler, Fitz W. Sargent, James Gilman, Jonathan Gil- 
man, Thomas Gilman, Walter Neal, Nathaniel Taylor and 
Nathaniel Pease "being interested in the Land thro' which it is 
supposed the Highway" will pass, and expressing their desire 
that the highway be laid out as a public highway. This high- 
way passed through the land of Robert Barber, Jonathan Col- 
cord, Steven Lyford, Robert Pike, Samuel Mighell, Isaac Mars- 
ton, Winthrop Hilton, John Perkins, James Gilman, Walter 
Neal and Nathaniel Pease, as it is recorded that they gave land 
for it. 

Hall's Mill Road was laid out by a committee of the General 
Assembly, 1763-66. 

The selectmen of Newmarket laid out, August 18, 1763, a high- 
way two rods wide in Newmarket through the land of several per- 
sons to the general satisfaction, but afterwards it w^as discovered 
that through inadvertency of the surveyor a mistake was made in 
several of the courses between the "Gate near Piscassick Bridge 
and Josiah Hilton's South West Corner" so that instead of the 
"Returns Directing it in such convenient Places as was in- 
tended and agreed on it directs it to such Places as are very In- 
convenient and almost Inaccessible to the damage of some and 
the great Dissatisfaction of others." The selectmen, John Bur- 
leigh, Israel Gilman, Jr., and Walter Bryent, and 23 others, 
petition the governor and "Hon'"^" to interfere, appoint, send a 
committee to investigate and provide a remedy. The petition 
is dated July 3, 1765. A hearing was ordered, and afterwards, 
November 28, 1765, the Legislature appointed Col. John Went- 
worth, Andrew Wiggin and Richard Jenness, a committee to 
investigate and report. March 20, 1766, this committee viewed 
the said highway, heard the parties, and reported : 

That the Highway ahove Mentioned ought to be & Remain as follows. 
Beginning at a Gate about twelve Rods to the North "West of Piscasuk 
Bridge then Running Northerly as the Way was formerly Laid out and 
as it now goes through the land of Joseph Hall Esq. and through the 
Xiand of Edward Colcorde as it now Goes to Joseph Lovering's Land 
then Beginning by Lovering's Land on the west side of Said way and 
Running through the Same as followeth North ten degrees West thirty 
two rods then north fourteen degrees west twenty two rods to Jacob 
Ames Land then North forty degrees West thirty rods to a Stone 
Bridge, over a small Brook the way to be two Rods wide and on the 

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194 History of Newfields. 

North Easterly side of said Line through Lovering's land to the stone 
bridge then north eight degrees east fifty eight rods to Stephen Lyfords 
land the way to be on the westerly side of said line then North nineteen 
degrees East thirty four Rods as the way is now fenced out then North 
forty two Degrees East twenty four Rods then North forty nine De- 
grees East thirty five Rods to Nath Ames his Land then North forty 
five Degrees Bast Sixteen Rods then North Sixty Seven Degrees East 
thirty Rods then North twenty two Degrees East twenty two Rods as 
the way is now fenced out to Jacob Ames Land then through Saidj 
Ames his Land North twenty two Degrees East ten Rods then North 
thirty one Degrees East Sixteen Rods then North fourteen Degrees west 
twenty Rods on a Strate Line to Josiah Hilton's South Corner Keeping 
the way as it now goes till it comes to a High way formerly Laid out 
the way to be on the Westerly side of said Line throw Said Ames' Last 
mentioned Land. 

'Never-the-Less since the Said Jacob Ames has by an agreement with 
the Select men Partly fenced the Road from Said Last mentioned 
Bi'idge on the Westerly Side of his orchard up a steep hill if the Said 
Jacob Ames will within thirty days from the tenth of July next Cause 
the Said way on the Westerly Side of his orchard to be made Passable 
in the Judgment of the Selectmen of Said New Market then we think 
it ought to go on the west side and if not to go through his Land as 
above said. 

And also that there be paid unto the Person whose names here after 
mentioned for their Lands by the Select men of the above Said New 
Market. 

To James Marston 

to Edward Colcord 

to Nathaniel Ame& 

to Stephen Lyford 

to Joseph Lovering 
All which is Humbly Submitted by 

JNO Wentworth 

ANDr WiGGIN 

RlCHd JeNNESS 3^ I 

This report was accepted, allowed and confirmed. 

A road was laid out, in 1768, from Lamprey River to Oyster 
River. 

Benjamin Coe, in 1854, was chairman of the Board of County 
Road Commissioners, and laid out a new road from South Deer- 
field to Candia. 

Turnpikes were never popular in New Hampshire, as the peo- 
ple looked upon them as monopolies. The toll gates set up were 
in great disfavor. The turnpike continued its exactions at the 



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Roads and Mills. 195 

gates till 1841 when the pressure of public opinion forced the 
o\^Tiers to cease their demands and the roads became free. 

The to-v^Ti made grants of mill sites with the right to cut tim- 
ber in specified tracts, the occupants paying annual rents for 
the rights thus conferred. These rents were set apart for the 
support of the ministry at Dover. Sawed lumber was floated 
to Portsmouth in rafts and then transported to the West Indies. 
The extensive forests became a source of wealth and the various 
water-falls were rapidly improved. 

The early settlers on the Pascataqua were compelled to secure 
most of their bread from England and Virginia. There was 
no grain mill nearer than Boston, and even that was a wind- 
mill. 

In May, 1631, Thomas Eyre wrote to Ambrose Gibbons, "I will 
now put on the sending of you the modell of a saw mill that you 
may have one going." 

In 1632, Stephen Dean, who came to Plymouth in 1621, in 
the Fortune, built the first corn mill in New England on Copps 
Hill, Boston. This was a wind mill. On "October 18 Captain 
Camock and one Mr. Grodfrey a merchant came from Piscata- 
quack in Captain Neal his pumace and brought sixteen hogsheads 
of come to mill. They went away in November." 

In 1634 Capt. John Mason sent eight Danes to Pascataqua to 
make potash and build mills. The saw mill they erected at the 
falls of Newichewanock was sold in September, 1635. Mason 
wrote, May 5, 1634, ' ' Those people I have sent with Mr Jocelyne 
are to sett up two mills." At this time he sent with the 
Danes 22 women. 

Miller's toll was established by law in 1640. 

At a town meeting held in Dover, October 7, 1647, it was 
ordered "That Mr Ambrose Gibbons, Mr Richard Waldeme, 
Thomas Dayton, Anthony Emr^^, William Pomfrett, are to treat 
with Elder Nutter & Elder Starbucke about the accommodation 
of a saw mill at Lamprell Riuer & as these men shall agree it 
shall be the acte of the towne." 

The following agreement was made November 4, 1647, be- 
tween the inhabitants of Exeter and Edward Gilman, Jr. : 

Iinprimes, That We doe acsept of Edward Gillman the younger to be 
a tounsman amongst vs and doe give and grant hime liberty to set vp 



196 History of Newfields. 

a Sawmill or mills in any River within the liberty of Exeter, and to 
have the priuelg of the Riuer for the use of the miles and of the pines, 
for Sauing or masts, or any other timber for sauinge to have the pri- 
uelg of it within the liberty of Exeter. 

2d The aforesd Edwd Gilman do engage himself to come and live as a 
townsman among you and. to sett up a mill by the last of March next 
Ensueing if he can or at the farthest by the last of August next Ensue- 
ing. 

3iy the saya Gillman doe ingage himself to let the tounsmen have 
what bords they stand in ned of for ther oun vse in the toune at three 
shillings a hundrd and what towe inche planks they shall ned for 
Floering at the same prise, and. to take contery pay at prise curent if 
the mill shall saue it. 

4iiy the sayd Gillman doe engag himself that what masts he make 
vse of to giue them as mutch as if he saued them into bords, and to al- 
low half a hundered in eueri 2000 to the towne. 

5iy It is Agreed that Anthony Stanion shall have the liberty to put 
in a quarter part for a saw mill, provided he doe make good his pro- 
portion or quarter part in every respect of charges as a partner so that 
the work be not hindered by him, if he doe so forfeit his share to the 
aforesd Gillman, and to pay wch damage he shall sustain by it, for the 
true and sure performance of wch we do bind our selves in fortie pounds 
Sterling. 
In Witness whereunto we have sett our hands — 

Edwaed Gilman 
Wm More "] 

Samu Grenfield j 

his mark 
Nathh Boulter 
Beltisha: Willex 
Eowd Hilton 



Townsmen 



J 
On November 19, 1647, tlie following record is made : 

Wee the Townsmen in aboue mentioned haue accordinge to the order 
given us by the Towne agreed with Elder Nutter & Elder Starbucke as 
followeth: That is to say wee haue granted unto them accommodation 
of the upper or lower ffalls of Lamprill Riuer for the erectinge or set- 
tinge up a sawmill & likewise for what Timber They shall make use of 
for sawinge by the said mill, Cake or Pine, They shall pay for euery 
Tree six pounds to the Towne, this is to be paid in board or Plancke at 
price currant. They haue Liberty to fall their Timber where they shall 
see most fitt wthin our Bounds. 

At a town meeting held in May, 1649, Edward Hilton, James 
Wall, John and Kobert Smart, and Thomas Biggs, had the same 
liberty granted them to set up a sawmill upon "Pascasoke 
Rioure which Runs Into Lampell Riuore, ' ' on the same terms as 



KoADS AND Mills. 197 

was granted Mr. Gilman. It was added that "the bords or 
planke w*"^ the Inhabitants of the towne shall have for there 
one vse Are by the oners of the mill to be brought to the water 
side att 3s the hundred." 

At the same meeting liberty was granted George Barlow, 
Nicholas Leeson, Francis Swain, Nicholas Swain and John War- 
ren ' ' to set vp A Saw-mill att Lamperell Riuer att the falls A lit- 
tle Aboue the Wigwams, And to haue there libertey of felling 
timber and of payments to the towne According to the two 
gnts Above writtene." 

May 8, 1652, Thomas Biggs of Exeter conveys to John Gil- 
man of Exeter his interest in a gristmill for a sawmill at 
"Pascasuck" river, and also land at the mouth of "Lamprell" 
river granted to him. 

At a town meeting held May 10, 1652, Edward Gilman, Sr., 
Edward Gilman, Jr., Edward Colcord and Humphrey Wilson 
were given permission to erect a sawmill at the lower fall "att 
Lamperell Riuer by the bredge, and timber on the Comons there 
for there mill, paying S'*^ A yeare to the Towne for the priuelage 
After the mill is built." 

Also the same permission was given to Thomas Petfet, Nicholas 
Leeson, Thomas Cornish, John Warren and Francis Swain to 
build a sawmill "at Lamprell Riuer on the next great fall 
Aboue the fall that som of them haue Already taken posesion 
of paying 5''^ a yeare for the priuiledg beginning presently 
after next micklemas." 

Other grants on the same river were August 7, 1652: 

Giuen and Granted to Mr Valentine Hill, his Heires & Assignes of 
Dover; the whole accommodations of Lamprill Riuer for the erectinge 
& settinge up a sawmill or mills wth all the Timher upon the South 
side of the said Riuer, wch doth ly within our Line a mile in breadth 
or thereabouts (Poushasicke Graunt excepted) as also all our Timber 
upon the North side of the aforesaid Riuer one mile in breadth, & so 
all our Land in Length; And in Consideration of this grant, Mr. Val- 
entine Hill aforenamed is to pay to the Towne of Doner the summe of 
twenty pounds pr yeare in Board or Planke at price Currant & this pay 
toe be paid yearely by the said Valentine Hill. 

In 1656 mention is made of the "saw-mills in Piscataqua 
River" of Capt. Thomas Wiggin. 

At a town meeting held May 11, 1657, Edward Hilton, Jr., 



198 History of Newpields. 

was granted fifty acres of pine swamp "adjoyning to m"" Hiltons 
lot, for to make vse of solely for that mill he intends to set vp 
vpon the falls of Exeter opposite to the new mill, with liberty 
to set vp the said mill as granted to him, and for which he is 
to pay five pound annually & is to begin to pay it by next mick- 
almas halfe of the sume and the other halfe the midsmer fol- 
lowing, but vpon this proviso that he is not to pre j dice the new 
mill any way in respect to water, if John Gilman & the rest be 
willing that he should hav liberty vpon the comon to fel timber, 
then this grant is to be relinqus'^, but if in case he keeps this 
grant then he is to make no vse of timber vpon the comons." 

On June 3, 1669, a similar grant as that to Valentine Hill, and 
on similar conditions, was made to Robert Wadleigh, on Lam- 
prey Eiver a place ' ' Commonly called by the name of y^ Ileland 
falls," "provided it doth not Intrench, upon any former grant 
either in pt: or the whole." In case there was such intrench- 
ment the town was to abate the rent proportionally. 

In April, 1734, David Dunbar, lieutenant-governor of New 
Hampshire and surveyor of the "King's woods," twice sent his 
assistant, Charles Gorwood, in a boat up the river to Exeter to se- 
cure and remove what he chose to call the King's tribute lying 
about the Squamscot, especially to visit Oilman's mill at Lam- 
pirey Eiver and mark for his majesty's use all such lumber as 
he found sawn from mast trees. 

Also at Piscassic mill, and Wadleigh 's mill.^ 

The boat arrived at Exeter late in the afternoon. The tavern 
of Samuel Gilman was guarded by "Indians" which frightened 
the men who spent the night in the alders and the next morning 
run for shelter to Portsmouth. - 

^Bell. 

2 The mill owners and teamsters from Nottingham used to ford the river, 
just below the bridge, waiting for low water, just at the turning of the tide. 



Chapter XIII. 

Early Civil Affairs. 

At the annual town meeting of Exeter, March 26, 1722, a 
vote was taken giving "the Inhabitants of Lamperel River be- 
low Cap. Jeremiah Gilmans house. . . . Leave to build a 
pound for the use of said town at thair one Cost and charge." 
This pound appears to be the first public institution in what was 
afterward the township of Newmarket. 

On September 22, 1723, Robert Achmuty preferred a petition 
in behalf of Richard Hilton praying for a special act to enable 
Mr. Hilton to bring forward an action before the governor and 
council against Mrs. Mary Brown. On December 14, both 
houses voted that the consideration of the petition "be deferred 
till y^ Session of General Assembly in May next." 

On February 13, 1724, King George delivered into the hands 
of the sheriff of the Province of New Hampshire the following 
writ : 

Greeting. 

We command you that you summon Richard Hilton of the town of Ex- 
eter within our said Province, Esq.r Jonatlian Hilton, Natha.n Pease 
and "William Perkins Jun.r all of Exeter afores.a Husbandmen if they 
may be found in your Precinct, to appear before our Justices of our 
inferiour Court of Common Pleas next to be holden at Portsmouth 
within and for our said Province of New Hampshire on the first Thurs- 
day next following the first Tuesday in March next, then & there in our 
said Court to answer unto Mary Brown of Portsmouth aforesd "Widow 
Lately Mary Plaisted of Portsmo afores<i Widow, in a Plea of Trespass 
& Ejectment for unjustly Withholding from the Plaintiff the Posses- 
sion of one messuage & three hundred acres of Land be it more or less 
thereunto adjoining with the appurtenances, all lying and being in 
Exeter aforesd & bounded on Exeter river on the Southeast on the Land 
of John Wedgwood and Land in the Possession of Rob.t Smart on the 
Southwest the Land of William Moor and Land in the Possession of 
the sd Robt Smart on the northwest & on the Land of William Perkins, 
John Perkins & Robt Smart on the northeast, for that whereas the s.<i 
Rich.d Hilton Esq. on the first day of Jan. anno Domini Seventeen hun- 
dred and Sixteen Seventeen being Seized of the Premises Demanded in 



200 History op Newfields, 

his demesne as of fee among other Tenaments by his deed of conveyance 
of the Same date (with whom George Jaffrey Esqr therein Joyned for 
Confirmation thereof in court to be produced) bargained sold and con- 
veyed the Same to the Plaintiff, in fee and so ought to be in the pos- 
session thereof, yet the Defendants have entered into the Premises and 
tho' often Requested refuse to Deliver the possession thereof to the 
Plaintiff but Still unjustly with hold the Same from her to the dam- 
age of the said Mary Brown (as she Saith) the Sum of two thousand 
pounds which Shall then and there be made to appear with other due 
Damages, and have you there this writ with your doings therein. 
Witness Richard Waldron Esq.r at Portsmouth this thirteenth day of 
Feby in the Eleventh year of our Reign annoq Domini 1724.^ 

Errors having been detected in the writ by the defendant, on 
the request of the plaintiff the court ordered an amendment. The 
casie was afterv/ards given to the jury which rendered a verdict 
for the defendant with costs. On request of Mrs. Brown an 
appeal to the Superior Court was granted. 

The case was finally decided in favor of the plaintiff as we 
find under date of May 10, 1728, that "Dame Mary Brown of 
Berwick ... in consideration of £1618, 16s., current money 
of New England paid by Joseph Jacobs of New^bury, Joyner sold 
a Messuage in ye Parish of Newmarket . . . 284 acres," 
—excepting certain small reserves — "which premises is part of 
the Estate which the said Mary Brown Eecov'*^ of Kichard Hil- 
ton of Exeter, Esq'" & was put in the possession of by Benjamin 
Gambling Esq. high Sheriff of ye province of N. Hampshire by 
virtue of an Execution & writ of Possession." 

Under date of November 22, 1734, it seems that Joseph Jacob 
of Stratham sold certain land and a dwelling house to Jonathan 
Hoag for £440 saying "it is part of y^ Land I y^ s'^ Jacob Bo •} 
of Mad:-" Mary Brown Dec:^" On February 25, 1738, Jon- 
athan Hoag "Quit claims the above house and land to Joseph 
Jacob of Newmarket," for £494, 5s., 4d. 

It seems from the records that the above settlement of the 
case so long in litigation did not peacefully end the matter as 
we find, October 11, 1737, that Ellis Husk, his wife, Mary, "in 
right of his said wife, and Icabod Plaisted of Salem," Mass., 

^ The reason of this transaction will perhaps be made clearer when it is 
remembered that Richard Hilton mortgaged fifty-six acres to George Jaffrey in 
1713, 330 acres to Mary Plaisted in 1717, and his whole estate to Edward Hall 
in 1721. This whole property was later purchased by Philip Fowler, and 
was the occasion of litigation for several years. 



Eaklt Civil Affairs. 201 

became appellants vs. Eichard Hilton, and at an appointed 
hearing, the latter not being present in person or by attorney, 
"his default was receorded." The appellants by their coun- 
sel, Matthew Livermore, state their "reasons of appeal from 
the Judgment had & obtained against them by the appellee at 
his Majestys Superior Court of Judicature held at Portsmouth 
September, 19, 1737," and pray for "a reversion of 
the Judgment of Said Superior Court & of recovering their 
Cost." 

In consequence of the defaulting of the case Richard Hilton 
petitions the General Assembly for the passage of an Act for the 
reopening of the case before the Court of Appeals which was 
granted June 25, 1743. How the matter finally terminated is 
not ascertained. 

At the meeting in March, 1727, James Burleigh of Bay Side 
was elected constable, but subsequently Jacob Smith qualified 
in his stead. Edward Hall of Newfields was chosen selectman. 

Capt. Edward Hall seems to have ranked high in public esteem 
and his services were in constant demand. The Nottingham pro- 
prietors at their meeting held December 10, 1729, voted that he 
"have power to Gitt a horse way Cutt To Amuskeige — Amoskeag 
— as Chepe as he Can Gitt it done and as Low as posible he 
can." 

On March 30, 1731, Capt. Edward Hall and Peter Gilman 
were chosen a committee to join with the Chichester committee 
' ' to Run the Head line of Nottingham. ' ' And on July 28 of the 
same year he and Samuel Goodhue were chosen a committee to 
join with the committees of Epsom and Chichester "to Run the 
Dividing lines between Ipsum and Nottingham, and between Chi- 
chester and Nottingham. ' ' Also it was voted that Capt. Thomas 
Pierce and Nathaniel Rogers be a committee ' ' to Gitt a way from 
Nottingham to New Market down by Mr. Halls." 

At a meeting at Block House, October 12, 1727, Edward Hall 
and Joseph Hall were "appointed to regulate the streets at Not- 
tingham and clear them and make them fit for transporting 
lumber." At a meeting held in Hampton, the same committee 
was chosen "for perfecting out the lots in Nottingham and to 
compleat the same, and to let the Block House out to be shingled 
and underpinned at the cheapest rate." 



202 History of Newfields. 

In 1728 Edward Hall was surveyor of highways, and in addi- 
tion in 1729 was chosen selectman. In 1730 he was also select- 
man, as also "lot layer" with Joseph Hall and John Oilman, "to 
lay out the Land and the latter to each proprietor according to 
Quantity and Quality. ' ' 

In 1731 he was selectman, and in 1732 "committee to warn 
meetings." In 1736 Capt. Edward Hall and Capt. Samuel Gil- 
man were representatives for Exeter to the "New Assembly." 

On January 1, 1731, "Edward Hilton of the Parish of New- 
market," entered a complaint "In His Maj*^® behalf," against a 
"negro man" Sambo, formerly a servant of Andrew Glidden, 
and now of his widow, or Joseph Smith, her son-in-law, who on 
December 28, 1730, put said Hilton "in Oreat fear (even of his 
life) by the threatening Speeches and actual attempts made 
against him with force & arms, the said Sambo holding an ax in 
his said hands of y^ value of 12s. Struck at the Complainant a 
feel blow with the Said ax, and prophanely Swore that he the 
said Sambo would split out the brains of the Complainant and 
bury him in the Swamp : and other Enormitys the Said Sambo 
then & there did, ' ' and he prays that ' ' Sambo may be dealt with 
as to Law and Justice doth appertain." 

This resulted in the fining of Sambo ten shillings for profane 
swearing, and that "for his threatening & Attempts ag^*^ Edw*^ 
Hilton He procure 2 Suretis to recognise in y® Sum of £10 to be 
of good behaviour til ye next q"" Sessions of y^ peace and pay 
Costs of Court & Stand committed til Sentence perform 'd." 
Joseph Smith paid fine and costs, and with Joseph Olidden be- 
came surety. 

The warrant given to the sheriff for the arrest of Sambo re- 
quired him also ' ' to Summon John M'^math of Newmarket afore- 
said mariner, and Joseph Smart of Dover w'^^in the Province 
afore^ husbandman to be present as Witnesses at the Tryal of 
the said Sambo." 

In October, 1739, Capt. Edward Hilton was chosen "to serve 
in General Assembly" for Newmarket, and February 1, 1740, 
was committee "to acquaint his Excell^ that the House had made 
choice of Andrew "Wiggin, Esq. for their Speaker." He also 
appeared before the Council Board with Capt. Thomas Walling- 



Early Civil Affairs. 203 

ford that the latter ''might be sworn as a member of the As- 
sembly. ' ' 

The House, February 12, 1740, 

Voted That there be an Additional act made to the Militia act of the 
4th George relating to the delinquents non appearance on Training days, 
viz. that every [one] liable to Traine & duly warned and not appearing 
& attending the same shall for each dayes neglect pay ten shillings In- 
stead of five shillings in the abovesaid Act of the 4tii of George and 
that the fine in Millitary Watches for non attendance in Watching or 
Warding be ten shillings instead of five shillings mentioned in the said 
act of the 4th of George. And that every Trooper for non appearance 
at the time and place of Exercise for each dayes neglect shall pay a 
fine of twenty shillings instead of ten mentioned in the Act of the 4th 
of George, and that the act continue for three years & no longer & that 
the fines be gathered and disposed of as in the act of the 4th of George 
aforesaid and that an act be drawn up accordingly and that Capt. Ed- 
ward Hall & Capt. Thomas Wallingsford be a Committee of this House 
to joyne with the Honbie the Council shall appoint to draw up the above 
Additional Acts and present them to the House as soon as may be. 

This act was duly drawn and enacted February 21, 1740. 

The House made Capt. Edward Hall and Ebenezer Stephens 
its committee "to Joyn Such as the Council shall app*^ to sur- 
vey the Prison & see what repairs are wanting and make their 
Return as soon as possible." 

On February 13, 1740, Capt. Edward Hall was placed by the 
House on a committee to join with one appointed by the Council 
"to go on the place and view Kingstown line and make return 
to the Gen^ Assembly at their next Session." Walter Bryent 
was appointed surveyor of this line April 15, 1742. 

On February 15, 1740, Capt. Edward Hall, with others, en- 
tered his "dissent against the answers of the House to his Ex- 
cell^^ speech of Feb. 1." 

William Parker having brought in a memorial for an act to 
be made relating to the admission of town inhabitants, the 
House after reading and considering, 

Voted that Mr. Hunking Wentworth & Capt. Edward Hall be a Com- 
mittee of this House to joyne with such as the Honhie the Council shall 
appoint to draw up an act Relating to admission of Town Inhabitants 
& appointing Committees &c for viewing old defective Houses and chim- 
neys & for regulating the Poor and putting out such children apprentice 
as are like to become chargeable to any Town or precinct or whose 
Parents do not take due care of them. 



204 History of Newfields. 

Joseph Smith of Newmarket, October 6, 1748, for nine pounds 
of lawful money deeded to Philip Fowler of Newmarket "a cer- 
tain parsell of Salt Marsh and flats. ' ' His wife, Sarah, gave up 
' ' all rite & power of thirds. ' ' 

Joshua Hill of Stratham, February 6, 1753, "for 1224 pounds 
old tenor money, ' ' sold to Philip Fowler, Jr., 34 acres of land in 
Newmarket, -20 of which he purchased of Joshua Kennison Jan- 
uary 16, 1739, seven of Joseph Smart, and seven of Jacob Tilton. 
His wdfe, Rachel, gave up her right of dower. 

It would seem that Philip Fowler had ' ' unjustly withheld put 
out and removed" Josiah Hilton from his possession of 56 acres 
of land and appurtenances, presumably the 56 acres specially 
mentioned in his will, and that the said Josiah Hilton recovered 
the same April 19, 1764, by a writ of attachment and costs, 
amounting to £77, 13s., 9d. 

Jacob Fowler of Newmarket, November 5, 1753, sold to Philip 
Fowler for £56, 5s., one half of 50 acres in Nottingham, his wife,, 
Deborah, signing the deed. 

Philip Fowler mentioned in his will, dated May 22, 1754, be- 
sides his Avife, sons, Philip, to whom he bequeathed 108 acres,. 
Jacob, 50 acres, Simonds, 70 acres; daughters, Elizabeth, Su- 
sanna, Judith and Mary, to whom he bequeathes "30 pounds 
old tener each." Judith was then unmarried. His son, Philip,, 
was made executor. The will had a codicil attached, dated July 
25, 1764, referring to the fact "56 acres of his land on which his 
house stands is since the will was written in the Law, & my son 
Philip has bound himself to Defray one half of the charge for 
the carrying the case home to Eng. " 

Thomas Young and Ichabod Whidden were witnesses to the 
will, and Robert Smart and John Moody, to the codicil. The 
will was probated August 26, 1767. 

Edward Hilton, November 18, 1768, brought action against 
Philip Fowler, executor, for the same premises on the ground 
that the covenant was broken when the plaintiff, April 19, 1764,. 
' ' was Seized in his Demesne as of fee of a Certain Messuage and 
Lands with the appurtenances in Newmarket . . . Con- 
taining by Estimation Fifty-six acres." The writ stated that 
he "unjustly refuses to keep the same [covenant] To damage of 
the said Edwrd as he saith the sum of Fifty pounds." 



Early Civil Affairs. 205 

It seems that the court of appeals rendered judgment for Hil- 
ton, granting a writ of possession, which, however, was deemed 
illegal, and Philip Fowler and his brother, Jacob, petitioned the 
General Assembly for a rehearing, and this was granted June 27, 
1777. 

Jacob Fowler of Newbury had been "practicing things very 
inimical to the country" . . . and was sent to Exeter in 
the care of the committee of safety by Col. John Hurd, August 
7, 1776. 

To give an idea of the binding out of apprentices in those early 
days we copy the following indenture : 

This Indenture Wittnesseth, That James Cobbey Jur of Newmarket In 
the County of Rockingham & State of New Hampshire With the Consent 
of his Father James Cobbey & Anna his wife 

Hath put him Self, and by the Presents doth Volluntarily and of 
his own Free will and accorde, and with Consent of His Father & 
mother afore Said put and binde him Self Apprentice to Philip Fowler 
of Newmarket & County afore Said and to Sarah his wife and with them 
after the manner of an apprentice to Serve from the Tenth Day of May 
Next for during the term of Ten years To be Compleate and ended: 
During all which Terme the said apprentice his said master and mistris 
faithfully Shall Serve, there Secrets keepe there lawful! commands 
gladly every where obey: he shall do no damage to his said master or 
mistris, nor see it to be done of others without leting or giving notis 
there to his Said master and mistris, he Shall not waste his Said master 
and mistrises Goods, nor lende them unlawfully to any: He Shall not 
Commit fornication nor Contract matrimony with in the Said Terme: 
at cardes, dice, or aney unlawful game he shall not play, "Where by 
his Said master or mistris may have damage with there own goods or 
the goods of others: he Shall not absent him Self by day or night from 
His Said master or mistrises Servis without there leave: nor havnt 
alehouses Taverns or Play House, but in all Things he have him Self 
i9,s a faithful apprentice ought to do towards his Said master and 
mistris during the said term. 

And the Said Philip Fowler for him Self and his wife doth by cou- 
enant and promis to teach and in Struct, or Cause the said apprentice 
to be taught and in Structed to Reade wright an Sypher Sufficient to 
Keep a Tradesmans Book finding unto the Said apprentice Good and 
Sufficient meat drink Washing and Lodging in Sickness and in helth 
during the Said terme. And at the Expiation there of to give unto 
the Said apprentice two Sutes of apparrell Sutable for Him one fitt 
and propper for Holy Days and one for Common ware Sutable for Such 
an apprentice to gather with one yoke of oxen to be Delivered to Said 
apprentice at the Expiation of Said Terme 

In testimony Where of the parteys to these Presents have here unto 



206 History of Newfields. 

interchangeablee Sett there Hauds and Seales the Sixth Day of July in 
the year of Our Lord one thousand Seaven Hundred & Seaventey Eight. 

his 
' James X Coby Ju. (Seal) 

mark 
James Cobbey (Seal) 

A record of "Dec'" S^ 1788/' states that 

The within named James Cobbey Junr ran away from said Fowler — 
& carried away with him a suit of clothes, about 10 yards of woolen 
fulled homespun cloth — 4 pair of woolen stockens — a pair of buskins — 
4 shirts — pair of tow or linnen drawers — 6 yards of linneu & woolen 
cloth. 

The overseers of the poor at Portsmouth, January 3, 1786, 
bound out in much the same way John Gammon "a minor poor 
Child" to Philip Fowler for the term of twelve years or till he 
reached the age of twenty-one, to be taught "the art trade or 
Calling of a Husbandman. ' ' 

Kufus Wiggin gave Philip Fowler a written agreement that 
he would live with him and "perform the service of a hired man 
for the term of one year from the fifth day of April 1791," for 
' ' fifteen pounds twelve shillings lawful money to be paid in neat 
stock & clothing at the rate of six feet oxen at twelve pounds per 
yoke — & also a sheep & lamb. The neat stock to be paid May 
20'*^ 1792 & the sheep & lamb in November next following the 
date hereof, as witness our hands April 16'^ 1791. 

Attest Philip Fowler. Rufus Wiggin." 

Eichard Preson of Newmarket, March 15, 1794, sold to Philip 
Fowler for £60, 48 rods purchased of Samuel Smart April 30, 
1785, and 13 1-2 rods of land with mansion house standing on it, 
purchased by Samuel Smart, November 16, 1786, Mrs. Preson 
surrendering her right of dower. 

The inspector at Portsmouth, June 5, 1794, certifies that Philip 
Fowler had paid duty on one chaise — two dollars — to Septem- 
ber 30, 1795. 

Edward Hilton, April 22, 1808, sold land to Philip Fowler for 
£30, formerly owned by his brother, Richard Hilton. 

By his will, dated May 30, 1810, Philip Fowler, Jr., bequeathed 
to his daughter, Mrs. Sarah Plummer, 50 acres of land. The 
will was probated October 14, 1811. 

Under date of April 23, 1812, William Plummer of Epping, 



Early Civil Affairs. 207 

husband of Sarah, leases the same 50 acres, received by be- 
quest, till March 1, 1813, for £40, to Thomas Drowne, "cord- 
wainer, " and Hannah Fowler, widow of Philip. Certain con- 
ditions of tillage were made, the taxes to be paid, and the fences 
to be left in as good repair as when the lease was given. 

Thomas Staples, October 15, 1813, agrees to fix John C. Fowl- 
er's ''one story house in order to be moved from the spot where 
it now stands." 

Hannah Fowler is appointed, December 12, 1814, by Nathaniel 
Rogers, judge of probate, guardian of Charlotte Fowler, a minor 
under 14, daughter of Philip Fowler, Jr. 

John Cutts Fowler, grandson of Philip, January 29, 1818, for 
£46, receives from Joseph Pinder and wife, Mary, of Stratham, 
a quitclaim of the 13 1-2 rods of land of Philip Fowler bought of 
Eichard Preson, with the buildings thereon. This land lay "on 
the Easterly side of the Road leading from the great Bridge 
to the main Road leading from Newmarket to Exeter. ' ' 

Samuel Twombly, September 22, 1838, agrees to dig a well 
''near the North west corner of the cellar of the old garrison 
house," for which John C. Fowler is to pay "7 shillings for 
every foot in depth & 14 shillings for every foot it may be neces- 
sary to dig over or more than 45 feet. ' ' 



Chapter XIV. 



The Ministry of Rev. John Moody, 1730-1778. 

More than thirty persons in the north part of Exeter, in the 
autumn of 1727, petitioned that they might be set off for 
parochial purposes. The mother parish granted their request 
October 9, 1727, 

Provided that the aboue said Parrish Do Settle an orthodox minister 
and pay the minister them Seines att their one Charge, that then the 
said new parrish shall be Excused from paying to the ministry of the 
old parrish. 

The Legislature passed the bill of incorporation, December 15, 
1727, the year of the earthquake, ' ' Setting the North part of The 
Town of Exeter to be a parish by the Name off New Market." 
By act of incorporation Edward Hall, Andrew Glidden and Wil- 
liam Perkins, Jr., were appointed "selectmen" of the new 
parish till other parish ofi&cers should be chosen. In 1727 there 
were 78 ratable polls in Newmarket.^ 

The house of worship was already well under w^ay. It stood 
In the burying ground at the old centre, one hundred rods 
south of the present railroad junction. Eev. Nicholas Gilman 
was invited to the ministry in February, 1728, but declined. 

Exeter generously apportioned her officers to the two parishes, 
and, March 25, 1728, remitted the Newmarket school tax. Not 
only church but school affairs were now entrusted to the new 
parish. Other municipal affairs were still transacted at Exeter. 

A call was extended August 12, 1729, to Rev. John Moody, 
who had been preaching at Biddeford, Me., since early in that 
year, and in April received an invitation to settle, but declined 
*'by reason he was too young and wanted further acquaintance of 

1 On November 7, 1738, the inhabitants of the west end of Exeter in their re- 
quest for a parish refer to "priviledges belonging to a Parish as Newmarket 
hath which they had by their Last Charter granted by the government." 

About 62 petitioners of Portsmouth, representing 101 ratable heads and 
450 souls or thereabouts, press their claim before Governor Belcher March 
10, 1732, for an act of incorporation as a parish, by citing the fact that 
Newmarket had been thus incorporated as a parish with only 78 ratable polls. 



Ministry of Rev. John Moody. 209 

learning at some college." He accepted the invitation to New- 
market, now Newfields. Joseph Hall, Jeremy Foulsom, Robert 
Pike, William Perkins and Joseph Smith were chosen a parish 
committee to make full settlement with him, June 29, 1730, and 
he was ordained, and perhaps the church organized, November 
25, 1730, becoming one of the sixteen ministers then in New 
Hampshire. Some proposition was made to him August 7, 1730, 
but the agreement of February 9, 1730, was considered binding 
by both parties, and he continued minister there till his death, 
October 15, 1778. He married, April 5, 1730, Ann, daughter of 
Dea. Edward and Mary (Wilson) Hall, of Newfields, a descend- 
ant of Govs. John Winthrop and Thomas Dudley. 
The agreement with Mr. Moody was as follows : 

We, under written chosen a Committee for tlie Parisli of Newmarliet 
in Exeter in the Province of New Hampshire to treat and agree with 
Mr John Moody to settle with us in the worli of the ministry upon his 
Excepting the invitation given him by the Parish, we as a committee 
in the name of the Parish Do promise to fulfill ye following Perticulars 
to him. 

we Promise in the first, we promise to give him one hundred pounds 
in money or Pasable Bills of Credit pr year for the three first years' 
of his abode with or amongst us, and the fourth year to give him one 
hundred and flue Pounds, the fifth year one hundred and ten pounds, 
the sixth year one hundred and fifteen, the seventh year one hundred 
and twenty, and the Eaighth year one hundred and thirty Pounds, and 
still to make further additions as his family shall stand in neaid, — and 
to pay the Salery Quarterly. 

secondly we Promise to Bring to his house what firewood he shal 
stand in nead of for his family. 

thirdly we Promise to give him twenty acres of Land we Purchased 
of Joseph Jacobs for his own, and one hundred acres or upwards or as 
much as any one of our Parish has for their Right in the Commons 
in the township of Exeter for his own. 

fourthly we Promise to give him one hundred pounds in money or 
Bills of Credit towards Bulding his house and to pay it in three years, 
one third part per year; we also promise to pay and make his yearly 
salery good as money now Pases in this Province 

Dated February 9th 1729-30. Sami Doe, Joseph Hall, Thomas Young, 
William Perkins, Robart Smart, Richard Mattoon. 

A committy in the Behalf of said Parish, a tru Coppey from a Coppey. 

The following proclamation to the people was also made: 

To all People to tvhom these Psents shal come Ch'eeting. 
Joseph Hall Jeremy ffoulsam Robert Pike W™ Perkins Joseph Smith 

14 



210 History of Newfields. : 

a Comitte Chosen by ye Parish of n-market In Exeter wthin ye sd 
Proe of n-Hampshr; In N-Bngia at a Legal Parish meeting holden In 
n-marliet June ye 29 1730 & Impowerd In Behalf of sa Parish to talie & 
Giue Deeds of Land in order to make a full Settlem: wtii mr John 
moody ye minister of s^ Parish Send Greeting 

know ye yt whereas ye Inhabitants of ye Parish aforesd at a meeting 
Regularly Assembled on ye 18th day of augt 1729 did vote & grant unto 
Mr Jno moody (Besides other particulars) twenty acres of land for 
his own, Upon Condition he accept^ ye Call wch was then Given him to 
Settle a minister of ye Gospel In s^ Parish & whereas ye sd Jno Moody 
hath Since accept^ of ye Invitation or Call given him by sa Inhabitants 
of sd Parish according to ye above mentiond Vote & wras we ye eomtte: 
aforesd have Since Purchasd of Jonathan Hilton twelve acres of Land 
for Mr Jno Moody In part of ye sd twenty acres of Land wch was votd 
him at sd meeting 

therefore know ye yt we ye sd Jos Hall Jery ffoulsam Robt: Pike Wm 
Perkins Jos Smith In ye capacity aforesd & In ye name & on ye Behalf 
of ye Inhabitants of sd Parish for ye Consideration aforesd have Given 
& Grantedd & by these prsents do fully freely & absolutely Give & Grant 
unto ye sd Jno moody his heirs Exers & admrs & assigns forever a Cer- 
tain Tract or pcell of Land Scituate Lying & Being In n-market aforesd 
Buttd & Boundd as followeth, viz: Beginning at ye Cross Gutter by ye 
highway at ye head of Wm Perkins Land Running northeast half a 
point East to Robt Smarts Land & from thence running north West 
half a point more north to ye highway & so running Southwardly by ye 
highway til it comes to ye Bounds first mentiond wth al ye pvileges & 
appurtens thereunto Belonging or In any ways appertaining to ye Same. 

To have & to hold ye sd grantd & Bargaind pmisss wth al ye pvileges 
& appurtens Belonging thereunto to him ye sd Jno moody his heirs & 
assigns forever to his & their only Proper vse Benefit & Behoof for- 
ever; & ye sd Jos Hall Jery ffoulsam Wm Perkins Robt pike Jo — Smith 
in ye Capacity Aforesd & In ye name & Behalf of ye Parishes aforesd 
Inhabitants now Being & for & In ye Behalfe of those yt shal there be 
& Suruive from time to time forever hereafter do Covent & Engage ye 
above given & Grantd pmises to ye sd Jno moody his heirs Exers admrs 
& assigns forever hereafter to Warrant Secure & Defend agt ye Law- 
ful Claims of al psons wtsoever 

In Witness wrof we ye sd Jos Hall Jery ffoulsam Robt Pike Wm Perkins 
Jos. Smith In ye Capacity aforesd have hereunto Set our hands & Seals 
this Seventh day of August one thousd seven hundred & thirty & In ye 
third year of ye Reign of our Soveraign Lord George ye 2d King De- 
fender of ye faith &c 

Joseph Hall (Seal) 

Jeremy ffoulsam (Seal) 
RoBt: Pike (Seal) 

Will: Perkins (Seal) 
Jos Smith (Seal) 

signd seald & Dd in ye presence of us Edward Hall Joseph Jacob 



Ministry of Eev. John Moody. 211 

Proe; of n-Hampslir: Stratham March ye 25th. 1734. then ye wthin 
namd Jos Hall Jery ffoulsam Robt Pike Wm Perkins & Jos Smith pson- 
ally appeard Acknowledge ye foregoing Instrum*: to be their free act 
& Deed Before me 

Moses Leavit Jus*: Peace 
Record^ According to ye OrigH: ye 9tii of Augt. 1734 

Josh: Peirce Recordr. 

Quitclaim deeds of land within these identical bounds but 
containing "about fourteen acres & one hundred rods were also 
given to Mr. Moody by Edward Hall GenV., March 26, 1734, and 
by Joseph Jacob Joyner, March 26, 1734." Edward Hall fur- 
thermore quitclaims to the parish one acre of land on which the 
meeting house stood and which we now recognize as the old 
burying ground in the same deed as follows : 

Furthermore I ye s^ Edw<i: Hall do also by these Psents for my Self 
my heirs & assigns freely Clearly & absolutely Remise Release & for- 
ever Quit Claim for divers good Considerations me hereunto moving 
unto ye Parish of n-market In ye Town & Proe afores<i one acre of Land 
on wch ye meeting house now Standeth wet s<i Parish have Purchase 
of Joseph Jacob 

In Witness wrof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal ye 26th day of 
march In ye Sixth year of ye Reign of our Sovereign Lord King George 
ye Second Annoq: Dom : 1733-4. 

Edward Haix (Seal) 
Signd Seal<3 & Dd In psence of 

ELiza Hall 
Mary Hall 

Mr. Moody added by purchase other lands to this gift by the 
parish, and the estate has since been in the possession of his 
grandson, John Moody Smith, Esq., Gen. James Hill, Capt. 
Charles Treadwell and Mr. Thomas J. Chesley, and is now 
owned by the Boston & Maine Railroad. 

The salary of Mr. Moody, for the time and circumstances of 
his people, was far more liberal than any of his successors in the 
ministry have enjoyed. 

A severe check was given to the growth of the parish in 1735, 
by the prevalence of a malignant throat distemper. This 
malady, previously unknown in medical schools, appeared first 
at Kingston in May, 1735, and spread rapidly through the coun- 
try. Its virulence baffled the skill of the most eminent physi- 
cians and proved very fatal, especially among children. In 
little more than a year, a thousand persons, chiefly children, 



212 History of Newfields. 

died in New Hampshire. Twenty families in Hampton Falls 
buried all their children. In Newmarket, during the fourteen 
months preceding July 26, 1736, there died of persons over 
thirty years of age, one; between ten and twenty, one; under 
ten, twenty — total twenty-two. In Exeter 127 died.^ 

The Newmarket parsonage became celebrated for culture and 
refinement, and dispensed its generous hospitality to all minis- 
terial travelers. Rev. Timothy Walker of Concord, a college 
companion, in his horseback journeys to and from Portsmouth, 
sometimes lodged there. Mrs. Moody died July 14, 1771, 
aged 62. 

During the period of the Revolution the civil affairs of the 
community were perplexing, and the religious affairs dishearten- 
ing. The support of churches and schools became very preca- 
rious. An astonishing depreciation of the currency fell like an 
avalanche upon the ministry and swept away their salaries. Mr. 
Moody and Rev. Nathaniel Ewer, who is generally supposed to 
have been his colleague, joined 164 of their people in signing 
the celebrated Association Test, 38 refusing to sign. The^pray- 
ers and discourses of the clergy of that day breathed the spirit 
of fervid patriotism. As the piety and integrity of the clergy 
had secured the confidence of the people, they had great suc- 
cess in advancing the patriot cause. To their exertions under 
the great arbiter of nations has justly been ascribed no incon- 
siderable share of the victory that crowned the American arms. 

We do not know how much Mr. Moody did in the clerkly writ- 
ing of wills, deeds and other legal documents, but he probably 
wrote the codicil to the will of Philip Fowler, Sr., to which he 
was witness, July 25, 1764. 

Tradition says Rev. Mr. Moody had a colored slave by the 
name of Scipio. The Moody-Hill-Treadwell-Chesley mansion 
had a second or lower cellar beneath the first and entered by a 
trap door. Here the parson used to keep his cider and West 
India goods. The first cellar was entered by a bulk head. Once 
upon a time men were getting a hogshead of cider through the 
bulkhead and down the trap door into the lower cellar. While 
the men were outside holding back, Scipio was inside and be- 
neath, when by some mishap he was crushed and killed by the 
rolling hogshead. 

1 Belknap, 234-5. 



Ministry op Rev. John Moody. 213 

Rev. John Moody well sustained the character of a "learned, 
orthodox minister." His scholarly and religious qualities gave 
him influence and reputation. He was a patron of sound learn- 
ing, and evinced a marked interest in general and higher educa- 
tion. As the original design of the New England college was to 
fit persons for the work of the Christian ministry, the New 
Hampshire Ministerial Convention was organized July 28, 1747, 
at Exeter for the establishing of a collegiate institution in New 
Hampshire. Mr. Moody took an active part in promoting the 
object. At an annual meeting of this convention, September 
26, 1758, after disposing of sundry local religious matters, taking 
into consideration the great advantages which may arise both 
to the church and state from erecting an academy or college in 
the province, the convention unanimously voted to petition Gov. 
Benning Wentworth to grant a charter for said purpose. Rev. 
Messrs. Joseph Adams, James Pike, John Moody, Ward Cotton, 
Nathaniel Gookin, Woodbridge Odlin, Samuel Langdon and 
Samuel Haven were chosen to wait upon the governor, and 
further petition the General Court "for such assistance as they 
shall think necessary. ' ' 

At the next annual meeting held at Newington, September 25, 
1759, this committee made a verbal report that "notwithstanding 
some unwillingness to grant a Charter, agreeable to the Con- 
vention, yet there remains some hope that after mature con- 
sideration and advice of Council, his Excellency will grant such 
a Charter as will be agreeable to us and our people." It was 
therefore voted that "Messrs. Joseph Adams, James Pike, Ward 
Cotton, Samuel Parsons, Nathaniel Gookin, Samuel Langdon 
and Samuel Haven, or a major part of them, be and they hereby 
are a committee of this Convention to do every thing which to 
them shall appear necessary in the aforesaid affair in behalf of 
the Convention, and moreover consult upon any other measures 
for promoting the education of youth and advancing good litera- 
ture in the Province, and make report to the next Convention." 

As Gov. Benning Wentworth was an ardent Episcopalian he 
took care in the grant of townships to reserve a glebe for the 
Church of England, and rights to the society for propagating 
the Gospel, of which he was a member. This explains his "un- 
willingness to grant a charter agreeable to the Convention." He 



214 History of Newfields. 

declined to charter the college unless it were put under the 
direction of the Bishop of London. This would necessitate the 
use of the liturgy, which was repugnant to the sentiment of the 
people. So the project of establishing a college during his 
administration failed. 

Eleazer Wheelock, pastor of the second parish, Lebanon, Conn., 
173'5-70, early received Indian youths of superior abilities into 
his family for instruction, among them the noted Samson Occum 
of the Mohegan tribe, and in 1748 decided to open a school to 
educate Indian preachers and received two Delaware Indians 
as pupils. Joshua Moor, a farmer of Mansfield, Conn., donated 
a house and two acres of land adjoining Mr. Wheelock 's house, 
and the institution was called Moor's Indian Charity School. 
Wheelock now associated with himself several gentlemen as trus- 
tees, and appealed to the public for funds. His petition to the 
New Hampshire Legislature was acted upon June 18, 1762, when 
it was "Resolved & voted That the sum of Fifty pounds Sterl^ 
be paid yearly by the Province for the term of five years unto 
the Rev. Eleazer Wheelock or his order. When the plan 
of this school, commended by 25 Connecticut pastors, was 
brought before the New Hampshire Convention, September 28, 
1762, it received their efficent cooperation. The convention at 
its meeting held with Rev. Mr. Langdon in Portsmouth, after 
considering the matter, chose a committee of four, consisting 
of Rev. John Moody, chairman, and Messrs. Langdon, Haven 
and Foster, to consider and make report, which was as follows : 

We A Convention of Congregational Ministers assembled at Portsmo 
Sept 28, 1762, having read & considered the foregoing Attestation from 
a Number of Revd Gentlemen in Connecticut, taking into consideration 
the Many obligations the Supreme Ruler has laid upon Christian Chhs. 
to promote his cause and enlarge the Borders of his Kingdom in this 
Land, the signal victories He has granted to our Troops, the entire Re- 
duction of all Canada, so that a way is now open for the spreading the 
Light and purity of ye Gospel among distant Savage Tribes, & a large 
Field white unto the Harvest is presented before us: — ^Considering the 
infinite worth of ye souls of Men, ye Importance of ye Gospel to their 
present and everlasting Happiness, and the hopeful Prospect that the 
Aboriginal Natives will now listen to Christian Instruction; consider- 
ing also the great expence which must unavoidably attend the Prosecu- 
tion of this great Design, Think ourselves obliged to recommend, in the 
warmest manner, this subject to the serious consideration of our Chris- 
tian Brethren & the Public. 



Ministry op Eev. John Moody. 215 

It is with gratitude to ye Great Head of ye chh. who has the Hearts 
of all in his Hands, that we observe some hopeful steps taken by the 
societies founded for the Gospelizing the Indians, and that the Hearts 
of such Numbers both at Home & in this Land, have been disposed to 
bestow their Liberalities to enable such useful societies to effect the 
great Ends for which they are founded. 

But as we wish to see every favorable method taken to forward so 
benevolent & Christian a Design, We therefore rejoice to find that the 
Revi Mr Wheelock has such a Number of Indian youths under his care 
& Tuition, and in that abundant testimony which his Brethren in the 
Ministry have born to his Abilities for & zeal & Faithfulness in his 
important undertaking. 

And we do hereby declare our hearty Approbation of it as far as 
we are capable of judging of an affair carried on at such a Distance; 
and think it our Duty to encourage and exhort all christians to lend a 
helping Hand toward so great & generous an undertaking. 

We would not indeed absolutely dictate this, or any other particular 
scheme for civilizing & spreading the Gospel among the Indians; but 
we are perswaded that God demands of the Inhabitants of these Colonies 
some Returns of gratitude in this way for the remarkable success of 
our arms against Canada, and that Peace & Security which he has now 
given us: 

We must therefore rely on the wisdom & prudence of the Civil Au- 
thority to think it as a matter in which our Political Interests as well 
as the Glory of God are deeply concerned; and refer it to ourChhs. and 
all private Christians as peculiarly called to promote the Redeemer's 
Kingdom everywhere, to determine what will be the most effectual 
Methods of forwarding so noble & pious a Design, and to contribute to 
the utmost of their power either towards the Execution of the Plan 
which the Rev<5. Mr. Wheelock is pursuing, or that of the Corporation 
erected in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, or any other which 
may be tho't of here or elsewhere for the same laudable Purpose. 

John Rogers, Moderator.^ 

This report, evidently the work of Mr. Moody, warmly com- 
mending Mr. "Wheelock 's plan to the Christian brethren, the pub- 
lic and the civil authorities, resulted soon after in the removal 
of Wheelock 's school to Hanover, and by his persevering exertion 
and that of his friends, received from Gov. John Wentworth, 
December 13, 1769, its charter as Dartmouth College. 

Mr. Moody was a moderator of a council held at Keenborough 
(Brentwood), December 2, 1747, for the ordination of Nathaniel 
Trask, the first minister of the town, and gave the "charge" to 
the pastor. He also represented the Newmarket church in a 
joint ecclesiastical council of the parishes of Keenborough and 

^ Records of Convention, pp. 31-33. 



216 History of Newfields. 

"The Gulley" in Brentwood, February 22, 1751, 0. S., respect- 
ing the united pastorate of Rev. Mr. Trask over the two societies. 

By the year 1758 paper currency was greatly depreciated, ten 
pounds equalling only one in silver. In 1761 a committee con- 
sisting of Walter Bryent, John Burleigh, Hubartus Neal, Caleb 
Clark and Joseph Young were chosen to settle with Mr. Moody 
"as to his Sallery" and agreed to pay 1500 pounds old tenor^ for 
that year and "the two years Last past" in full, taking a receipt 
for the same. In 1762 Mr. Moody gave receipt in full to the 
selectmen for 225 pounds new tenor, March 25, 1761; for the 
same amount March 25, 1762. In 1763, 1764 and 1765 he gave 
one receipt each; 1766, two; 1767, four; 1768, twelve; 1769, 
fifteen; 1770, twelve; 1771, seven; 1772, fourteen. 

On July 3, 1738, John Moody, clerk, paid Samuel Rollins 32 
pounds in bills of credit "for one Certain peel of Salt Marsh," 
and August 3, 1738, "Edward Hall, Gent^ 180 pounds passable 
Bills of Cred*^ for one messvage of eleven acres by y^ highway y* 
goeth to Exeter. ' ' 

He bought, June 29, 1742, of John Downing one messuage of 
five acres, formerly belonging to Jonathan Hilton, paying him 
100 pounds "in passable Bills of Cred*." Also April 30, 1746, 
of Robert Smart and his wife, Ann, "30 acres with the Large 
Dwelling house joining s'^ Moody's land," paying £178, 10s., 
"lawful money," and of the same, April 13, 1747, an acre and 
a half and nine rods joining his land for £11, 10s. 

Mr. Moody sold, April 22, 1747, to Hubartus Neal ten acres 
and a large dwelling house for £87, 10s. 

He paid, April 9, 1754, 960 pounds, old tenor, currency to 
heirs of Daniel Barber for 20 acres of land which Robert Barber 
bought of Richard Hilton, April 17, 1705. 

On April 22, 1755, "John Moody Clerk and Lt. John Burley 
paid James Pike Clerk and Sarah his wife 3614 Pounds Old 
Tenor, for all their Right to one half of Gilman 's Neck. ' ' 

^ The Province of Massachusetts, on which New Hampshire depended for 
its currency, between 1690 and 1741, having issued nine different emissions of 
bills of credit, or "flat money," the provisional government in 1741 took 
measures to redeem them all, and decreed that they should be valued at only 
one fourth of their original face value, and they were styled old tenor. In 
1742 the government made another issue of bills of credit, which were styled 
new tenor. Hence it was necessary in making a contract, or selling property, 
to state whether the debt should be paid in old or new tenor money, one pound 
of the latter being worth four of the former. 



Ministry of Eev. John Moody. 217 

Mr. Moody, May 12, 1760, sold Joshua Wiggin for 2000 
pounds, old tenor, 11 acres and 59 rods of land on the "highway 
which goes to Exeter," and John Wiggin, March 12, 1767, seven 
pounds "of lawful money for one acre of salt marsh and thatch 
ground. ' ' 

Mr. Moody and Lieut. John Burley, April 20, 1768, bought of 
Paul and John Wentworth for £180, 14s., "all their right in one 
half of Gilman's Neck," containing 192 acres and 66 poles. 

Mr. Moody paid Isaac Marston, September 7, 1769, 15 pounds 
for three acres of salt marsh, and March 4, 1771, 109 pounds to 
Joseph Merrill for 36 acres on the road from the "Newfield 
Landing Place (so called) to Nottingham," also, June 23, 1772, 
Joseph Merrill, £127, 10s., for 51 acres "on road from Newfields 
Landing to Pascassick River." 

On June 26, 30, and December 13, 1772, Mr. Moody bought 
of the heirs of Edward Hall the real estate of said Edward 
Hall, and sold Moses Burley, July 21, 1778, for 30 dollars, one 
acre of marsh. The deed was witnessed by his second wife, 
Elizabeth Moody. 

By the year 1777 Rev. John Moody had become an enfeebled 
old man. Difficulties in raising his salary had existed for a 
score of years. Most of his church and congregation of a former 
generation had died, and many of those who remained had with- 
drawn from communion, and for the last five years sought a 
Presbyterian connection under Rev. Nathaniel Ewer at the 
Plains. Partial attempts on the part of Mr. Moody and of the 
parish to call a council for advice had failed. A committee of 
18 persons were appointed April 28, 1777, to represent to 
Mr. Moody the disaffection of the people and to request his 
resignation of the pastoral relation. This committee organized 
by choosing Col. Thomas Tash, chairman, and "Wentworth Ches- 
well, clerk. They also appointed a sub-committee to wait upon 
Mr. Moody "and represent unto him the . universal Dissatis- 
faction and great uneasiness of the People of the Town under 
his Ministry ; and in behalf of the Town to desire him to desist 
from pretending to officiate in said Office here any longer. ' ' 

In case of his refusal they were "authorized & directed to 
apply to M"" Moody or any Members that may remain of his 
Church and with him or them join in Calling a Council to 



218 History of Newfields. 

advise whether the usefulness of his Ministry in this Town is not 
apparently over." And in ease of the refusal of either or both 
"to proceed to call a Council ex parte and take their Advice." 
And if any new matter should arise ' ' to report from time to time 
as they may think expedient for further Instructions." 

They were also authorized "to call another Meeting of the 
Inhabitants of this Town to report their Proceedings when they 
were ready." 

At a meeting of this committee it was decided to ask Mr. 
Moody "for a List of Male Members remaining in his Church 
that the Committee may Know who to apply to." 

Accordingly, Mr. Moody declining to join in calling a mutual 
council, the committee in connection with the ' ' Christian congre- 
gation of Newmarket" proceeded to call an ex parte council, 
May 5, 1777, to hear the grievances of the people and advise 
thereon. The churches invited were the following: South of 
Portsmouth, Greenland, North Hampton, Hampton, Stratham, 
Exeter and Epping. The council convened May 29, and held 
sessions May 30 and June 11-13, 1777. On May 80 Mr. Moody 
decided to refer all matters in dispute to this council, making it 
mutual. On June 11 a mutual agreement of articles of refer- 
ence was signed by the two parties, as follows : 

The Rev. John Moody on the one Part, and the Committee of the 
Town of Newmarket on his affair of the Other Part, Hereby agree that 
Whereas Mr. Moody does now consent and agree to relinquish his 
ministry here. 

The Parties in Consequence of such resignation, do hereby agree to 
Submit to the Present Council now setting Here viz*, the Pastors & 
Delegates from the South Church in Portsmo & the Churches in Green- 
land, North Hampton & Epping, to determine the Sum due either Party 
to discharge all Contracts, — both Parties to acquiess in their Judg- 
ment, & his Ministry & all Disputes of an Ecclesiastical kind to cease, 
be the Sum they judge due what it will 
By order of the Committee 

Thos: Tash, Chairman 
John Moody. 

The letter of the committee to the council was as follows : 

To the RevJ. and venerable Council of Pastors and Delegates from 
the south Church of Christ in Portsmo. and the Churches in Greenland, 
Northampton, and Epping, convened at the call of the Town and 



Ministry of Eev. John Moody. 219 

Christian Congregation in Newmarket, to hear the Grievances of the 
People of Newmarket aforesaid, who earnestly complain and say, That 

Whereas a former Generation, Inhabitants of this Town, did on or 
about A. D. 1729, make Choice of the Revd. John Moody to be their min- 
ister, and in Consideration of their own Edification and Comfort, and 
we hope with a good view of the rising Generation, and for the Ad- 
vancement of the Redeemer's Kingdom, did by their Committe call 
and invite him to the work of the Ministry among them; and so they 
the Inhabitants afores^: voluntarily became the People of his Charge, 
and he was ordained to the Pastoral Office over the same Inhabitants as 
comprehending all Visible Professors of the Christian Faith here, as 
well as over a Certain Number of the same Inhabitants as a Particular 
Corporation of Covenanting Believers entrusted by our Lord with the 
Keys of the Kingdom according to the Discapline of the Congregational 
Sect of the Protestant reformed Churches, — In which Sosiety we Chari- 
tably suppose he and they continued in such Profession of Faith & 
Holiness so long as such their Connection was consonant to good Con- 
science and Profitable, agreable & convenient to them. — 

But in the Course of more than forty years, Providence having" re- 
moved the greatest Part of the said Church and Congregation by Death, 
and now almost if not all the Survivers, conceiving themselves to be 
no ways profited by his Ministry and being Disaffected to the same, 
have withdrawn from Communion with him in Word and Ordinances, 
and many of them have joined themselves to other Sosieties of Covenant- 
ing Believers who also profess Submission to the same Laws of Christs 
Kingdom, tho. practicing the Dissapline of his faithful Household ac- 
cording to their Different views of the System of Church Government: 

By Reason of all which. We find great Difficulties attends any steps 
we can take to settle ourselves in such Gospel State & under such other 
Gospel Minister as we think would be for our own Edification, Mutual 
Comfort, Peace & Prosperity. 

Yet Mr. Moody wholly disregards the aforesaid Circumstances, as well 
as all mild & Peaceable Measures heretofore taken to remove such 
abuse of Christian Liberty. 

Wherefore the present agrieved Complainants, Inhabitants of New- 
market aforesaid, now Pray the Advice of this reverend and Venerable 
Council, whether the Continuance of Mr. Moody's ministry here is in 
any Degree likelj^ to promote the Interest of Christs Kingdom, or the 
Good of the Town. 

Newmarket, 29tii May 1777. 

By order of the Town's Committee, 

Tho. Tash, Chairman. 

After the council was made mutual, the committee wanted 
further instructions, and asked the council to adjourn, pending 
their reception, and their request was granted. 

At a legal meeting held June 9, 1777, it was 



220 History op Newfields. 

Voted that the Committee may Proceed before the Council on Sal- 
lary or any other Affairs as they think best, only takeing Care to use 
their utmost Endeavour, either to have Judgment on the Present Com- 
plaint before the Council before any further Submission, or at least to 
have it therein Speceally provided, that there be from this time a final 
Period to Mr. Moody's Ministry here. That being the Principal Object 
that the Town now Invariably has in view; inasmuch as the Whole 
Tenor of his Life and Conversation has now become disagreable to the 
Town, and they Consider him as having totally divested himself of every 
becoming Quality proper to his Order and altogether alienated the Af- 
fections of the People from him, so that any further Concern Spiritual 
or Temporal between him as a Minister & the Town will only tend 
to irritate that Spirit of Resentment Which we think is but too justly 
raised by his Treatment of the People in this Case, and thereby promote 
the unhappy Divisions & Retard any future Settlement in Church & 
Congregation here. 

Eeceiving these fresh instructions, when the council reassem- 
bled June 11, the committee were ready to proceed. Mr. Moody 
tendered his resignation, and the parish referred all matters in 
dispute to the council. After spending three days in considera- 
tion of the matters presented a result was reached June 13, 
1777, which was accepted by both parties as mutually satis- 
factory. The final result of the council was as follows : 

We, ye Elders & Delegates of ye following Chhs.— the South Chh in 
Portsmouth, the Church in Greenland, the Church in Bpping & the 
Church in North Hampton, met at Newmarket, May 29, 1777, at ye 
Desire of s^ Town by their Letters missive to consider whether ye Rev^. 
Mr. Moody's usefulness as a minister is not at an end &c. After a 
proposal made by him to ye Town's Comttee to Concur in mutual Council 
& submit all ye matters in Dispute to us, & yr. Compliance so far as 
they supposed yr power extended & Desire to have an opportunity to 
consult ye Town in order to a full Compliance, adjourn'd Wednesy, 
June 11th. 

When, being met accordingly & formed into a mutual Council, after 
solemn prayer for Divine Direction, ye. Parties concerned, upon Confer- 
ring together, agreed to Certain preliminary articles which were to be 
ye rule of our proceeding viz, 

That Mr. Moody will voluntarily relinquish his ministry; in Consid- 
eration of which ye Parties mutually agree to refer it to us to Judge & 
Determine what is Due from either Party to Discharge all Contracts 
between ym, which agreement we understand to include ye matter of 
compensation for resigning up his Civil Contract, — all ecclesiastical dis- 
putes to be excluded, and the judgment of this Council to be final & 
decisive, which is as followeth viz. 

It is found that Mr. Moody's Salary at a medium from the original 



Ministry of Rev. John Moody. 221 

Contract, striking the medium from the prices of the necessaries of Life 

at the time of his settlement & in the year 1775, is £58" 9" 3 L. My.^ 

Pr. anm. 

From March 25th. 1762, at which time Mr. Moody 
gave a rect. in full for Salary, to March 25. 
1777, is 15 Years @ £58.. 9., 3 pr. anm. 876.. 18.. 9 

Allowance of £5. L. My pr. an. be made Mr Moody 
from March 1762 to March 1777, in considera- 
tion of the follows, article in the Contract, vizt. 
"And still to make further additions as his 
family shall stand in need," is 75.. 0.. 

Deduct £8.. 9.. 3 pr. year for three years, (he be- 
ing paid by the people £55 pr. an.) vizt. the 
years from March 1770 to March 1776, in 
which years Mr. Moody gave receipts in full 
for said years, 25.. 7.. 9 

is 49.. 12.. 3 



Mr. Moody's Salary from March 25th. to June 

13th 1777 is two months 19 Days, say 12. .18.. 

Allow'd Mr Moody 20 Cords wood from Octbr. 

22. 1776 to June 13, 1777, @ 9s pr. Cord. 9.. 0.. 

Allow'd Mr. Moody in consideration of the high 
prices of the necessaries of life the last year, & 
his resignation of his civil Contract, 50.. 0.. 



71..18.. 
Deduct a surplusage of wood computing it at 9 
cords pr. anm. from 1762 to 1777, except one 
year in which Mr. Moody supplied himself is 
14 years, @ 8s. 6d. pr. Cord. 53. .11. 



18.. 7.. 



£944.. 18.. 
pr. Contra. — 
By amount of Receipts & orders pr. List ex- 
hibited 770.. 0.. 3 



Balance due Mr Mo'ody, £174.. 17.. 9 

Upon compliance of the Town with this our judgment, either by im- 
mediate payment or giving Mr. Moody such security as will be satis- 
factory to him, his civil contract with them is to be considered as an- 
nulled & his ministerial relation to them dissolved, agreeable to the 
preliminary articles in which Mr. Moody has agreed voluntarily to re- 
sign his ministry in consideration of his advanced age & often Infirm- 
ities which render him in a great measure unable to perform the public 
duties of his office, and the local circumstances of the Town which, in 

^ Lawful money. 



222 History of Newfields. 

their present state require them to be divided into Two Societies, and 
from a regard to the general advancement of religion in it. 

It would afford us singular pleasure to find that our result & judg- 
ment is fully satisfactory to the parties concerned, yet we can hardly 
expect this considering the wide difference of their sentiments about 
the nature & meaning of the Contract. However we have this for our 
rejoicing, the testimony of our Consces that we have, upon the evidence 
offered us, endeavored to give such a judgment in the case as appears to 
us, all things considered, agreeable to truth & righteousness; and we 
must presume that both parties will do us the justice to believe that 
we have not acted from prejudice or partiality. 

We heartily lament the unhappy occasion of this Council, the great 
misunderstanding that has so long subsisted between Pastor & People, 
which seems to have taken its rise principally from their different ap- 
prehensions of the spirit and meaning of the Contract, and to have been 
the main cause of the alienation of their affections from him which 
is become so general & fixed that the breach appears irreparable. 

Notwithstanding which, as they have mutually agreed to have the 
relation that has so long subsisted between them as minister & people 
dissolved, we hope they will lay aside all animosities & evil speaking 
& for the future walk together in love & friendship as becometh men & 
Christians, & carefully study the things that make for peace & things 
wherewith one may edify another. 

We heartily sympathize with the Revd. Mr. Moody under his bodily 
infirmities & all his trials. We rejoice to find that even by ye. pre- 
liminary articles nothing was to be alleged in charge against his Doc- 
trine, or moral Character. We recommend him to the grace of God & to 
the cordial affections of fellow Christians. 

At the same time that we desire to bear a solemn sense of it on our 
minds, we would take liberty to remind the parties that both ministers 
& pple must e'er long appear at the judgment seat of Christ to give an 
acct. to him how they stand in to one another, & may the consideration 
of this awakening truth excite in you proper refiections on their past 
Conduct towards each other. 

We would intreat the beloved people of this Congregation who are 
now as sheep without a Shepherd that they will guard against a careless 
indifference to the things of religion & will take all seasonable care & 
prudent measures to have the ministry of the gospel resettled among 
them, from a regard to their own spiritual edification & the advancement 
of the Redeemer's Kingdom, of which we can entertain no reasonable 
doubt as this was the grand argument urged by them for having the 
relation of their late minister dissolved. 

And now, Brethren, we commend you to God & to the word of his 
grace which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance 
among all them that are sanctified. We heartily wish all the blessings 
of the upper & the nether springs to flow upon you from the eternal 
fountain of all felicity. Amen. 

Sami. Haven, Moderator. 



Ministry op Rev. John Moody. 223 

Voted that the Moderator sigu the foregoing result in the naroe & 
behalf of the Council. 

After the Result of Council was read to the Comtee. & Mr. Moody, 
the Comtee withdrew & after a short conference return'd & expressed 
their hearty thanks to us for our Care & friendship, & acquiesed in 
the determination of the Council. 

Mr. Moody then declared his acquiesence in the result of the Council. 

The Council concluded with prayer & then dissolved. 

David Macclure, Scribe. 

Newmarket, June 13th. 1777. 

Rev. John Moody was born in Byfield parish, Newbury, Mass., 
January 10, 1705, and died October 15, 1778 ; graduated at Har- 
vard College, 1726, and afterwards studied theology. His only 
settlement in the ministry covered a period within two years of 
half a century. To his integrity, intelligence and piety Newmar- 
ket owes much of her social, civil, educational and religious 
character. Rev. John Moody, decked in his canonicals, his robe 
and bands, his tri-cornered hat in hand, was an object of venera- 
tion for man and boy, maid and matron. None looked upon him 
lightly, but all felt some personal relation to him. Scarcely an 
inhabitant in the parish but had been baptized or married by 
him. During his pastorate of three decades, 1731-60, records 
show that there were 754 baptisms and 416 deaths. His will, 
date April 16, 1774, and probated October 28, 1778, names his 
wife, Elizabeth, daughter, Mary Smith, and other relatives. His 
inventory was appraised at £7015, lis., 11 l-2d. 

Rev. John Moody was so prominent in the early history of the 
town it is eminently fitting that something should be said of his 
ancestry. The family originally lived in Wales, whence Wil- 
liam, his great, great grandfather, emigrated to America in the 
ship 3Iary and John of London, having taken the oath of alle- 
giance so to do March 24, 1634. He settled first in Ipswich,. 
Mass., receiving four acres of meadow and marsh land, January 
5, 1635. He was made freeman May 6, 1635, and removed to 
Newbury, Mass., with the first settlers. Here on the river Parker 
he became the settlers' blacksmith, and was the first person in 
New England who shod oxen to enable them to walk on ice. 
His wife's name was Sarah, by whom he had three children: 
Samuel, Joshua and Caleb. He probably was a proprietor of 
Salisbury in 1650, and died October 25, 1673. 

William and his sons were of considerable note in civil and 



224 History of Newfields. 

ecclesiastical affairs. Their names often occur on various com- 
mittees of town and church. That they were generous patrons 
of letters appears from the fact that so large a number of their 
descendants entered the learned professions, including a long 
line of distinguished ministers. 

Dea. Samuel Moody was probably born previous to his parents' 
emigration. He married, November 9, 1657, Mary, daughter of 
Capt. John Cutting; was made freeman in 1666, and died April 

4, 1675. Their children were: Mary, born November 16, 1658; 
"William, born July 22, 1661; Dea. William, born June 20, 1663, 
who married Mehitable, daughter of Henry and Jane (Dummer) 
Sewall, and died about 1730-; Mary, born February 18, 1665, who 
married June 26, 1683, Henry Somerby, born November 13, 
1662, son of Abiel and Rebecca (Knight), and grandson of 
Anthony Somerby of Newbury, 1639; Lydia, born August 5, 
1667; Hannah, born January 4, 1670; Samuel, born December, 
1671; Cutting, born April 9, 1674; John, who was among 249 
persons to whom Exeter assigned common lands in 1625, and 
received 40 acres, Exeter also assigning to his heirs, August 9, 
1738, ten acres of common land, married Hannah, mother of 
E/CV. John Moody; Sarah. 

Rev. Joshua Moody, another son of William, was born in 
Wales in 1632 ; graduated at Harvard College, 1653 ; commenced 
preaching at Portsmouth, 1658; was elected to the pastorate, 
1660, but not ordained till July 21, 1671 ; was pastor of the First 
Church, Boston, May 23, 1683-92; elected president of Har- 
vard College, July 2, 1684, but declined; joined an association 
of ministers in Boston and vicinity, October 13, 1690; opposed 
the witchcraft delusion in 1692; at Portsmouth condemned and 
imprisoned for non-conformity, 1693; and died on a visit to 
Boston, July 4, 1697. Some of his children were : Martha, who 
married about 1680, Jonathan Russell; Sarah, who married 
May 5, 1681, Rev. John Pike of Dover, 1681-1710, and died 
March 2, 1686; Samuel, born about 1669, who graduated at 
Harvard College, 1689, preached at Gosport, and died April 

5, 1729. 

Caleb Moody, youngest son of WiUiam, was born in 1637; 
married (1), August 25, 1659, Sarah Pierce, who died August 
25, 1665, and (2), November 9, 1665, Judith, daughter of Capt. 



Ministry op Kev. John Moody. 225 

Thomas Bradbury, and had a large family; was representative 
to the General Court from Newbury, 1677-78; imprisoned 
five weeks under the administration of Andros, 1688. He was 
the father of Eev. Samuel Moody, who was born January 4, 
1675; graduated at Harvard, 1697; commenced preaching at 
York, Me., May 16, 1698, and was ordained December 20, 1700, 
and died November 13, 1747. "Faithful Moody" as he was 
called, of Agamenticus, was an able, eccentric man, the open 
friend of Rev. George Whitefield, chaplain in the expedition 
against Louisburg in 1745, and wielding his axe, saying the 
sword of the Lord and Gideon, he hewed down the images in the 
church and preached the first Protestant sermon on the island. 
He married Hannah, daughter of John Sewall, by whom he had 
three children : E,ev. Joseph, born in 1700 ; graduate, Harvard, 
1718; called "Handkerchief Moody" of Scotland parish, York; 
and father of Samuel Moody, the celebrated preceptor of Dum- 
mer Academy, who died at Exeter, December 14, 1795, aged 70 ; 
Mary, who married Rev. Joseph Emerson of Maiden, Mass. ; and 
Lucy, who died in infancy. 



Chapter XV. 

Civil, Legislative and Military, 1727-1787. 

Tlie original territorial grant of Exeter of nearly or quite 81 
square miles remained intact till 1727. As the population in- 
creased and the different parts of the town became more thickly- 
settled, the consequent greater ability to sustain religious priv- 
ileges, which were deemed so essential by the early settlers, "it 
being as unnatural for a right New England man to live without 
an able ministry as for a smith to work his iron without a fire, ' ' 
it is not to be thought strange that for their greater convenience 
they should desire to break up into a sufficient number of par- 
ishes. The parish just north of Exeter was Oyster River, now 
Durham, where Rev. Hugh Adams became pastor March 26, 
1718. His spiritual oversight extended to the outlying district 
between the two parishes and he was often called upon by the 
people of the north part of Exeter to solemnize marriages, bap- 
tize children and officiate at funerals. The area of the town 
was too great for the regular minister of the town to cover it 
to meet all calls. So the time came for the separate parish ac- 
tion of Newmarket. After the death of Col. Winthrop Hilton in 
1710, Capt. Edward Hall, grandson of Ralph Hall of the Exeter 
Combination in 1639, became the principal man of affairs in 
this part of Exeter. He headed a petition signed by more than 
thirty persons of the town, "for the Setting the North part of 
The Town of Exeter to be a parish by the Name of New Mar- 
ket."^ The petition was granted by the Legislature, and the 
parish was incorporated December 15, 1727, and the town Au- 
gust 20, 1737. The territory thus set off included what is now 
Newmarket and Newfields. The latter was not incorporated as 
a separate town till June 27, 1849. It should be remembered 
that the formation of a new parish did not originate in any dis- 
affection, but grew out of the remoteness from the place of pub- 
lic worship. 

1 A. L. Mellows, Esq., has suggested that the name Newmarket may have 
been derived from the fact that a new market was opened for the sale of 
fish. 



Civil, Legislative and Military, 1727-1787. 227 

Though, the new parish was at liberty to choose its own of- 
ficers to manage its affairs, it was not fully released from paying- 
taxes for municipal purposes to Exeter till more than five years 
later. The reason for this is not apparent. In August, 1737, 
the Legislature on petition granted to the parish enlarged pow- 
ers. Their nature was not specified. 

The disorderly character of "the majority of the inhabitants,'^ 
vexing doubtless his righteous soul, led Rev. Hugh Adams, pastor 
of Oyster River, to send the following petition to Gov. Jonathan 
Belcher and the lieutenant governor, asking for the appoint- 
ment of Commissioners of the Peace : 

Mat. 2:7, Luke 10: 16. 

Durham May 3, 1738. 
Honorable Sir 

This is to request the favour of his Excellency and your Honour 
That my nomination of two persons for commissioners of the peace 
may be granted. Namely, for Mr. Joseph Drew in the town of Durham 
and for Captain Edward Hall in the parish of New Market of Exeter, 
Each of which persons, in many years observation I judge in my 
conscience, for said office of each people, is the best qualified accord- 
ing to those sacred characters in Exod XVIII: 21 Acts VI: 3, Being 
each of them able in estate and understanding in the law, in writing 
a good hand, Fearing God above the most of his neighbors, A man 
of truth, hating covetousness, of an honest report, competently full of 
the Holy Ghost and wisdom; having the best rule of government over 
his own spirit, appetites and passions, humble, meek, modest, cour- 
teous, and resolute in his duty, and willing therein to be admonished; 
And likewise exemplary in Church communion and attendance in 
the other ordinances of the Gospel of Christ, the Prince of the Kings 
of the earth as in Rev. 1:5 — The said town and parish being (too 
long time) the majority of the inhabitants of each, sadly grown 
exceedingly vicious, disorderly and unruly, especially on each publick 
day and night following — For want of such an overseer in said 
authority, to see the good laws of this Province for regulation of 
disorders duly prosecuted: Which might be (with a Divine Blessing 
on the consciencious endeavors of such a ruler among them) much 

for the reformation of each (otherwise lawless) people. Col. D 

in our Town being now doting, superannuated, selfish, covetous and 
partial, utterly unqualified for such an office any longer; being grown 
so old and foolish that he will be no more admonished. As contemptibly 
characterized in Eccle. IV: 13. Which (that Name of our Lord Jesus 
Christ may be glorified in them, as in II Thess. 1: 12, And the peoples 
welfare may be promoted) is the earnest petition of a sincere minister 
of Christ. 

Hugh Adams. 



228 History of Newfields. 

Mr. Adams surely must be given credit for his unsparing plain- 
ness in the bestowal of praise and blame, and it is presumed that 
his endeavors were successful in the interest of peace and quiet- 
ness in the community. 

We give here a few extracts from the transactions of the Coun- 
cil Board and House of Representatives relating to men and mat- 
ters pertaining to Newmarket : 

The governor, November 9, 1738, laid before the Board a let- 
ter from ' ' Justice Hall touching the Execution of Patrick Fisher 
on whom were found some counterfeit bills of this Province, as 
also the Examination." 

In his message to the Legislature, February 15, 1739, the gov- 
ernor recommended that a committee be chosen to visit Fort 
William and Mary and investigate its condition. Accordingly 
Capt. Edward Hall and Jotham Odiorne were so chosen ''to 
joyn such as the Hon^^® the Council shall appoint to go down as 
soon as possible & view what is absolutely necessary to be done 
at the said Fort & Stores and to bring a particular return as 
neare as they can compute what the charge may be & make their 
returne to the Cen^ Assembly as soon as they can." When this 
committee acted and made report we have not ascertained. 

October 24, 1739, Capt. Edward Hall was returned "according 
to the King's Writ to serve in the G-eneral Assembly" for New- 
market. 

February 1, 1740, Captain Hall prayed the Board to swear in 
Thomas Wallingford as a member of the Assembly, and this was 
accordingly done. 

Captain Hall, February 5, 1740, "entered his dissent against 
the vote of hearty thanks in the name and behalf of the good 
People of this Province to John Thomlinson of London, agent 
of the Assembly of Great Britain, for settlement of Boundary 
Lines," and February 15, "against the answer of the House to 
His Excel]®^ speech." On February 12, he was put on a commit- 
tee to ' ' draw up an Additional Militia Act. ' ' 

For the years 1742^7, Capt. Israel Gilman was the representa- 
tive for Newmarket in the General Assembly. On May 31, June 
4 and 9, he acted as "messenger between the House of Represen- 
tatives and the Governor relating to the choosing of a Recorder,'-' 
and as a member of the House, July 19, 1744, he "bro"^ up a 



Civil, Legislative and Military, 1727-1787. 229 

vote for a Committee to Inspect the repairs of fort W™ Mary 
&c.," and such committee was duly chosen. 

That elections in those early days did not always run smooth- 
ly and satisfactorily is made plain from the following petition 
to the Legislature, dated June 5, 1745 : 

The Humble Petition of Sundry of ttie Freeholders of the Parish 
of New Market in said Province Shews — 

That ye Freeholders of the said Parish being Intitled to the Privilege 
of Sending a Representative to the General Assembly met on the 3rd 
Instant (Pursuant to a precept Issued according to Custom) in order 
to make Choice of a Suitable Person for that purpose — 

That upon Counting the votes it appeared they Exceeded the Num- 
ber of voters present which Rendered it Probable there was some 
unfair practice in the proceedings, & made it Doubtful whether the 
Person said to be elected, was Really so, upon which Seven at Least 
of the said Freeholders Desired the Matter might be decided by the 
Poll (as the Law in such Cases Provides) which the Moderator 
(Joseph Hall Esqr) utterly refused & denied & thereupon Dissolved 
the Meeting taking the matter in Doubt to be as he Declared it 
without giving the Dissatisfyed Persons the least Satisfaction — 

That your petitionrs Conceive the Freedom of Elections is the 
foundation of the Rights of the People, & a fundamental Principle in 
the form of Government they are under, on which freedom every 
Instance or Partiality is an Infringement, & the very suggestion there- 
of ought to awaken a Judicature subsisting only by that freedom, to 
Examine whether Such Suggestions are true or false — Wherefore 
your Petitioners pray that this Honbie House will take Cognizance of 
the premises Examine & Determine as to the truth of the facts & 
the Merits of the Cause Requires & in order thereto to Order the 
usual and necessary process with all Convenient Speed — and your 
Petitioners as in Duty bound shall ever pray &c — 
Israel Gilman Ezekiel Sanborn Robert Pike 

Robert Barber Joseph Sinclair Richard Clark 

Nathaniel peas Nathaniel Piper Joseph Gilman 

Edward Jonathan Bachelder 

The man said to be elected was Thomas Young, but the Legis- 
lature, after a hearing with the selectmen, clerk and moderator 
of Newmarket present, declared the election illegal, June 12, 
1745, and a new precept was issued and Capt. Israel Gilman was 
elected and sworn in. 

April 2, 1745, Meshech Weare and Capt. Israel Gilman were 
chosen by the House as a committee "to joyn with such as may 
be appointed by the Hon*''® Council to draw up an act" relative 
to a law for the relief of poor prisoners for debt." 



230 History of Newfields. 

In the controversy of the date of January 19, 1745, between 
Grov. Benning Wentworth, respecting the call of members ' ' simp- 
ly by the King's writ without the previous consent of the Gen- 
eral court," reference is made to the precedent of Newmarket 
and other places as ' ' intitled to the privilege of sending members 
to sit in y^ Gen^ Assembly, by vote of the General Court." It 
seems the difficulty arose from excluding five members "who 
were called to be present by the King's writ," in the organizing 
of the House. Governor Wentworth demanding the grounds of 
their rejection, the House appointed Capt. Israel Gilman, Me- 
schech Weare and Jonathan Look a committee to go to James 
Jaffrey, the late clerk of the House, and demand of him all 
books, records and files belonging to the House and bring them in. 
After due examination the House cites Newmarket and other 
places as precedents and concludes that "such persons as are 
called on from places y* are not Privileged by the Gen' Court 
ought not to vote in this House in the choice of speaker, but the 
House ought to exclude them as much as if they came from an- 
other Province." The governor then waived further discus- 
sion and approved the choice of Nathaniel Rogers as their 
speaker. 

Capt. Israel Gilman, October 5, 1745, "bro' up from the 
House" a vote for paying an account of Dr. Nathaniel Rogers 
"for Sund^ Administration to the French prisoners & a vote of 
the House thereon for Paying the same," which the governor ap- 
proved. 

The Legislature, December 20, 1745, "Voted That there be 
five hundred pair of snow shoes & five hundred pair of Manh- 
gazins — moccasons — with strings forthwith provided at y^ pub- 
lick expense ... & that they be disposed of & kept in conven- 
ient Places — Viz* one hundred & fifty pr of each in Exeter & 
Newmarket. ' ' 

Capt. Israel Gilman, July 8, 1746, is again made "a mes- 
senger of the House to the Governor," and on July 30, entered 
his protest "against action in the Mason claims." Also May 22, 
1747, "dissents to a vote to lure the good will of the Six Na- 
tions." 

Edward Hall was chosen to represent Newmarket in the House 
of Representatives for 1749, and appeared there January 17, 



Civil, Legislative and Military, 1727-1787. 231 

1749, not having been qualified. A request was then made that 
he repair to the Council Chamber and be sworn in, which he ac- 
cordingly did and was admitted to his seat. 

The House chose July 1, 1749, Thomas Millet, Edward Hall 
and Zebulon Giddings as their committee 'Ho joyn such as shall 
be appointed by y® Hon^'^ Council to Examine ye Muster Rolls 
of the soldiers in y^ service of this Governm' in defence of the 
frontiers in the year 1748 in the Eecess of y® Court, and that 
said Com*®^ give publick notice to all whose proper business it is 
to bring in Said Muster Rolls to y^ Com*^^ to be Examined by 
them & they to Report to y^ Gen' Ass"' as soon as may be that 
said Muster Rolls may be past & ye soldiers paid." 

Capt. Israel Gilman was again chosen to represent Newmarket 
in the Legislature in 1752, and by him and Jedediah Philbrick, 
September 28, the House "sent up" to the Council a vote ap- 
pointing Daniel Pierce, recorder of deeds. 

An inquiry was instituted September 25, 1752, respecting the 
' ' Right and method of Newmarket — and other towns — then 
sending Representatives to serve in the Gen' Assembly." New- 
market, October 5, was classed with other towns to form a dis- 
trict for the collection of excise upon liquors, and Zebulon Gid- 
dings was to be allowed five per cent, for collection. 

In 1752, the calendar was corrected, making the year begin 
January 1, instead of that date or March 25, and September 2, 

0. S., September 14, N. S. 

A new proportionment of the Province tax was made February 

1, 1753, and May 17, 1753, by vote the travel of Edward Hall to 
the General Assembly at Portsmouth was fixed at thirteen miles. 

As a member, Capt. Israel Gilman was present August 21 and 
September 6, 1754, at special conventions of the General As- 
sembly at Portsmouth. 

John Wentworth, January 22, 1755, was appointed collector 
of the "Excise" to have six per cent, for his service. 

The Journal of the House has the following record for Febru- 
ary 1, 1755 : 

Whereas Capt. Israel Gilman is willing at the desire of this house 
to go to Haverhill with proper officers and endeavor the apprehending 
of Ebenr Kimball and David Emerson Junr, two persons suspected 
to be concerned in counterfitting and altering Bills in imitation of 
the Bills of Credit of this Province, 



232 History of Newfields. 

Voted, That s<i Gilman receive out of the publick Treasury twelve 
Pounds ten shillings new Tenr to enable him to conduct and manage sa 
affair, and that he render account thereof to the Geni Assembly. 

With Jonathan Livermore, he took, March 18, 1755, the oath 
of secrecy, and on April 3, at his desire, his dissent was entered 
''against the act passed the forenoon granting his Maj*^ £30,000." 
This had reference to the prospective expedition to Crown Point. 

Joseph Smith was sworn in October 23, 1755, as a member of 
the House from Newmarket. He was one of a committee, July 
13, 1756, "on his Excellencys speech to both houses," and on 
September 2 and 3 attended "a special Convention of the Gen^ 
Assembly, pursuant to his Excellencys orders." He was also 
on a committee of the House "to prepare a Bill for licensing 
taverns." At that date Newmarket had three. 

The House, February 23, 1760, and January 28, 1761, ordered 
the selectmen to take an inventory of certain towns, and April 
25, 1761, a petition of the selectmen of Newmarket was granted 
"for reimbursement of charges for taking care of soldiers with 
small pox." 

Col. Joseph Smith of Newmarket was chosen January 29, 
1762, to inform the governor that the House had made choice of 
Hon. Henry Sherburne for speaker. 

On January 18, 1765, the petition of Walter Bryent in behalf 
of Daniel Ames for bringing Mary Flood, who had been tried for 
her life and acquitted, from Canterbury, was presented in the 
House. 

Lieut. John Burley was representative from Newmarket 
in 1766, and on July 1, was chosen messenger of the House to 
the Council. He also represented the town in 1767. 

The first census of New Hampshire on which any reliance is 
fo be placed was taken in the year 1767. It was made under the 
selectmen of each town, and returned by them to Governor Went- 
worth. He had several times before attempted to ascertain the 
number of the population, but with little success. The census 
of Newmarket was as follows : 

Unmarried men from 16 to 60 years of age, 120 

Married men from 16 to 60, 182 

Boys 16 years or under, 288 

Men 60 years and above, 28 



Civil, Legislative And Military, 1727-1787. 238 

Unmarried females, 407 

Married females, 198 

Male slaves, 13 

Female slaves, 16 

Widows, 34 

The total was 1,286, the seventh town for size in the state. 

The census as taken at later dates was as follows : 
Census of 1773. 

Unmarried men from 16 to 60 113 

Married men from 16 to 60, 178 

Boys 16 years and under, 341 

Men 60 years and above, 22 

Females unmarried, 435 

Females married, 188 

Male slaves, 8 

Female slaves, 16 

Widows, 43 



Total 


1,344 


Census of 1775. 




Males under 16 years of age. 


322 


Males from 16 years to 50, 


212 


All males above 50 years of age, 


50 


Persons in the army. 


30 


All females. 


658 


Negroes and slaves, 


17 


Total 


1,289 


Census of 1786. 




Whites, 


1,172 


Slaves, 


2 



Total 1,174 

In 1790 the population was 1,137; in 1800, 1,027; in 1810, 
1,061; and in 1820, 1,033; in 1830, 2,013; in 1840, 1,109 males, 
1,614 females, 29 coloredr— total, 2,732. 

In 1771, the year New Hampshire was divided into counties, 
Capt. Israel Gilman was a member of the House from Newmarket 
as also in 1772, and was credited respectively with 19 and 57 



234 History of Newfields. 

days attendance at two sessions, the latter of 34 days, ending 
February 10, 1773. The certified amount of his pay for 34 days 
and 17 miles travel, was £12, 8s., 2d, 

The governor, with advice of Council, February 2, 1773, ap- 
pointed Capt. Israel Gilman and Capt. Nathaniel Eogers, jus- 
tices of the peace. In May, 1773, the number of polls was 252; 
ratable estates, 362 ; and proportionate tax of the town, £17, 10s. 
per £1,000. 

Capt. Israel Gilman was also member of the General Assembly 
in 1774. 

The Assembly at Exeter chose delegates January 5, 1775, to 
the General Congress at Philadelphia, and the following May to 
the Provincial Congress at Exeter. The towns in voting to send 
deputies to this Congress, quietly passed from the jurisdiction of 
a king to that of a republic. Notifications for town meetings 
were no longer warned in "His Majesty's" name. The dele- 
gates from Newmarket to the Provincial Congress at Exeter 
were Capt. Jeremiah Folsom, Capt. Hubartus Neal and James 
Hill, and to the General Assembly, Col. Joseph Smith. 

After the capture of Fort "William and Mary, the initial act 
of the American Revolution, the desire of the people to throw 
off the British yoke grew stronger and preparations began to be 
made in readiness for the open outbreak which was foreseen to 
be inevitable. Committees of Safety were chosen and soldiers en- 
listed. The Second New Hampshire Regiment was organized 
with the following officers : Colonel, Enoch Poor ; Lieutenant- 
Colonel, John McDuffee; Major, Joseph Cilley; Adjutant, Jere- 
miah Fogg. 

Captains, Henry Elkins, Winborn Adams, Philip Tilton, 
Benjamin Titcomb, Jeremiah Clough, Winthrop Rowe, Samuel 
Gilman, Jonathan Wentworth, James Norris, Richard Short- 
ridge. 

The officers of the Third New Hampshire Regiment were: 
Colonel, James Reed ; Lieutenant-Colonel, Israel Gilman ; Major, 
Nathan Hale; Adjutant, Stephen Peabody; Quartermaster, 
Isaac Frye; Surgeon, Ezra Green; Surgeon's Mate, Nathaniel 
Breed; Captains, John Marcy, Benjamin Mann, Josiah Crosby, 
William Walker, Ezra Town, Jonathan Whitcomb, Jacob Hines, 
Levi Spaulding, Hezekiah Hutchins. 



Civil, Legislative and Military, 1727-1787. 235 

Lieut. John Burley was at this time, June, 1775, a member 
of the House from Newmarket. By vote of the Committee of 
Safety at Newmarket, June 6, 1775, of which Thomas Tash was 
chairman, Mr. Parsons was chosen to present the following peti- 
tion: 

To the Honbi Provincial Congress at Exeter — Gent. 

Whereas many Inhabitants of this Town are inlisted in the Prov- 
incial Service, whose Family whilst they are absent will stand in a 
great need of Support — and as it might be very Convenient if the 
Committee of Safety of the Town, could assist such Familys with 
Provisions or other Necessaries of Life in such Manner that the same 
might be allowed The Town or any Private Person that inclined to 
advance for that Purpose; in any Future Proposition of Charges that 
may be made to Pay of sd Soldiers — 

Wherefore we pray the advice of this Honbi Convention — And that 
your Honbi would direct accordingly — 

The Fourth Provincial Congress met at Exeter May 17, 1775. 
The deputies from Newmarket were Capt. Jeremiah Folsom and 
Edward Parsons. 

On motion of General Sullivan by "vertue of orders from his 
Excellency, George Washington," certain persons having been 
brought to the attention of the Congress "on suspicion of their 
being inimical to the Country and Cause of Liberty," it was 
voted "That Capt. "William Torry remain at Newmarket and 
not on any occasion leave said Town or Parish without Leave 
from the Congress or Committee of Safety. ' ' Also ' ' That Capt. 
Nathaniel Eogers confine himself to his own house & Farm in 
New Market, or if he shall choose to remove himself Twenty 
miles from Portsmouth and from the Sea, not on any occasion 
Leave the town or Parish he shall remove to, without leave of the 
Congress or Committee of Safety. ' ' 

That the Honbie Peter Gilman Esqr confine himself to the town of 
Exeter, and not on any occasion Leave the said Town without Leave 
of the Congress or Committee of safety. 

Twenty days were allowed them for removal. 

It was also voted that in the opinion of the Congress 

Samuel Dyer ought to confine himself to his present place of abode 
in Berwick and that it will not be prudent for him to be allowed to 
Pass & repass this Colony at present. 

John Parker, who doubtless had been under suspicion was 



236 History of Newfields. 

voted "a Friend to this Country and is Accordingly Set at full 
Liberty." 

Tories were brought before the Committee of Safety and re- 
quired to give bonds to be of good behavior towards the subjects 
of the United States, and New Hampshire in particular, not to 
go more than half a mile from their residence without leave. 

This Congress voted to pay Nathaniel Eogers twenty shillings 
for his services in settling accounts as a Committeeman, and Col. 
Jeremiah Folsom the balance of his account for fire arms 
amounting to twenty-four shillings and eight half pence. 

July 4, 1775, it was voted ' ' That a Publick Stock of Fire arms 
be provided for this Colony," and Capt. Jeremiah Folsom was 
on a committee "to procure 500 good fire arms as soon as may 
be." 

As vacancies were from time to time occurring in the differ- 
ent regiments which needed to be speedily filled, the field officers, 
headed by Col. John Stark of the New Hampshire Regiments, 
sent in a petition to the New Hampshire Committee of Safety, 
September 29, 1775, for blank commissions to be filled in by the 
brigadier general for such persons to fill these vacancies as he 
deemed qualified, thereby saving time and expense. 

In reply, the Committee of Safety, October 10, 1775, sent a 
letter to Gen. John Sullivan acknowledging the receipt of this 
petition of the field officers, and expressed a willingness to grant 
the request, but filling vacancies had been made by the Provincial 
Congress, their special duty, and they were not authorized to 
delegate such action to any one else. They therefore asked for a 
list of vacancies, with dates of becoming vacant, and names of fit 
persons to fill them, and the committee would send commissions 
as soon as possible. 

In accordance with this reply a list of vacancies in Colonel 
Reed's Regiment was sent in and the following persons were com- 
missioned to fill them: G-eorge Aldrich, Lieutenant in Captain 
Spaulding's Company; Richard Coughlin, Ensign in Captain 
Hutchin's Company; William Hawkens, who distinguished him- 
self in the battle of Bunker Hill, Ensign in Captain Hind's 
Company, and Stephen Peabody, ''who hath ever done the 
duty," Adjutant. 

Lieut.-Colonel Israel Gilman writes to the Committee of 



Civil, Legislative and Military, 1727-1787. 237 

Safety, June 16, 1775, from Charlestown, saying that Colonel 
E-eed's regiment was fully officered and enjoying a good degree 
of harmony, but needed very much a chaplain, surgeon and 
''armor." In a postscript he adds that it is a still time with 
the regular troops, but "we expect they will make a push for 
Bunker HiU or Dorchester Neck very soon." The battle of 
Bunker Hill occurred the next day. 

The Provincial Congress, November 8, 1775, voted "That the 
Selectmen of Newmarket be sent for to attend the Congress 
forthwith and answer for their neglect of Numbering their In- 
habitants according to the order of this Congress."^ This Con- 
gress ended November 16, 1775. 

The Fifth Provincial Congress, December 23, 1775, Thomas 
Tash, delegate from Newmarket, gave leave to those who had 
previously been ordered to confine themselves to certain places 
"to go to their respective Business for the space of fifteen days, 
unless they or any of them should be called for Sooner; and 
then to make their appearance before this Congress." It was 
voted January 3, 1776, that they "be Liberated from their con- 
finement till Further Orders." 

For reasons that do not appear, the Provincial Congress is 
asked to reconsider their action in appointing Capt. Jeremiah. 
Folsom to the office of lieutenant colonel of the Fourth Regi- 
ment. Several petitions from the inhabitants of that part of 
the Colony which composed this Regiment contain 205 names. 
Another petition contained the following Newmarket names: 
James Hill, Hubartus Neal, Richard Clark, Charles Wiggins, 
Edward Hilton, Moses Edgerly, Nathaniel Lord, Zebulon Davis, 
Robert Barber, Jr., Eliphalet Pease, Jonathan Sanborn, John 
Wedgewood, Josiah Burley, "William Burley, William Higgins, 
Benjamin Stevens, Jacob Burley, Nicholas Doe, Jr., Joseph 
Meloon, Robert Pike, John Burleigh, David Wiggin, Benjamin 
Mead, Josiah Hilton, Samuel Baker, Charles Smart, Jr., An- 
thony Pickering, Penning Brackett, Anthony Pickering, Jr., 
Levy Pickering, John Perkins, Winthrop Smith, Peter Drown, 
Stilman Tarlton, John Marston, Jacob Pearson, Daniel Connell, 
Nat Ames, Edward Colcord, Samuel Dyer, Samuel Neal, Brad- 
street Gilman, John Bennett, Cotton Bennett, Joshua Brackett, 

^ Prov. Papers 7 : 648. 



238 History of Newfields. 

Nicholas Hartford, Joseph Smart, Thomas Churchill, John Til- 
ton, Samuel Chapman, Aaron Kenson, James Burley, Jonathan 
Wiggin, John Tash, Job Savage, Reuben Doe, Thomas Bennet, 
John Colcord, Robert Jackson, Joseph Folsom, Walter Shute, 
David Folsom, William Coffin, John Mason, Enoch Remick, John 
Header, David Chapman, John Cooke, Jonathan Doe, Moses Bur- 
ley, John Bennet, Jr., Caleb Clark, John Ames, Andrew Burley, 
Nat Oilman, Joseph Adams, David Smart, William Folsom and 
Nat Ames, Jr. 

Samuel Baker, James Hill and Wentworth Cheswell, in behalf 
of the town of Newmarket, sent the following petition to the 
Provincial Congress, which speaks for itself : 

Humbly Shews — That when all America are Asserting and your 
Honours are specilly delegated to maintain amoung other Things; 
the Rights of a free Representative, of Representatives being liable to 
& bound by the Instructions of their Constituents, and of Petitioning for 
Redress of Grieviances — We doubt not that your Hours will vouchsafe 
to hear this Petition, respecting infringements on some of the Rights, 
by a Member of your Body — The Exercise of arbitrary Power over 
Places of Honour & Profit has once we have seen overballanced free 
Representation and helped to Reduce this Nation to a Civil War ; may 
not therefore appointments to such Trusts, solicited or Accepted by 
Delegates in violation of the Instructions of their Constituents, be 
justly esteemed Things of a bad and dangerous Tendency especially 
when such Honours fall upon Persons either of small Accomplishments 
or Low Merits' — We therefore humbly Pray your honours to Eye the 
Hand of Freedom in our present case and preserve even in small Things 
the Priviledges & Immunities of Each Individual — The Town of New- 
market being the Second in the Regiment have usually had the Second 
Field Officer appointed there: They still humbly pray for a continuance 
of the Same Favour ; and they did specially order and Instruct their 
Delegates to represent to your Honours the Desire of the Town That 
Major Thomas Tash might be appointed a Field Officer here, and 
themselves to use their Influence and Vote for said Tash accordingly— 
tho' not with any the most distant view of an exclusive Right to dictate 
to your Honours in the Matter, but only on a Confidence founded on 
Evidence of his Courage and good Conduct manifested in the last War, 
and his firm and generous Exertions in Defense of the Common Cause 
from its earliest rise : and from the Advantages they have from their 
Situation to gain the Knowledge of the Person in this Town most worthy 
of such an office above that of many of your Honours to whom the 
inhabitants of this Town are Strangers — And it cannot justly 
alarm us that Capt Jeremiah Folsom one of our sd Delegates should, 
repugnant to such Instructions not only neglect to inform your Honours 



Civil, Legislative and Military, 1727-1787. 239 

of his sd Instructions or even regard them himself, but Presumptiously 
(to use his own Words) "crawl into the Gap" The very place which 
he by the ties of his Word & Honour was obliged to endeavor to precure 
for another — 

This Conduct (had his Accomplishments as an Officer been equal to 
those of Major Tash or even greater) would we conceive have Apolli- 
gized for this Petition — it was this amoung other Reesons that induced 
the Town of Newmarket at a meeting of its Freeholders and other 
Inhabitants to Vote to dismiss the said Folsom from all further Service 
and to chose us a Committee to prefer this Petition — humbly to beseech 
your Honours to reconsider said Appointment, and permit this Town 
still humbly to recommend the said Tash to your Honours Consideration 
& humbly pray your Honours gracious Acceptance and Approbation of 
such Choice — And your Petitioners as in Duty bound shall pray — 

Newmarkett 5th September 1775 

The return of Capt. James Hill 's Company on Pierce 's Island, 
November 5, 1775, includes the following Newmarket names : 

James Hill, Captain, Capn Sami Baker It Lieut., Sami Gilman, 2<i 
Lieut., Zebulon Barber, Ensign, Joseph Smith Serjent, Josiah Hall 
Bartlett, Sergent, John Foss, Serjent, James Gilman, Joseph Colcord, 
Corporals, Eliphalet Smith, Drummer, Privates, Robert Mltchel, Joseph 
Neal, Joseph Pease, Edward Folsom, Josiah Colcord, Levi Pickering, 
Dudley Hilton, Hugh McBride, Jonathan Mason, Aaron Kyneston, 
Jonathan Folsom, David Colcord, John Folsom, Josiah Burnham, 
Ebenezer Bean, William Hersey, Theophilus Wiggins, Sami Burley, 
Abram Parsons, David Wiggins, Jacob Durgan, Sami Ward, John Neal, 
Josiah Burley, Nathi Cobbey, Stephens Lyford, Nathi Pease, Brad- 
street Gilman, Zebulon Davis, Walter Neal. 

In the return of the companies of the New Hampshire Militia 
in the Continental Army, December, 1775, we find ' ' Co. 14 New- 
market, Capt. Sam^ Barber, Lieut. Zebulon Barber, 2d Lieut. 
John Allen, 3 Sergeants, 3 Corporals, 2 Drummers & Fifers, 44 
Privates. ' ' 

And in the return of a part of Capt. Jos. Parson's company 
left at Goat Island, December 6, 1775, "Lieut. Nathaniel Gilman, 
Sergt. Josiah Hall Bartlett, Joseph Hall, William Trefethen, 
John Foss, James Pickering, Levi Pickering, David Wiggin, 
Smith Chapman, Jonathan Folsom." 

At a meeting of the North Company of Militia in Newmarket, 
March 5, 1776, the following petition and remonstrance of the 
non-commissioned officers and soldiers was adopted and sent ' ' To 
the Honourable Council & House of Eepresentatives " for the 
Colony of New Hampshire : 



240 History of Newfields. 

Humbly Shews — 

That Jeremiah Folsom under pretence of acting Lieut. Col. of this 
Regiment, has as we humbly conceive, deprived us of the Liberty 
of Choosing our own Officers ; agreeable to the Resolution of the Honbie 
Continental Congress; by assuming, & wantonly exercising, the Power 
of Moderator of the Meeting of sd Company : & as such to adjourn 
from Time to Time ; & from Place to Place ; untill he had surrep- 
titiously obtained a Vote for Edward Hilton Jr to be Captain : not by 
the free suffrages of the Soldiers, which we conceive ought to have 
been had: but by a Small Majority of the Company, in Conjunction 
with several Commissioned Officers ; & others that Did not belong 
to the Company & even some that did not belong to the Town — 

Wliich Vote so obtained, he the s<i Folsom afterwards refused to 
have reconsidered ; tho' repeatedly demanded by a far greater Number 
than it was passed by and still persists in further adjourning the 
Meeting Contrary to the Sence of the Majority of the Company Present 
— and other unfair, partial, & oppressive behaviour of s<i Lt. Colonel, 
compels us Humbly to pray, the interposition of this Honbi Court; & 
that sd Folsom may be removed from the Office of Lt Colonel ; and We 
be restored to the Privileges of Soldiers, in Common with Other 
Americans : Which Privileges, we are determined to Assert, maintain, 
& defend; acording to the Resolutions of the Honie Continental Con- 
gress — or have our Aforesaid Greivances Redressed, in Manner as shall 
Seem Meet to your Hours & your Petitioners shall Pray^ 

Peter Drown, John Nason, Zebulon Doe 3d, William Simson, John 
Perkins, Samuel Gill, William Burley Junr., John Watson, Josiah Ben- 
nett, Volentine Rollins, Willom Spriggens, John meder, Joseph meloon 
Andrew Doe, Josh Clark, Jonathan Dudley, Richard perkins, Peter 
Hersey, Francis Durgain Jr, Connton Bennet, Reuben Doe, Nicholas 
Doe Junr, Zebulon Duda, Joshua Brackett, Smith Chapman, Edward 
Folsom, John Bartlett, Joseph Folsom, Anthony Pickering Jr., Aaron 
kinston, Joseph Saweige, John Bennett Jnr, John Tash, Samuel Chap- 
man Senr, William folsom jr, Benja Mead, Lewis Kinnison, Benning 
Brackett, Jeremiah Foss, Jonathan Folsam, Samuel Chapman, Joseph 
Chapman, James Dearborn, Gideon knight, Abraham Parsons, Robert 
Jackson, Jonathan Doe. 

This petition was read and received due consideration, and a 
time was fixed by the House for a hearing, with the instruction 
^'that the Petitioners at their own cost serve the said Lieut. 
Col° Jeremiah with a copy of the Petition & order thereon, That 
he may appear & show cause if any he have why the Prayer 
thereof should not be granted."^ 

After the hearing and due consideration in conference a com- 
mittee was chosen to join with a similar committee of the Coun- 

iProv. Pap. VIII: 87. 



Civil, Legislative and Military, 1727-1787. 241 

cil to try to effect a reconciliation between the parties, but 
Colonel Folsom, not being able to attend the meeting of these 
committees in person, a reconciliation could not be effected, and 
therefore they "advise. That for the sake of the Peace, Union 
& Good^ order of that part of the Regiment, He, the said Lieut. 
Col. Folsom, Resign his Commission — all which is humbly sub- 
mitted in the Name & pr order of the Committee."^ Jonathan 
Blanchard was chairman. 

It was ordered that a copy of this report be sent to Colonel 
Folsom "that he may Give his answer to this house as soon as 
may be." 

It seems that Colonel Folsom refused to resign his commis- 
sion, and was "discharged from his office," and the House a 
week later, September 19, 1776, voted "That Samuel Dudley, 
Esq., be Lieutenant Colonel of the Fourth Regiment of Militia 
in this State in the room & stead of Jeremiah Folsom, Esq., who 
is dismist." 

As early as October 18, 1775, our delegates in the Continental 
Congress, in compliance with instructions from the Colony of 
New Hampshire ask "the advice and direction of the Congress 
with respect to a method of our administering justice and regu- 
lating our civil police. ' ' Accordingly on November 3, 1775, Con- 
gress' adopted the following resolution : 

Resolved, That it be recommended to the provincial convention of 
New Hampshire, to call a full and free representation of the people, 
and that the representatives, if they think it necessary, establish 
such a form of government as in their judgment will best produce the 
happiness of the people and most effectually secure peace and good 
order in the province during the continuance of the present dispute 
between Great Britain and the Colonies. 

Accordingly on November 14, 1775, the Provincial Congress 
of this state adopted a plan of representation, upon which an 
election of delegates was held, who assembled in convention De- 
cember 21, 1775, and on January 5, 1776, adopted the first writ- 
ten Constitution of government, and resolved themselves into a 
House of Representatives thereunder. This is believed to be the 
first written Constitution of the United States. It was not de- 
signed to be permanent, but to continue in force during the war, 
or until superseded by a new Constitution. 

iProv. Pap. VIII: 101-2. 
16 



242 History of Newfields. 

Proclamation to the people that this Constiution was in force 
and that officers had been chosen and qualified under it, was 
made "by Order of the Council and Assembly at Exeter the 
19th Day of March, Anno Domini, 1776." 

A petition headed by Portsmouth and including Newmarket 
and several other towns of Rockingham County, sent to the 
House "against Taking up Government in the New Form Es- 
tablished by this House." Portsmouth, January 10, 1776, op- 
posed chiefly on the ground that they "humbly conceive that 
Such a measure is an open Declaration of Independency, which 
we can by no means Countenance until we Shall know the Senti- 
ments of the British Nation in General." The towns were 
Portsmouth, Dover, Rochester, Newington, Greenland, Rye, 
Stratham, North Hampton, Kensington, Newmarket, with a num- 
ber of individuals of Brentwood. 

On January 19, 1776, Colonel Morey, Col. David Gilman 
and Colonel Evans were chosen a committee of the House to 
confer with a corresponding committee of the Council "about 
Laying our Plan of Government before the Hon^^'* the Contin- 
ental Congress and Taking their Advice thereon and make report 
to this house as soon as May be." 

A convention to form a second and more complete constitution 
voted on June 5, 1779, to submit to the people the bill of rights 
and constitution which they had formed. When the Convention 
reassembled on the succeeding third Tuesday of September, it 
was found that the people had rejected their work. Thereupon 
the Convention was dissolved. 

Another constitutional convention met in June, 1781, and after 
various failures succeeded at length in producing a bill of 
rights and constitution which were acceptable to the people. 
This second constitution of New Hampshire went into effect on 
the first Wednesday of June, 1784. 

Jonathan Colcord of Newmarket, having petitioned the Fifth 
Provincial Congress for a permit to carry certain cattle and 
sheep to Passamaquoddy to winter "Where he has hay," De- 
cember 27, 1775, Wyseman Claggett and Thomas Tash were 
chosen a Committee to attend to this matter, and "take security 
from him — Mr. Colcord — for their safe landing there." 

The following is the text of the permit thus granted : 



Civil, Legislative and Military, 1727-1787. 243 

Colony of 
New Hampshire 

Exeter, Deer 27th 1775. 
To all Masters or Commanders of Vessels in the service of the 
united Continental Colonies or well-wishers to their cause ; 
Greeting — 

We, the subscribers (Members of the Honbie Congress for said 
Colony now sitting at Exeter aforesaid) being a Committee appointed 
for that purpose, do now Certify, That Jonathan Colcord of Newmarket 
in the County of Rockingham and Colony afores<3, yeoman, hath 
obtained permission from the said Congress to export to Passamaquoddy 
Tow 4 year old steers, two Heifers, and eight sheep in a schooner 
belonging to Messieurs Clark and Wallace, and it is the Pleasure of 
the said Congress that said Colcord do pass unmolested. 
Witness our hands this 27tii day of December, 1775. 

Wiseman Claggett 
Thos. Tash. 

After the safe arrival of the schooner at its place of destina- 
tion, Eobert Wilson and James Cockran of the Committee of 
Safety for Passamaquoddy certified the fact to the Congress at 
Exeter and "that it is the pleasure of us a Committee that the 
said vess' pass to Piscataqua unmolested, &c. ' ' 

On December 28, 1775, the Fifth Provincial Congress placed 
Major Tash on a committee of six to join a former committee 
to draft an oath or obligation to be entered into by the mem- 
bers. 

The Continental Congress, March 14, 1776, recommended by 
"Resolution" to the several "Assemblies, Conventions, and Coun- 
cils, or Committee of Safety of the United Colonies, immediately 
to cause all persons to be disarmed, within their respective Colo- 
nies, who have not associated, and refuse to associate, to defend 
by Arms, the United Colonies, against the hostile attempts of the 
British Fleets and Armies. ' ' 

Accordingly the Committee of Safety, April 12, 1776, in order 
to carry out this "Resolution" sent by Mescbech Weare, its 
chairman, a request to the selectmen of Newmarket "to desire 
all males above twenty-one years of age (Lunaticks, Idiots, and 
Negroes excepted) to sign" what is known as the Association 
Test, and make return of all that refuse. The test was as fol- 
lows: 

We, the subscribers, do hereby solemnly engage, and promise that 
we will, to the utmost in our Power, at the Risque of our Lives and 



244 History of Newfields. 

Fortunes, with Arms, oppose the Hostile Proceedings of the British 
Fleets and Armies, against the United American Colonies. 

Those signing such Test in Newmarket were the following: 

John Perkins, Thos Tash, Sam. Baker, Sami Oilman, Benj. Mead, 
John Mason, William Shriggens, John Tash, Jonathan Robinson, 
Joseph Sanborn, Joseph Smith, Walter Bryent, Jr., Jacob Brown, John 
Watson, Josiah Burnham, Joshua Brackett, Nicholas Hartford, Samuel 
Burleigh, John Folsom, Thomas Bennett, Ichd Brackett, Tho. 
Churchill, Zebulon Doe, Jr., Joseph Young, Jr., Andw Bowman, Asa Wig- 
gins, John Cooke, Jonathan Doe, Jonathan S. Dudley, David Chapman, 
Robert Jackson, Samuel Ward, Benjamin Stevens, Lewis Kennison, 
David Folsom, Edward Smith, Edward Hilton, Jr., John Young, Job 
Saweay (?), Simeon Folsom, Morgan Conner, Walter Bryent, Josiah 
Adams, John Meder, Jeremy Bryent, Nathaniel Ewer, Jeremiah Foss, 
William Renton, Levi Folsom, John Mead, Nathi Oilman, Levi Picker- 
ing, Jacob Burley, John Bennet, Jr., John Bennet, Cotton Bennet, 
Josiah Bennet, Arthur Bennet, John Folsom, James Ooodwin, Robert 
Ooodwin, Zebulon Duda, Jonathan Wiggin, David Wiggin, Benjamin 
Stephens, Peter Drowne, Rebuen Doe, John Weeks, Bradstreet Doe, 
Josh. Clark, Wentworth Cheswell, Zebulon Doe, 3<i, Joseph Folsom, 
Enoch Stevens, Jonathan Colcord, Joseph Colcord, Walter Neal, 
Oideon Colcord, Josiah Colcord, Jacob Thomson, Joseph Wiggin, 
Joseph Doe, Edmund Chase, Hubartus Neal, Hubartus Neal, Jr., Nat. 
Ames, Winthrop Smith, Andrew Folsom, William Folsom, Jr., Samuel 
Chapman, Jeremiah Folsom, Joseph Joy, Thomas Kenson, Aaron Kin- 
stone, James Cram, Winthrop Hilton, Ichabod Hilton, Benj. X (his 
mark) Piner, Wm Carlo, Benja Folsom, Daniel Hilton, Jacob Fowler, 
David Smart, Charles Smart, Jr., Bening Brackett, Philip Fowler, 
Charles Smart, Francis Durgan, Francis Durgan, Jr., Enoch Remick, 
Chas Wiggin, Moses Edgerley, James Hill, John Burleigh, Joseph Chap- 
man, Abraham Parsons, James Dearborn, Robert Barber, Thomas Hana- 
ford, Peter Folsom, Nelson Barber, Josiah Hall Bartlett, Robert Barber, 
Jr., Andrew Oilman, John Bean, Jonathan Sanborn, John Wedgwood, 
Josiah Burley, Nicholas Doe, John Doe, Joseph Meloon, Samuel Meloon, 
Jacob Durgan, Asa Folsom, William Burley, Joseph Oilman, Josiah 
Hilton, Wm. Foulsom, Joseph Smith, Robert Pike, James Oilman, 
Nicholas Hersey, Samuel Neal, Samuel Dyer, John Ames, Bradst Oilman, 
Edward Colcord, Nat Ames, Jr., Eliphalet Peas, Simonds Fowler, 
Nathel Peas, Joseph Bean, Sami Peas, Joseph Peas, Moses Perkins, 
Nicholas Doe, Jr., John Moody, Moses Burley, Benjamin ^?, Wil- 
liam Burley, Jr., Edward Folsom, John Bartlett, John Perkins, Jonathan 
Folsom. 164. 

The following persons refused to sign the Test : 

Stephen Hardy, Stephen Thurston, Nathan Preson, Jacob Parsons, 
William Badger, Walter Shute, Joshua Wiggin, William Perkins, John 



Civil, Legislative and Military, 1727-1787. 245 

Mighels, Isaac Marston, John Marston, Samuel Mighels, Samuel Mighels, 
Jx'., Joshua Mighels, Samuel Oilman, Nathaniel Rogers, John Neal, 
Michael Shute, Willm Shute, Doct. John Marster, Anthony Pickering, 
Henry Wiggin, William Odiorne, Roger Racklyft, Richard Perkins, 
George Hart, Zebulon Neal, Jonathan Kinnison, Samuel Smart, Josiah 
Smart, Jacob Ames, Stephen Lyford, Elisha Thomas, Benjamin Pease, 
Peter Hearsay, Thomas Piper, John Shute, Nathi Lorde. 38. 
Newmarket, July 12, 1776. 

Sami Gilman, "| 

James Cram, I Selectmen.^ 

Samii Baker. J 

It is not to be understood that all who declined to sign the 
Association Test were tories, or disaffected to the American 
cause. Some were. Quakers whose principles forbade them to op- 
pose the enemy in battle ; some were physically infirm and 
thought it mere bravado in them to threaten resistance with 
arms; others had conscientious scruples, and still others doubt- 
less were timid. A few citizens inclined to allegiance to the 
mother country. But perhaps they were not deficient in patriot- 
ism. At the opening of the Revolution every man who had any- 
thing to do with the practice of the law was looked upon with 
distrust as a tory. 

It would seem that the Committee of Safety were troubled at 
the state of things in Newmarket, and July 12, 1776, addressed 
the following letter to the selectmen : 

Gentlemen — The Committee feel the greatest anxiety, and are strongly 
depressed with the account from New Market, that any Internal Broil 
should in the least obstruct the forwarding those things so absolutely 
necessary for the preservation of all that is dear to us. Probably a 
Neglect of speedily Reinforcing our Northern Army may occasion the 
Slaughter of our Bosom friends & Innocent offspring, while we are 
mingled in the common carnage. The truly forward and Patriotic Dis- 
position often shown by the Inhabitants of New Market, in the common 
cause, convince the Committee that they will not now attend to any 
particular difficulty and neglect the main object, while their neighbors 
are nobly exerting themselves at this important time. Therefore they 
desire you will with all possible speed, call a meeting of the Inhabitants 
of your Town, and proceed to raise the men proportioned to you in Colo 
Oilman's Regiment ; at which time Colo Gilman will attend & lend you 
all the assistance in his power to accomplish so noble and so necessary 
a purpose.^ 

1 Prov. Pap. VIII : 2.57-9. 
sProv. Pap. VIII: 303. 



246 



History of Newfields. 



The House voted, January 25, 1776, that the payment of the 
account of the Committee of Safety of Newmarket for fire rafts 
amounting to "Thirty nine pounds six shillings & three pence 
half penny be allowed & paid out of the Treasury & that the 
President of the Council give order on the Treasurer for pay- 
ment. ' '^ 

The account for which the above sum was ordered paid is as 
follows : 

Acco't of Labor on Fire Rafts built at Newington, Oct. 22, 1775. 



Col. Jos. Smith 


9 days 


Walter Bryent, 


1 days 


Thos Tash Esq, 


4 




Caleb Bennit, 


1 


Josiah Hiltou 


4 




Levi Folsom, 


1 


Natlii Ames 


2 




Benj. Mead, 


1 


Hub. Neal 


5 




Jarmey Bryent, 


1 


Bradstreet Doe 


2 




George Tuttle, 


1 


Col. Hilton 


1 




Zeb. Doe 


iy2 


Jell' Hilton 


3 




Rufus Euers 


iy2 


John Bennit 


2 




Tho. Churchwell 


. iy2 


James Cram 


2 




Enoch Stephens 


2 


David Folsom 


2 




Sam Burley Jr. 


1 


Asa Folsom 


4 




Nicholas Harford, 


1 


Jonathn Robinson 


2 




Col. James Folsom 


8y2 


John Doe 


1 




William Folsom, Jr., 


1 


Wentworth Cheswell 


2 




Jonathan Doe, 


lyo- 


David Wiggin 


2 




Will. Folsom, 


syo 


Tho. Bennit, 
Jonathn Colcord 


3 

1 












80 Days- 


Account of Labor 


of Men 


and 


Oxon, Percuring Pich wood 


& other 


Combustables for Fire Rafts, 


&c. 






Winthrop Smith, 




51/2 


Philip Fowler, 


iy2 


Nicholus Dudley, 




2 


Ichd Bracket, 


2y2 


Jona Stephens, 




1 


Caleb Barnet 


1 


Nath. Stephens, 




1 


Capt. Jos. Young, 


5 


John Folsom, 




21/2 


Samii Burley, 


2y2 


Samii Durgin, 




1/2 


David Davis, 


1 


Robert Goodwin, 




1/2 


James Burley, 


2 


Hub* Neal, Jr., 




1 


Nathan Bennit, 


1 


Edward Hilton, Jr., 




2 


Jonathan Wiggin, 


iy2 


Mrs. Perkins Oxen 




V2 


Aaron Kineson, 


1 


Walter Bryent, Jun, 
Jos. Smart, 




61/2 

2y2 


Samii Chapman, 


2 








Josh. Bracket, 




2y2 




52 


Jacob Fowler, 




11/0 








52 Days in 


men & oxen.^ 





1 Prov. Pap. VIII : 57. 

2 Prov. Pap. VII : 632. 

3 Prov. Pap. VII : 633. 



Civil, Legislative and Military, 1727-1787. 247 

The House voted June 11, 1776, ' ' That Major James Hackett 
be the first officer of the Battalion now to be raised in this 
Colony on the Continental Establishment. That Major Thomas 
Tash be the second officer, and Major David Copp be the third 
officer of said Battalion." 

The above vote, eight days after, was ' ' Eeconsidered and made 
Null and Void." 

On June 12, Thomas Tash was "nominated to the Hon'''® 
Continental Congress to the appointed Lieut. Colonel of Conti- 
nental Battalion ordered to be raised here." 

The next day it was voted ' ' That James Hill of Newmarket be 
appointed Captain in the Battallion now to be raised in this 
Colony on the Continental Establishment." 

These last two votes were the occasion of the repealing of the 
vote of June 11. 

June 28, 1776, Major Tash was placed on a committee of the 
House "to take into Consideration the matter of Col° Bailey's 
letter rec*^ this day." 

The same day Joseph Smith of Newmarket was made Justice 
of the Peace and of the Quorum for the County of Rockingham. 

By vote of the House, September 17, 1776, Thomas Tash was 
made "Colonel of the Fourth Regiment, now raising to rein- 
force our Army at New York," and Maj^ Joseph Welch "Lieut. 
Colonel of said Regiment," and Lieut. Col. William Gregg, 
"Major of said Regiment." 

Nahum Baldwin was made "Colonel of the Second Regiment 
of said Reinforcement." 

It was also voted ' ' That the field officers & staff officers of the 
Two Regiments Destined for New York be paid one month's 
advance pay before the march. "^ 

On the muster roll of Capt. Daniel Gordon's Company in 
Colonel Tash's Regiment raised to reinforce the Continental 
Army at New York, September 20, 1776, were the following 
names credited to Newmarket : 

Jeremiah Poss, John Meder, Walter Bryent Junr, John Mason, 
Reuben Doe, Jon^ S. Dudley, Zebulon Davis, Elisha Thomas, 
Jona° Burleigh, Dudley Smart, Lewis Keniston, Jon^ Robinson, 
Rufus Ewers, Theo^ Wiggins, Benj'' Pinner, Nath' Colby, Walter 
Neal. 

^ Prov. Pap. VIII : 329. 



248 History of Newfields. 

It would seem by the following letter that there had been, by 
what right we have not learned, a shipment of New York Tories 
into New Hampshire to the care of the Committee of Safety of 
New Hampshire : 

In Committee of Safety, 
November 14th 1776. 

The Committee, taking into Consideration what is necessary to be 
done with a number of persons sent into this State by order of the 
State of New York Have determined that at present [nine persons] be 
committed to the Prison in Exeter, having the Liberty of the yard in 
the daytime only ; and that all the other persons may provide their own 
lodgings any where within six miles of the State House in the Town of 
Exeter, except in the Town of New Market, at no time going beyond 
these limits. . . . [Quakers may go to reside with Quakersi] 

On the next day after the above letter was written the state- 
ment is made that ' ' Capt. A. Funda of the State of New York 
has guarded by order of said State (as he says) seventy four 
Persons and delivered them into the custody of this Committee. ' ' 
It is stated November 23, 1776, that there were about 200 
prisoners; some were ordered to the town of Nottingham, some 
to the parish of Deerfield. 

On January 9, 1777, a " Eemonstrance & Petition of Lieut. 
Colonel Joseph Welch praying that the Sheriff may be authorized 
& required to detain in prison sundry prisoners committed by 
him to the Gaol in Exeter from the State of New York, viz. [six 
persons] " was received and it was voted, "That the Sheriff of 
the County of Rockingham be directed to detain in the Gaol or 
Gaols of said County all such Prisoners sent by said Welch 
from New York until further orders. The said Joseph Welch, 
Esqr. being at the whole charge of their imprisonment & sup- 
port on account of said State of New York. ' ' 

Thomas Tash, though a member of the House, November 27, 
1776, did not attend during the session as he was with the army. 
Capt. Samuel Oilman for attendance 14 days as member, was 
allowed December 17, £9, 4s. 

It is stated December 11, that Lieut. John Weeks "has an ac- 
count for escorting prisoners to goal." , 

At this session Elisha Thomas was allowed £10 on account of a 
wound received in the service. A Committee was also "ap- 

1 Prov. Pap. VIII : 393-4. 



Civil, Legislative and Military, 1727-1787. 249 

pointed to examine an article in the Exeter Gazette which re- 
flected on the town of Newmarket."^ 

The House voted that "Capt. Samuel Gilman of New Market 
wait on the Secretary & request him to certifie how far the late 
Committee of Safety were concerned in the publication of 
several pieces in the Exeter Chronicle, reflecting on the Town of 
New Market, and that if the said Committee were no ways con- 
cerned in the said Publications, that then the said Town of New 
Market apply to the Printer for Satisfaction. ' '^ 

A return in 1777 of the men that were enlisted or hired for 
three years or during the war belonging to the Fourth Regi- 
ment of Militia in New Hampshire to complete the three Bat- 
talions of the Continental army, included the names of the fol- 
lowing for Newmarket : 

Samuel Baker, Jonathan Mason, Reuben Roberts, Ebenezer 
Bean, Caleb Clark, James Moody, Jon'^ Stone Dudley, Barnabas 
M°Bride, William Downs, Samuel Ward, John Folsom, Jonathan 
Folsom, Joseph Sanborn, James Kennistone, Benjamin Dout, 
John Foss, Thomas Foss, John Smart, Oxford (negro), Phillip 
Crummet, James Remick, James Goodwin, Benjamin Folsom, 
John Barter, Aaron Rollins, Winthrop Wiggin, Dav*^ Watson, 
James Colby, Robert Mitchel, Daniel Remick. 

The following were on the pay roll of Capt. Zebulon Gilman 's 
Company in Col. Stephen Evan's Regiment which marched and 
joined the Continental Araiy at Saratoga September, 1777 : 

Zebulon Gilman, Captain, who entered September 8 and was 
discharged December 15, 1777; Zebulon Barber, First Lieuten- 
ant; Benjamin Taylor, Ensign; Levi Chapman, Sergeant; Wil- 
liam Simpson, Corp' ; Smith Chapman, Corp' ; Joseph Pease, 
Drum'"; Eliphalet Smith, Fifer; John Folsom, Samuel Dyer, 
Joseph Neal, William Chesley, Noah Wedgewood, Abraham Par- 
sons, Joseph Colcord, Jacob Burley, Eliphalet Pease, Joseph 
Loverin, Levi Chapman, Josiah Burleigh, John Smith, Privates. 

This was an Exeter and Newmarket Company. 

The following were Newmarket absentees belonging to the 
Second Battalion of New Hampshire troops commanded by Col. 
Nathan Hale at this time prisoner of war in New York. 

1 Prov. Pap. VIII : 443. 
sprov. Pap. VIII: 451. 



250 History of Newfields. 

Ebenezer Bean of Captain Norris' Company, age 19, stature 
5-7, light complexion, red hair, blue eyes, left at Albany on fur- 
lough. 

Ben Hicks of Captain Bell's Company, age 20, stature 5-7, 
dark complexion and hair, black eyes, deserted at Stillwater. 

Nathaniel Frost of Captain Bell's Company, age 27, stature 
6, light complexion, brown hair, blue eyes, "left at H. Town," 
missing. 

John Foss of Captain Robinson's Company, age 28, stature 
6, dark complexion, brown hair, dark eyes, left at Skeenborough, 
missing. 

John Barker of Captain Blodget's Company, age 20, stature 
5-4, dark complexion, light hair, black eyes, left at Albany, sick. 

Jona S. Dudley of Captain Robinson's Company, age 22, 
stature 5-8, dark complexion, brown hair, dark eyes, left at 
Manchester, deserted. 

Robert Pike, Jr., of Newmarket, was appointed January 16. 
1777, First Lieutenant in Colonel Seammell's Regiment in the 
Continental service. And March 26, Samuel G-ilman and Mr. 
Odiorne were ordered to provide barracks for said Regiment. 

The Portsmouth Committee of Safety gave notice to the State 
Committee at Exeter May 19, 1777, ' ' That they have committed 
to Gaol as Tories refusing to take the oath, the following persons, 
viz. : Isaac Rindge, John Pierce, William Hart, James Sheafe 
& Peter Pease & William Torrey. ' '^ 

The same day these prisoners in the Gaol at Portsmouth, 
memorialized the State Committee of Safety as follows: 

The Humble Memorial of Isaac Rindge, William Torrey, William 
Hart, Peter Pearse, John Pierce & James Sheafe, all prisoners in 
Portsmouth Gaol, Sheweth, That your Memorialists on February last 
were laid under Bonds in the sum of five hundred Pounds each, to 
remain good and peaceable subjects within this State for the term of 
one year ; — which obligation your Memorialists have on their part 
strictly adhered to ; — And the Honuie Committee at the same time 
on their part, promised them safety and protection ; Notwithstanding 
which to the great surprise of your memorialists The Committee of 
Portsmouth without any accusation of any crime, have confined them 
to close gaol. 

Now your Memorialists further relying on the good faith plighted 
them to take the matter under their consideration and make such order 
thereon as may liberate your memorialists according to the tenor of 

1 Prov. Pap. VIII : 569. 



Civil, Legislative and Military, 1727-1787. 251 

the Bonds and according to tlae promises and assurances made tliem by 
ttiat Committee at tlie time as afore-mentioned. 

The census of June 1, 1777, gave Newmarket 238 polls, and 
amount of ratable estate, £468, 16s., 8d., the proportion of £14, 
4s., ll%d., to £1,000. Newmarket was exceeded in number of 
polls and amount of ratable estate by five towns in Rockingham 
County, and by ten towns in the State. 

Josiah Adams of Newmarket, June 7, 1777, was appointed 
Justice of the Peace for the County of Rockingham. 

Lieut. Robert Pike received, June 26, authority to enlist men 
to be marched to Providence for the defence of Rhode Island. He 
probably enlisted the 34 men required and so earned his Cap- 
tain's commission. 

Capt. James Hill, June 27, of Newmarket, was "chosen & 
appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the fourth regiment of Militia 
in this State commanded by Col° Nicholas Gilman. " 

Dr. John Marsters, September 5, 1777, petitioned the Commit- 
tee of Safety for release from Gaol. 

Captain GTilman was placed upon a committee, November 20, 
1777, "to consider the accounts & abstracts of Brigadier-General 
Stark and report thereon." 

Capt. Samuel Gilman was a member of the House from New- 
market, December, 1777, and was allowed £9, 4s., for 14 days at- 
tendance and six miles travel. 

During the time from February 11 to March 14, 1778, the ac- 
counts, etc., of the roll of Capt. Robert Pike's Company amount- 
ing to £759, 12s., were paid. 

Walter Bryent, April 2, 1778, was appointed Justice of the 
Peace for Rockingham County. 

A convention met at Concord, June 10, 1778, "to form a Per- 
manent Plan of Government." Newmarket failed to send a 
delegate. 

An act was passed, November, 1778, "to prevent the return 
to this State of certain persons therein named and of others 
who have left or shall leave or either of the United States of 
America and have joined or shall join the Ennemies thereof." 
John Wentworth, late governor of the state, heads the list of 77 
names including "Jacob Brown and George Bell of Newmarket, 
Traders. "1 

1 Prov. Pap. VIII : SlO-12. 



252 History of Newfields. 

The Committee of the House, on sick and disabled soldiers, re- 
ported, October 31, 1778, "that Lieut. Joseph Hilton who was 
wounded while fighting with the enemy on the 7*^^ of Oct. 1777 
near Stillwater ought to be enrolled and receive half pay from 
the first day of Oct. 1778." He was ordered to be enrolled ac- 
cordingly. 

Resolutions were passed, April 20, 1780, affirming that New 
Hampshire will "comply with the requisition of Congress with 
respect to the furnishing supplies for the Continental army," 
and that all pastures belonging to "absentees from the United 
States" should be used for the fattening of cattle for the use 
of the army, and that Capt. Samuel Oilman, trustee of Governor 
Wentworth's estate, "be directed to exchange any horses or 
horse-kind or any other cattle unfit for beef on said farm, for 
beef cattle for the same purpose." By a vote, April 27, Captain 
Oilman was directed "to deliver to Mark Hunking Wentworth 
Esq. all the furniture now in his hands at Portsmouth, also fam- 
ily pictures at Wolfborough, " belonging to the estate of Gov- 
ernor Wentworth.^ 

By a vote of the "Council Board June 9, 1780', a bill empow- 
ering Samuel Oilman, trustee, to sell the stock of cattle &c., on 
the Gov. Wentworth estate," was passed.^ 

The General Assembly gave the towns of Stratham and New- 
market, November 2, 1780, leave "to raise money by a Lottery 
to repair the Bridge between said Towns. ' ' 

The Council Board voted, November 14, 1781, "to receive the 
report of the Com^® on Col. Oilman's selling the Lands of the late 
Gov. Wentworth ; ' ' and that he ' ' sell no more of said Estate until 
the further order of the General Court. "^ 

A vote was passed, January 11, 1782, ordering Captain Gil- 
man "to proceed in selling the Estate of the late Gov. Went- 
worth. ' ' 

The selectmen of Newmarket — Walter Bryent, Jr., Joseph Doe 
and Wentworth Cheswell — October 31, 1782, warned the "legal 
Inhabitants paying taxes" "to meet at the Old Meeting House" 
November 18, to choose certaiji officers, and "To take into Con- 
sideration the Plan of Government proposed by the Convention 

1 Prov. Pap. VIII : 861. 

2 Prov. Pap. VIII : 915. 

3 Prov. Pap. VIII : 855-7. 



Civil, Legislative and Military, 1727-1787. 253 

of this State, by their Eesolution of the 21^*^ of August last to 
be laid before the People — and Take such order thereon as the 
Meeting may think proper." 

At the meeting November 18, after the vote electing Col. 
James Hill representative was declared, objection was made that 
the proceedings of the meeting were not legal because the voters 
had not taken the oath of allegiance, and after discussion "for 
Some Time" the meeting was adjourned to November 25. 

At the adjourned meeting it was voted by a large majority to 
proceed to finish the business of the "Warrant. Whereupon Capt. 
Samuel Gilman, Captain Neal, Theodore Carlton and Nathaniel 
Gilman ''dissented against the above Vote by Reason the Voters 
not being Qualified — " After votes for councillors had been 
brought in, the meeting was adjourned to December 9. At this 
second adjourned meeting a paper was presented by the dis- 
senters giving reasons for their action, which were as follows : 

1st Because when the Votes were brought in for a representative 
and an objection was made against any Persons Voting who had not 
taken the Oath of Allegiance to the State the Moderator did not take 
care to see the Voters quallified according to Law, but Declared Colo 
Hill chosen by a Majority of only One Vote, when it was Notoriously 
known that many of the Persons that voted had not taken the Oath 
according to Law. 

2<iiy Because after the Objection was made aforesaid and debated 
upon and the Act of the State enjoining the Aforesaid Oath was Read 
and the Meeting adjourned — on that Account no Entry thereof was 
made, but on the adjournment the Moderator proceeded in the Vote for 
Counsellors in the Same Manner as before without the Voters being 
Quallified and further Adjourned the Meeting to Consider of the Plan 
of Government without any Notice being taken of the utter illegality 
of such proceeding — 

3<iiy Because we Apprehend that many People were misled into such 
undue measures by Colo Hill publickly declaring in the Meeting that 
the Act enjoining an Oath of Allegiance was not intended for the people 
here but only made for the People in the upper part of the State — and 
therefore because many who were not Quallified and others that were 
Qualified Conceiving the proceedings to be illegall did not vote either 
for Representative or Councellors, We as aforesaid do Dissent and 
Protest against the proceedings had or to be had in the Premises — and 
request an Entry of the foregoing on the Records — 

Samuel Gilman, Robert Pike, Bradstreet Gilman, Andrew Gilman, 
Samuel Neal. James Gilman, Daniel Hilton, Nathi Gilman, Joseph S. Gil- 
man, Theodore Carlton, Hubartus Neal, Jacob Fowler — 



254 History of Nbwfields. 

After the reading of the paper, upon motion, it was voted "to 
adjourn the Meeting to the Widdow Longfellow's House Imme- 
diately — " and meeting there, "after Heading the Plan of Gov- 
ernment and debateing thereupon — it was put whether the said 
Plan Should be Received or Not, it past in the Affirmative Ten 
for it, and Three against it — " The meeting then dissolved. 

In the House, December 20, 1782, it was voted ' ' That the elec- 
tion of Col. James Hill as a member from Newmarket be con- 
sidered as irregTilar and insufficient to entitle him to a seat in the 
House." Yeas 43, nays 17. 

On the first Tuesday of June, 1783, the Constitutional Conven- 
tion sent out a "Third Form of Government" which was ratified 
by the people and established by the Convention, October 31, 
1783. Slavery was never legalized in New Hampshire, though 
it practically existed to some extent, Indians and negroes hav- 
ing been held and sold as property. 

Nathaniel Rogers of Newmarket was delegate to the Consti- 
tutional Convention adopting the Federal Constitution, voting 
yea. Also a delegate to the Convention in 1791-92 at Concord 
to revise the Constitution. 

A definitive treaty with Great Britain was consummated, 
September 30, 1783, on November 4, the army was disbanded, 
and December 23, Washington resigned his commission. 

Nathaniel Ewer and 38 others sent, March 23, 1784, a peti- 
tion to "his Excellency the President and Hon^'^ Council for the 
State of New Hampshire," asking the appointment of James 
Smith, ' ' a person of good reputation and well qualified, ' ' as Jus- 
tice of the Peace for Rockingham County. 

Another petition, April 5, 1784, is similarly addressed by the 
inhabitants of Newmarket as follows : 

humbly Shews — 

That the necessity of appointing civil Officers of integrity uprightness 
& ability is of the last importance, & deeply felt by your Petitioners — 
That as your Petitioners wish that Persons may be appointed in this 
town to the Office of Justices of the Peace, whose lives, Abilities & 
Estate will not only do honor to the town, but tend to make the govern- 
ment under which we live permanent & respectable. That as a multi- 
plicity of business is transacted in that part of the Town called 
Lamper-River, which part of the town for some time past has been, 
& now is, destitute of a person in Commission for the Conservation 



Civil, Legislative and Military, 1727-1787. 255 

of the Peace — Your Petitioners humbly beg leave to mention to your 
Excellency & honours, Jeremy Bryent Esqr as a Person (resident in 
said part of the town) best qualified, in their opinion, for that Important 
office — Your Petitioners mean not to dictate, but humbly pray your 
Excellency & honours, if you think the above named Person worthy, 
that he may be appointed to the aforesaid important Office &, as in 
duty bound, will ever pray &c — 

James Hill, Daniel Hill, John Shute, Jacob Fowler, Edward Hilton, 
Sami Gilman, Andrew Gilman, Thos Taylor, Levi Chapman, Robert Pike 
Jr., William Cario, Philip Fowler, Nathi Gilman, Thomas Bennett, 
Walter Bryent Jr, John Bennet, "Winthrop Smith, Eliphalet Smith, 
Benja Mead, Wentworth Cheswill, Levi Kinnison, Moses Kinnison, 
Josiah Hilton, Robert Goodwin, Jonath Wigens, Jacob Ames, John 
Watson, Cotton Bennet, David Chapman, Levi Pickering, Dudly Smart, 
Richard Hilton, Samuel Ward, John Sanborn, Solomon Daniels, Edward 
Wells, Wm French, Thomas Hanaford, Zebulon Barber, John Ames, Thos 
Carlton, Charles Smart, jr, Joseph Saweige, Samuel Waymouth, Hilton 
Smart, Wiggin Doe, Sam Chapman, John M. Smith, Andrew Smith, 
thomas Wiggin, Benning Brackett, Daniel Hilton, Samuel Pickering, 
John Perkins, Jacob Folsom, William Folsom, Jacob Hersey, John 
Marston. 

Hubartus Neal and 38 others of the leading men of Newmarket, 
June 14, 1785, petitioned the House of Representatives then in 
session for authority to call a special meeting to make choice of 
a representative as follows : 

Humbly Shows the Subscribers Inhabitants of Newmarket, That at 
the last Annual Meeting held in Newmarket for the Choice of a Repre- 
sentative a Vote was Obtained to desolve said Meeting without any 
Choice being made. Contrary to the Minds of a great Number of said 
Inhabitants — 

Your Petitioners conceiving themselves Injured they therefore pray 
your Hours would Grant Liberty to the Selectmen of Newmarket, to 
call a meeting to make Choice of a Representative to Represent said 
Town in the General Court the Current year — and as bound Shall 
pray &c — 

John Langdon and Nicholas Gilman were delegates from New 
Hampshire to the National Convention, holding a session from 
May to September, 1787, -to revise the Articles of Confederation, 
and September 17, the Convention sent out a new plan of govern- 
ment, the Federal Constitution. 

Elisha Thomas, presumably a citizen of Newmarket, sent, 
April 18, 1788, the following petition to the President and Privy 
Council of New Hampshire : 



256 History op Newfields. 

The Petition of Elisha Thomas now a Prisoner in the Gaol at Dover 
in the County of Strafford in said. State — humbly sheweth — That at the 
Supreme Court of Judicature of said State, holden at Dover in said 
County of Strafford, on the third Tuesday of April instant, your peti- 
tioner was convicted upon an Indictment for the Murder of Captain 
Peter Drowne of New Durham upon the fourth day of February last, 
upon which conviction the Honbie Judges of said Court passed upon 
your petitioner the Sentence of Death & appointed Thursday the 
twenty second day of May next for carrying into execution the dreadful 
Sentence. The love of life implanted by the Supreme Creator & disposer 
of it, in the breasts of all his Creatures, the anxious solicitude each 
Child of Nature discovers to grasp one short space more ; added to a 
full conviction of the necessity of a serious & solemn preparation to 
meet the Judge of Judges, Empires & Worlds — induces him most 
humbly to implore your Excellency & Honors to respite for a space, 
that to you may appear reasonable, the execution of the awful Sen- 
tence, — that thereby in the fragment that yet remains of a life, lilie 
that of other Mortals greatly sullied & dishonored by frailty & imper- 
fection ; he may have an opportunity of importuning an all merciful 
God for the pardon & expiation of his many Sins, of Securing an 
interest in the sufferings of his Redeemer, and of obtaining that peace 
which the World cannot give, & without the attainment of whifch, he 
and all his fellow Mortals must forever be miserable — 

Your Petitioner might here suggest, that he has an Innocent wife, 
& two remaining children, whom the hand of public Justice is about to 
bereave of their only hope of Support. — for whom he feels the most 
earnest Sollicitude — & whom he should wish might be so left, as to be 
above necessity — or compulsion to depend upon the cold hands of 
Charitj' — that as he is about to quit the World, he would also wish to 
to do justice to his fellow Mortals & thereby be enabled to die in peace 
with all men. — From the Benevolence Humanity and mercy, which 
constitute so conspicuous a part of the Characters of your Excellency 
& Honors, he is fully sensible that your Goodness will add a few to 
the days of life now allotted him ; and while he approaches the throne 
of Grace and most devoutly implores the pardon of all his Sins, he 
shall not cease ardently to pray, that Heaven will be pleased to bless 
your Excellency and Honors — with Wisdom Health & long and uninter- 
rupted happiness, and his latest breath while employed in requesting 
Mercy for himself will also implore the benediction of Heaven upon 
you & your Posterity — 

Elisha Thomas.i 

The next day two other petitions, one signed by fifty-five per- 
sons and the other by fifty -three ' ' ladies of Dover, ' ' were sent in 
asking for snch reprieve, saying ''if the request be granted it 
will afford them great sensible pleasure." In due order these 

1 Prov. Pap. XI : 547. 



The Revolution ajstd War of 1812. 257 

petitions were considered and a respite was granted "until Tues- 
day the third day of June next. ' ' 

Col. Thomas Tash, January 10, 1791, resigned his commission 
as Justice of the Peace in favor of his son Thomas, ' ' If the presi- 
dent & Counsel Sees fite to appoint him in my Room." 



Chapter XVI. 

The Revolution and War of 1812. 

The citizens of Newmarket, like those of other towns in the 
vicinity, felt the chafing of the British yoke, and when the time 
was ripe for open rebellion for the most part were ready to take 
up arms for their independence. The forced reshipment and 
removal out of the province of two cargoes of tea, in June and 
September, 1774, by the citizens of Portsmouth and vicinity, in- 
dicated the growing feeling of the colonists towards the mother 
country and heralded the coming storm. But the first overt act 
of the Revolution was doubtless the seizure, under the leadership 
of John Langdon and John Sullivan, of Fort William and Mary, 
December 14 and 15, 1774, with its store of arms and ammuni- 
tion and all without bloodshed. Its one hundred barrels of 
gTinpowder, fifteen cannon and sixty stand of arms, wisely se- 
creted for the time in different localities, afterwards did good ser- 
vice at Bunker Hill and other places. The primal cause was the 
reception of the copy of an order passed by the King and Council 
prohibiting the exportation to America of military stores of any 
kind, and was precipitated by information received by way of 
Paul Revere 's express from Boston, that the British war frigate 
Scarborough was to be sent to Newcastle to take possession of the 
Fort. 

Capt. Eleazer Bennett, who died in 1851, aged 101 years and 
six months, who was at work December 15, 1774, in the employ of 
General Sullivan in his mill at Packer's Falls, received word, 
and went to the Fort with Sullivan, Capt. Winborn Adams, Job 
Demeritt, and others. Peter French was also of the company. 
They took a gondola belonging to Benjamin Mathes who was too 
old to accompany them. 



258 History of Newfields. 

A convention of delegates, meeting at Exeter January 25, 
1775, addressed the people counselling peace, harmony and union 
among themselves, the practicing of economy, the promotion of 
manufactures, the avoiding of law suits, drilling themselves in 
military tactics, and appealing to the Divine Being to espouse 
their righteous cause and secure to them liberty. 

Such counsel had its effect, companies were formed and drilled, 
and on April 19 the men of New Hampshire dropped their imple- 
ments of industry, seized their weapons of war, and in companies 
larger or smaller hurried to the front. The women hastened to- 
make clothes, bake bread and mould bullets for their husbands 
and sons, and at daylight bade them good bye with quivering 
lips. And later, while the men went forth to repel the invading 
army, the women tilled the soil, and spun yarn and wove cloth to 
clothe the family. 

The Third Provincial Congress at Exeter, April 21, 1775, ap- 
pointed Col. Nathaniel Folsom to take chief command of the 
troops who had gone or might go to the assistance of their suf- 
fering brethren in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. On May 
18 a regiment of New Hampshire men, consisting of 584, exclu- 
sive of drummers and lifers, had enlisted, and others in Massa- 
chusetts regiments. Israel Gilman of Newmarket was eommisi- 
sioned lieutenant-colonel of Col. James Reed's Regiment. 

The Fourth Provincial Congress, August 24, 1775, voted "That 
Nathaniel Folsom Esq. be the General Officer over the Militia in 
this Colony," and "That Col° Nicholas Gilman be appointed 
Colonel of the Tenth Regt of Militia in this Colony, & Capt 
Jeremiah Folsom be Lieut Colonel, Lieut. Thomas Bartlett his 
first Major, & Capt. Stephen Clark his second Major." 

This Congress, November 15, 1775, voted "That Col. Jeremiah 
Folsom be allowed & paid out of the Treasury the ballance of his 
account for fire arms amounting to Three pounds seven shillings 
twopence." 

The Fifth Provincial Congress ordered that Robert Holmes, 
a soldier in Capt. George Jerry Osborne's Company, whose name 
had been omitted on the roll, be paid out of the treasury six- 
teen shillings and six pence in full for his wages, "which ought 
to have been entered upon the roll." 

Robert Holland of Newmarket, aged 19, enlisted May 1, 1775, 



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259 



in Captain Moore's company, Colonel Stark's regiment. He 
marched with. Capt. Henry Dearborn's company in Col. B. Ar- 
nold's detachment, to Quebec. He also served for Newmarket 
in the Fifth company of Colonel Cilley's regiment, in 1781. 

The following is the pay roll of Captain Gilman's company, 
Col. Enoch Poor's regiment, from the time of entry, May 25, to 
August 1, 1775: 



Capt. Samuel Gilman 

Lt. Benjamin Kimball 

2cl. Lt. Harvey Moore 

Sergt. Robert Pike 

Sergt. John Colcord 

Sergt. Ward Cotton Weeks 

Sergt. James Huse 

Corp. Eliphalet Neal 

Barnabas McBride 

Corp. William Renton 

Corp. Joseph Boynton 

Drummer Jonathan Robinson 

Fifer Dudley Leavitt Chase 

Ater Bennett 

Moses Bly 

Joseph Bean 

Joseph Clark 

Edward Chase 

Eliphalet Coffin 

Joseph Chapman 

Zebulon Doe 

Moses Davis 

Jonaa Stone Dudley 

Eliphalet Emery 

Thomas Foss 

James Goodwin 

Thomas Honyford 

Jonathan Heath 

Enoch Heath 

Thomas Hale 

James Kennison 

Benjamin Knight 



Samuel Leavitt 
Jonathan Leavitt 
John Mason 
Edward Mason 
James Morrison 
John Morrison 
William Pike 
David Robinson 
Job Rowell 
William Simpson 
Daniel Stevens 
Joseph Sawyer 
Jonathan Sawyer 
Joseph Tallant 
Elisha Thomas 
Eliphalet Veazie 
Joshua Veazie 
Thomas Veazie 
Thomas Wiggin 
Gideon Wiggin 
Nehemiah West 
Eliphalet Woodward 
Thomas Wood 
Solomon Smith 
Jonathan Severance 
Phinehas Wiggin 
William Badger 
Solomon Howard 
Levi Chapman 
Gideon Knight 
Moses Bradley 



In October, 1775, the same men, besides Edward Fox and 
Thomas Sperling, acknowledge the receipt of four dollars from 
Timothy Walker, Jr., for the regimental coats promised by the 
Colony of New Hampshire. 

Andrew Nealley received for Moses Davis. 



260 History of Newfields. 

The Third Provincial Congress, June 1, 1775, commissioned 
Israel Grilman of Newmarket lieutenant-colonel of Col. James 
Eeed's regiment. This regiment was in the battle of Bunker 
Hill, and was still encamped on Winter Hill June 21, 1775, 
with 455 men and officers. 

Capt. Jeremiah Folsom, Capt. Hubartus Neal and James Hill 
Were members of this Congress, meeting at Exeter April 21, 
1775, and Capt. Jeremiah Folsom, Edward Parsons, of the Fourth 
Provincial Congress meeting at Exeter, May 17, 1775. On July 
4, 1775, this Congress voted ' ' That a Publick Stock of Fire arms 
shall be provided for the use of this Colony;" "That five hun- 
dred good fire arms be Provided & that a committee of three 
members of this body be chosen to procure them as soon as may 
be, and that Capt. Jeremiah Folsom, Mr. Moses Parsons and 
Capt. Stephen Evans be the committee for that Purpose, and that 
they Previously Enquire how cheap they can procure them, and 
make report as soon as may be to this Congress, if sitting, or 
otherwise to the committee of Safety, upon whose appropbation 
they are to procure the same. Also that the committee of Safety 
be and are hereby Impowered to Advance out of the Treasury 
such sums as they shall think proper to the said Committee for 
procuring Materials for the Purpose of making Fire arms &c." 

Wentworth Wiggin, aged 30, and Lewis Kynoston, aged 24, 
were mustered in Captain Adams' company. Colonel Poor's regi- 
ment, June 2, 1775. 

List of soldiers from Newmarket in Capt. Samuel Gilman's 
company. Colonel Poor's regiment, June 6, 1775: 



Capt Samuel Gilman 






Lt. Benjamin Kimbel 






Lt. Henry Moore 


Age 




Robert Pike Junr 


28 


Husbandman 


John Colcord 


28 


Husbandman 


Eliphalet Neal 


23 


Joiner 


Joseph Chapman 


22 


Husbandman 


William Badger 


23 


Ship Wright 


Ward Cotton Weeks 


21 


Clothier 


Jeremiah Foss 


21 


Husbandman 


James Goodwin 


50 


Husbandman 


John Mason 


30 


Husbandman 


William Renton 


31 


Husbandman 


Jonathan Robinson 


30 


Cooper 


William Simpson 


33 


Ship Wright 



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261 



Husbandman 
Husbandman 
Cordwainer 
Tailor 

Husbandman 
Husbandman 
Husbandman 
Husbandman 
Mariner, Stratham 
Mariner, Stratham 
Husbandman, Stratham 
Husbandman, Stratham 
Husbandman, Stratham 
Husbandman, Stratham 
Husbandman, Stratham 
Husbandman, Stratham 
Husbandman, Stratham 
Husbandman, Stratham 
Blaclvsmith, Newmarket 
Cordwainer, Lee 
Husbandman, Stratham 
Husbandman, Stratham 
Husbandman, Stratham 
Husbandman, Stratham 
Husbandman, Stratham 
Husbandman, Stratham 
Cloatheir, Newmarket 
Husbandman, " 

The following were not accepted: 

Jono Hilton, Noah Marsh, Rohert Mitchel, Edward Calkert, Reuben 
Roberts, Negro, Benja Robinson. 

Colonel Reed received an order from headquarters June 12, 
1775, to quarter his regiment in the houses near Charlestown 
Neck and keep all his men as guards between his barracks and 
the Ferry and on Bunker Hill. Accordingly he marched his 
regiment the next day, and the following reported at Charles- 
town Neck with 539 men fit for duty and 23 sick. 

The precautions taken at this time to guard against sudden 
attacks is shown by the following regimental order issued by 
Colonel Reed, dated June 15, 1775 : 

The main Gard this day is to consist of one Capt 2 Sub [subal- 
terns], 4 sergeants 4 corporals and 50 privets. The Capt of the Gard is 
to keepe a trusty Sergeant with the Senterys in the Street below the 
Gard house to examine all passengers Let none pass without shoing 



Gideon Wiggin 


25 


Barnabas McBride 


39 


Jona Stone Dudley 


21 


Thomas Haniford 


30 


Levi Chapman 


20 


Joseph Bean 


22 


Elisha Thomas 


26 


James Keniston 


26 


Dudley Leavitt Chase 


24 


Joseph Boynton 


22 


Harvey Moore 


33 


John Marvel 


20 


Samuel Leavitt, Jr., 


17 


Edward Mason 


19 


Eliphalet Veasey 


27 


Edwd Chase 


21 


Joseph Clark, 


22 


Thomas Wiggin 


33 


Gideon Knight 


21 


Edward Fox. 


19 


Solomon Smith, 


41 


Jona Leavitt, 


24 


Phinehas Wiggin 


18 


David Robinson 


22 


Andrew Neale, 


18 


Thomas Veasey 


25 


Zebulon Doe, 


26 


Arthur Bennett 


52 



262 History op Nbwfields. 

proper passes in the Daytime and none to pass after Nine o'clock at 
Knight without giving the counter sine and no Sentrey is to set down 
on his post and when any field oflicer passes them to stand with their 
firelocks rested no soldier to swim in the water on the Sabath day 
nor any other Day to stay in the water Longer than is necessary to 
wash themselves. 

The battle of Bunker Hill occurred two days after, and had 
the men under Prescott, Stark, E-eed and Knowlton been armed 
with bayonets and fully supplied with ammunition they would 
undoubtedly have held their position against the extra force 
under General Howe, and not been obliged to retreat. 

The following is Lieut.-Colonel Grilman's account for sundry 
losses at the battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775 : 

to par of new Boots 26s 

to one Ratan whip 6s, one inck [ink] pot Is 6 
to one new case of knives & forks 4s 4 
to other waer Is 



pd mis Bianchard for lodging when sick 

pd for lamb & fowl Is 10 

pd for shugar Is 6 paid for Bread Is 3 

paid for one Quart of Brandy 2s 

pd for Quart of claret 3s 



On receiving news of the engagement at Charlestown the Com- 
mittee of Safety, June 18, directed Colonel Poor to order all his 
companies except that of Captain Elkins to march immediately 
to Cambridge. 

Gen. Nathaniel Folsom, June 22, ordered 70 good effective men 
from the regiment of Colonel Stark and 50 from that of Colonel 
Reed, with arms, tools, and provisions for 24 hours, to labor on 
Winter Hill. Two days later tents arrived and camps were 
divided between the two regiments. 

On the pay roll of Capt. Daniel Moore's company. Colonel 
Stark's regiment, August 1, 1775, were Benjamin Folsom and 
John Wadleigh, serving from April 23, three months and six- 
teen days, and Ezekiel Gilman and Andrew Wiggin, serving 
three months and eight days. 

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November 22, 1775, portions of which, went to Winter Hill, 
December, 1775. 

Joseph Parsons, captain ; Nathaniel Gilman, second lieutenant ; 
Josiah Hall Bartlett, sergeant ; John Foss, corporal. 

The following is a list of Newmarket Minute Men, October 12, 
1775: 

Joseph Hall James Sinclair 

Joseph CoUcutt David Jewett, 

Smith Chapman, Jonathan Folsom 

Walter Neal, John Smith 

Dudley Hilton, John Smith, Jr. 

Peter Coffin Joseph Smith. 

A company raised by the same order mustered at Portsmouth, 
November 24, 1775, portions of which went to Winter Hill in De- 
cember, 1775, to take the place of the returning committee troops, 
included Peter Coffin, captain ; John Hall , first lieutenant ; 
Simeon Wiggin, second lieutenant; James Sinclair, ensign; 
Joshua Wingate, sergeant ; Joseph Bennett, John Hill, Ebenezer 
Speed, Jon'' Folsom, Andrew Neal, John Mason, Josiah Beel, 
John Sinclair, Noah Wiggin, Joseph Smith, Joseph Louge, fif er ; 
Samuel Chapman, and others. 

Another company raised in pursuance of the same order was 
mustered November 25, 1775, a portion of which went to Winter 
Hill in December, 1775, to take the place of the returning com- 
mittee troops. It included : David Copps, captain ; Andrew Gil- 
man, second lieutenant; James Pike, Seth Shackford, Anthony 
Vincent, William Vincent, Joshua Neal, Henry Pike, Dudley Gil- 
man, Dudley Smart, Joseph Sanborn, Joseph Young, and others. 

At the beginning of the second year of the war many persons 
in all our towns were suspected of toryism. The New Hamp- 
shire Committee of Safety in accordance with the recommenda- 
tion of the Continental Congress, requested the selectmen to 
circulate papers for signatures of those offering opposition to the 
national government. Those over 21 years refusing to sign the 
so-called Association Test, excepting those refusing because of 
religious scruples, were accounted tories.^ Newmarket had her 
share. The offensive name was given to those leaning to the 
British side in the war for independence. They are known now 
by the less opprobious name of loyalists. Many of them were 

1 See Chapter XV. 



264 History of Newfields. 

on the shady side of fifty. The ambition and enterprise of their 
days were gone. After the struggles of the Indian wars they 
desired rest, peace and quiet undisturbed by war's alarms. 

Some persons, however, who were opposed to taking up arms 
against their own countrymen, willingly took the oath of al- 
legiance and pledged themselves to oppose in no way the effort 
to secure independence. 

The Committee of Safety of New Hampshire was the executive 
power of the government in relation to the war, and was con- 
tinued in power under the first Constitution, adopted January 
6, 1776, until May 29, 1784, after the close of the Revolution. 
It was familiarly styled the "Little Congress." It met at Exe- 
ter in a room furnished for its use by Hon. Joseph Oilman from 
December, 1776 to May, 1784. Samuel Gilman of Newfields 
served on the Committee from May 28, 1778, to April 7, 1779. 

The following facts pertaining to Newmarket are culled from 
the Journal of that Committee: 

The Committee of Safety was appointed by Congress May 19, 
1775, and on May 24, 1775, gave orders to Samuel Gilman of 
Newfields, and nine others, to enlist each a company. This was 
in accordance with orders issued by the Fourth Provincial Con- 
gress to raise the second New Hampshire Regiment, of which 
Enoch Poor of Exeter was appointed colonel. The ten com- 
panies were to consist of 62 able-bodied effective men each. 

The Committee delivered to Israel Gilman, June 13, 1775, his 
commission as lieutenant-colonel of the Third Regiment of the 
New Hampshire forces, administered the oath, and ordered him 
to join his regiment at Cambridge. 

On June 17, the Committee received and filed a letter from 
Lieut.-Colonel Gilman, dated Charlestown, June 15. 

It ordered the Receiver General, July 1, to pay Jonathan Rob- 
inson forty shillings being his month's pay as a soldier in Cap- 
tain Oilman's company, he being home on furlough. 

Daniel Rogers, November 23, 1775, was brought before the 
Committee as a person unfriendly to the liberties of America, but 
on examination the Committee exonerated him. 

The Committee sent enlisting orders, December 3, to Capt. 
James Hill of Newmarket, and wrote to Col. David Gilman en- 
closing like orders for his captains. On the same day the pay rolls 



The Revolution and War of 1812. 265 

of the companies of Capts. James and John Hill, were examined, 
allowed and ordered to be paid, amounting respectively to £64, 
18s., Id. and £58, 17s., 5d. Two days later it ordered the treas- 
urer to pay Lieut. Andrew Gilman forty shillings in part of 
wages due him. 

The Committee, July 12, 1776, ordered the Receiver General 
to pay Thomas Mehany ten shillings for his expenses as a guard 
"bringing Samuel Dyer as a prisoner to this Town," and July 
18 to pay Joseph Stacey 11 shillings "for dieting Samuel Dyer 
in prison." Also September 23, to pay Col. Thomas Tash seven 
pounds, 10 shillings, for a month's advance wages for Dr. Cook, 
surgeon in his regiment. It also voted a month's advance pay 
to Joseph Smith, adjutant in his regiment. 

Orders were given Col. Nicholas Gilman, September 24, to send 
Benjamin Folsom "to Prison unless he pay the whole money 
back he rec*^ to march to Ticon*^ & neglected going." Also the 
same day gave Peter Gilman an order on the treasurer for £20, 
16s., l-2d., to pay a carpenter's bill. 

Col. David Gilman marched with his regiment for New York 
December, 1776. 

The Committee, January 21, 1777, furnished Capt. Zachariah 
Beal of Colonel Poor's regiment £100 bounty money for his com- 
pany for which he was to give account. He received, February 
14, another £100 for recruiting purposes. 

John Colcord was promoted, April 19, from second to first 
lieutenant in Captain Norris' company. Also, April 22, papers 
were given to Levi Chapman of Newmarket, John Bartlett 
of Epping and David Jewett of Exeter, to go to Fishkill, N. Y., 
to drive Continental teams. 

Captain Blodgett was sent. May 10, to apprehend and bring 
before the Committee Nathaniel Rogers and Doctor Marsters of 
Newmarket. Rogers was given, July 2, a parole of eight days 
"to tarry on his own farm and then return to prison." The 
same day Nathaniel Gilman of Newmarket was appointed first 
lieutenant in Captain Beal's company to fill the vacancy occa- 
sioned by the resignation of Robert Pike. An order for £25 
was given Robert Pike "to pay Bounties to men he Enlists, for 
which he is to be accountable." 

The jailer was ordered, July 22, 1777, to "permit Capt. 



266 History of Newfields. 

Nathaniel Rogers to remove into one of the Porter Chambers 
and his wife to be with him while he is sick," and the next day 
gave order for his liberation on his signing a parole drawn by 
the Committee. 

The Receiver General was ordered, September 4, to furnish 
Capt. Jonathan Robinson £80 to pay his expenses to Albany, to 
be accounted for by him, and September 10, to pay Capt. Robert 
Pike £23, 16s., the balance due him for enlisting 41 men, ''a 
Dollar p^ Head & Bounties paid them." Also September 12, to 
pay Capt. Samuel Gilman £225 to pay bounty money to the 
men he musters in Capt. Enoch Page's company, and Capt. 
Jonathan Robinson £1, lis.. Id., the balance due him for appre- 
hending Colonel Hall. 

William Simpson and Jacob Burleigh of Newmarket, belong- 
ing to Capt. Zebulon Gilmans' company, Col. Stephen Evans' 
regiment, are reported as deserting October 19 and 20, 1777. 

An order was given on the treasurer, January 15, 1778, for 
the payment of the roll of Capt. Zebulon Gilman's company, 
amounting to £591, 5s., 6d. 

Orders were given to Peter Drowne of Newmarket, March 26, 
to enlist soldiers to go to Rhode Island, and £60 were put into 
his hands to pay bounties to the soldiers who should thus enlist. 
The next day the treasurer was ordered to pay Peter Folsom £3, 
12s., "for mending Prison." 

The treasurer was ordered, May 5, to pay Capt. Robert Pike 
£14 for two months ' wages of Phineas DoUoff, one of his soldiers, 
his account as by pay roll being ' ' two months short. ' ' 

Capt. Samuel Oilman was ordered, July 20, by the Committee 
to muster the company enlisted by Lieutenants Pike and Pink- 
ham, and also the treasurer to furnish him £324 to pay bounty 
to said company. 

Jonathan Hilton, an enlisted soldier in Capt. Enoch Page's 
company, who did not join the army, July 12, paid back the 
money he had received for bounty. 

The Receiver General was ordered, September 18, to pay Peter 
Folsom £1, 16s., for repairing "Exeter Gaol," and December 9, 
to pay Capt. Eliphalet Giddings for Ebenezer Smith £26, 15s., 
2d., as a volunteer to Saratoga. 

The Committee ordered, May 22, 1779, the Receiver General 
to pay the roll of Capt. Peter Drowne for his company in Col. 



The Revolution and War of 1812. 267 

Stephen Peabody's battalion, amounting- to £678, 5s. Also 
ordered Simeon Ladd, keeper of the prison, to release Philip 
Crommet, Jr., a soldier belonging to Whitcomb's Eangers, on 
the condition that Capt. Peter Drowne shall become surety for 
his appearance again when called for. The bond was given and 
placed on file. 

John Neal, a sergeant in the Continental service, but then an 
invalid, was ordered, July 23, to proceed to Portsmouth without 
loss of time and put himself under the command of Colonel Dame 
and do duty there till further orders. 

The Committee, August 20, ordered the Receiver General to 
pay Ebenezer Thompson £3, 10s., for Hubartus Neal for the 
attendance of himself and wife as evidence in the trial of Major 
Richardson. 

The Committee gave, October 14, a permit to James Hill "to 
clear the Schooner Property, with fourty Bushels of corn & Ten 
Barels of Cider for Biddeford in the State of the Massachusetts 
Bay." 

The Committee wrote to Capt. Peter Drowne, May 13, 1780, to 
deliver Philip Crormnet to Major Whitcomb's order, and on 
June 30, ordered the Receiver General to pay Capt. Samuel Gil- 
man £8,019, for cattle and com bought for the use of the state 
out of the confiscated estate of Governor Wentworth. 

A captain, lieutenant, ensign and 55 men were drafted, July 
7, for three months from Colonel Gilman's regiment, then at 
Kingston. 

The Committee ordered, July 19, the treasurer to pay James 
Thurston £66, 12s., for a dinner provided by them for the enter- 
tainment of the Hon. Mr. Gerry who came by the desire of the 
Committee of Congress and General Washington to communicate 
some things relative to the state of the army. 

The Committee ordered the treasurer. May 19, 1781, to pay 
Peter Folsom £8 "New Currency" and endorse the same on 
Lieut. Jonathan Perkins' "first Note for Depreciation" now in 
the hands of said Folsom. 

On July 12, the day for hearing the dispute between New- 
market and Stratham about double returns, and between New- 
market and Northwood, was fixed for July 19. At this hear- 
ing the Committee decided that James Keniston, claimed by New- 



268 History of Newfields. 

market and Stratham, belonged to Newmarket and Benjamin 
Dowe, claimed by Newmarket and Northwood, belonged to North- 
wood. 

The Committee ordered the treasurer, November 14, to deliver 
to Lieut. Robert Clark his order for the payment of his roll for 
three months' men in 1780, and charge the State with "thirty 
pounds new Emission," who paid the same and endorsed it on 
the order. 

James Thurston was paid £1, 6s., December 7, 1782, for the use 
of a "Hay Chase." 

The Committee, March 14, 1783, recompensed William Hilton, 
a drummer, who enlisted at Ticonderoga in 1776 and received no 
bounty. 

Eobert Holland of Newmarket, a farmer, aged 19, was a mem- 
ber of Captain Moore's company. Colonel Stark's regiment, serv- 
ing from the time of his entry, May 1, to September 1, 1775, 
when he was paid two pounds for his service. He reenlisted Sep- 
tember 8. 

The pay roll of Capt. Samuel Gilman's company contained 
the names of 65 officers and men, and he drew rations for that 
number from June 26, 1775 to July 18, and July 25 to August 5, 
and from July 18 to 21, for 64 men, and July 21 to 24, for Q2 
men. His men received, October 4, 1775, four dollars for the 
regimental coat which was promised by the colony of New Hamp- 
shire. Shoes were furnished to Eliphalet Coffin, Thomas Wig- 
gin, Joseph Clark, Gideon Knight and William Pike, members of 
the company, at the expense of £1, 12s., 8d. 

Samuel Gilman was returned as second lieutenant with Capt. 
James Hill's company on Pierce's Island, November 5, 1775. He 
enlisted February 6, 1776, in Capt. Samuel Young's company, 
Col. Timothy Bedel's regiment, to join the northern army under 
General Washington, and was on the pay roll June 24, 1776, 
and on the muster roll of Capt. Simon Marston's company. Col. 
Joshua Wingate's regiment, which marched, July 22, 1776, by 
order of the Committee of Safety, to Charlestown on Connecticut 
River, to join the northern army "wherever it might be found." 

Samuel Gilman, Jr., was on the muster roll of Capt. John 
Mudge's company. Col. Baldwin's regiment, going to join the 
Continental army in New York in 1776. 



The Eevolution and War of 1812. 269 

Other men of Newmarket in Captain Winborn's companyj 
Colonel Poor's regiment, were Winthrop Wiggin, a carpenter, 
aged 30, and Lewis Kynoston, a tailor, aged 24. Also Second 
Lieut. Nathaniel Thing in Capt. Richard Shortridge's company. 

Reuben Roberts of Newmarket, enlisting in Capt. Jeremiah 
Gilman's company. Col. John Nixon's regiment, encamped at 
Winter Hill, September 30, 1775. In 1781 he enlisted for the 
war. 

Robert Cameil, October 6, 1775, enlisted in the place of John 
Duch of Newmarket in Capt. W. H. Ballard's company, Col. 
James Frye's regment, at Cambridge. 

Capt. Henry Dearborn, October 30, 1776, gave the following 
list of soldiers who went with him to Quebec in June, 1775, and 
had not received pay for their service : John Bean, Robert Hol- 
land, John Pike Hilton, William Taylor, John Clark, Corp. Moses 
Gilman, Serg-t. Joseph Thomas, Sergt. Jonathan Perkins, Sergt. 
Joseph Lovering, and Joseph Smith. 

Under date of October 31, 1775, John Wadleigh, then of Ep- 
ping, presents a bill of 36 shillings, due to Dr. Ebenezer Fisk 
for services, stating that he was in the American army under 
Capt. Daniel Moore, and in the battle of Bunker Hill, and soon 
after was taken sick and advised by the doctors to go home to 
recover his health. 

Capt. James Hill of Newmarket, November 5, 1775, commanded 
one of the companies of Col. Joshua Wingate's regiment, sta- 
tioned for the defence of Pascataqua Harbor. At the same time 
Capt. Samuel Baker of Newmarket commanded one of the thirty- 
one companies of six weeks' men. 

On the pay roll of Capt. Joseph Paine 's company, Colonel 
Senter's regiment, were Jeremiah Folsom and Elisha Thomas. 
The return of what remained of his company, at Newcastle, 
November 6, 1775, gave the names of First Lieut. Nathaniel Gil- 
man, Sergt. Josiah Hall Bartlett, Joseph Hall, Isaac Remick, 
James Pickering, Levi Pickering, David Wiggin, Smith Chapman 
and Jonathan Folsom. 

General Sullivan, by command of General Washington, Novem- 
ber 30, 1775, wrote the Committee of Safety that the Connecticut 
forces have ' ' absolutely refused to tarry till the first day of Jan- 
uary, but wdll quit the lines on the 6th of Decemb"".," and asked 
for 31 companies of 64 men each from New Hampshire to serve 



270 History of Newfields. 

till January 15, 1776. Accordingly, December 2, the Committee 
issued an order for the enlisting of the men. 

In another letter to the Committee, December 8, General Sulli- 
van told of the high estimation in which the New Hampshire 
troops are held. He said ''Gen. Washington and all the other 
officers are extremely pleased & bestow the highest encomiums on 
you and your troops, freely acknowledging that New Hampshire 
Forces for bravery & resolution far surpass the other Colonies, 
& that no Province discovers so much zeal in the common 
cause. ' ' 

Samuel Baker was made captain of the Newmarket company 
thus enlisted, Zebulon Barber, lieutenant; John Allen, second 
lieutenant. Three sergeants, three corporals, two drummers and 
fifers with 44 privates completed the roll. 

Nearly 5,000 men from New Hampshire were in the army in 
December, 1775. 

Zebulon Doe, aged 28, and Andrew "Wiggin, aged 22, enlisted 
January 1, 1776, in Captain Tilton's company, Colonel Poor's 
regiment, and deserted the same day. 

Josiah Burnam, age 24, of Newmarket, enlisted the same day 
in Captain Adams ' company, Colonel Poor 's regiment, and in the 
return, July 8, 1776, was reported as having been discharged, 
March 29. 

By vote of the House January 25, 1776, the state treas'urer 
was ordered to pay the Committee of Safety of Newmarket 
their account for fire rafts amounting to £39, 6s., 3%d. 

The retreat of our army from Canada caused considerable 
alarm on the frontier. In consequence the house and council 
met in convention of the whole, July 2, 1776, and voted to raise 
another regiment of 750 men to reinforce the army, to be under 
the command of Col. Joshua Wingate of Stratham. Colonel 
Wingate afterward was directed by the Committe of "Safety to 
proceed to Charlestown on Connecticut River to take care of the 
companies there and to join the northern army. The following 
Newmarket men were in Capt. Simon Marston's company: 
Lt. Z'ebulon Barber John Neal 

Peter Stillings Samuel Ward 

David Robertson Zebulon Doe 

Samuel Gilman John Watson 

Benjamin Stevens James Moody 

Jacob Folsom Peter Hersey 



The Revolution and War of 1812. 271 

This company marched. July 22, 1776. 

On the muster and pay roll of men raised for Canada out of 
Colonel Evans' and Colonel Badger's regiments, were the fol- 
lowing Newmarket men who went in Capt. Joseph Badger's com- 
pany: 

James Goodwin, Sd Sergt. Moses Drown 

Josiah Wiggin, 4th Sergt. John Barber 

Chase Wiggin, Corporal John Folsom, Jr. 

Asa Wiggin William Burleigh 

John Folsom Asa Duda 

William Moore Stephen Burleigh 

Thomas Foss of Captain Adams' company, and. Levi Chatman, 
aged 21, of Captain Tilton's company, Colonel Poor's regiment, 
in return made July 8, 1776,^ were reported sick. 

Ebenezer Bennick, Philip Fowler, Eliphalet Neal and Daniel 
Eogers, of Capt. Smith Emerson's company, Second New Hamp- 
shire Regiment, receive advance wages and bounty, to join the 
Continental army in New York, September 16, 1776. 

Col. Thomas Tash, the old French soldier, September, 1776, 
led a regiment to reenforce the Continental army, who with 
others joined Washington in Pennsylvania, and was at Trenton 
and Princeton. Joseph Smith was his adjutant, and Jonathan 
Chesley his quartermaster. 

Samuel Keniston of Newmarket was in Capt. Mark Wiggin 's 
company, Colonel Pierce's regiment, stationed at Portsmouth, 
from July 22 to December 7, 1776, and Richard Critchet in Capt. 
Nathan Brown's company, Colonel Pierce's regiment, from Sep- 
tember 19 to December 7, 1776. 

The Council and Assembly met in special convention Septem- 
ber 14, 1776, and voted to raise in this state one thousand men, 
officers included, to reenforce the army in New York, to be 
divided into two regiments, the first to be under the command of 
Col. Thomas Tash. The following Newmarket men in Capt. 
Daniel Gordon's company, were mustered in September 20: 

Jeremiah Foss Dudley Smart 

John Meader, Lewis Keniston 

Walter Bryent, Jr. Jonathan Robinson 

1 The striking contrast between the past and present in the way of communication 
will be seen from the fact that the news of the signing of the Declaration of Inde- 
pendence, July 4, did not reach Exeter until July 18, being 14 days on the way. 



272 History of Newfields. 

John Mason Rufus Ewers 

Reuben Doe, Theopliilus Wiggins 

Jonathan S. Dudley Benjamin Pinner 

Zebulon Davis Nathaniel Colby 

Blisha Thomas Walter Neal. 
Jonathan Burleigh 

In Capt. Jonathan Robinson's company were: John Kenis- 
ton, Francis Jenness, Jr., James Keniston, Jonathan Keniston, 
Joshua Brackett. 

In Capt. Smith Emerson's company, mustered in September 
16, 1776, were: Philip Fowler, Eliphalet Neal, Daniel Rogers. 

Col. Thomas Tash and Maj. Joseph Smith of Newmarket were 
among those sent to reenforce the army in New York, September 
24, 1776. And Lieut. Zebulon Doe with the forces at Charles- 
town on Connecticut River, July 17. 

In Capt. Daniel Runnals' company were Jonathan Dearborn, 
William Moore, and in Capt. William Prescott's company, Rob- 
ert Fowler and Jacob Fowler. 

Philip Crommet of Newmarket enlisted for the war in Maj. 
Benjamin Whitcomb's rangers, December 2, 1776, and deserted 
July 20, 1780. He returned March 1, 1784. 

On the roll of Capt. Joseph Parson's company. Col. David Gil- 
man's regiment, were Second Lieut. Joshua Weeks, John Marston 
and James Keniston, going to New York, and serving from De- 
cember 5, 1776, to March 11, 1777. 

In. answer to a requisition from General Washington, the 
Legislature, December 4, 1776, voted to draft 500 men from the 
several state regiments to be sent to New York for the garrisons 
at Fort George and Ticonderoga. They were under the com- 
mand of Col. David Gilman of Pembroke, and served till March 
15, 1777, beyond the time for which they were engaged. The 
regiment did excellent service in the battles of Trenton, Decem- 
ber 26, 1776, and Princeton, January 3, 1777. We cannot re- 
frain from quoting from the letter of General Sullivan to Hon. 
Meshech Weare from Chatham, dated February 13, 1777: "Gen- 
eral Washington made no scruple to say publicly the remains of 
the Eastern Regiments were the strength of his army, though then 
their numbers were comparatively speaking but small; he calls 
them in front when the Enemy are there; he sends them to the 
rear when the Enemy threaten that way; all the general officers 



The Eevolution and "Wae of 1812. 273 

allow them to be the best of Troops. The Southern officers and 
Soldiers allow it in times of danger, but not all at other times. 
Believe me, sir, the Yankees took Trenton before the other Troops 
knew anything of the matter more than that there was an en- 
gagement. 

. At Princeton when the 17th Regt. had thrown 3,500 
southern militia into the utmost confusion, a Regiment of 
Yankees restored the day. This Gen' Miffen confessed to me : — 
though the Philadelphia papers tell us a different story. ' ' 

Thus New Hampshire troops honored themselves in these two 
battles and did their full share of the work during the year. 

The loyalists of 1776, as a class, were men of wealth, education, 
and respectability, many of them holding offices under the crown. 
It is no wonder they hesitated to go into rebellion, leading many 
who leaned to the royalist side to come over to the patriots. 

Among the loyalists of Newmarket there were none, who, by 
the act of November 19, 1778, were proscribed and banished. It 
does not appear that any one suffered confiscation. Among the 
tories in town none were prominent enough to cause much 
trouble. The women of that day had their politics as well as 
the men. 

Philip Crommet of Newmarket enlisted in the Independent 
Corps of Rangers under Maj. Benjamin Whitcomb, December 2, 
1776, and deserted July 20, 1778. 

Elisha Thomas of Newmarket served as sergeant in Captain 
Gordon's company, Colonel Tash's regiment, in Verplanks, N. Y., 
in 1776, when he was wounded in the hand by the bursting of his 
gun, so as to unfit him for garrison duty, and he was discharged 
November 30, 1776. He was awarded a pension in 1787, to com- 
mence July 31, 1786, of 24 shillings a month for the above dis- 
ability. On the pension roll of November 28, 1789, he was 
noted as dead.^ 

Jonathan Prescott enlisted in Maj. James Norris' company, 
third regiment, January 7, 1777, for three years, and was dis- 
charged January 27, 1780. He also served at West Point in 
Capt. Henry Battle's company, Col. Bartlett's regiment, from 
July 13 to October 25, 1780. 

Eleazer Neal was corporal in Capt. Isaac Frye's company, 

^ Received sentence of death for murder with date of execution finally fixed 
for June 3, 1788. 
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274 History of Newfields. 

Colonel Scammeirs regiment, enlisting for the war January 20, 
1777, promoted to a sergeant October 8, 1777, and died December 
1, 1777. 

Walter Neal of Newmarket was one of 19 men under Capt. 
John Haven sent to Newport, Rhode Island, to guard pris- 
oners, serving 16 days from January 26, 1777. Captain Haven 
took charge of 56 prisoners with orders to turn them over to the 
commander of the British troops at Newport. 

On the muster roll of Capt. Michael McClary's company, Col. 
Alexander Scammell's regiment, were James Colby and Jonathan 
Prescott, mustered February 6, 1777, and Jonathan Mason and 
Samuel Baker, mustered March 4, 1777, all of Newmarket. Cap- 
tain MeClary was killed in battle at Saratoga. 

Jonathan Mason of Newmarket in a petition dated March 10, 
1780, states that he enlisted in Maj. James Norris' company, 
Third Battalion of New Hampshire troops, February 12, 1777, 
and served till the retreat from Ticonderoga when he had the 
misfortune of being taken prisoner by the enemy ' ' from whom he 
soon after made his escape." He received supplies from the 
town in 1779 and was discharged, January 30, 1780. 

Barna McBride of Newmarket was mustered February 13, 
1777, in Capt. James Norris' company, Col. Enoch Poor's regi- 
ment, for continental service, and received £20 bounty. 

Benjamin Chapman enlisted February 21, 1777, in Capt. Sol- 
omon Cushman's company. Col. Timothy Bedel's regiment, for 
Canada, serving till his discharge, March 31, 1778. 

In March, 1777, Newmarket had 242 men from 16 to 50 years 
of age in Col. Nicholas Gilman's regiment, of New Hampshire 
Militia. 

Jonathan Bean enlisted in Capt. James Gray's company. Col. 
Scammell's regiment, March 8, 1777, for three years, and was dis- 
charged April 20, 1780. 

Jonathan Folsom enlisted in Capt. James Gray's company, 
Colonel Scammell's regiment, for three years, March 29, 1777, 
and deserted February 1, 1778. He was returned by the select- 
men of Newmarket as soldier, July 6, 1781. 

John Shute enlisted for the war for Portsmouth March 29, 
1777, deserted May 1, 1779, and returned and joined May 1, 1780, 
Col. Henry Dearborn's regiment. Portsmouth furnished sup- 
plies for his family from March 30, 1780, to June 1, 1781. 



The Revolution and Wae of 1812. 275 

Setli R. Shackford enlisted for three years in Capt. Isaac 
Frye's company, Colonel Scammell's regiment, April 1, 1777, 
and was killed October 7, 1777. 

Edward Taylor enlisted for three years, April 10, 1777, in 
Capt. Daniel Livermore's company. Third Continental Regiment, 
Col. Alexander Scammell, and was discharged April 10, 1780. 

Benjamin Taylor was a soldier in the third company, First 
Regiment, Col. Joseph Cilley. 

Joseph Sanborn enlisted for Newmarket for three years in the 
first company, Third Regiment, Col. Alexander Scammell, April 
16, 1777, and was discharged April 16, 1780. 

On the pay roll of Capt. George Tuttle's company, Col. Ste- 
phen Evans' regiment of militia, joining General Gates at Sara- 
toga, were Philip Fowler, Samuel Chesley, William Smart, 
Nathaniel Stevens and Eliphalet Tufts, serving from September 
8 to October 19 or 20, 1777, all of whom deserted. 

On the pay roll of Capt. Jeremiah Gilman's company, Colonel 
Stickney's regiment, which marched to reenforce the Northern 
Continental Army, July 20, 1777, were Benjamin Perkins, drum- 
mer, Joseph Perkins, John Brown, John Hicks and Thomas 
Young. 

Elisha Thomas of Newmarket enlisted in Capt. Stephen Dear- 
born's company, Col. Thomas Stickney's regiment, April 14, 
and was discharged September 28, 1777. The company marched 
to join the Northern Continental Army. He received a bounty 
of £4, 10s., and travel money, September 8, 1777, in Capt. Joseph 
Parson's company, Lieut. -Colonel Senter's regiment, going to 
Rhode Island August, 1777. He enlisted in the company July 
7, was mustered in at "Warwick, R. I., December 10, 1777, and 
on the pay roll from July 7 to January 6, 1778. He was on the 
pay roll of Capt. Nathan Brown's company. Col. Jacob Gale's 
regiment, from August 5 to August 25, 1778. He enlisted for 
North Hampton in Capt. Jonathan Leavitt's company, Col. Her- 
cules Mooney's regiment, July 7, 1779, to join the army at 
Providence, R. I., for its defence, and was on the pay roll till 
January 9, 1780. The selectmen of North Hampton, July 10, 
1779, paid him £30 bounty, and £12 travel money to Providence, 
R. I. 

Simeon Wiggin, fifer, Joseph Hill and William French, were 
members of Capt. John Folsom's company. Col. Moses Kelly's 



276 History of Newfields. 

regiment, from August 4 to August 28, 1778, marching to Rhode 
Island. 

Capt. Samuel Oilman was muster-master of Capt. Enoch 
Page's company, September 20, 1777, pursuant to orders from, 
the Committee of Safety, to muster in and pay bounty to the 
men. This company of 63 members seem to have been in Col. 
Joseph Senter's regiment, marching to Rhode Island. 

John Mead served in Capt. Nathaniel Ambrose's company, at 
Saratoga, from September 30 to October 27, 1777. 

Lieut. John Colcord was enrolled as one of the officers of the 
second battalion, November 7, 1776, as reorganized, April, 1777. 

The roll of Capt. Joseph Parson's company, Colonel Senter's 
battalion, December 18, 1777, included the following names : Jere- 
miah Folsom, Solomon Smith, William Palmer, Winthrop Smith, 
Samuel Beck, Elisha Thomas and Benjamin Young. 

Prices, December 25, 1777, according to the journal kept by 
Samuel Lane, Jr., of Stratham, were : corn, three dollars per 
bushel; pork, one shilling, six pence per pound; sugar, four 
shillings, six pence; pepper, four shillings per ounce; cider, ten 
dollars per barrel, and rum ten or twelve dollars per gallon by 
the hogshead. 

Daniel, William and Dudley Hilton served in Capt. Robert 
Pike's company, going to Rhode Island, from June 30, 1777 to 
January 6, 1778. 

John Keniston served in Capt. Enoch Page's company. Col. 
Joseph Senter's regiment, in Rhode Island, from August, 1777, 
to January 1, 1778. 

James Colby, aged 46, of Newmarket was disabled at Bemis 
Heights, September, 1777. His pension commenced March 17, 
1786, and was paid to July 31, 1789. 

We give the following muster-roll of Capt. Zebulon Oilman's 
company. Col. Stephen Evans' regiment, September 12, 1777. 
Zebulon Barber and Jonathan Norris were first and second lieu- 
tenants of the company, serving at Saratoga : 

Daniel Smith, Joseph Bartlett, 

Jonathan Dudley, Joseph Colcord, 

John Colcord, Nathaniel Thing, 

John Pease, Dudley Thing, 

Joseph Loverin, Jacob Burley, 

John Smith, Josiah Burley, 



The Revolution and War of 1812. 277 

Benjamin Bean, Eliphalet Pease, 

Joseph Pease, Francis Lyford, 

John Folsom, Edward Moody 

Samuel Dyer, Samuel Moody, 

Joseph Neal, Smith Chapman, 

William Simpson, Levi Chapman, 

Eliphalet Smith, Charles Hilton, 

Noah Wedgewood, Daniel Hilton. 
Abraham Parsons, 

Of the above John Folsom was discharged December 15, 1777. 
In a company of volunteers under Col. John Langdon, which 
joined the Continental army under General Gates at Saratoga, 
serving from September 29 to October 31, 1777, including 13 
days for the travel home of 260 miles, were Lieut. Nicholas Gil- 
man, Ens. James Hill, Maj. James Hacket, Capt. Samuel Gilman, 
Capt. Eliphalet Giddinge, Capt. Edward Hilton, Capt. Samuel 
Baker, Capt. Robert Barber, Capt. Samuel Shackford, Capt. Na- 
thaniel Giddinge, Walter Bryent, Jr., Peter Drowne, Lieut. Asa 
Folsom, Josiah Adams, Bradstreet Doe, Andrew Gilman, Samuel 
Gilman, Levi Folsom, Edward Fox, Wentworth Cheswell, Aaron 
Rollins, Samuel Ames and Edward Fox, serving from August 
5 to September 27. 

On the roll of Capt. Robert Pike's company, Lieut.-Colonel 
Senter's regiment, raised to go to Rhode Island, were the follow- 
ing Newmarket men, entered June 26, 1777, and discharged Jan- 
uary 6, 1778 : 

Capt. Robert Pike William Smart 

Corp. Robert Mitchel Benjamin Pinner 

Corp. Daniel Hilton Dudley Smart 

William Hilton Timothy Weymouth 

Dudley Hilton Jonathan Smart 

Perkins Pike John Gilman 

Eliphalet Colcord Andrew Wiggin 

Zebulon Pease Jairus Doe. 

John Smart 

The company was raised in answer to a request of Gov. Nich- 
olas Cooke of Rhode Island and was at Providence and Warwick, 
R. I., the pay roll of the company of 54 officers and men amount- 
ing to £773, 14s., 8d. 

Walter Bryent of Newmarket was adjutant on the statf of Col. 
Joshua Wingate from August 8 to August 28, 1778, marching to 
join the Continental army at Rhode Island. 



278 History op Newfields. 

Edward and Ichabod Hilton furnished soldiers' supplies at 
Newmarket in 1778. 

Joseph. Sanborn, aged 19, of Newmarket, a soldier of Captain 
Hutchins' company, Colonel Cilley's regiment, was an absentee 
from Valley Forge, January 10, 1778. He was wounded and left 
at Albany on a furlough. 

Philip Fowler of Newmarket enlisted, February 3, 1778, for 
two years, in Captain Drew's company, Col. John McClary 's regi- 
ment, for Northwood. 

Peter Stevens acknowledged, April 1, 1778, the receipt of six 
pounds lawful money as a bounty. And in Newmarket, July 
11, 1778, Stephen Jones Thomas, first lieutenant, and Joseph 
Randall, second lieutenant, acknowledged the receipt of Capt. 
Peter Drowne, respectively, eight pounds, two shillings, and one 
pound, sixteen shillings, as "travel money" to Providence. 

Sergt. Thomas Taylor served in Capt. Peter Drowne 's com- 
pany, Col. Stephen Peabody's regiment, in Rhode Island, from 
July 23, 1878, to January 4, 1779. 

"Winthrop Smith served in Capt. Joseph Parson's company, 
Col. Joseph Senter's regiment, from July 5, 1778 to January 7, 
1779, and Solomon Smith from July 11, 1778 to January 6, 1779. 

Corp. Winthrop Pickering served in Capt. Peter Drowne 's 
company. Colonel Peabody's regiment, from July 8 to September 
26, 1778. 

William Gladin enlisted for Newmarket in Captain Dinsmore's 
company. Colonel Moses Hazen's regiment, June 22, 1778, serv- 
ing six months and eight days. He was returned March 9, 1782, 
in Colonel Hazen 's regiment. 

Thomas Drowne enlisted in Colonel Peabody's regiment July 
23, 1778, and served till January 1, 1779. 

Aaron Rollins served in Capt. Joseph Parsons' company. Col. 
Moses Nichols' regiment, in Rhode Island, from August 5 to 
August 27, 1778. 

G-eorge Hart, Samuel Shackford, Samuel Drowne, Daniel Rog- 
ers, and Nathaniel and Benjamin Folsom were in Col. John 
Langdon's company, going to Rhode Island, entering August 6, 
and discharged August 27, 1778. 

Josiah and Samuel Burleigh were in Capt. Edward Hilton's 
company. Col. Joshua Wingate's regiment, going to Rhode 



The Revolution and War of 1812. 279 

Island, entering August 8 and receiving discharge August 28, 
1778. 

George Bell was among the 77 persons whose property was con- 
fiscated and themselves banished with Gov. John Wentworth, 
November 11-19, 1778. 

Nathaniel Church of Barrington, who was a soldier in Capt. 
Peter Browne's company, Lieut. -Col. Stephen Peabody's regi- 
ment, and wounded in Rhode Island, losing his leg and a portion 
of his thigh, petitions November 5, 1779, for relief and half pay, 
which was granted, commencing January 1, 1779. 

Among those who were debarred from entering again the state 
by an act passing the Legislature November 19, 1778, because of 
their joining its enemies, were Jacob Brown and George Bell of 
Newmarket, traders. 

On the pay roll of Capt. Edward Hilton's company, Col. 
Joshua Wingate's regiment of volunteers in the expedition to 
Rhode Island, August, 1778, were the following Newmarket men : 

Sergt. Arthur Bennet Josiah Burleigh 

Corp. Jeremiah Bryant Samuel Burleigh 

Capt. Jonathan Folsom Arthur Branscomh 

Asa Folsom John Murray. 
Nicholas Doe 

Samuel Ward of Newmarket served at Ticonderoga, in 1779. 

Robert Rollins of Newmarket enlisted for Portsmouth for three 
years, April, 1779, in Captain Beal's company. 

In 1779, John Foss, a native of Newmarket, but residing in 
Newburyport, Mass., aged 32, a rope maker, was reported an 
absentee from the Second New Hampshire Regiment under the 
command of Lieut.-Col. George Reid. 

Ebenezer Speed furnished supplies for soldiers for Newmarket 
June 8, 1779. 

On the muster roll of men raised in the fourth regiment of 
militia to fill up the New Hampshire battalions in the Continenal 
army, Thomas Taylor was mustered in for one year for New- 
market. 

Samuel Rollins served in Capt. Ezekiel Worthen's company, 
Colonel Hercules Mooney's regiment, in Rhode Island, from July 
13, 1779, to January 8, 1781. 

Aaron Hart and Josiah Perkins enlisted, August 3, 1779, for 



280 History of Newfields. 

Newmarket in the regiment of Col. Hercules Mooney for conti- | 
nental service in Rhode Island. 

In 1779 the town of Newmarket became debtor to supplies of 
various articles furnished to Joseph Barter by Joseph Young, 
Joshua Bracket, David Chapman, Walter Bryent, Jr., and leha- 
bod Bracket, amounting to £1,666, 7s. 

Stephen Batchelder of Newmarket, a soldier in Col. George 
Reid's regiment, was wounded in the second battle of Saratoga, 
October 7, 1777, and died November 2, 1777. 

John Barter, born in 1739, was a soldier in Capt. Jeremiah 
Marston's company, Colonel Goife's regiment, at Ctown Point, 
September 30, 1762; on the pay roll of Capt. James Norris' com- 
pany, Colonel Enoch Poor's regiment, to August 1, 1775; artil- 
lery man in Capt. Pierse Long's company, at Portsmouth, April 
1, 1776; corporal in Capt. Ebenezer Deering's artillery, Col. 
Pierse Long's regiment, for Ticonderoga, September 2, 1776, 
to January 7, 1777 ; reported "fit to march to Ticonderoga," Jan- 
uary 13, 1777; corporal and received advance pay, January 14, 
1777; of Kittery, in Capt. Ebenezer Deering's company, and re- 
fusing to march to Ticonderoga, was put on board the Raleigh, 
'January, 1777 ; again joined the army, was wounded September 
19, 1777, and placed on the pension list at two dollars per month. 
His petition to the General Court, dated Middletown, November 
4, 1788, stated "that whiles He was in the service of the United 
States being a Sergeant in Capt. Blodget's company in the 
New Hampshire regiment. He received a dangerous wound in 
Battle, was shot through the thigh. ' ' 

Reuben Roberts enlisted for Newmarket for the war in Capt. 
Jeremiah Gilman's company. Col. Joseph Cilley's regiment, 1780. 

Winthrop Wiggin of Newmarket was a private in the eighth 
company, Colonel Reid's regiment, in 1780. Was also sergeant in 
Capt. William Rowell's company. Colonel Reid's regiment, Feb- 
ruary, 1781. The town furnished him supplies for the years 
1778 and 1779. 

Richard Presby was corporal of the ninth company, Colonel 
Reid's regiment, 1780, and of Captain Cherry's company, Feb- 
ruary 7, 1781. 

David Watson was a soldier in the eighth company. Colonel 
Reid's regiment, in 1780. Was returned in Capt. Josiah Fogg's 



The Eevolution and War of 1812. 281 

company February 15, 1781, for Newmarket. He was furnished 
supplies by Newmarket in 1779. 

William Burleigh, Jr., aged 18, William Taylor, aged 20, and 
Jonathan Leavitt, aged 22, enlisted June 27, and served till De- 
cember 31, 1780. All served for Stratham. 

John Wedgewood served in Capt. Moses Leavitt 's company, 
Col. Thomas Bartlett's regiment, going to West Point, from 
July 1, to October 25, 1780. 

Samuel Burleigh served in Capt. Richard Sinclair's company, 
Col. Thomas Bartlett's regiment, for West Point, from July 4, 
to October 28, 1780. 

Thomas Neal served in Captain Jewell's company. Col. 
Thomas Bartlett's regiment, at West Point, from July 4 to 
October 25, 1780. 

Sergt. Joseph Robinson served in Capt. Jonas Heath's com- 
pany. Col. Moses Nichols' regiment, from July 5 to October 23, 
1780, at West Point. 

John Mead served with Capt. Eleazer Webster's Rangers from 
July 5 to October 24, 1780. 

Samuel Smart enlisted July 6, 1780, for six months in Capt. 
Samuel Reynold's company, Maj. Benjamin Whitcomb's Rang- 
ers. Simons Fowler also belonged to the same company. 

Eliphalet Smith enlisted in Capt. Richard Sinclair's com- 
pany, Col. Thomas Bartlett's regiment, for West Point, July 6, 
1780, serving to October 28, 1780. 

Perkins Pike, aged 19, enlisted as a recruit July 6, and served 
to December 15, 1780, for Newmarket. 

William Perkins served in Capt. Daniel Gordon's company, 
Col. Thomas Bartlett's regiment, at West Point, from July 10, 
to October 25, 1780. 

Lewis Keniston enlisted as recruit from Newmarket July 12, 
1780, and served till December 15, 1780. 

Henry Sheafe enlisted as a recruit for Newmarket, July 12, 
1780, and was sent to Worcester. 

Benjamin Clark was corporal from July 12 till October 21, 
1780, in Capt. Peter Page's company. Col. Moses Nichols' regi- 
ment, at West Point. 

John Chapman of Newmarket, aged 17, enlisted as a recruit, 
for Seabrook, July 5, was sent to Worcester, and discharged 
December 5, 1780. 



282 History of Newfields. 

Thomas Taylor, aged 28, Lewis Keniston, aged 28, Perkins 
Pike, aged 19, David Keniston, aged 22, Henry Sheafe, aged 17, 
Nicholas Keniston, aged 19, and Benjamin French, aged 18, 
enlisted July 12 to recruit the Third New Hampshire Regiment, 
till December 31, 1780, and were sent to Worcester. They were 
members of the ^'New Levies" called to serve six months. 

Winthrop Wiggin of Newmarket was sergeant in Capt. Wil- 
liam Powell's company, Col. George Reid's regiment, enlisting 
February, 1781. 

Aaron and Robert Rollins enlisted for Newmarket in Capt. 
Enoch Chase's company, Col. George Reid's regiment, February 
14, 1781. 

James Keniston of Stratham enlisted for Newmarket in 
Captain Cherry's company. Colonel Reid's regiment, February 
14, 1781. 

David Watson of Newmarket enlisted in Capt. Josiah Fogg's 
company. Second New Hampshire Regiment, for the war, Feb- 
ruary 14, 1781. 

Samuel Ward of Newmarket, Robert and Aaron Rollins and 
Jonathan Folsom, enlisted in Capt. Enoch Chase's company of 
Dover, Second New Hampshire Regiment, February 14, 1781. 
Also John Barter of Newmarket enlisted in Capt. Samuel 
Cheney's company of Londonderry, Second New Hampshire 
Regiment, February 24, 1781. 

Jonathan Shute engaged for Portsmouth, June, 1781, and 
Portsmouth furnished supplies to his family to July 2, 1782. 

William Downes is returned by the selectmen July 6, 1781, 
as a soldier from Newmarket. 

Richard Presson from Newmarket was claimed by the select- 
men of Newmarket, July 6, 1781. 

Simeon Dow makes his deposition July 18, 1781, to his brother 
Benjamin as being a soldier to Newmarket. 

John Sanborn enlisted for three years in the First Company, 
Second Regiment, Col. George Reid, May 15, 1782, and was 
engaged with Serg-t. Philip Page's scouts on Androscoggin 
River from August 22, to November 27, 1782. 

Leonard Weeks, aged 21, of Greenland enlisted June 26, 
1782, for the war, and claimed for Newmarket June 26, 1782, 

Jonathan Smart enlisted for three years or the war, Septem- 
ber 21, 1782, and received a bounty. 



The Revolution and War of 1812. 283 

William Hilton in an order to the Legislature dated "Camp 
New Hampshire Village, Dee. 22, 1780," states that he enlisted 
in the service of the state at Ticonderoga in 1776, "under the 
encouragement of ten Dollars per month, since which have not 
had an opportunity of being in the State consequently could 
not reinlist under the second encouragement," and therefore 
asks the Legislature to settle for the deficiency with Capt. Moses 
Dustin, to whose company he belonged, and his receipt "shall 
be a Discharge." 

Under date of December 19, 1784, John Bryant gives order 
to the paymaster of the New Hampshire troops to pay Thomas 
Tash "the whole of my wages & bounty for my Service In the 
Continental arm ey In 1781 In Capt. Livermore's Company," and 
this shall be a full discharge. 

In behalf of the selectmen of Newmarket, Samuel Gilman, 
July 6, 1781, makes the following return of men engaged by the 
town in the Continental Army : 

Aaron Rollins Reuben Roberts 

Joseph Sandborn Jona Stone Dudley 

Robert Holland John Barter 

Robert Rollins Winthrop Wiggin 

Dowe James Kennistone 

Jonathan Folsom David Watson 

Richard Presson John Foss 

Samuel Ward William Downs 

Leonard Weeks returned June 26, and Jonathan Smart, Sep- 
tember 21, 1782. 

Town accounts for bounties and supplies were reimbursed by 
the state according to vote of November 8, 1780. We note the 
following : 

For supplies furnished Winthrop Wiggin by Edward Hilton 
in 1778, £3, 12s. 

Josiah Perkins and Aaron Hart receive each by the hands of 
Josiah Adams £30 state bounty, and £10 travel money in de- 
fence of Rhode Island. Allowed by the committee on claims, 
March 11, 1780, and Daniel Hilton in behalf of the selectmen 
receives an order on the treasury for £80. 

To form an idea of prices we give in full the town's account 
for supplies for Jonathan Mason in 1779 and 1780. Deprecia- 
tion of the currency was the occasion. 



284 History of Newfields. 

To Ichd Hilton for 1/2 bushi Corn 1-16-0 

To Josiali Adams Esqr for 1 Bushi Corn, 6ib Sugar, 

1 1/2 Cord Wood, 28-2-0 

Hubartus Neal Jr 1 Bushi Corn £9 in May 9-0-0 

Colo Hilton 41b Lamb 20/ 3ib Salt Fish 12yo bu 
Rye, Aug. 4-12-0 

Dec To John Bennet Jr. 8 month House Rent 6-13-8, 1 

Bushel Corn 9f 3 cords Wood @ 18 £, 63-0 69-13-8 

To Nathi Oilman 2ib Coffee in July, 2-8-0 1 gall 
Molasses in Aug. 96/ — , 1 gall do & 2 qts Rum 
in Sept., 14-8-0 

16-16-0 

To Eben Speed 1 bushel Corn in Sept., 9-0-0 

June 8 To Miss Burleigh 1/2 bus. Corn & 6ibs Pork @ 18, 9-18-0 

1 Bushel Potatoes 48, 1/2 Bus. Corn & 6ibs Pork 12-6-0 

1/2 Bushel Corn 90/— 4-10-0 

April 20 Ichd Hilton Corn, Meal, Potatoes— moving her 

from Exeter — 9-12-6 

To Dr John Marster for visits & Med. in Sept. 27-0-0 

To Walter Bryant Jr Esqr for 1 gall Molasses 5-2-0 
lib Coffee 24/ 1 qt Rum 54/. 3-18- 

9-0-0 
June To Icha Bracketts Acct. 123-14-6 

To Philip Fowler 1/2 bushel Rye in Augt 5-12-6 
I B. Corn in November, 4-10- 

10-^-0 

To Colo Hill 1/2 B. Corn, 4-10-0 

To Francis Durgin 1/2 B. Corn, 4-10-0 

To Jona Colcord 1 pr Shoes 120/ mending do 40/, 8-0-0 



354-3-2 

In 1779 were bills of supplies to Samuel Ward, 104-18-0 

To Winthrop Wiggin 235-12-0 

To David Watson, 154-77-0 

To Reuben Roberts 224-10-0 

In committee of claims, Exeter, October 4, 1782, Josiah Gril- 
man "certifies that the Town of New Market advanced to Con- 
tinental Soldiers for Bounties & supplies seventy three pounds 
nineteen shillings and five pence equal to good money (before 
the year 1780) which is charged to them in their depreciation 
accounts £73-19-5." 

Josiah Grilman, Jr., states, March 25, 1785, that the "supplies 
to the Soldiers by Newmarket in 1780, 1781, & 1782 amount to 
one hundred fifty two pounds five shillings & eight pence, which 
has been deducted from their depreciation. £152-5-8. ' ' 



The Revolution and War of 1812. 285 

William Neal was a soldier at Newcastle from October 13, 

1785, to February 13, 1786, from June 13 to September 13, 

1786, and from September 14, 1786, to January 14, 1787. 
James Cobbey of Newmarket, a member of Captain Bancroft's 

company. Col. Ebenezer Bridge's regiment, Twenty-seventh 
Massachusetts, by reason of a wound by a musket ball entering 
"the rim" of his abdomen and passing out at his right hip, 
disabling him for service, under the resolution of Congress of 
June 7, 1785, was granted a pension of 20 shillings per month. 

Walter Bryent makes oath, July 18, 1781, that Benjamin Dow, 
son of Jeremiah, who had been apprenticed to Asael Blake of 
Northwood, was a resident of Newmarket, and had been a soldier 
in the army, having bought his time of his master, and expected 
that "Newmarket would Do something for him, as he was re- 
turned for Newmarket, &c." 

Simon Dow, brother of Benjamin, and Thomas Bartlett, make 
depositions confirmatory to the above. 

James Colby of Newmarket, aged 44, became an invalid unfit 
for duty, and was pensioned in 1787, receiving $3.30 per month. 
He belonged to Colonel Bridge's regiment of Massachusetts and 
was paid to July 31, 1789, possibly longer. 

Deacon Drown had a brother Peter in the war who crept 
between the lines and secured a horse belonging to the British, 
and sold it to an American officer for $150. 

We give the following: 

Return to the Men that were Inlisted or Hired for three years or 
during the War Belonging to the fourth Regiment of Militia in New 
Hampshire to compleat the three Battalions of the Continental army 
for Newmarket: Samuel Baker, Jonathan Mason, Reuben Roberts, 
Ebenezer Bean, Caleb Clark, James Moody, Jona Stone Dudley, Barna- 
bas McBride, William Downs, Samuel Ward, John Folsom, Jonathan 
Folsom, Joseph Sanborn, James Kennistone, Benjamin Dow, John 
Foss, Thomas Foss, John Smart, Oxford (negro), Philip Crommet, 
James Remick, James Gooding, Benjamin Folsom, John Barter, Aaron 
Rollins, Winthrop Wiggin, Dav Watson, James Colby, Robert Mitchel, 
Daniel Remick. 

The new community suffered great inconvenience for want 
of a circulating medium. There was but little money in the 
settlement. Most business was done by means of barter. Corn, 
beans, poultry, pine boards, short lumber and shooks took the 



286 History op Newfields. 

place of money. In the emergencies arising from the Indian 
wars, the government was compelled to issue bills of credit. 
All such bills authorized before 1742 were called "Old Tenor," 
and the issue of that year and subsequently to the Revolution 
were designated as "New Tenor." Over issue led to deprecia- 
tion, bankruptcy, embarrassment and distress. The depreciation 
of continental money wrought financial ruin to large numbers 
of the people. Continental bills at par January 1, 1777, by 
June, 1781, were passed for 12,000 per 100. 

So far as New Hampshire was concerned the Revolution was 
achieved by public spirit and voluntary action rather than by 
obligation and law. 

In 1786 the state of New Hampshire was agitated in regard 
to the issuing of paper money which should be receivable as a 
tender in payment of state taxes, fees and salaries of public 
officers. Taxation was oppressive. Debts had accumulated 
during the war. The circulating medium was deficient. A bill 
was introduced in the Legislature authorizing the issue of paper 
money to the amount of 50,000 pounds to be lent at four per 
cent, on the security of real estate and receivable as tender in 
payment of taxes and debts. Copies of the bill were sent to 
the several towns, and the opinions of the voters were to be 
expressed in open town meeting. In this town the vote was 
against the emission of such paper. A majority of the towns 
voted in the same way. The remedy, it was seen, would ulti- 
mately prove a greater evil. The disaffected in the state held 
conventions in several counties and resorted to an armed inter- 
vention to obtain redress of grievances. This is what is known 
as Shay's Rebellion, led by Daniel Shay, which included some 
12,000 or 15,000 young men throughout New England. On 
September 20, of that year, some 200 insurgents, one half of them 
mounted, under Joseph French of Hampstead and others, 
marched by way of Kingston to Exeter, surrounded the judicial 
and G-eneral Courts, and kept the Legislature prisoners for 
several hours. They demanded the issue of paper money to 
relieve the pressure of the times. President John Sullivan 
addressed them, saying: "You ask for justice, and justice you 
shall have." The cry was then raised, "Hurrah for govern- 
ment! Here comes Hackett's artillery." The mob dispersed 
and bivouacked west of Little River. The next day 2,000 armed 



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287 



men under Capt. Nicholas Gilman marched in pursuit. Col. 
Joseph Cilley of Nottingham with his cavalry forded the stream 
and seized the ringleaders and led them to jail. With the up- 
rising of the citizens the movement was crushed out in a few 
hours. Colonel James Hill was on the court martial for the trial 
of the insurrectionary officers, accused of "stirring up and 
exciting the citizens of this state to levy war against the same." 

War with Great Britain was declared June 19, 1812, and 
produced great consternation among the people. The political 
sentiment of Newmarket was largely in opposition to the war, 
and voluntary enlistments were few, consequently most of the 
men were drafted. These soldiers were quartered at the Plains 
at Portsmouth ready for service when called upon, but had 
little opportunity to show the measure of their heroic qualities. 

We give the roll of Capt. Peter Hersey's company from May 
24 to July 6, 1814 : 



Peter Hearsay, Capt. 
Ebenezer Smith, Lieut., 
Benj Frencli, Ensign, 
John Kaim, Sergeant, 
True Osgood, Serg. 
Jona. Dearborn, Serg. 
Peter Drown, Serg. 
Joseph R. Doe, Corporal, 
David McQuillan, Corp. 
Arthur Branscomb, Corp. 
George Doe, Fifer 
John Clark, Fifer, 
Ebene. Pease, Fifer, 
William Pike, Drummer. 
Oliver Brooks 
John Brown, 
John Bean 
Daniel Cram 
Ephralm Downs 
John Edgerly 
Joseph Fifield 
Zebulon Gilman 
David Goodwin 
James Glidden 
John T. Hill 
James W. Hale 
Levi Kennison 



Walter Little 
Jonathan Leavitt 
Nath. Loverlng 
Prescott Lawrence 
Andrew Miles ■ 
George Marble 
Thomas Montgomery 
Oliver Pinner 
Stephen Pendergast 
Theodore Ricker 
George Russell 
Josiah Randlett 
Enoch Sanborn 
Nath. Souther 
Daniel Smith 
Daniel Stevens 
William Tarlton 
Wm. Trefethen 
James Thompson 
Vincent Torr 
John Wadley 
Samuel Wiggin 
Winthrop Watson 
Jonathan West 
Noah Davis 
Wm. Greenough 



288 



History op Newfields. 



The following is the roll of his company from September 9 
to September 27 : 



Peter Hearsay, Captain 
Josep'li Furnald, Lieut., 
John Kennard, Ensign, 
Andrew B. Stiute, Serg., 
Amos Paul, Serg., 
Jere. Hearsay, Serg., 
Josiah. Burleigh, Serg. 
Samuel Brown, Corporal, 
Andrew Hall, Jr Corp. 
William "Wadgewood, Corp. 
Daniel Smith, Corp., 
William Pike, Drummer, 
Daniel Hilton, Fifer, 
John Shute 
John Miles 
Bliphalet Neal 
Henry Gilman 
Asa Neil 
George Miles 
William Keniston 
Benj. Norton 



Nathan Presson 
James Cram, Jr. 
W. Willis 
Zebulon Gilman 
John Parks 
Stephen Caswell 
Winthrop Watson 
James Speed 
Mark Burleigh 
Winthrop Burleigh, 
Josiah Smith 
William Rosho 
Israel Gilman 
Isaac Tuttle 
Benj. Shaw 
Benj. Leathers 
Thos. W. Fuller 
Andrew Drown 
John C. Fowler 
Oliver pinder. 



The following Newmarket men were in Capt. Jacob Dear- 
bom's company for sixty days, from September 26, 1814: James 
Burleigh, first lieutenant; John D. Shackford, sergeant; James 
Pearson, Thomas Graves, Joseph R. Doe, Samuel Stacey, Zebulon 
Keniston, Aaron Keniston, Nathan Presson. 

The war continued till the treaty of peace was signed at 
Ghent, December 24, 1814. New England suffered very little 
comparatively in consequence. The greatest disaster was the 
burning of 373 buildings covering fifteen acres at Portsmouth. 



Chapter XVII. 



Various Officers of Exeter and Newmarket, Early 
Marriages and Baptisms. 

It seems fitting here to make record of the various civil offi- 
cers of the olden time in Exeter and Newmarket whose resi- 
dence was within the present limits of Newfields. Only such, 
as far as ascertained, are given. Possibly some have been 
omitted. Early marriages and baptisms are appended. 



GENERAL OFFICERS. 
Care of Mast Trees. 



1664— John Folsom. 



Committee to Meet Boundary Commissioners. 
1652 — Samuel Dudley, Edward Hilton, Edward Oilman, Thomas Kin^ 

Councillors. 
1679-80— John Oilman, Robert Waldron. 
1789 — James Cram. 

Delegate to State Convention. 
1791 — Nathaniel Rogers. 

Deputies. 
1652 — Samuel Dudley, Edward Hilton. 
1681— WiUiam Moore, Robert Wadleigh. 

Justices of Court of Common Pleas. 
1659-63— Thomas Wiggin. 1737-42— Nathaniel Rogers. 

1661-64— Edward Hilton. 1743-48— Wilham Moore. 

1670-74— Peter Coffin. 1776-90— Nathaniel Folsom. 

1700-10— Winthrop Hilton. 1809-13— Richard Jenness. 

1729-30— Nicholas Oilman. 

Justices of Supreme Court. 
1694r-99— Robert Wadleigh. 1729-30— Andrew Wiggin. 

1698-99— Richard Hilton. 1731-39— Nicholas Oilman. 

1699-1712— Peter Coffin. 1740-47— Samuel Oilman. 

Magistrate. 
1641— Edward Hilton. 

Assistant Magistrate, 
1642, 1652— Edward Hilton. 

19 



290 History of Newfields. 

Overseer of Pipe Staves. 
1673 — John Wedgewood, Samuel Leavitt, 

Packers of Beef. 
1795 — Theodore Carlton, Paul Chapman, Daniel Hilton, Jr. 

Provost Marshall. 
1684— William Hilton. 

Rulers. 
1639— Isaac Gross. 1642-43— Thomas Wilson. 

Assistant Rulers. 
1639 — Augustine Storrs, Anthony Stanyan. 
1789, 1791— Nathaniel Rogers. 

Townsmen, 
1645 — Edward Hilton, Anthony Stanyan. 
1646 — Edward Hilton, Anthony Stanyan, Samuel Greenfield. 
1649 — Edward Hilton, James Wall, John Cram. 
1650 — Edward Hilton, Nathaniel Drake, John Legafc'^. 
1683— Humphrey Wilson, Peter Folsom, Moses Gilman, Sr. 
1691 — William Moore, Samuel Leavitt, John Folsom, Moses Leavitt, Ephraim 
Folsom. 

TOWN OFFICERS. 

Assessors. 
1705 — Thomas Webster, William Moore. 
1728 — Nicholas Gilman, Robert Drisco, 
1729— Joseph Neal. 
1732— Joseph Hall, Edward Hall. 
1734— Edward Hall, Robert Gilman. 
1735— Stephen Lyford, Edward Hall. 
1784 — Samuel Baker, Wentworth Cheswell. 
1785 — Nathaniel Rogers, Samuel Baker. 
1786 — Nathaniel Rogers, Jeremy Bryent. 
1787 — Samuel Baker, Wentworth Cheswell. 
1788 — Nathaniel Rogers, William Boardman. 
1789 — Nathaniel Rogers, Eliphalet Smith. 
1791 — Henry Wiggin, Wentworth Cheswell. 
1792— Eliphalet Smith, Henry Wiggin. 
1793 — Bradstreet Gilman, Joseph Young. 
1794 — Wentworth Cheswell, Andrew Gilman. 
1797 — John M. Smith, Wentworth Cheswell. 
1798— Wentworth Cheswell, Daniel Hilton. 
1799 — Daniel Hilton, Samuel Pickering. 

1 Exeter, Aug. 26, 1650. "being townsmen the last yeare, have at this meeting 
power giuene them by the Towne to gather vp by Asseocements or otherwais all 
such Rates or debts due from the Towne v/'^t^ was proper for them to gather vp when 
they were Townsmen. Voated." 



Officers of Exeter and Newmarket. 291 

1800— Bradstreet Oilman, John M. Smith, 

1802— Ichabod Hilton, John Bryent. 

1803 — Bradstreet Oilman, Dudley Watson. 

1804— Daniel Smith, Michael Wiggin. 

1805 — Nathaniel Kidder, Michael Wiggin. 

1806 — David Chapman, Dudley Watson. 

1807— Nathaniel Kidder, Seth R. Shackford. 

1808 — Nathaniel Kidder, Benjamin Levering. 

1809 — John Shute, Jr., Stephen Boardman. 

1810 — Winthrop Hilton, Jr., Nathaniel Ewer. 

1811 — Samuel Pickering, Andrew Oilman. 

1812 — Samuel Pickering, Oeorge Hilton. 

1813 — Oeorge Hilton, Seth R. Shackford, Bradstreet Oilman, Joseph S. Neal, 
James C. Churchill, Edward Hilton. 

1814 — Benjamin Lovering, Oeorge Hilton. 

1815 — Benjamin French, Bradstreet Oilman. 

1816 — Winthrop Hilton, Dudley Watson, Oeorge Hilton. 

1817 — Bradstreet Oilman, Oeorge Hilton, Samuel Pickering, Seth R. Shack- 
ford, Joseph S. Tash, Edward Hilton. 

1818 — William Tenney, Joseph Colcord, Edward Hilton. 

1819 — Benjamin Lovering, Seth R. Shackford, William Tenney. 

1820 — -Henry Wiggin, Abraham Pike, Samuel Lyford. Josiah Folsom, Nathan- 
iel Ewer, Seth R. Shackford. 

1821 — John Smart, Jr., Henry Watson, Charles Treadwell, Ehphalet Neal, 
Joseph Jenness, Edward Hilton. 

1822 — Thomas Cheswell, Joshua Brackett, Joseph Smart, Joseph Colcord. 

1824 — Eliphalet Neal, Asa Neal, Nathaniel Stevens, Jr., Nathaniel Norton. 

1826 — Paul Chapman, Charles Treadwell, Hall J. Jenness. ■*■ 

Auditors. 
1720— Joseph HaU. 

1723— Edward Hall, Bartholemew Thing. 
1732— Eliphalet Coffin, Stephen Lyford. 
1733 — Stephen Lyford, Peter Oilman. 
178-4 — Samuel Oilman, Ichabod Hilton, jlubartus Neal. 
1785 — Hubartus Neal, Joseph Young, Joseph Doe. 
1786 — James Hill, Joseph Young, Wentworth Cheswell. 
1787 — Hubartus Neal, James Hill, William Boardman. 
1788 — James Hill, Samuel Baker, Jeremiah Young. 
1789 — William Boardman, Henry Wiggin, Wentworth Cheswell. 
1790 — Jacob Burleigh, Joseph Young, Daniel Hill. 
1792 — Bradstreet Oilman, Wentworth Cheswell, John Perkins. 
1793 — Nathaniel Rogers, Jr., Henry Wiggin, Jr., Wentworth Cheswell. 
1794 — Nathaniel Rogers, Jr., Joseph Young, William Boardman. 
1799— Wentworth Cheswell, John M. Smith, John Bryent. 
1800 — Richard Hilton, Daniel Hilton, John Bryent. 
1801 — David Chapman, Wentworth Cheswell, William Boardman. 

1 Further records to 1849 not available. 



292 History of Newfields. 

1802 — Wentworth Cheswell, Nathaniel Rogers, Jr., Joseph Young. 
1804 — Wentworth Cheswell, Nathaniel Kidder, Paul Chapman. 
1805-8 — Wentworth Cheswell, George Hilton, Stephen Boardman. 
1809 — Wentworth Cheswell, Jeremy Mead, Robert Pilce. 
1810— Samuel Pickering, Stephen Boardman. 
1811 — Wentworth Cheswell, Stephen Boardman, John M. Smith. 
1812 — Wentworth Cheswell, Michael Wiggin, Stephen Boardman. 
1813 — John M. Smith, Wentworth Cheswell, John Pease. 
1814 — David Chapman, Wentworth Cheswell, John M. Smith. 
1815 — Jeremy Mead, Wentworth Cheswell, David Chapman. 
1816— Wentworth Cheswell, Benjamin Lovering, Seth R. Shackford. 
1817 — Edward Ordway, Nathaniel Sias. 

1818— David Chapman, Bradstreet Gilman, Benjamin Lovering. 
1820 — Charles Treadwell, William Tenney, Arthur Branscomb. 
1821 — Seth R. Shackford, Samuel Lyford, Samuel Pickering. 
1824 — ^Henry Wiggin, Benjamin Lovering, Warren Gilman. 
1826— Seth R. Shackford, William Tenney, Stephen A. Chase. ^ 

Collectors. 
1792— Robert Pike, Richard Hilton. 
1793-4— Robert Pike. 
1795 — Samuel Pickering, Samuel Neal. 
1796— Robert Pike. 
1797 — Joseph Pease, Robert Pike. 
1799 — Winthrop Hilton, Jr., Daniel Chapman. 
1800— Winthrop Hilton, Jr., Richard Hilton. 
1801 — Joseph Pease, John Mead. 
1802 — Joseph Doe, Jr., David Chapman. 
1803 — Joseph Pease, Stephen Boardman. 
1804 — Samuel Neal, Paul Chapman. 
1805 — Samuel Neal, David Chapman, Jr. 
1806 — David Chapman, Jr. 
1807— Richard Hilton, 
1808 — Richard Hilton, Stephen Boardman. 
1809 — -Richard Hilton, Joseph Doe, ir. 
1810 — Stephen Boardman, Benjamin French. 
1811 — David Chapman, Jr., Samuel Neal. 
1812 — Samuel Neal, Benjamin French. 
1813 — Joseph Colcord, Jr., Timothy Murray. 
1814 — Daniel Perkins, Joseph Colcord, Jr. 
1815 — Daniel Perkins, Nicholas Hersey. 
1816 — Josiah Burleigh, Bradstreet Gilman. 
1817 — Bradstreet Gilman, Joseph R. Doe. 
1818-20— Joseph R. Doe, Hall J. Jenness. 
1821 — Daniel Perkins, Hall J. Jenness. 
1822 — Joseph R. Doe, Hall J. Jenness. 
1823— William Pike, Daniel Perkins. 

1 Further records to 1849 not available. 



Officers of Exeter and Newmarket. 293 

1824 — Hall J. Jermess, Zebulon N. Doe. 
1825 — Hall J. Jenness, Seth R. Shackford. 
1826 — Hall J. Jenness, Zebulon N. Doe/ 

Constables. 

1690 — David Lawrence, Richard Hilton. 

1700 — Thomas Rollins, St., Moses Oilman, Jr. 

1701 — Peter Folsom, Winthrop Hilton. 

1708— Thomas Rollins. 

1720— Theophilus Hersey. 

1721 — Ephraim Folsom. 

1722 — Abraham Folsom, Andrew Glidden. 

1723— Robert Pike. 

1724— Stephen Lyford. 

1725 — Jethro Presson. 

1727 — James Burleigh, Jacob Smith. 

1728 — Oliver Smith, Richard Mattoon, Daniel Young. 

1729— Richard Clark. 

1732— Walter Neal, 

1734— William Perkins. 

1735 — Samuel Joy. 

1783— Samuel Baker. 

1784— Joseph Hilton. 

1785-6— Josiah Hilton. 

1787 — Nicholas Hersey, Jeremiah Young. 

1788 — Levi Chapman, Joseph Young-. 

1789 — Bradstreet Oilman, Benning Brackett. 

1790 — Robert Pike, Samuel Pickering. 

1791-2— Robert Pike, Richard Hilton. 

1793-4— Robert Pike. 

1795 — Samuel Pickering, Samuel Neal. 

1796— Robert Pike. 

1797 — Joseph Pease, Robert Pike. 

1799 — Winthrop Hilton, Jr., Daniel Chapman. 

1800— Winthrop Hilton, Jr., Richard Hilton. 

1801 — Joseph Pease, John Mead. 

1802 — Joseph Doe, Jr., David Chapman. 

1803 — Joseph Pease, Stephen Boardman. 

1804 — Samuel Neal, Paul Chapman. 

1805 — Samuel Neal, David Chapman, Jr. 

1806 — David Chapman, Jr. 

1807— Richard Hilton. 

1808 — Richard Hilton, Stephen Boardman. 

1809 — Richard Hilton, Joseph Doe, Jr. 

1810 — Stephen Boardman, Benjamin French. 

1811 — David Chapman. 

1812-3 — Edward Ordway, Benjamin French. 

1 Furtlier records to 1849 not available. 



294 History of Newfields. 

1814-6, 9 — Nathaniel Sias, Edward Ordway. 
1820 — Edward Ordway, David Murray. 
1821 — Warren Wheeler, Edward Ordway. 
1822-4 — Edward Ordway, Nathaniel Sias. 
1825 — Hall J. Jenness, Nathaniel Sias. 
1830— John C. Fowler/ 

Fence Viewers. 
1690— Robert Smart, Jr. 1705— Dudley Hilton. 

1703 — Jeremiah Bean. 

1723-4— Wilham Hilton. 



Field Driver. 



Hogreeves and Hay wards. 
1784 — Joseph Folsom, John Speed, Reuben Roberts, Thomas Hanaford. 
1785 — John Mighels, John Speed, Moses Kenniston, Joseph Folsom. 
1788 — Nathaniel Cobbey, Wiggin Doe. 

Jurors, Grand. 
1654 — Moses Oilman. 
1680— Moses Oilman. 
1791— James Hill, Daniel Tilton. 
1792— Daniel Hill, Andrew Oilman, James Smith. 
1793— Eliphalet Smith. 

Jurors, Petit. 
1672— Moses Oilman. 
1680— Kinsley Hall. 
1683 — William Hilton, Andrew Wiggin. 
1684 — William Hilton, James Marston, John Marston, John Mason, Jacob 

Brown. 
1685— Wilham Hilton, Samuel Hilton. 
1707— William Hilton, Samuel Hilton, Charles Hilton. 
1791 — Ichabod Hilton, David Chapman. 
1792— Robert Pike. 
1793 — Joseph Young. 
1828 — Newman Durrell, Samuel Perkins. 
1829— Temple Paul, Wilham Norris. 

Lot Layers. 
1674 — Moses Oilman, John Oilman, Lt. Hall. 
1680— Ralph Hall, John Oilman. 

1726 — Bartholomew Thing, Edward Hall, Edward Oilman. 
1732— Joseph Hall, Peter Oihnan, Edward Hall. 
1733— Peter Oilman. 
1736-8— Edward Hall. 
1773— Eliphalet Smith. 
1784-5, 8, 91— Hubartus Neal. 
1793— Hubartus Neal, Eliphalet Smith. 
1794— Hubartus Neal, Daniel Smith, Wentworth Cheswell, Paul Robinson. 

iFurther records to 1849 not available. 



Officers of Exeter and Newmarket. 



295 



Measurers. 
1660 — John Robinson, John Folsom, Sr. 



1696, 1705— Peter Coffin. 
1698— William Moore. 
1700, 4— Kinsley Hall. 
1706, 9— Theophilus Dudley. 
1707-8— Moses Leavitt. 
1711 — John Oilman. 
1713-5 — Moses Leavitt. 
1716-8— Nicholas Oilman. 
1720, 4-5— John Oilman. 
1721-2, 8— Samuel Thing. 
1723, 6— Moses Leavitt. 
1727, 9— John Oilman, 
1730-5 — Nicholas Oilman. 

1736, 8— John Oilman. 

1737, 9 — Nicholas Oilman. 
1743-8— Nicholas Oilman. 
1745— Joseph Hall. 
1778— Hubartus Neal. 
1782— Samuel Baker. 
1784 — Jeremiah Folsom. 



1680— John Bean. 
1786, 9-95— Jacob Fowler. 
1796, 8-1800— Chase Wiggin. 
1801-13— John Perkins. 



Moderators. 



1785-6— Walter Bryent. 

1787-8— Hubartus Neal. 

1789— Samuel Baker. 

1790-2, 4, 6— Nathaniel Rogers. 

1793— Nathaniel Kidder. 

1795 — Joseph Young. 

1797— Daniel Smith. 

1798-9— Nathaniel Kidder. 

1800-1, 4, 6, 8— Wentworth Cheswell. 

1810-1, 3-6— Wentworth Cheswell. 

1812 — Stephen Boardman. 

1817, 20— Paul Chapman. 

1818 — David Chapman. 

1819, 21— William Tenney. 

1822— Moses White. 

1823— Seth R. Shackford. 

1824, 6— Abner P. Stinson. 

1825— William Tenney. 

1829— Charles Treadwell. 



Pound Keepers. 



1814-5— Winthrop Watson. 
1818— John Perkins. 
1819— Samuel C. Davis. 
1823— John C. Fowler. 



Representatives. 

1680— Ralph Hall. 

1681— William Moore, Robert Wadleigh. 

1684 — Robert Smart, Thomas Wiggin. 

1685 — Samuel Leavitt, John Folsom. 

1692— William Moore, Samuel Leavitt. 

1693 — John Oilman, Jonathan Thing, Moses Leavitt, Theophilus Dudley. 

1694-5— John Folsom, Kinley Hall. 

1696 — Samuel Leavitt. 

1697— John Folsom. 

1698— Theophilus Dudley, Moses Leavitt. 

1702— Moses Leavitt, Theophilus Dudley. 

1703 — Samuel Leavitt, Samuel Thing. 

1709 — Theophilus Dudley, Nicholas Oilman, Richard Oilman. 

1711-2 — Theophilus Dudley, Nicholas Oilman. 

1713-5 — Samuel Thing, Nicholas Oilman. 

1716-22 — Capt. John Oilman, Lt. John Oilman. 



296 History of Newfields. 

1727— Samuel Thing, Bartholemew Thing. 
1728— Samuel Thing. 
1732 — Nicholas Oilman. 
1734— Peter Oilman. 
1736, 8^0— Edward Hall. 
1741-7 — Israel Oilman. 
1748-52— Edward Hall. 
1752-5 — Israel Oilman. 
1755-6, 8, 62— Joseph Smith. 
1765-7, 71— John Burleigh. 
1771-4 — Israel Oilman. 
1775 — Joseph Smith, John Burleigh. 
1775-6— Thomas Tash. 
1776-8, 80— Samuel Oilman. 
1781 — Samuel Oilman, James Hill. 
1782, 4-5, 92— James Hill. 
1783 — Samuel Oilman, James Hill. 
1786 — Voted not to send. 
1787 — Samuel Brooks. 
1788-91— Nathaniel Rogers. 
1793 — None chosen. 
1794-6 — Josiah Adams. 
1797-8 — James Smith. 
1799-1802, 5— James Hill. 
1803-4, 6-8— Jeremiah Mead. 
1809-10— David Chapman, Jr. 
1811, 4— Dudley Watson. 
1812-3 — David Chapman, Jr. 
1815— John M. Smith. 
1816-20— Jeremiah Mead. 
1821— Oeorge O. Hilton. 
1822-5, 8, 30— Arthur Branscomb. 
1826-7— Abner B. Stinson. 
1829, 34, 6— James P. Creighton. 
1831-3— David Murray. 
1835 — Oeorge W. Kittredge. 
1837 — Nathaniel E. Burleigh, Oliver Lamprey. 
1838 — Oliver Lamprey, Oeorge O. Hilton. 
1839-40— Oeorge O. Hilton, W. W. Stickney. 
1841 — W. W. Stickney. Second not chosen. 
1842— John M. Towle, Nathaniel E. Burleigh. 
1843 — John M. Towle. Second no choice. 
1844-5 — Joseph R. Doe, Benjamin Brooks. 

1846-7 — Joseph Pinder, Oeorge W. Dearborn, who died 1847 and to fill va- 
cancy, Oeorge W. Kittredge. 
1848 — Oeorge W. Kittredge, Nathaniel Stevens. 
1849 — Nathaniel Stevens, Oeorge O. Hilton. 



Officers of Exeter and Newmarket. 297 

Retailers of Liquors. 
1822, 4-5, 8— Thomas Drowne. 
1822— John Watson, Jr. 
1823— Joseph B. Doe. 
1823-4, 6, 8 — James Coleman. 
1824— Joseph S. Brackett. 
1825-6— Nathaniel Long. 

1826 — David Manning, James P. Harvey, Samuel Smith. 
1827 — Joseph Adams, Burton & Smith, Chapman & Doe. 
1827-8— David Murray. 

1827, 31 — James P. Hanscomb. 

1828— Samuel Shackford, Tenney & Wheeler. 

1828, 30— Temple Paul. 

Retailers in House. 
1822— Ann E. Treadwell, Prudence Dyer. 
1822-4— Nathaniel Ewer. 
1822-6— Hannah Pease. 
1825— Moses Pike. 
1827 — John Stevens,^ Levi Kennison. 

Retailers in Store. 
1821— Joseph R. Doe. 
1821-2, 4-5 — Arthur Branscomb 

1822 — John Kennard, Andrew Hall, James Coleman, Andrew W. Doe. 
1822-4, 6-8— Benjamin Coe. 
1822, 4— Widow Mary Hilton. 

1823 — Edward Smith, Robert Clark, James P. Harvey. 
1823-4 — Newmarket Manufacturing Company. 
1825— Samuel Smith, Benjamin M. Burnham, John Cogswell. 
1826 — Benjamin Brown. 
1827— George O. Hilton, Charles Goss. 
1828— Thomas Tuttle, Daniel Tuttle. 

Town Clerks. 

1649— John Legat. 1784-1809— Josiah Adams. 

1689— Johnathan Thing. 1810-4— John M. Smith. 

1700-19— Samuel Thing. 1815— John Chapman, Jr. 

1720-5— Kinsley Hall. 1815-26— Daniel Hill. 

1726-8— Josiah Hall. 1828-32— James Coleman. 

1729— Bartholemew Thing. 1848— J. S. French. 

School Committees. 
1813 — Henry Wiggin, Thomas Churchill, Joseph S. Niel, Nicholas Hersey, 

James C. Churchill, Samuel Lyford. 
1814 — Nathaniel Kidder, Nathaniel Huntoon, Rev. John Brodhead, Rev. 

Curtis Coe. 
1822 — Wilham Tenney, Moses White, Rev. John Brodhead, Bradstreet 

Gilman, Samuel Lyford, Nathaniel Ewer. 
1823— Rev. John Brodhead, Wilham Tenney, Benjamin Lovering. 
1 Revoked because of disorderlj' house. 



298 History of Newfields. 

1825 — William Tenney, Dr. Sanborn, Stephen A. Chase, James Coleman, 
Robert Clark, Benjamin Coe, Abner P. Stinson, Charles Treadwell. 
Thomas Perkins. 

Sealer of Leather. 

1784— Levi Colcord. 

Sealers of Weights and Measures. 
1784— Hubartus Neal. 1813-6— John Kennard. 

Selectmen. 
1644 — Richard Bulgar. 
1645-6 — Edward Hilton, Anthony Stanyan. 
1647 — William Moore, James Wall, John Legat. 
1648 — John Legat, Godfrey Dearborn, John Cram. 
1649 — James Wall, John Legat, John Cram. 
1650 — John Legat, Thomas King, Henry Roby. 
1651— Edward Hilton. 
1652 — Edward Hilton, Thomas King, John Oilman, Thomas Pettit, John 

Legat. 
1653 — John Robinson, Humphrey Wilson, Moses Oilman. 
1654 — William Moore, John Oilman. 
1655-7 — John Oilman. 

1658 — ^William Moore, Thomas King, Humphrey Wilson, Jonathan Thing. 
1659 — Moses Oilman. 
1660 — Moses Oilman, Thomas Biggs. 
1661 — John Oilman, John Robinson, Jonathan Thing. 
1662— Thomas Thing. 
1666 — John Robinson. 

1668 — John Oilman, Jonathan Thing, John Folsom. 
1671-2 — William Moore, John Oilman, Jonathan Thing. 
1773 — John Robinson, Moses Oilman, Ralph Hall. 
1674 — Moses Oilman, John Oilman, Ralph Hall. 
1675 — John Oilman, Ralph Hall, Samuel Leavitt. 
1676 — John Oilman, Jonathan Thing, Ralph Hall. 
1677 — John Oilman, Moses Oilman, Ralph Hall. 
1678— John Oilman, Ralph Hall. 
1679— Edward Smith. 

1680— Edward Smith, Ralph Hall, Edward Oilman. 
1681 — Kinsley Hall, Edward Oilman, John Folsom, Jr. 
1682-3 — Edward Oilman, Jonathan Thing. 
1687— John Wadleigh. 
1690 — William Hilton, Biley Dudley, Kinsley Hall, Francis Lyford, Edward 

Oilman. 
1691 — John Folsom, Samuel Leavitt, WiUiam Moore, Ephraim Folsom. 
1693 — Moses Oilman, Sr., Richard Hilton, John Wilson, Theophilus Dudley, 

Kinsley Hall. 
1694— Wilham Moore, Theophilus Dudley, Biley Dudley, Robert Smart, Sr., 

Moses Oilman. 
1695 — Biley Dudley, Theophilus Dudley, James Sinclair. 



Officers of Exeter and Newmarket. 299 

1696 — Samuel Leavitt, Moses Leavitt, John Folsom, Jr., Winthrop Hilton, 
James Oilman. 

1699— William Moore, Theophilus Dudley, Andrew Wiggin, Nicholas Oilman. 

1700 — Biley Dudley, Nicholas Oilman, James Sinclair. 

1701 — Theophilus Dudley, Richard Hilton, Simon Wiggin, Nicholas Oilman, 
John Oilman. 

1702-3 — Richard Hilton, Jonathan Thing, John Oilman. 

1704 — Theophilus Dudley, Jonathan Thing, Simon Wiggin, John Oilman, 
Samuel Leavitt. 

1705 — Jonathan Thing, Simon Wiggin, John Oilman, Robert Coffin, Jona- 
than Wadleigh. 

1706 — James Sinclair, John Robinson, Bradstreet Oilman, Theophilus Dud- 
ley, Theophilus Smith. 

1707 — Theophilus Dudley, Samuel Leavitt, Richard Hilton, Robert Coffin, 
Jonathan Wadleigh. 

1708 — Richard Hilton, John Oilman, Robert Coffin, Theophilus Dudley, 
Jonathan Wadleigh. 

1709 — Theophilus Dudley, Nicholas Oilman, William Moore, William French, 
Jerome Connor. 

1711 — Theophilus Dudley, Capt. John Oilman, Lt. John Oilman, Theophilus 
Smith, William Moore. 

1712 — Andrew Wiggin, William Moore, Lt. John Oilman. 

1713 — Capt. John Oilman, WilHam Moore, Andrew Wiggin, Theophilus 
Smith, Jonathan Wadleigh. 

1714 — Capt_. John Oilman, Andrew Wiggin, Jonathan Wadleigh, Jonathan 
Thing, Lt. John Oilman. 

1715 — Richard Hilton, Jonathan Thing, Capt. John Oilman, Joseph Hall. 

1716 — Jonathan Thing, Capt. John Oilman, Joseph Hall. 

1717 — Moses Leavitt, Lt. John Oilman, Joseph Hall. 

1718 — Nicholas Oilman, Capt. John Oilman, Edward Hall. 

1720 — Capt. John Oilman, Thomas Wilson, John Robinson, Edward HaU, 
Cornelius Connor. 

1721 — Joseph Hall, Nicholas Oilman, James Leavitt, Bartholemew Thing, 
James Sinclair. 

1722— Edward Hall, Nicholas Cordon, Samuel Thing. 

1723 — Capt. John Oilman, Jonathan Wadleigh, Joseph Hall, Thomas Wal- 
dron, James Leavitt. 

1724 — Capt. John Oilman, Jonathan Wadleigh, Thomas Wilson, Joseph Leav- 
itt, Joseph Hall. 

1725 — Nicholas Oilman, Eliphalet Coffin, Nicholas Cordon, John Robinson, 
Caleb Oilman. 

1726-7 — Nicholas Oilman, Bartholemew Thing, Jonathan Wadleigh, Edward 
Hall, Andrew Ohdden. 

1728 — John Oilman, Jonathan Wadleigh, Bartholemew Thing, Joseph Thing, 
James Leavitt. 

1729 — Nicholas Oilman, Capt. John Oilman. 

1730 — Capt. John Oilman, Caleb Oilman, Joseph Thing. 

1731 — Caleb Oilman, Lt. John Oilman, Joseph Young. 

1732 — Lt. John Oilman, Joseph Young. 



300 History of Newfields. 

1733 — Eliphalet Coffin, Joseph Young, Samuel Oilman. 
1734 — Stephen Lyford, Joseph Young, Edward Oilman. 
1735 — Edward Colcord, Ezekiel Oilman. 
1736-7 — Caleb Oilman, Joseph Young, Samuel Oilman. 
1738 — Samuel Oilman, 
1739 — Joseph Young. 
1740 — Edward Oilman. 
1755 — Robert Smart, Winthrop Hilton. 
1760-1 — Hubartus Neal, John Burleigh, Peter Folsom. 
1765 — John Burleigh, Israel Oilman, Jr., Walter Bryent. 
1770 — Hubartus Neal, John Burleigh. 
1775 — Thomas Tash, Samuel Pease, Josiah Adams. 
1776 — Samuel Oilman, James Cram, Samuel Baker. 
1780— Daniel Hilton. 

1782 — Walter Bryent, Jr., Joseph Doe, Wentworth Cheswell. 
1783 — Samuel Oilman, Wentworth Cheswell. 
1784 — Jeremiah Folsom, Nathaniel Rogers, Joseph Young. 
1785 — Samuel Oilman, Wentworth Cheswell, Ichabod Hilton. 
1786-7 — Samuel Oilman, Ichabod Hilton, Eliphalet Smith. 
1788 — Ichabod Hilton, Eliphalet Smith, Jacob Burleigh. 
1789 — Nathaniel Kidder, Ichabod Hilton, Jacob Burleigh. 
1790-1 — Ichabod Hilton, Nathaniel Kidder, Bradstreet Oilman. 
1792-3 — Nathaniel Kidder, Ichabod Hilton, Andrew Oilman. 
1794 — Bradstreet Oilman, Ichabod Hilton, Nathaniel Kidder. 
1795 — Wentworth Cheswell, Ichabod Hilton, Richard Hilton. 
1796 — Henry Wiggin, William Boardman, John Burleigh. 
1797 — William Boardman, Richard Hilton, Daniel Hilton, Jr. 
1798 — William Boardman, Samuel Pickering, Richard Hilton. 
1799 — Daniel Smith, Nathaniel Lord, William Boardman. 
1800 — Nathaniel Lord, Daniel Smith, Robert Pike. 
1801-3 — Robert Pike, Daniel Smith, Samuel Pickering. 
1804-5 — John M. Smith, Ichabod Hilton, Bradstreet Oilman. 
1806 — John M. Smith, John Shute, Jr., Jacob Burleigh. 
1807 — John M. Smith, Jacob Burleigh, John Shute, Jr. 
1808— John M. Smith, John Shute, Jr., Michael Wiggin. 
1809 — John M. Smith, Oeorge Hilton, Benjamin Lovering. 
1810 — John M. Smith, Benjamin Lovering, Oeorge Hilton. 
1811 — Benjamin Lovering, Winthrop Hilton, Nathaniel Ewer. 
1812 — Henry Wiggin, Benjamin Lovering, Joseph Pease. 
1813 — Paul Chapman, Winthrop Hilton, Benjamin Lovering. 
1814 — Paul Chapman, Winthrop Hilton, Jr., Joseph S. Neal. 
1815 — Winthrop Hilton, Jr., Paul Chapman, Thomas Churchill. 
1816 — Thomas Churchill, Joseph Colcord, Samuel Lyford. 
1817 — Paul Chapman, Joseph Colcord, Thomas Cheswell. 
1818-9 — Paul Chapman, Samuel Pickering, George Hilton. 
1820 — Paul Chapman, Oeorge Hilton, Hall J. Jenness. 
1821-2— Paul Chapman, Benjamin Lovering, Abraham Pike. 
1823-4 — Paul Chapman, Abraham Pike, Andrew Doe. 
1825 — Paul Chapman, Eliphalet Neal, Andrew Doe. 



Officers of Exeter and Newmarket. 301 

1826 — Benjamin Coe, Thomas Perkins, George Robinson. 

1827 — Benjamin Coe, Thomas Perkins. 

1829 — Samuel Lyford, John R. Shackford, Thomas Perkins. 

1830— David Murray, John R. Shackford. 

1835 — George O. Hilton, David Murray, Hall J. Jenness. 

1848— J. M. Chapman, J. S. Bennett, S. Neal. 

Surveyors of Highways. 

1678— Moses Gihnan. 

1690 — Richard Matoon, Francis Rollins. 

1692— Peter Folsom, Richard Hilton. 

1697— Winthrop Hilton. 

1699— John Perkins. 

1702— Dudley Hilton, Henry Wadleigh. 

1703— John Bean. 

1735 — Joseph Burleigh. 

1784 — Jonathan Colcord, Stephen Lyford, Nicholas Hersey, Philip Fowler, 
Jacob Burleigh, Jeremiah Young, Joseph Smart, Samuel Burleigh, 
Samuel Chapman. 

1785 — Jonathan Colcord, Joseph Smith, John Folsom, Joseph Smith, Jr. 

1786 — Nathaniel Rogers, Joseph Young, Nicholas Hersey, Edward Hilton, 
Samuel Chapman, Hubartus Neal, Jr., Stephen Lyford, Charles Smart. 

1788 — WUham Boardman, John M. Smith, David Chapman, Gideon Col- 
cord, Charles Smart, Joseph Srnart, Nicholas Hersey, Francis Lyford, 
Richard Hilton, John Folsom. 

1789 — Walter Bryent, Joseph Young, Paul Chapman, Daniel Hill, Daniel 
Hilton, Joseph Smith, Walter Neal, Smith Chapman, John Colcord, 
Samuel Pickering, Samuel Burleigh, Joseph Folsom. 

Surveyors of Lumber. 
1784 — Walter Bryent, William Odiorne, Jeremy Young. 
1785 — Walter Bryent, William Odiorne, Benjamin Folsom. 
1815-6 — Thomas Drowne. 

Tavern Keepers. 
1822-6— Abner P. Stinson. 

1822— Robert Clark, William W. Messer, Thomas Perkins. 
1823-5— Anna E. Treadwell, John Clough. 
1826-7 — Benjamin B. Tuttle, Arthur Branscomb. 
1827— Charles Treadwell. 
1828— John Hoit. 
1828-9, 35— John Stephens. 
1829— Ira Weeks, David Murray. 
1831— Robert Clark, MUes Durgin. 

Tithingmen. 
1678 — Jonathan Robinson. 

1720 — Abraham Folsom, Nathaniel Bartlett, Jeremiah Folsom. 
1721— Andrew GHdden. , 
1724 — Joseph Perkins. 



302 History of Newfields. 

1725 — Benjamin Folsom, Trueworthy Leavitt, Josiah Burleigh. 

1728 — Joseph Robinson, Samuel Edgerly. 

1729 — Nathaniel Oilman, Nathaniel Webster. 

1732 — Joel Judkins, Benjamin Rollins, Philip Wadleigh. 

1784 — Jonathan Robinson, David Colcord. 

1785 — Joshua Brackett, Jacob Burnham, Daniel Hill. 

1789— Robert Mitchell, Zebulon Doe. 

1790 — James Burleigh, Walter Neal. 

1792 — Jonathan Robinson, David Colcord. 

1794 — David Smart, Paul Chapman. 

1795 — Wilham Coffin, Zebulon Doe, Paul Chapman, David Smart. 

1797 — Paul Chapman, Andrew Oilman, Daniel Hill. 

1799 — William Coffin, Paul Chapman, Jeremiah Colcord. 

1801 — Paul Chapman, Thomas Drowne. 

1802 — Thomas Drowne, Andrew Oilman. 

1803 — David Hill. James Burleigh, Benjamin Hill. 

1804 — Timothy Murray, Andrew Oilman, Paul Chapman. 

1805 — Bradstreet Oilman, Thomas Churchill, Ichabod Hilton. 

1806 — Timothy Murray, Bradstreet Oilman. 

1809 — Isaac Jenness, Bradstreet Oilman. 

1810 — -Smith Chapman, Andrew Oilman, Isaac Jenness. 

1813 — Michael Wiggin, Ebenezer Smith. 

1814 — Daniel Hill, Seth R. Shackford, Bradstreet Oilman. 

1815 — ^Winthrop Hilton, Jr., Paul Chapman. 

1817 — Benjamin Lovering, Oeorge Hilton, Charles Treadwell, Bradstreet 

Oilman. 
1818 — Ichabod Hilton, Bradstreet Oilman, John N. Watson. 
1819 — Seth R. Shackford, Bradstreet Oilman. 
1820 — Seth R. Shackford, Oeorge Hilton, Bradstreet Oilman. 
1822 — William Tenney, John N. Watson, John Kennard. 

■ Marriages by Rev. Nathaniel Ewer . 
1774 — January 9, Joseph Folsom to Martha Oraves. 
1774 — January 26, Reuben Aisten to Mary Speed. 
1774 — February 2, Jacob Joy to Hannah Cram. 
1774 — February 17, Robert Jackson to Olive Farnum. 
1774 — March 20, Benjamin Stevens to Love Hardy. 
1774 — June 16, Joseph Young, Jr., to Dorcas Ewer. 
1774 — August 4, Benjamin Drew to Mehitabel Savage. 
1774 — September 24, William Burleigh to Comfort Taylor. 
1774 — December 24, Samuel Ward to Rebecca Perdean. 
1775 — March 2, William Benton to Elizabeth Mason. 
1775— July 20, John Meader to Mehetabel Ewer. 
1775 — October 8, Francis Durgan to Sally Remick. 
1775 — December 10, Daniel Durgan to Anna Smart. 
1776 — June 13, Josiah Bennet to Catey Oooden. 
1776 — July 30, Elisha Cummins to Jemima Marston. 
1777 — March 17, Solomon Huntress to Lucy Burleigh. 
1777 — June 2, William Stevens to Martha Bennet. 



Marriages. 303 

1777 — August 25, John Elliot to Hannah Kinnison. 
1777 — November 26, John Young to Mary Burleigh. 
1777 — December 4, Levi Folsom to Joannah Weeks. 
1778 — February 23, John Barter to Phebe Bennet. 
1778 — March 22, Israel Oilman to Abigail Folsom. 
1778 — July 4, Samuel Dyer to Keziah Young. 
1778— July 21, Col. David Oilman to Sarah Hilton. 
1778— July 28, Walter Bryent, Esq., to Molley Watson. 
1778— October 18, Joseph Shute to Salley Mead. 
1778 — October 28, William Stockman to Lydia Bennet. 
1778 — December 10, Asa Wiggin to Anna Mash. 
1779— May 20, Jacob Burleigh to Sally Burleigh. 
1779 — August 1, Jacob Ames to Mehitabel Ooodin. 
1779 — September 30, Smith Chapman to Sarah Burleigh. 
1779 — October 28, Thomas Solomon to Jane Thompson. 
1779 — November 28, Daniel Sanborn to Lydia Marston. 
1780— January 30, Peter Hersey to Polly Sheaf e. 
1780 — April 6, Dudley Watson to Anna Hilton. 
1780 — May 8, Richard Secomb to Dinah Bennet. 
1780 — August 21, Samuel Pease to Comfort Marston. 
1780— -August 21, Jonathan Whicher to Mercy Pike. 
1780— November 5, Robert Hill to Phebe Murry. 
1780 — November 9, Morgan Conner to Mary Doe. 
1780 — December 7, John Young, Jr., to Anna Mason. 
1780 — December 26, Josiah Parsons to Susanna Chapman. 
1781— May 10, Nathaniel Chesley to Hannah Murry. 

1781 — May 30, Abraham Persons to Abigail Burleigh. 

1781 — June 14, Jeremiah Young to Sarah Cram. 

1781 — August 9, David Wiggin to Patty Rowe. 

1781 — August 26, Philip Fowler to Apphia Stevens. 

1781 — October 1, Lot Wedgewood to Elizabeth Smith. 

1782— March 12, Joseph Burleigh to Mary Hilton. 

1782— March 28, Wiggin Doe to Mary Churchel. 

1782 — May 9, Jonathan Foss to Mary Burleigh. 

1782— October 13, Eliphalet Smith to Nancy Bryent. 

1782 — October 28, Levi Chapman to Sally Barber. 

1783 — January 9, Samuel Smith to Abigail Burleigh. 

1783 — March 6, Joseph Osband to Martha Jewett. 

1783 — March 20, Benjamin Tuttle to Jean Folsom. 

1783 — August 17, Richard Lasco to Dinah Bennet. 

1784 — March 24, George Curtis to Temperance Dam. 

1784— March 25, John Pike Hilton to Love Lyford. 

1784 — March 25, Andrew Smith Hilton to Deborah Oilman. 

1784 — March 25, James Burleigh to Drusilla Ewer. 

1784 — March 29, Zebulon Pease to Mary Burleigh. 

1784 — June 13, William Burleigh to Sarah Ames. 

1784 — July 22, Nathaniel Burleigh to Rhoda Ames. 

1784 — September 8, Moses Ferren to Aseneah Roberson. 

1784— September 16, Jonathan Roberson to Elizabeth Godso. 



304 History of Newfields. 

1784— October 5, William White to Polly Longfellow. 

1784 — October 7, Daniel Smith to Hannah Clark. 

1785 — January 20, Paul Chapman to Sally Smart. 

1785 — AprU 24, Noah Wedgewood to Abigail Mason. 

1785 — June 7, Richard Preson to Love Smart. 

1785 — June 21, Reuben French to Lydia Churchil. 

1785 — July 23, Henry Wiggin to Ami Herrick. 

1785 — October 6, Simeon Moulton to Lydia Pease. 

1785 — November 13, Isaac Burleigh to Eunice Bracket. 

1785 — December 7, Jonathan Folsom to Prudence Weeks. 

1786 — January 15, Andrew Doe to Polly Follet. 

1786 — February 16, Thomas Chamberlain to Judith Burleigh. 

1786 — February 16, Benning Smart to Betsey Duda. 

1786 — March 14, James Marston to Comfort Hilton. 

1786— March 23, Walter Bryant, Jr., to Hannah Goodin. 

1786 — June 14, David Cram to Susannah Clough. 

1786 — July 23, Simon Dow to Abigail Murry. 

1786 — December 28, Thomas Watson to Abigail Wiggin. 

1787 — February 3, Ebenezer Willson to Abigail Smart. 

1787 — February 25, Stephen Moulton to Deborah Hilton. 

1787 — June 4, Jacob Folsom to Elizabeth Smart. 

1787 — June 5, Jacob Randal to Nancy Shute. 

1787 — September 6, John Edgerly to Temperance Duda. 

1788 — January 24, Ebenezer Smith to Elenor Hilton. 

1788 — March 6, Thomas Ham to Elizabeth Chapman. 

1788— AprU 3, lehob Churchel to Ehzabeth Doe. 

1788 — July 22, -Nicholas Duda to Judith Kinnison. 

1788— October 23, Peter Colcord to Elizabeth Rooks. 

1788 — November 23, Henry Watson to Nancy Smart. 

1788 — November 27, Hezeldah Smith to Betsey Smith. 

1789 — January 29, Andrew Folsom to Anna Folsom. 

1789— April 9, Michael Wiggin to Deborah Perkins. 

1789 — September 17, Joseph Low Burleigh to Elizabeth Ewer. 

1789 — September 21, Henry Burleigh to Betsey Rogers. 

1789— October 4, Oilman Gale to Polly Wiggin. 

1789— October 22, Daniel Bodge to Polly Cram. 

1790— March 23, Dudley Oilman to Betsey H. Persons. 

1790 — September 12, James Cram, Jr., to Polly Sanborn. 

1790 — October 22, John Willes to Susannah Scriggins. 

1790 — ^December 15, Richard Bartlet to Deborah Thurston. 

1790 — December 16, Peter Hearsey to Polly Folsom. 

1790 — December 28, Samuel Pickering to Betsey Bracket. 

1791 — January 6, Edmund Pendergast to Lydia Murry. 

1791 — January 12, John Doe to Ruth Dearborn. 

1791 — March 3, Joseph Badger to Deborah Oilman. 

1791— March 20, Samuel Shackford to Sally Hannafort. 

1791 — April 9, William Hersey to Polly Smart. 

1791 — April 9, Ebenezer Plummer to Ruth Dole. 

1792 — January 12, Benjamin Perkins to Mary Neal. 



Marriages. 305 

1792— Mai'ch 18, Joseph Duda to Nancy Stevens. 
1792— March 27, John Hodge to Polly Stevens. 
1792— May 20, Henry Tilton to Olive Plaisted Rogers. 
1792 — July 2, Jonathan Barker, Jr., to Mary Ewer. 
1792 — September 11, Edward Hilton, 3d to Betsey Watson. 
1792 — September 20, Jeremiah Bracket to Polly Smart. 
1792 — November 15, Lawrence Gordon to Martha Hilton. 
1793 — January 3, Robert Burnham to Nancy Doe. 
1793 — January 20, Richard Hubbard of Shapley, Me., to Sally Parsons. 
1793 — February 10, Alexander Johnson of Northwood to Betsey Murray. 
1793 — April 29, Jeremiah W. Ham of Somersworth to Susannah Smart. 
1793 — May 19, Nicholas Grace to Abigail Scriggens. 
1793 — August 1, John Crockett to Mary Bryant. 
1793 — August 4, Reuben Doe, Jr., to Lydia Stevens. 
1793 — August 15, Thomas Seavey to Nancy Kinnison. 
1794 — February 4, Moses Chandler to Sally Gooden. 
1794 — April 7, Samuel Tarlton to Mrs. Jerusha Hopkins. 
1794 — October 13, Lawrence Gooden to Betsey Hilton. 
1794 — December 28, Joshua Pickering of Gilmanton to Polly Doe. 
1795 — January 24, Benjamin Hobbs of Effingham to Sally Hilton. 
1795 — August 7, Jonathan Elliot to Anna Kinnison. 
1795 — October 7, Joseph Churchel to Sally Tash. 
1795 — December 1, Winthrop Hilton to Abigail Hilton. 
1796 — June 9, John Bryant to Sally Young. 
1796 — December 15, Henry Stockbridge to Lydia Follet. 
1797 — 5, Josiah Tuck to Mrs. Love Hilton. 
1797— April 12, Samuel Brooks to Sally Dow. 
1797 — May 3, Abraham Kinnison to Sally Tucker. 
1797 — December 24, Francis Doe to Deborah Smith. 
1798 — February 5, Samuel Ward to Polly Critchet. 
1798 — -February 6, Daniel Cooley to Hannah Folsom. 
1798 — July 9, Samuel Mason to Betsey Burleigh. 
i 

By Rev. Samuel Shepard. 

1777 — July 10, John Colcord to Helena Carpenter. 

1791 — November 24, Benjamin Binder to Susannah Perkins. 

1796— August 28, Zebulon Dudy, Jr., to Mrs. Polly Gilman of Exeter. 

1797 — April 16, Josiah Hunniford to Mrs. Olive Lary of Brentwood. 

1798 — -June 10, Jonathan Sanborn to Betsey Dalton. 

By Rev. Samuel Tomb. 

1794 — November 19, John Thurston of Parsonfield, Me., to Susannah Duda. 

1794 — December 11, Henry Wiggin, Jr., to Hannah Hill. 

1794 — December 25, John Mead to Lucy Lord. 

1795 — -February 8, Samuel Scriggans to Betsey Baker. 

1795 — February 18, Capt. Aaron Deale of Salisbury, Mass., to Sally Gilman. 

1795 — November 12, Joseph Pease to Polly Jenness. 

1795 — ^December 31, Samuel Calfe of Kingston to Patty Wiggin. 



306 History of Newfields. 

1796 — January , John Jack of Chester to Grace Hoit. 
1796 — February 19, Barker Wiggin to Deborah Bracket. 

By Rev. Samuel Kelley. 
1829 — February 5, James F. Sanborn of Sanbornton to Mary E. Meserve. 
1829— March 19, William A. Shackford to Entwinett C. Lanveat. 
1829 — September 10, Henry Baker to Susan Murray. 
1830 — January 18, John Folsom of Raymond to Sally Pillsbury. 

By Rev. Ossemus Tinker. 
1830 — December 13, David French of Stratham to Susan Burley. 
1831— September 22, John S. Meserve to Ann Hill. 
1831 — November 25, Jonathan Bruce of Lynn, Mass., to Susan Hilton. 
1831 — December 26, Ebenezer E. Demeret of Madbury to Sophia Young. 
1832 — February 14, Mark Brewster of Somersworth to Harriet Coon. 
1832 — July 4, Ephraim Day to Mariah Wetherby. 
1832— July 30, James W. Smith to Mehitable Smart. 
1832 — August 26, Lemuel Perkins to Maria B. Young. 
1832 — September 9, Joel Laney to Sarah Weymouth. 
1833 — January 14, WiUiam C. Page to Dorcas Felker. 

1833 — January 22, Thomas Leach of Lowell, Mass., to Sarah Ann Wiggin. 
1833 — February 9, Thomas Haywood of Portsmouth to Abigail Berry. 
1833 — February 28, Ebenezer Joy of South Berwick, Me., to Mehitable M. 

Doe. 
1833 — April 11, Jacob Johnson to Betsey Farnsworth. 
1833 — July 24, Benjamin Mathes to Abigail Smart. 

By Rev. Ezekiel M. Stickney. 
1832 — August 27, John Johnson to Mary S. Fernald. 
1832 — November 15, Joseph D. Binder to Hannah Ham. 
1832 — November 27, Christopher Rymes to Louisa Bean. 
1833 — January 7, Samuel C. Carlton to Eliza Goodwin. 
1833 — June 22, Alfred Pinkham to Harriet Burnham. 
1833 — October 7, George P. Kelley of Stratham to Martha Speed. 
1833 — December 11, Stephen Jones to Mary Holt, both of Durham. 

By Rev. Daniel P. Cilley. 
1833 — February 26, Smith Chapman to Harriet Furnal. 
1833 — March 1, Asa Caverly to Sally Pinkham. 

1833 — March 7, William W. Smith of Lynn, Mass., to Lavinia A. Sanborn. 
1833— March 7, Joseph H. Smith to Sarah B. Lamprey. 

By Rev. Elijah Mason. 
1833 — April 14, Samuel S. Pickering of Durham to Ann E. Brackett of 

Greenland. 
1833— April 21, John Speed to Sarah Tuck. 

By Rev. John Brodhead. 
1810 — January 4, Thomas Ayers of Greenland to Catherine Bracket. 
1812 — August 3, John Dearborn of Durham to Mary Watson. 



Marriages. 307 

1812 — September , Dr. Enoch Falkner to Mrs. Mary Louise Lord, 

1813 — January , Dr. Daniel Cook to Clarissa Watson. 

1815 — June , David Godfrey to Sarah Finder, both of Exeter. 

1816— March 4, Peter Hersey to Mahala Wood. 

1816— April 11, Moody Smith to Charlotte Durgin. 

1816 — July 21, Warren Smith to Susannah Chapman. 

1817 — April 6, Thomas Pendergast to Charlotte Smart. 

1817 — May 10, Ebenezer Flanders to Nancy Finders of Sandown. 

1817 — September 29, Stephen Nudd to Ehzabeth Wiggin, both of Durham. 

1817 — December 21, James Burleigh to Martha Watson. 

1818— March 8, James West of Bloomfield, Me., to Betsey Smith. 

1818— March 25, Phinehas Willey of Durham to Welthern Sias. 

1818 — September 9, George Ayers to Ferney Bracket. 

1818— December 16, Moody Smith to Sally P. Smith. 

1818 — December 31, Benjamin Watson of Northwood to Rebecka Chapman 
of Lee. 

1819 — March 19, Nathan Fresson to Elizabeth Downing of Durham. 

1819 — March 31, John Ayers of Greenland to Lydia Bracket. 

1819 — April 11, Joseph R. Doe to Sarah Gains. 

1819— July 21, Abner P. Stinson to Mrs. Olive R. Neil. 

1819— October 24, Thomas Dodge of Portland, Me., to Betsey Smith. 

1819 — November 4, Nathan Smith of East Kingston to Martha H. Pilsbury 
of South Hampton. 

1819 — November 6, John Edgerly of Durham to Mary Langley. 

1819 — November 23, John Marsh to Betsey Osgood, both of Exeter. 

1819 — December 1, Edmund Pilsbm-y to Elizabeth Barnard, both of South 
Hampton. 

1820 — February 1, Thomas Chapman to Almira Robinson. 

1820 — September 12, William Flummer of Epping to Margaret F. Mead. 

1820 — November 18, Henry Wiggin to Ohve Smith. 

1821— March 12, Thomas B. Hall to Mehitable Bennett. 

1822 — April 4, John C. Fowler to Mary Nutter of Newington. 

1822— April 4, Capt. Robert Clark to Mrs. Hannah Fowler. 

1822 — April 5, James Thurston to Deborah Chase, both of Epping. 

1822— April 27, Jonathan Davis of Brentwood to Mary S. Tetherly. 

1822 — September 20, Jeremiah Sanborn to Mehitable Wiggin, both of 
Epping. 

1822 — December 4, John Kelley of Exeter to Mary Ann Henderson of Dur- 
ham. 

1822— December 8, Temple Paul to Susan W. Burley. 

1823 — January 3, Nathan Smith to Sally Kenniston, both of Epping. 

1823 — January 8, Nathan B. Wiggin of Boston to Deborah Wentworth. 

1823 — January 13, Noah Johnson of Lee to Susan Kelley of Nottingham. 

1823 — March , George Robinson of Greenland to Betsey Watson. 

1823— April 16, Henry Oilman to Mrs. Mahala Hersey. 

1823— August 30, Rev. Samuel Norris of Barre, Vt., to Ehzabeth H. Brod- 
head. 

1823 — October 12, Thomas J. Clark to Priscilla C. Lang, both of Stratham. 

1823— November 12, Dr. George W. Gale to Ruth Wood. 



308 History of Newfields. 

1823— November 19, Theodore Hilton to Polly Butler, both of Deerfield. 

1823 — December 7, Jonathan Fogg, Jr., to Nancy Pike, both of Epping. 

1824— February 24, Hall J. Jenness to Mercy H. Tarlton. 

1824 — February 24, Asa Sanborn of Brookfield to Judith Burley. 

1824— August 1, Thomas Caswell of Barrington to Betsey S. Burley. 

1824 — October , Hale Stephens to Sally J. Tilton of Exeter. 

1824 — November , Hamden Williams of Exeter to Mary G. Smith. 

1824 — December , Chase Gilman to Eliza Lawrence. 

1825 — March] , Winthrop H. Clarage to Lydia FuUington, both of Ports- 
mouth. 

1825 — August 30, James Rundlett, Jr., to Eliza Plummer, both of Epping. 

1825 — September 20, Dr. Nathaniel Batchelor of Nottingham to Sarah A. 
Hoit of Epping. 

1825 — September 25, Rufus K. Seargent of Haverhill to Hannah Shaw of 
Poplin. 

1825 — September 25, Samuel Chesley, 2d, of Madbury to Mehitable Demerit 
of Durham. 

1825 — November 24, James Coleman to Lydia Tredwell. 

1825 — December 4, Andrew D. Stockbridge to Nancy B. Smith. 

1826 — November 7, Lt. Benjamin Burley of Epping to Elizabeth A. Cilley 
of Nottingham. 

1826 — November 21, Daniel Emerson of Lee to Sukey C. Dow of Epping. 

1826 — November 23, Benjamin Winkley, Jr., of Dover to Eliza C. Holt. 

1833 — April 10, Alexander Ewin to Ann M. Brodhead. 

1833— August 16, Wilham B. Glidden of Tuftonboro to Drusilla B. Pendex- 
ter of Dover. 

By Rev. David Sanford. 

1828 — April 17, John Marsh to Abigail Thomas, both of Durham. 

1828 — AugustlO, Ebenezer Meserve to Olive Jane Pickering. 

1828 — October 5, Daniel Jewell to Clarissa Cox. 

1828 — November 9, Capt. Nathaniel E. Burley to Mary Ann Hilton. 

1828 — December 9, James G. Page to Maria Davis. 

1828 — December 16, Alexander Whipple to Dorothy Shepard. 

1828 — December 25, James Pickering to Mrs. Elisabeth Flanders. 

1829 — January 18, Dana Ballard of Somersworth to Mary Ann Tarlton. 

By Various Ministers and Justices. 
1749 — June 13, Ichabod Whidden to Eunice Mason. 
1754 — April 11, Dr. Joseph Sanborn to Sarah Towle. 
1759— May 19, Chase Wiggin to Mary Perkins. 

1765 — March 31, Henry Wiggin to Lucia Shute of Newburyport, Mass. 
1774 — June 20, Gen. James Hill to Sarah Burleigh. 
1778 — September 13, Walter Shute to Elizabeth Furbur. 
1784— August 22, Daniel Hill to Elizabeth Burleigh. 
1787 — September 27, Jeremiah Colcord to Sally Perkins. 
1790 — February 14, Solomon Chapman to Polly Hanaford. 
1790— April 6, Gen. James Hill to Martha Folsom. 
1790 — October 17, Joseph Smith to Elizabeth Hill. 



Baptisms. 309 

1793 — April 11, Moulton Smart to Martha Graves. 

1793 — September 15, Samuel Badger to Susannah Churchill. 

1798 — February 22, David Chapman, Jr., to Mary Lord. 

1802— June 28, Giles Smart to Mary Bracket. 

1804 — October 15, Edmund Chapman to Susan Lord. 

1807 — February 15, Nathaniel Paul to Mary Masters. 

1810 — September 10, James Speed to Elsie Downing. 

1812^January 27, Henry Gilman to Lydia Gilman. 

1815— February 13, Samuel Paul to Marthy M. Tarlton. 

1816 — January 20, Arthur Branscomb to Sarah Chapman. 

1817 — March 4, Amos Paul to Deborah Gilman. 

1820 — February 23, Jacob Burleigh, Jr., to Lois Mathes. 

1821 — March 27, Abraham W. Marden to Mary H. Messer. 

1821 — April 10, Moses O. Demeritt to Sarah Ann Dresser. 

1822 — March 4, John Lesthers of Lee to Sarah York of Exeter. 

1822— August 5, Caleb W. Norris to Lucy Hill. 

1822— November 28, Nathaniel Flood to Elizabeth Miles. 

1822— December 31, Nathaniel Huntoon to Mary G. Meader, both of Ep- 

ping. 
1823 — January 19, Parker Johnson to Mary Johnson, both of Portsmouth. 
1823 — April 20, John Perkins to Sarah Morrison, both of Dover. 
1825 — January, Jason Sawyer to Sarah Newhall. 
1825— July 4, Daniel Tuttle to Judith French. 
1826— March 1, David Griffin of Epsom to Mary Gilman. 
1828— July 22, David Hartwell to Joanna Drew. 
1830 — March 13, Ebenezer H. Hanscomb to Deborah G. York. 
1830 — August 22, Joseph Smith to Sarah Colcord. 
1833— March 11, John Burley to Sally Perkins. 

1833 — March 31, Ezekiel Wentworth to Shuah Carter, both of Exeter. 
James Brown to Mary Foot. 

Baptisms by Rev. Hugh Adams. 

1717-8 — March 19, At Loverland, Mary Doe, wife of Samson. Nathaniel, 

their infant. 
1717-8 — March 21, Samson Doe, Samuel Doe. 
1719 — June 7, Nicholas Doe, minor son of Samson Doe. 
1722-3 — January 6, At Lubberland, Elizabeth Doe, infant daughter of 

Samson Doe. 
1725 — July 15, Zebulon Doe, infant son of Samson Doe. 
1727 — December 6, Sarah Doe, infant of Samson Doe. 
1725 — -July 15, Jeremiah Doe, infant of Daniel Doe. 
1726— October 30, Margaret Doe, wife of Daniel. 
1728-9 — February 5, James Doe, infant of Daniel Doe. 
1729 — June 8, John Doe, infant of Daniel Doe. 
1717 — November 10, Joseph Doody (Duda), Rebekah his wife, and Beninore 

and Susannah, their children. His infant daughter. Temperance, was 

baptized September 18, 1726. 
1717-8— March 21, At Lubberland, Sarah Mason. 



310 History of Newfields. 

1718-9 — March. 5, Mary Thomas, Joseph Thomas, son of Widow Mary- 
Thomas, at Loverland. 

1719 — June 16, At Loverland, Abigail Thomas, who joined the church at 
Durham, December 31, 1780. 

1719 — September 26, At Lampereel-River, James Gypson, John Gypson, 
eight days old, son of James Gypson. 

1719 — December 17, At a Lecture at Loverland, on account of her faith and 
engagement for its education, our sister Sarah Bennick having an 
infant maid servant born in her house of a negro father and Indian 
mother, had her baptized Mary Robinson. 

1719-20 — January 11, James Tilley, James the infant son of James Tilley 
at the Garrison House, second falls, perhaps now the Pendergast 
garrison. 

1719-20 — February 28, Susannah Smith, wife of Lt. John Smith and her 
children, John Smith, Jr., Joseph Smith (these two of age), Samuel, 
Benjamin, Ebenezer, Winthrop (minors). Mrs. Smith was daughter 
of Capt. Thomas Chesley, and married Lt. John Smith, June 17, 
1694. She was admitted to the church, March 17, 1723. He peti- 
tioned respecting Oyster River parish affairs in 1716, was parish clerk 
in 1717, and died in 1722. 

1721 — September 16, At Lower Falls, Lampereel River, Margaret Macdonel 
(Donald), infant daughter of Robert Macdonel. 

1722-3 — January 3, At funeral of Lt. John Smith (at Loverland) youngest 
son of Winthrop Smith, Jonathan and Treworthy Durgan, sons of 
Susannah Durgan, wife of James. 

1723 — January 2, Hubartus, son of Richard and Jane (Hilton) Hilton. 

1729 — February 5, Abraham, son of Arthur and Mary (Goddard) Bennick. 

1729 — June 29, Caleb, son of James Marston. 

1729 — October 5, Sarah, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Abigail and Joseph, children 
of Benjamin Pindar. 



Chapter XVIII. 

Relative to Church Matters. 

For more than forty years Rev. John Moody was the only 
minister, and his church the only church in Newmarket, but 
after 1750 there was great uneasiness in the religious mind. 
The passion for liberty, political and religious, ran into ex- 
travagance. Not a few were restless under the customs and 
doctrines of staid orthodoxy. New modes of expression and 
worship came into vogue that strangely jarred and contrasted 
with the decorous notions and customs of what was reproach- 
fully called the " standing order." The support of religious 
institutions by taxing the people was regarded as an infringe- 
ment of religious liberty. The story of the " standing order 
taking the last cow from some poor family to pay the minister " 
was told again and again. 

This stir and revolt was largely the result of the preaching 
of Rev. George Whitefield who came to New England about 
1740. His followers were called " New Lights " or " Separat- 
ists." 

Rev. Nathaniel Ewer, who was ordained by the Separatists 
at Barnstable, Mass., in 1750, came to Durham, Lee and New- 
market in 1772. He gathered a congregation and built a meet- 
ing house at the Plains. This was called the " West Society," 
— Presbyterian rather than Congregational in polity. Mr. 
Ewer proved so attractive that Mr. Moody was left with a 
small congregation at the Centre several years before he closed 
his pastorate in 1777. The people of Newmarket had never 
hesitated to petition the General Assembly for such legislation 
as at the time would be to their greater advantage. The fol- 
lowing petition was signed and sent by Jeremiah Folsom, Josiah 
Adams and Wentworth Cheswell, agents for and in behalf of 
the town of Newmarket, November 7, 1777: 

Humbly Shews That the Inhabitants of said Town being divided in Relig- 
ious Sentiments; and the Circumstances of the Town not admitting of a 



312 History of Newfields. 

local Division into two Parishes at Present: They have mutually agreed 
upon a Division between the Congregational & Presbyterian Societies by 
Poll. — ^In which Case neither Society having any legal Authority to call 
or settle a Minister of the Gospel in any way but as Individuals, nor can 
they Respectively as Seperate Bodys, vote assess or collect any Sums of Money 
for the Support of the Gospel nor Transact any other Prudential Affairs 
of the Ministry — which obvious Difficulties being increased by a Vacancy 
in the Ministry of one Society — The Inhabitants in legal Town Meeting 
Assembled the 3<i Ins* mutually agreed upon a Mode of Division by Polling 
as by the Journal of said Meeting appears— and appointed the Subscribers 
Agents to petition this Hon^ie Court for Leave to Bring in a Bill to recognize 
& establish said Division: and enable said Societies respectively to transact 
the Prudential Affairs of their Ministry seperately in the same Manner the 
Town might do if united — Which we humbly pray your Honours to take 
under Consideration; and grant such Relief as to your Honours shall seem 
meet. 

The petition was granted. 

The members of the West Society, January 10, 1778, sent to 
the town clerk of Newmarket, Josiah Adams, the following 
notification: 

We the Subscribers desire our Respective Names be Entered as Members 
of the Western Society in the Town Agreeable to Charter. 

Jeremiah Folsom, Walter Bryent, Jun^ Wm. Burleigh, James Cram, 
Thomas Bennet, Will Renton, Arthur Bennett, Levi Folsom, Joshua Bracket, 
Aaron Kinnison, Nicho Harford, Jon^i Wiggen, W™ Burleigh, Jr, Zebulon 
Duda, Smith Chapman, Rufus Ewer, Benj" Tayler, John Folsom, Josiah 
Burleigh, Jon^ Roberson, John Watson, David Wiggin, Joseph Smart, Robert 
Gooding, Jacob Ames, Joseph Young, Joseph Joy, John Young, Nicholas 
Doe, Edward Smith, W™ Simpson, Jacob Durgan, Thomas Wiggen, Joseph 
Gilman, John Cook, Joseph Clark, John Meeder, Elizabeth Folsom, Samuel 
Burleigh, Simeon Folsom, Edward Hilton, Asa Folsom, Thomas Kinnison, 
Walter Bryent, Josiah Hilton, Ichabod Bracket, Charles Smart, Israel Gil- 
man, Jacob Burleigh, Jun, Gamalil Ewer, Job Savage, Zebulon Doe, Lewis 
Kinnison, Benjamin Chapman, Jon* Doe, Elizabeth Hilton. 

The following were received April 12, 1779: 

Nathaniel Gilman, Zebulon Neal, Jonathan Colcord, Jun^, Stephen Hardy, 
Nathie Rogers, John Marster, Theodore Carlton, John Mighels, John Neal, 
E. Mighels, Samuel Mighels, William Shute, in behalf of Sam' Smart, Nath' 
Rogers, in behalf of Josiah Smart, Nath" Gilman, Dudley Smart, Joseph 
Shute, Jeremiah Young, Jeremiah Foss, John Mead, Eliphalet Colcord, Peter 
Colcord, Ebenezer Speed, Michael Shute, Jun--, Anthony W. Carpenter, 
Stephen Liford, Francis Durgin, George Hart, Thomas Tayler, Ede Hall 
Bergin, Joseph Weeks, David Gilman. 

James Gilman was received March 31, 1782, Daniel Hilton, April 5, 1782, 
and " W™ Boardman, Eliz. Boardman, Vincent Tar, John Young Ju"-, Benj. 
Vernam, James Smith," March 2, 1784. 



Relative to Church Matters. 313 

The town clerk, Josiah Adams, attests the above names as 
a true copy of those belonging to the Western Society in New- 
market. 

The meeting house, which had stood for more than sixty 
years in the old burying ground at the Centre, had a sounding 
board, a steeple and a belfry, but no bell. As it began to show 
signs of decay the parish contemplated building a new one. 
A committee was chosen September 14, 1788, consisting of Capt. 
Edward Hilton, Capt. Samuel Oilman and Capt. Hubartus 
Neal " to treat with the East Society respecting the place 
where their meeting house should stand to give the best satis- 
faction." 

It was voted December 15, 1788, " that the selectmen shall 
board up the windows in the old meeting house at the expense 
of the town." 

The committees of the East and West Societies made reports 
February 2, 1789, " respecting the union of the said societys 
building a new meeting house." The old parish voted June 29, 
1789 '' to receive and except the Rev. Mr. Ewer for the min- 
istry of the whole town provided the two societies in said town 
shall unite." 

We find as late as March 17, 1790, that the location of the 
contemplated new meeting house had not been fixed, but '' May 
30, 1791, a committee, consisting of Maj. Daniel Tilton, Ichabod 
Hilton, Cornet Wentworth Smith, Bradstreet Oilman, David 
Chapman, Capt. Hubartus Neal, Jr., and Jeremiah Young, 
was authorized and empowered to build said meeting house at 
General Hill's without any expense to the town, by the sale of 
pews." A plan for the house was presented by Henry Wiggin, 
and October 24, 1791 " most of the 54 floor pews and 27 gallery 
pews were sold at auction." The following is the list of purchas- 
ers and number of pew each purchased : 



FLOOR PEWS. 



No. 



1 


Benjamin Mead 


No. 17 


Daniel Smith 


3 


General Hill 


19 


John Bennet 


5 


Major Young 


21 


Josiah Hilton 


7 


Daniel Tilton 


23 


Richard Hilton 


9 


Wentworth Cheswell 


25 


Ichabod Hilton 


11 


Jeremy Young 


27 


Joseph Doe 


13 


Jeremiah Mead 


29 


Philip Fowler 


15 


David Chapman 


31 


Joseph Smart 



314 



History of Newfields. 



No. 



No. 



33 


Benjamin Mead 


No. 43 


Paul Chapman 


35 


Edward Hilton 


45 


Sam Baker 


37 


Daniel Hill 


47 


Vincent Tarr 


39 


James Smith 


49 


Jeremy Colcord 


41 


Robert Mitchell 


51 


Henry Wiggin 


2 


Nathaniel Rogers 


No. 28 


Bradstreet Gilman 


4 


James Burleigh 


30 


Stilman Tarlton 


6 


John Shute 


32 


Walter Bryent 


8 


George Hilton 


34 


Josiah Adams 


10 


Dudley Watson 


36 


Wilham Badger 


12 


•Henry Burleigh 


38 


John Bennet 


14 


Ministers 


40 


Wilham Coffin 


16 


William Boardman 


42 


Michael Wiggin 


18 


John M. Smith 


44 


Wentworth Smith 


20 


Henry Wiggin 


46 


Gideon Colcord 


22 


Moses Burleigh 


48 


Asa Folsom 


24 


Hubartus Neal 


50 


David Colcord 


26 


Nathaniel Rogers 


52 


Joseph Colcord 




GALLERY PEWS. 




1 


Philip Fowler 


15 


David Colcord 


2 


Major Tilton 


16 


Bradstreet Gilman 


3 


David Chapman 


17 


David Chapman 


4 


Richard Preson 


18 


Daniel Hill 


5 


William Boardman 


19 


I Daniel Hill 


6 


Jeremiah Mead 


20 


7 
8 


Winthrop Smith 
Cornet Smith 


21 
22 


[• David Chapman 


9 


Joseph Smith 


23 


Jeremy Young 


10 


John Shute 


24 


Cotton Bermet 


11 
13 


David Chapman 
David Chapman 


25 
26 


y David Chapman 


12 


Captain Neal 


27 


Major Young 


14 


General Hill 







Gen. James Hill gave bond that he would give " a deed of 
waranty of land opposite to his house sufficient to set the meet- 
ing house on provided the committee proceed and compleat 
the same." 

A " pubhc vendue " was held November 7, 1791, at the house 
of Gen. James Hill. Henry Wiggin bid off the building of the 
new meeting house at 765 pounds, and Thomas Drowne bought 
the old one on the following conditions: 

1 the old meeting house shall be struck off to the highest bidder as it 
now stands. 



Relative to Church Matters. 315 

2d The person to whom the same shall be struck off shall give his obliga- 
tion to the committee ... to pay them or their order jointly and 
severally the purchase sum in cash, Beef, fish Rum and boards or either of 
said articles at the cash price — 

The meeting house was erected during the year 1792 accord- 
ing to the plan. On January 9, Mr. Wiggin presented a schedule 
of the spars, spar-shores, etc., for raising the meeting house 
as follows, viz: 

4 Spruce spars for shores 44 feet long— 6 inches at the top end. 
8 raising shores 36 feet long, 4 inches at top end, spruce or hemlock. 
6 spruce spars 30 feet long, 4 inches at top end. 
20 pick poles from 12 to 20 feet long with iron picks and ferrels. 

On May 14, " Voted that the following articles be provided 
for the raising of the meeting house, vizt: 

60 gallons good West India Rum, 3 Quintals of fish, 3 Bbls Cyder. — pro- 
vided by M" Drown 1 Bbl cyder. — 7 Bushels Potatoes 75 't^ Butter 12 1"" 
Coffee 1-4 C Sugar 

Voted that M"". Jeremy Young be appointed to provide the 
articles for Raising the meeting house." 

Mr. Smith, Ichabod Hilton and Captain Neal were appointed 
" to provide house & cooking the Provisions for raising the 
meeting house and Superintend the Intertainment." 
♦ The new meeting house was erected at the Junction of the 
Newmarket and '' Ash Swamp " roads. It was a stately edifice 
with two rows of windows and three entrances — a steeple above 
the main entrance, which was at the end of the building facing 
the road to Newfields, at the apex of the triangle upon which 
the house stood. The high pulpit with " sounding-board " 
above it stood opposite the main entrance, and upon the wall 
in gilt letters upon a black ground was the inscription 

O Thou that hearest prayer 
Unto Thee shall all flesh come. Ps. LXV. 2. 
1792. 

There were galleries on three sides. Two " horse blocks " 
were outside. It had no bell. The article which was in the 
warrant, March 28, 1796, " to paint the meeting house and 
purchase a bell " was dismissed. 

Wentworth Cheswell had care of the meeting house in 
1794-95, and Amos S. Hill in 1807-09, at $3 per year. 



316 History of Newfields. 

At legal meetings of the East and West Societies, held sep- 
arately, May 29, 1793, in the new meeting house, Ichabod 
Hilton, Dr. Nathaniel Kidder and Capt. Andrew Oilman were 
chosen a committee to petition the General Court for a repeal 
of the act passed November 27, 1777, dividing the two societies. 
The committee in their petition give as the reason for their 
act that " The Operation of which [the Act of 1777] from Expe- 
rience has been found to be very inconvenient & prejudicial 
to the Intrest of the parties concerned." The petition was dated 
June 5, 1793, and granted in the repeal of the act, June 13, 
1793. 

The tax list of March, 1794, was distinguished by separation 
into town and ministerial rates, and the selectmen instructed 
the constable: "if any Person or Persons neglect or refuse 
to make payment on his, her, or their share or proportion 
set against their names respectively in said List, you are to 
Levy the same by distress." 

On July 21, it was " voted nem con that the town join with 
the church in giving Mr. Samuel Tomb a call to settle in the 
ministry as a colleague with Mr. Ewer." Provision was also 
made for his settlement and salary. Philip Fowler, James 
Cram and Zebulon Doe in behalf of " the Presbyterian church 
of Newmarket," and James Hill, Edward Hilton, Wentworth 
Cheswell, Joseph Young and Andrew Oilman, a committee 
of the town, extended a call to Mr. Tomb, July 28, giving among 
other reasons the following: " Our dear pastor being advanced 
in Life & under such bodily Indisposition as not to be able to 
discharge all the various duties of a Minister." 

Rev. Samuel Tomb, who was born in Wallkill, N. Y., January 
1, 1767, and studied at Columbia College, and with Rev. Dr. 
John Mason, accepted the call to Newmarket, and was ordained 
October 22, 1794, with Mr. Ewer, moderator of the meeting, and 
Rev. WiUiam Morrison of Londonderry, preacher of the sermon 
from I Tim. 6:20. A number of Congregational ministers 
were present and participated. The church at Stratham, Rev. 
James Miltimore, pastor, was invited. Its records say, " Letter 
missive was read from the church at Newmarket, the 2 Sab. 
Oct^ 1794: Voted comphance, and y*. D'^. Lane, J. Lane & B. 
Green attend." 

With the new meeting house, a beloved pastor and a talented 
young colleague, and the two societies united once more, an 



Relative to Church Matters. 317 

era of prosperity for the Newmarket society seemed in prospect. 
But troubles soon multiplied. Mr. Ewer, as a " New Light " 
preacher, had attracted many from the old church and pastor, 
Mr. Moody. Now the Baptists appeared in the town and won 
many from the " standing order." Dr. Samuel Shepard had 
founded a Baptist church at Brentwood in 1775 and by '' in- 
defatigable labors " established branch churches in Stratham, 
Nottingham, Lee, and other neighboring towns. Elder Elias 
Smith was ordained pastor of the church in Lee in 1792. He 
was a gifted speaker and gained much influence in the t^icinity. 
He married, January, 1793, Mary, daughter of Josiah Burleigh 
of Newmarket, and several of the Burleigh families and others 
became Baptists. He afterwards preached at Portsmouth. 

This hastened the revolt against paying taxes to support 
a church with which the tax-payer had no sympathy. In March, 
1796, the selectmen of Newmarket were sued at law for refusing 
to abate the parish rates of the brothers, Wilham and Samuel 
Burleigh. 

At a meeting held August 8, 1796, Ichabod Hilton, William 
Boardman, Richard Hilton and Daniel Hilton were chosen 
agents in behalf of the parish as defendants in the lawsuit. 

The selectmen had the right to abate rates, if best, as will 
be seen by the following act of the General Assembly passed 
July 2, 1776: 

Every Person having Eighteen Shillings ratable Estate including his Poll, 
and every Freeholder shall be deemed a legal Voter in all Affairs of the Town 
or Parish where he dwells. . . . And the Selectmen and Church Wardens 
of the several Towns and Parishes within this Colony ■ shall have Liberty 
to make such Abatements of any Persons Rates, as shall, or may appear 
to them to be equitable and just. 

An effort was made March 26, 1798, to refer the matters in 
dispute with the Burleighs to three " disinterested men." A 
proposition to refer it to " three of the Presbyterian and three 
of the Baptist societies " was refused September 17, 1798; but it 
was " voted that the levy of the Execution the Town has against 
Wm. Burleigh be suspended until further orders," and again 
April 1, 1799, that it be " postponed six months agreeable to 
his request." On March 31, 1800, the selectmen were " im- 
powered to negotiate all matters with William Burleigh & the 
Baptists respecting the demands against William Burleigh and 
the demand the Baptists have against the Town." 



318 History of Newfields. 

On March 29, 1802, it was finally " Voted To leave to the 
selectmen to adjust the Execution against William Burleigh 
with the Baptist Society." 

About this time others seceded from the " stated ministry," 
and in 1797 Elder John Osborne of Portsmouth " laboured 
with them," and their numbers increased somewhat. They held 
meetings in barns, school houses and private dwellings, and later 
seem to have met at times in Mr. Ewer's old church at the Plains. 

Rev. Mr. Tomb was a talented and able preacher, but the 
relation between the two pastors and the multiplying sects 
in the congregation failed to make a harmonious and cordial 
connection. 

An ecclesiastical council convened April 27, 1797, by mutual 
request of the pastors and church. The council found occasion 
to reprove both the aged and the young pastor, also the members 
of the church " who have left the stated ministry and ordinances 
in the usual place of worship to follow strangers — contrary 
to gospel orders." This council failed to reconcile the parties, 
and the breach between the church and parish widened. The 
salary of both pastors was in arrears. Difficulties multiplied 
and the whole community was greatly agitated. At a stormy 
parish meeting held July 10, 1797, the resignations of Mr. 
Ewer and Mr. Tomb were accepted, and they were accordingly 
dismissed. 

A committee was chosen August 7, 1797, and the selectmen 
directed " to hire preaching for three months — to except all 
those persons that they know have polled off to any other 
society, but not to abate the minister's rate committed to 
Constable R. Pike to collect." It was voted March 26, 1798, " to 
hire Rev. Seth Noble^ to supply the desk six months and that 
every person entering his dissent any time before the taxes are 
made shall be exempt from paying any part thereof." 

The following document shows the method of procedure in 
becoming identified with a religious society to secure exemp- 
tion from the payment of ministerial rates : 

To the Selectmen or Town Clerk of Newmarket. This is to let you know 
that Peter Colcord has applied for a certificate, desiring to Join the Baptist 
Society, and we have received him. 

Bradstreet Gilman, Clerk. 
February ye 8"> 1799. 

1 Seth Noble was born in Westfleld, Mass., April 15, 1742, and died in 1807. 



Relative to Church Matters. 319 

Mr. Gilman was clerk of a branch of the Baptist Church 
organized in Epping under the pastoral care of Rev. Mr. 
Shepard. • It does not appear that it ever was incorporated, 
nor is it known when it became extinct. Mr. Gilman was chosen 
deacon. 

At the annual meeting April 1, 1799, the town " Voted to hire 
John Osborne to preach in the new meeting house for the term 
of six months." But Mr. Osborne was a Baptist and many ob- 
jecting, another parish meeting was held April 22, and the vote 
to hire Mr. Osborne was reconsidered. 

It was not until June 19, 1800, that the town and church 
reached an agreement, and a formal call was extended to Rev. 
James Thurston " to settle in this town as a gospel minister." 

Joseph Young, Hubartus Neal, Philip Fowler, James Cram, 
Timothy Murray and Samuel Pickering were on the committee 
of the church, and Walter Neal, Joseph Young, Jr., William 
Boardman, Daniel Smith and Aaron Deale, of the town, to 
carry this vote into effect. Rev. Nathaniel Ewer expressed his 
" cordial approbation." 

Rev. James Thurston was the son of Capt. James and Mary 
(Jones) Thurston, born in Exeter March 17, 1769. He was a 
student in the first class of Phillips Exeter Academy, but not 
a college graduate. He married October 9, 1791, Elizabeth, 
daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Shaw) Peabody. He 
accepted the call to Newmarket August 24, 1800. 

Accordingly at a meeting held August 25, 1800, it was voted 

That the Ordination be appointed on the third Wednesday of October 
next. That a Committee be appointed to Join the Committee of the Church 
to make the necessary arrangements & provision for the Ordination, free 
from any expense for their time. That John P. WilHams, Nathaniel Kid- 
der Esq., Jeremy Mead, Daniel Smith & Hubartus Neal Jun., be a Com- 
mittee for arranging the Ordination &c. agreeably to the above vote. That 
the Selectmen be directed to see that the meeting house be shored and well 
secured on the Ordination day. That Mr. Thurston have Uberty to be absent 
from the desk three days in a year. 

At the Ecclesiastical Council convened for his ordination 
October 15, 1800, Rev. William Miltimore of Stratham gave the 
sermon from Rev. 14: 6; Rev. Curtis Coe, of Durham, the 
charge to the pastor; and Rev. William Pidgin of Hampton, 
the right hand of fellowship. The sermon, charge, right hand 



320 History of Newfields. 

of fellowship, and Mr. Thurston's answer to the call of the church 
were printed. 

At this time some of the members who seceded had returned 
to the church, while others joined the church in Lee over which 
Elder John Osborne was ordained in November. 



Chapter XIX. 

Relative to Church Matters Continued. 

It may be well to state here the existing conditions in the 
community as affecting the cause of rehgion. 

In 1800 there were no Sunday schools nor Bible classes. Even 
the catechizing of children had been suspended, and the cate- 
chism, and with it Bible study, went out of use in families. The 
sacramental lecture had been discontinued because so few at- 
tended it. There were no meetings for social prayer; seldom a 
week-day lecture or more than forenoon and afternoon exercises 
on the Sabbath. The new movement of charitable societies and 
Sunday schools, missionary and Sunday school concerts excited 
alarm in the minds of some respectable people as tending to 
enthusiasm and irregularity. 

Intemperance and its consequent misery and poverty also 
abounded, and some good farms were spent for rum. 

No agitation like that of paying parish dues ^ has since arisen. 
A fire was kindled before which neither minister nor congregation 
could stand. The Christian laborer is worthy of his hire. To 
love and prize the Gospel we must support its preaching. To be 
taxed for its support should not be considered a burden, but a 
privilege. Such investment returns large interest in worldly 
profit. But some were determined not to pay a minister tax. 
They seem to have supposed it might be a pubhc benefit and 
certainly a private boon, to be released of the encumbrance of a 
settled minister. 

In 1803 the number of tax payers in town was 277, and of 
ministerial tax payers, 158. In 1808 the latter numbered 79, 
and in 1809, 89. 

I The laws in 1800 admitted of enforcing the payment of ministerial taxes where the per- 
sons taxed had not obtained actual legal exemption. In a few instances the taxes of the 
dissentients were collected by distrait. 



Relative to Church Matters. 321 

In 1801 it had become strictly true that conflicting interests 
and party feuds existed in the nation. Washington had warned 
the people against party names and measures, and now party 
spirit had risen high in the Republic. The whole body of the 
people had ranged under the banner of one or the other of the 
contending parties. Only in history can we recall the turmoil 
of those days when differing parties strenuously opposed each 
other. Disaffected persons adopted rough methods to show their 
political prejudices and preferences. Our modern differences are 
only fresh gales compared with the earlier storms of party. 
Families were divided, brother against brother, and influenced 
by directly opposite political interests. In the latter part of the 
century many of our churches had sunk into a bad state of de- 
clension. The ebbing current had impaired some of the founda- 
tions of social and religious progress. Seasons of commotion 
usually originating in political struggles had threatened to 
destroy the foundations of religious society here. The religious 
and local affairs of the people were blended with their political 
excitements. 

Congregational ministers in those days, very generally adhered 
to the political doctrines of the Washington administration. 
There was in the nation a strong and zealous party whose politi- 
cal sentiments were of a different character, who considered the 
influence of Congregational ministers an obstacle to their politi- 
cal progress. 

These were the conditions when Mr, Thurston began his 
ministry in Newmarket. In 1803 a parsonage was purchased. 
Mr. Thurston was chosen chairman of the school committee 
March 13, 1804. The next year, March 25, 1805, at his request 
it was "voted to give Mr. Thurston twelve cords of wood 
annually" and to increase his salary "Twenty pound for the 
present year." This increase of salary was repeated April 28, 
1806. 

A committee appointed to examine the selectmen's accounts 
reported, March 25, 1805, " Upon the whole, as the Town & 
Ministerial accounts are so blended together, the short time we 
have had to examine, do[es] not permit us to make a more 
particular Report. . . . Only it is said that there is now due 
from the Town to the Ministerial Society about Two hundred 
& twenty dollars." 

The next year April 28, 1806, the warrant was made out to 



322 History of NewfieldsI 

"Persons qualified by law to vote in the Congregational minis- 
terial affairs/' and the society's meetings were no longer held in 
connection with the annual town meeting. 

Early in 1808, Mr. Thurston requested a "dismission from his 
ministerial office." We find that January 6, 1808, it was "Voted 
Mr. Thurston a dismission agreeable to his request," that he 
"have the Thanks of the town for his labour of love & kindness 
among us during his ministry with us;" also "the use of the 
Parsonage till the first day of April next." 

After the departure of Mr. Thurston the church was without 
a settled pastor for many years, though with many preachers. 

Mr. Thurston was subsequently installed at Manchester, 
Mass., April 19, 1809, where he remained in the pastorate till 
June, 1819. In 1820, he returned to Exeter where he died Decem- 
ber 12, 1835, He possessed a truly Christian spirit, was thoroughly 
devoted to his calling, and gave to it his undivided powers. His 
efforts were blessed and his ministry was a successful one. His 
wife survived him, dying October 15, 1845, aged 71. Two of 
their nine children were buried in the cemetery near the Junction. 
Their son, James, was born in Newmarket December 11, 1806; 
fitted for college at Phillips Exeter Academy; graduated at 
Harvard College, 1829, and at the Divinity school, Cambridge, 
1835. He was a Unitarian, and had pastorates at Windsor, Vt., 
Billerica, South Natick, Cambridge, and Leicester, Mass. He 
was agent for a time of the Massachusetts Temperance Society, 
and after the rebellion a teacher among the freedmen at Wilming- 
ton, N. C. He died at West Newton, Mass., January 13, 1872. 

The town could not and would not settle as minister one who 
was not thoroughly educated according to the standard of the 
times and of decided orthodox views. Yet the people preferred 
to secure to themselves a minister of the gospel in accord with 
their cherished convictions. They were aided in this by their 
dislike of orthodox Congregationalism. Some, if not decided 
Baptists, did not incline to sympathize with orthodox Congre- 
gationalism. 

The parish voted, April 11, 1808, " That the selectmen be 
authorized to let out the Parsonage for the insuing year to the 
best advantage for the benefit of the society;" and again April 
27, 1808, " That the selectmen shall open the meeting house 
doors to admit any minister of Respectable character that they 
Judge proper to Preach." 




Rev. JOHN BRODHEAD. 



Relative to Church Matters. 323 

In 1808, Rev. George Pickering, a Methodist, and member of 
the New England Conference in 1793, who married Mary, 
daughter of Benjamin Bemis of Methuen, Mass., and made his 
home there, left his charge in Boston to be missionary-at-large. ' 
He always wore the Quaker-like dress of the first Methodist 
ministry. His itineracy brought him to Portsmouth, where he 
was heard by Dea. Thomas Drowne, and, by permission of the 
church, invited to Newmarket. He soon came and at the close 
of his sermon, Dea. Paul Chapman rose and said, " We wish to 
hear you again concerning this matter." Mr. Pickering responded 
"I will come again in two weeks, God wilhng, or send a better 
man." At the time specified Alfred Medcalf preached, and was 
soon after employed as minister. 

In a parish meeting, December 8, 1808, it was '' Voted that 
all those persons who wish not to pay anything towards preach- 
ing may have liberty to enter their dissent with the Town Clerk 
in ten days; . . . that the sum of twenty cents & so in 
proportion on all rateable estate be raised & applied for hiring 
Mr. Medcalf till the whole be expended; . . . that the select- 
men be directed to employ Mr. Medcalf to preach so long as the 
money be expended, and that they shall provide a place for his 
board." Again April 3, 1809, "_ Voted That the selectmen be 
authorized to let out the parsonage to the best advantage for 
the purpose of hiring the Rev. Alfred Medcalf to supply the 
desk till it be expended; . . . that thirty cents be raised on 
the poll & so in proportion on all rateable estate to hire Mr. 
Medcalf, giving liberty to all to enter their dissent in ten days." 
The parsonage was struck off to David Chapman for forty 
dollars. 

Mr. Medcalf married Sophia W., daughter of Josiah Adams of 
Newfields. She died September 14, 1812. Mr. Medcalf finally 
settled in Greenland, and died there June, 1837. 

Rev. John Brodhead, a Methodist preacher, was appointed 
April, 1809, to a circuit including Portsmouth, Newmarket and 
Durham. He came to Newfields village and lived in the " Major 
Norris" house on the site of the present Universalist Church. 
The parish, April 10, 1810, voted '' that Mr. Brodhead have the 
use of the Parsonage the present year, and that he supply the 
Desk with preaching till the worth thereof be expended . . . 
to raise thirty cents on a poll & so in proportion on all rateable 
Estate for the use of preaching the current year; . . . that 



324 History of Newfields. 

the Bible belonging to the society be returned to the Desk im- 
mediately; . . . that the Selectmen call on all that are 
delinquents in payment to the Society to make payment 
immediately; . . . that they have a Subscription paper to 
collect money for the use of preaching; . . . that they open 
the meeting house doors to any regular preacher when there is no 
Methodist preaching." 

Similar society action was taken, giving Mr. Brodhead the 
parsonage and other compensation by tax or contribution till 
1823. 

On March 29, 1817, the " Ministerial Society in Newmarket " 
effected a more complete organization by choosing Samuel 
Pickering, moderator, Daniel Hill, parish clerk, John C. Fowler, 
collector, Samuel Pickering, Winthrop Hilton, Jr., Jeremiah F. 
Young, wardens, John Kennard, Jeremy Mead and Nathaniel 
Young, " a committee to procure the Bible and other church 
matters belonging to the Society & lodge the same with the 
wardens." 

In the summer of 1818, the parishes of Newmarket, Stratham, 
Kittery, and perhaps others, enjoyed the novelty of a woman 
preaching in their pulpits. In Newfields, August 7, 1818, we 
have the record, '' A woman preached in this Town, and many 
flocked to hear her;" and at Stratham, August 9, 1818, " Our 
meetings were very thin; most of the people went to hear a 
woman which preached with the Baptists." 

About this time the eccentric Lorenzo Dow, a heavily bearded 
man, then a great curiosity, appeared in the Newmarket pulpit. 
As he entered he stripped off his coat and threw it one side, 
rolled up his shirt sleeves and announced his text from Canticles, 
5:3, "I have put off my coat, how shall I put it on?" 

The first Sunday school in Newfields was opened by Miss 
Ann Coe, daughter of Rev. Curtis Coe. This was in the spring 
of 1818 at the old centre school house. 

The " Toleration Act," passed in 1819, provided " that no 
person shall be compelled to join or support any congregation, 
church or rehgious society, without his express consent first had 
and obtained." "And any person may (if connected with a 
society) by leaving a written notice with the clerk of the society, 
be exempt from any future expenses &c." This led to the 
formation of religious societies whose members taxed themselves. 
On the whole this has doubtless been best, as it has taken the 



Relative to Church Matters. 325 

matter out of the arena of local politics, and enabled each 
religious society to know its friends. 

More particulars need to be given of the parsonage. Rev. 
Mr. Moody had lived in his own house. Rev. Mr. Ewer had a 
home at the Plains. 

Rev. Mr. Tomb, April 1, 1795, bought of Jacob Oilman twenty- 
eight and three-fourth acres of land with buildings adjoining 
the old centre burying ground. This estate Mr. Oilman had 
received from his grandfather, Jacob Fowler, June 24, 1790. It 
was sold by Mr. Tomb, to Enoch Hale, Jr., April 18, 1798, his 
wife Mehitable relinquishing her right of dowry. 

The procuring of a parsonage had long been held in contempla- 
tion, but no decisive action was taken till February 14, 1803, 
when it was voted '^ to pay David Wiggin $900 for house and 
land formerly owned by Mr. Tomb." The purchase was made 
March 21, and the property deeded May 30, 1803 to the " In- 
habitants of Newmarket," by Robert Pike, Daniel Smith and 
Samuel Pickering, committee, " To be and remain a parsonage 
for the use of the minister of the Congregational persuasion that 
shall be settled here;" for Mr. Thurston's use "so long as he 
shall continue to be the settled Congregational minister of said 
town & then forever after." 

Mr. Brodhead occupied the parsonage thirteen years, 1810-23, 
and six of his children were born there. After he left it it was 
repaired and rented. 

Winter congregations met in the old centre school house as 
early as 1817, and in the academy in 1818 and onward. The 
Society voted April 19, 1819, to " lay out something for repairs 
on the meeting house." When the academy was conveyed. May 
24, 1825, to the Newfield's school district a reserve was made 
that the building should be " free for all denominations to hold 
meeting in at all times when not occupied for a school." 

Piscassic was for a long time largely a community by itself 
for school, rehgious and social purposes. It is not certainly 
known that Samuel Pease of Bald Hill road had not received his 
title of deacon before his removal to Maine at the close of the 
Revolution. Samuel Shepard, a doctor and Baptist minister, 
had a deacon of his branch church at North River, Bradstreet 
Oilman, a man who magnified his office whether civil or ecclesi- 
astical. Elder Shepard's death in 1815 was carefully entered 
by Josiah Smith in his family Bible. This family in 1824 wel- 



326 History of Newfields. 

corned Elder Thomas Cheswell, a Free Baptist, to hold meetings 
in their house. Rev. Elias Smith, once a Baptist minister at Lee, 
had married Mary Burleigh of the Bald Hill road, and was in- 
fluential in all the social life at Piscassic. Rev. John Osborne was 
always a welcome visitor among the Piscassic farmers whether 
he came to preach, or to levy contributions of produce for his 
large and needy family. Elder Israel Chesley, a Christian 
Baptist, was connected by marriage with the Hersey family and 
was gladly welcomed there and in all the neighborhood for many 
years. Private dwellings, school house and chapel, were in 
constant requisition for religious meetings down to the death of 
Elder John Foss in 1884. 

As new business interests were springing up at Newfields and 
Lamprey River it became impossible to gather the people for 
worship at the old centre any longer, and some change was made 
necessary. Hence in 1825 the way seemed prepared for establish- 
ing a Congregational church at Lamprey River Village. During 
that summer Timothy Chamberlain, chorister of the Tabernacle 
Church, Salem, Mass., who was superintending the erection of a 
mill, conducted religious services in the warehouse of the com- 
pany reading a sermon and leading in singing. By his request 
the Pascataqua Association, at its meeting in Durham, July 19, 
1825, appointed Rev. Messrs. Federal Burt and Jacob Cummings 
" to visit the village and agent of the Factory Co. at Lamprey 
River, to make inquiry whether a stated lecture may be estab- 
lished among them every Sabbath evening & make proposals 
for this purpose." The committee reported at the meeting in 
Eliot, Me., August 16, 1825, and the Sabbath lecture was es- 
tablished. This led later to the estabhshing of a Sunday 
school, a regular preaching service, and the organizing of a 
church March 27, 1828. 

As the manufacturing establishment of the village was growing 
in importance and the population increasing, the Methodists, in 
accordance with the true spirit of their mission, thought best to 
have a house of worship and the regular means of grace more 
accessible to the people. Through the personal influence and 
faithful efforts of Rev. John Brodhead a site was secured free, 
and deeded November 16, 1827, to Rev. John Brodhead, Elha- 
nan W. Fenner and Benjamin Wheatland, trustees, the church 
was built and dedicated the same month, and in the spring of 



Educational — Schools and Library. 327 

1828 the church was organized. In July of that year Rev. 
Samuel Kelly was appointed pastor. 

The first Baptist meeting house in Lamprey River stood near 
the residence of G. K. Leavitt. Rev. John Osborne, a prominent 
Christian Baptist, was the first preacher. Services were held there 
from 1827 to 1836 when a Freewill Baptist church was built in 
the village. Rev. Daniel P. Cilley was the first pastor. 



Chapter XX. 

Educational — Schools and Library. 

Religious freedom necessarily involves the priceless boon of 
secular education. The right of private judgment presupposes 
knowledge and education. Hence the duty of the state to edu- 
cate her children. Education was a passion with our Pilgrim 
Fathers. 

One of the earliest records of Boston, of the date of April 2, 
1635, says, 'Tt was generally agreed upon yt our brother Phile- 
mon Purmout shall be intreated to become schoolmaster for ye 
teaching and nourturing of all children with us." 

We quote the School Law of 1647: 

It being one cheife project of y* ould deluder, Satan, to keep men from the 
knowledge of y'' Scriptures, as in former times by keeping them in an unknowns 
tongue, so in these latter times by perswading from y*^ use of tongues, y* so at 
leaste y® true sence & meaning of y^ originall might be clouded by false glosses 
of saint-seeming deceivers ; y* learning may not be buried in y® grave of our 
fathers in y'' Church & Commonwealth, the Lord assisting o"^ endeavors : 

It is therefore ordered y^ every township in this jurisdiction, after y® Lord 
hath increased them to y*^ number of 50 householders, shall then forthwith 
appoint one within their towne to teach all such children as shall resort to 
him to write & reade, whose wages shall be paid either by y^ parents or mas- 
ters of such cliildren, or by y^ inhabitants in generall, by way of supply, as 
y^ major part of those that order y^ prudentials of y^ towne shall appoint; pro- 
vided those y* send their children be not oppressed by paying much more 
than they can have ym. taught for in other townes ; & it is further ordered y* 
where any towne shall increase to y'' number of 100 families or householders, 
they shall set up a gramar schoole, y® master thereof being able to instruct 
youth as farr as [that] they may be fited for y*^ university, provided y* if any 
towne neglect y^ performance hereof above one year, y* every such towne 
shall pay £5. to y^ next [nearest] schoole till they shall perform this order.' 

iMass. Col. Records, II; 23. 



328 History of Newfields. 

In New England it has been a steady and governing principle, from the very 
foundation of the Colonies, that it is the right and duty of Government to pro- 
vide, by means of fair and just taxation, for the instruction of all the youth 
in the elements of learning, morals and religion/ 

In the earlier days schools were taught in private houses, and 
not unfrequently barns were used as school rooms. The various 
divisions of the town for school purposes were first called ''clas- 
ses/' but later ''districts." Some of the teachers of those days 
were strict disciplinarians even for those times. Mischievous 
boys were accustomed to get sundry raps from ferule and cane. 

At a meeting held in Exeter the first Monday in April, 1703, 
it was voted "that the selectmen shall hire a schoolmaster for a 
whole year and order him to keep school three months in the old 
meeting house, and the rest of the time according to their dis- 
cretion at Lt. Samuel Leavitts, Jonathan Robinsons, Richard 
Hiltons and William Taylors — each one to provide the school- 
master with convenient house room and fire wood." 

It was also voted "that the old meeting house shall be sold by 
the selectmen, and a school house be built at the town's expense 
and set below Jonathan Thing's house next to the river. "^ 

At a meeting, May 20, 1706, held for making choice of a school- 
master, it was voted "that the town hire a schoolmaster." 

At a meeting held the first Monday in April, the town voted 
to build a school house on land bought of "Mr. Coffin by ye new 
meeting house, . . . to be 30 feet in length & 20 feet in 
breadth & 8 feet stud." 

On March 25, 1728, the town voted that the parishioners of 
Newmarket shall be free from paying for the school in Exeter 
town provided they "keep a school among them Selves att 
their own Charg." 

The first school in Newfields was at Richard Hilton's at the 
old garrison, probably in 1703, as it is recorded that "ye school- 
master is to keep school at Richard Hilton's," he "to provide 
s<^ schoolmaster with housrome & fire wood convanient." 

Dates of the erection of school houses are not known. A 
school house at Pine Hill, which the children in the vicinity of 
the Junction and Ash Swamp attended, was on the south side 
of the hill beyond the Catholic cemetery. The road at that time 
passed around the hill easterly. 

1 Commentaries on American Law II; 192. 

2 Exeter Town Records, vol. 2, p. 97. 



Educational — Schools and Library. 329 

Piscassic had a school house early on the present site. The 
present building was erected in 1875. The first school house 
in Newfields village was on Main street, corner of Hilton 
Avenue, north of the ''Elm House." Among the teachers who 
are remembered as teaching in that building, were Dudley S. 
Palmer, afterwards pubhsher at Concord, "master Clough," 
"master Ordway," Mark Lane, the Misses Sally and Mary 
Adams, and Miss Coe. 

The first Methodist Academy in New England was opened 
at Newfields in 1817. The building stood on the hill where the 
present school house is located. When the academy was removed 
to Massachusetts in 1825, the school district, through its com- 
mittee. Hall J. Jenness, Charles Lane and Henry Wiggin, pur- 
chased the lot and building, with this proviso: "Said building 
was built & occupied for an academy & a reserve is made in the 
sale that it shall be free to all religious denominations to hold 
meetings at all times when not occupied for a school, said school 
district to support the fence round said land." This building, 
which had a hall in the second story, was used for school, reli- 
gious and town meetings till 1854, when a new building was 
erected with two school rooms on the first floor, and a town hall 
above. The old academy building was sold and removed, and 
is still standing as a private dwelling, with porch and belfry — ■ 
the bell having been stolen — removed, between the pattern 
shop and the Wiggin store. The primary school building was 
built in 1859. The school and town hall building, built in 1854, 
was destroyed by fire January 25, 1907. A new school building, 
without a hall was built on the same site and was first occupied 
November 13, 1907. 

The resident members of the Grand Army of the Republic, 
May 17, 1890, presented the schools with the national colors, 
and on the following day they were hoisted on the grammar 
school building. The flag was presented by H. Jenness Paul, 
and accepted in behalf of the school by Austin J. Neal. 
Speeches were made by Rev. Mr. Fitts, Rev. Mr. Trickey, and 
the teacher, Charles Strout. 

The veterans raised a new flag on the Centre school building, 
May 31, 1897, replacing the one given by them in 1890. 

A flag for the new school building, the gift of the Village 
Improvement Society, was raised on Memorial Day, 1908, the 
flagstaff having been given by Daniel R. Smith. The veterans' 



330 History of Newfields. 

flag of 1897 was first raised, saluted, and lowered by them, follow- 
ing which the new flag was raised, saluted by the school chil- 
dren, and the singing of the "Star Spangled Banner" by the 
audience. 

Notwithstanding the prevalent feeling among the Metho- 
dists against a "man-learned ministry," Rev. John Brodhead 
strongly urged the necessity of an educated ministry, and 
mainly through his efforts and influence the first Methodist 
academy in New England was started here in 1817, with Rev. 
Moses White, A. M., as its first principal. The institution was 
incorporated in 1818 as the "Newmarket Wesleyan Academy," 
and Mr. White was succeeded by Rev. Martin Ruter, who was 
born in Sutton, Mass., April 3, 1785. He was one of the noblest 
sons of New England. No mistake was made in appointing 
him to the academy. His self-culture was a remarkable example 
of the acquisition of knowledge under difficulties. He became a 
very learned and scholarly man, a good debater and writer, an 
able preacher and leading educator East and West. His infiu- 
ence was important in promoting studious habits among the 
preachers. He now sleeps on the bank of the Brazos in Texas. 

For a few years the school prosj)ered, but Ruter went West, 
and it was deemed best to seek another location for the school. 
It was removed in 1824 to Wilbraham, Mass., and still flourishes 
as "Wesleyan Academy." 

The one student to bring fame to the Newfields academy was 
Rev. Edward T. Taylor, the sailor-preacher who ten years later 
found in Boston his life-work and wonderful renown as Bethel 
preacher and evangelist of the sea. While a student of the 
academy in 1818 he roomed with Charles Lane in the house 
of Jeremy Colcord, now owned and occupied by Rufus Sanborn. 
Taylor was no student, but he was bright in debate and an adept 
in interesting wayside and school house congregations. 

When Taylor was to preach in the evening. Lane would read 
the Bible to him. If a verse was reached that attracted Taylor's 
attention, he would cry out "Stop there. Lane; put your finger 
there; read that verse again, again, again; that will do." And 
the verse would be his text. 

In 1884 Charles Lane was the sole survivor of the pupils. 

Amasa Buck started a second school in 1835, called "Franklin 
Seminary." The new academy building was upon the hill 
opposite the first academy. Mr. Buck aroused great enthu- 



Educational^Schools and Library, 



331 



siasm among his pupils in the study of nature. He had a valuable 
cabinet. 

William T. Harlow, Erastus 0. Phinney and a Mr. Langley 
succeeded Mr. Buck as principals. It was an excellent school, 
prepared youths for college, and for a few years was well patron- 
ized by the young people of both sexes from neighboring towns. 
A few are still living who attended it. It came to be a Methodist 
institution, and was under the patronage of the New England 
Conference. Again the location was deemed undesirable and a 
new Conference Seminary was established at Northfield in 1845, 
and removed to Tilton in 1863, where it continues to live in a very 
flourishing condition. 

The building was sold to Amos Paul and was the first build- 
ing of the Swamscot Company on the west side of the railroad 
track. The bell was taken to Northfield. 

Among the many faithful and successful teachers for a longer 
or shorter time it is worthy of note that Miss Harriet E. Sanborn 
taught in the village schools more than thirty-two years, in 
many cases teaching two generations of a family. 

We append the names, as far as ascertained, of those who 
availed themselves . of the excellent educational advantages of 
Phillips Exeter Academy, with the date of entrance; also col- 
lege, of which certain afterwards became students. 



1783 — James Thurston. 
1784— Thomas Cheswell. 

John Mead. 
1785 — Jeremiah Mead. 
1787— Zebulon Smith 
1788— Ezra Smith. 
1790 — Nathaniel Rogers. 
1791 — Benjamin D. Bryant 

Joseph S. Folsom 

Nathan Hilton. 

Nathaniel Pease. 

Edward Philbrook. 

Walter Smith. 
1792 — Andrew McClary Chapman. 

Warren Oilman. 

Jonathan Longfellow. 

Paul Robinson. 
1794— Charles S. Bryant. 
1795 — Bradstreet Oilman. 
1796 — Simeon Folsom. 



1797 — Oeorge Rogers. 

William Walker. 
1798 — Jacob Longfellow. 
1799 — Jacob Folsom. 

John Williams. 
1803— Nicholas B. Doe. 
1804 — John Rogers. 

Richard W. Rogers. 

James Smith. 

Winthrop Watson. 
1814— Ebenezer H. Neil. 
1816— Oeorge O. Hilton. 
1822 — James Thurston, Harvard. 
1827— Oeorge H. Brodhead. 
1828— Nicholas E. Paine. 
1830— Erastus E. Tuttle. 
1833— Thornton F. Brodhead. 

William C. Tenney, Harvard 
1835— Timothy J. Murray. 
1839 — Charles H. Branscomb. 



332 History of Newfields, 

1842— Walter D. Smith. 1886— George L. Chase. 

1847— Edward F. Eaton. George S. Fifield. 

Joseph L. Elkins. James O. Pike. 

John B. Webster. 1888— Daniel J. Lynch. 

Henry K. Wetherbee. 1890 — George E. Andrews, Wesley an. 

1853 — Amos Masters Paul. William C. Hanson, Harvard. 

1854 — William J. Quinn, Holy Cross, John F. Simpson, Tufts. 

Montreal. 1891— Edward H. Richards, Dart- 

Albert E. Kennard. mouth. 

1855— Daniel G. Neal. 1893— Elmer D. Paul. 

1856— Charles W. Fifield, Yale. Ernest E. Richards. 

1866— John W. Sanborn. Wesleyan. 1894— J. Warren Stuart. 
1868— Frank W. French. 1895— Jared A. P. Neal, Harvard. 

1879— Charles M. Howard, Boston Charles W. Richards. 

University. Harry K. Torrey, Harvard- 

1885 — Ralph E. Connor, Tufts Divin- Dartmouth. 

ity. 1896 — Charles J. Leddy, Boston. 

Charles L. Hanson, Harvard. 1898 — Dayton C. Wiggin, Baltimore 

Medical. 

LIBRARY. 

At the annual town meeting, March, 1880, the town accepted 
"with gratitude" the legacy of $10,000 '^ bequeathed by Dr. 
John M. Brodhead for the purchase of books for a town library. 
At the same time the following resolution was adopted : 

Resolved, That Mr. Brodhead's being the first gift to the town, — his name 
shall be perpetuated by calhng the institution which his generosity endows, 
by his name, the Brodhead Library. 

Dr. Brodhead also bequeathed his private library to the town, 
though the legacy was not to be available till after the death 
of his widow. 

The New Hampshire legislature having passed an act, approved 
April 11, 1891, "To Promote the Establishment and Efficiency 
of Free Public Libraries," and providing for the appointment 
of a State Board of Library Commissioners to carry the act into 
effect, the town of South Newmarket, with the prospect of re- 
ceiving it, deemed it best to accept the assistance offered by the 
state, and under a special article in its annual warrant, March 
14, 1893, "Voted to accept the conditions proposed by the state 
in regard to public libraries," and "appropriated $50 for the use 
and maintenance of its Free Public Library." The selectmen, 
April 14, 1893, appointed three persons as library Trustees "for 
the care, custody and distribution of the books furnished by the 

1 This fund is invested in Newmarket town bonds. 




Hox. JOHN M. BRODHEAD. 



Educational — Schools and Library. 333 

state in a manner satisfactory to the State Board of Library 
Commissioners, and the trustees attended to the duties assigned 
them. 

Josiah H. Whittier, Secretary of the State Board of Library 
Commissioners, called upon the trustees April 18, 1893, to 
pledge the town to establish a free public library, to appropriate 
annually a sum not less than $25 for the use and maintenance 
of said library, to secure a fitting place for keeping the library, 
to appoint a librarian, to make suitable regulations for cata- 
loguing, shelving and circulating the books, and to insure the 
books received by gift from the state. Upon complying with 
these conditions, the state would furnish the town books to the 
value of $100. 

By the kindness of C. B. Stuart, a place for the library 
was secured in his store, where it was of comparatively easy 
access. One hundred volumes were received from the state in 
the month of August. The Ladies' Book Club generously placed 
their valuable library of 408 volumes in the care of the trustees 
in December. The heirs of Dr. John M. Brodhead also placed 
his private library of 520 volumes of standard authors, in 
superior binding and of great value, in the custody of the trus- 
tees, to be guarded and circulated in the town. Other volumes 
of a miscellaneous character, comprising many Congressional 
reports and documents were added for the service of special in- 
quirers. Thirty-three additional volumes were received from 
various sources, making a total of 1,061. They were insured for 
$1,000 February 20, 1894. 

The library was opened for the circulation of books Septem- 
ber 23, 1893. The first persons to apply for distribution cards 
and receive books on the evening of its opening were Lewis C. 
Hall, Charles J. Leddy, Susie M. Stuart, George E. Andrews and 
Mrs. Ida S. Stuart. During the first six months 176 distribu- 
tion cards were given out. As is generally true, the call for fiction 
has been much greater than for any other class of books. 

The patronage given the library during the years of its exist- 
ence has made increasingly manifest the wisdom of its estab- 
lishment. The original trustees were Rev. James H. Fitts, 
George S. Paul and Harriet E. Sanborn, and Edna H. Paul, 
librarian. 

Practically there was no change in conditions and methods 
from 1894 until the death of Mr. Fitts, who was foremost in the 



334 History of Newfields. 

movement for its establishmient, and served as chairman till his 
death in 1900. His unobtrusive oversight and wise and kindly 
counsels endeared him to his co-workers, and they, with all 
other friends of the library sincerely mourned his loss. Mrs. 
Fitts was elected to fill her husband's unexpired term. In 1901 
the Brodhead Library fund came into the town's possession. 

In 1902 a reading-room was established in connection with 
the library. 

In 1904 the building in which the library was located was re- 
moved from the village, and the library found quarters in the 
adjacent house, where two adjoining and connecting rooms 
were attractively fitted for library and reading-room purposes. 

In 1906 the library joined the ''Library Art Club" and re- 
ceives "varied and valuable exhibits of photo copies of the 
works of the masters, ancient and modern." These are much 
enjoyed by the patrons of the library. 

On the reading-room table the following magazines may be 
found: American Boy, Century Magazine, Current Literature, 
Country Life in America, Garden Magazine, Granite State Monthly, 
Harper's Monthly, Harper's Weekly, Human Life, Judge, Ladies' 
Home Journal, Life, McClure's, National Geographic Magazine, 
St. Nicholas, World's Work, Youth's Companion and the Exeter 
News-Letter. These magazines, excepting the latest number, 
may be taken on a borrower's card. 

The average weekly circulation from 1894 to 1909 has been 
57, from 27 to 129. More than 4,000 volumes were circulated 
in 1909. Many valuable books for reference are not circulated. 
The average percentage of fiction called for has been 56. 

The following persons have served as trustees : 

1894-190 1— Rev. James H. Fitts, Harriet E. Sanborn, George S. Paul. 
1901— Mrs. Mary C. Fitts, Harriet E. Sanborn, George S. Paul. 
1902 — Harriet E. Sanborn, George S. Paul, Emma P. Conner. 
1903 — Harriet E. Sanborn, Emma P. Conner, Eugene C. Patridge. 
1904 — Emma P. Conner, Eugene C. Patridge, Harriet A. Paul. 
1905 — ^Eugene C. Patridge, Harriet A. Paul, A. W. Richards. 
1906-08— Harriet A. Paul, Rev. Otis Cole, A. W. Richards. 
1909-10— Harriet A. Paul, A. W. Richards, Eugene C. Patridge. 

Edna Hobbs Paul (Mrs. George S. Paul) has served continu- 
ously as librarian. 

The dwelling house in which the library is now located is the 
property of the Misses Isabel and Harriet A. Paul, and the rent 



Business Industries. 335 

and electric lighting are most kindly given by them, but it 
seems unfortunate that the town cannot afford to build a more 
commodious and safe home for its large and valuable library. 



Chapter XXI. 

Business Industries. 

The extensive forests of this section were the most valuable 
possessions of the first settlers. As early as 1650 there are 
records of timber for masts marked with, the " Broad Arrow " 
as belonging to the Crown, reserved for the king's navy. 

Mr. Edward Hilton erected a sawmill on the Piscassic in 1653 
and from that time mill sites were in great demand. 

The lumber business of Newfields early assumed large propor- 
tions. An immense amount of- timber from the "' Oaklands " 
the " Mast-way " and " Ash Swamp " was hauled to the 
" Landing " at Newfields and floated to Portsmouth. A large 
number of men and oxen were thus employed. Tradition recalls 
one massive pine mast eight feet in diameter at the butt end 
and 111 feet long, requiring the strength of 70 oxen to draw it to 
the river side. Masts and lumber from this region were shipped 
abroad from Portsmouth. 

Gen. James Hill got out the timber at Newfields for the 
America, a warship of 74 guns, built at Portsmouth under the 
personal supervision of John Paul Jones, launched November, 
1782, and immediately presented to France by the United States 
government. It was the largest and heaviest war ship that had 
been built on this side of the Atlantic — an honor to Pascataqua 
shipwrights and our forest oaks! 

As early as 1665 fish from the Squamscot was an important 
article of commerce, and was exported to France and Spain. 

Previous to the Revolution trade with the West Indies was 
very profitable. Deal boards, masts, pipe-staves and shocks 
were sent, and sperm oil, molasses and spirits returned directly 
to our wharf. There was also a valuable coastwise trade as far 
south, at least, as Virginia. Pork, beef and pelts were the prin- 
cipal shipments, and rice, sugar and tobacco the returns. 



336 History of Newfields. 

To what extent ship-building was carried on in Newmarket 
before the Revolution it is impossible to tell. No records of the 
business are available, but it was an important industry both at 
Lamprey River and Newfields. At one time seven vessels were 
on the stocks in the shipyard of Lamprey River, and the '' Land- 
ing " at Newfields was a very busy spot. So pressing was the 
work that the shipwrights were exempted from military training. 
In 1778 the privateer General Sullivan was overhauled and 
refitted at Newfields Landing. The Shutes, Badgers and Gen. 
James Hill were the principal ship-builders of that period. 

The ship-building and commercial interests of Newmarket 
were seriously injured by the war of 1812. After the spring of 
1813 our seacoast was blockaded by a British squadron. Three 
years of blockade practically destroyed ship-building on the 
Squamscot. Among the last to engage in the industry at New- 
fields were Zechariah Beals, Dudley Watson, Samuel G. Tarlton 
and George Hilton. The last vessel built here was the Nile in 
1827. When we were a ship-building town the launching of a 
ship w^as an event of great importance and interest. Men, 
women and children, all attended, and refreshments were pro- 
vided for all. The ships were floated to Portsmouth where they 
were rigged and prepared for sea. 

Brick making was an early industry of Newfields. The most 
important kilns were located along the banks of Cobbey's Brook, 
so called, on either side of the highway, within easy reach of 
water transportation on the river. 

Previous to the Revolution our village boasted a skilful 
silversmith — William Carlo. 

The Squamscot furnishes no mill site in Newfields, but there is 
an excellent water privilege on the Piscassic, about a mile from 
the village. This is believed by some to be the site of Edward 
Hilton's first mill. While this may be disputed we know a mill 
was erected on this site early in the history of the town, and was 
known for about a century as " Hall's mill." In later times, 
known as " Neal's mill," it was owned by a stock company, the 
stock being divided into 24 shares, each share entitling the 
holder to one day's privilege in the use of the mill. For many 
years a controlling majority of the stock was held by Samuel 
Neal, and after his death by his son, Daniel G. Neal. This 
mill was thoroughly equipped as both grist and sawmill, having 
attachments for planing and matching boards, and did a large 



Business Industries. 337 

business. After the coming of portable mills the business de- 
clined. The mill was not kept in repair, and was swept away by 
a freshet in February, 1900. 

In the early records the creek or brook next south of Mr. 
Hilton's home is often mentioned. It separated or parted his 
estate from the Exeter town lands and was sometimes called 
" Hilton's parting brook." The second Edward Hilton built a 
saw and gristmill upon this brook west of the Exeter road. About 
1720, Capt. Edward Hall was in possession of the estate im- 
mediately south of the " parting brook." His grandson, Capt. 
John Perkins, built a gristmill on the brook east of the Exeter 
road. About 1820 this mill was purchased by Charles Lane, 
formerly of Stratham, and enlarged. Mr. Lane was a tanner, 
and the mill was used for grinding bark and fulling hides. The 
grinding of bark had been done by horse power previously and the 
use of a mill for this purpose was considered '' a great advance." 

In the lower story were pits or vats for tanning. Later, 
about 1840, he built an addition to the mill for the purpose of 
sawing shingles. There has been no mill on the site since 1867. 
Mr. Lane was also a shoemaker and had apprentices. 

Winthrop Hilton, son of Ichabod, was tanner and currier. 
Prior to 1800 his tan pits were on the west side of the Exeter 
road near Hilton's or Pease's Brook. 

Nathaniel Lord was hatter and had a shop adjoining his 
house, on the site of Amos Paul's house. Both house and shop 
have been torn down. 

John Kennard was brass-worker and Newfields' clock-maker. 
Henry Wiggin, Jr., was a cabinet maker and made cases for Mr. 

Kennard's clocks. Mr. Folsom was trunk and harness 

maker. His house and shop stood on the street near the store of 
James A. Spead. Both were afterwards removed to the rear of 
the lot. 

Capt. Archibald McPhaedris of Portsmouth was leading pro- 
prietor of the first iron works in America. He was at the head of 
a small company which commenced the manufacture of iron from 
the ore at Lamprey River. 

In 1719 an act was passed by the Legislature for the encourage- 
ment of iron works within the province. The " two-mile streak " 
was granted to John Wentworth, George Jaffrey, Archibald 
McPhaedris and Robert Wilson, " proprietors of the iron works 

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338 History of Newfields. 

lately started at Lamprey River for their encouragement and 
accommodation." 

Captain McPhaedris built the " Warner house " of Ports- 
mouth. Some of the iron fixtures now in use in the mansion 
were from the Lamprey River Iron Works. We have not been 
able to learn how long the iron works were in operation. Captain 
McPhaedris died in 1729. 

The iron works were quite an important industry estab- 
lished in Newfields in 1830. The first blast was blown on 
Christmas day. The works were owned by John Kennard, 
Temple Paul, Freeman Drake and Lincoln Drake. They were 
afterwards purchased by George O. Hilton, Amos Paul, John B. 
Rider and Joseph Skinner, and in 1834 were incorporated as 
"The Newmarket Iron Foundry." Its officers were Amos 
Paul, president; George 0. Hilton, treasurer; Amos Paul, John B. 
Rider and Joseph Skinner, directors. The company manu- 
factured castings for cotton and woolen mills, and stoves which 
at one time was an extensive part of the business. As this was 
almost the only foundry for casting heavy machinery in this 
region, the business increased rapidly. 

In 1846 the Swamscot Machine Company was incorporated 
by the Legislature with George O. Hilton, Amos Paul, Seneca C. 
Kennard, Walter E. Hawes and Ira Chamberlain as incorpora- 
tors, and a capital stock of $200,000, all paid in. Amos Paul 
was chosen agent. This companj^ purchased the Iron Foundry 
Company's works in 1865 and united both branches of the 
business. It manufactured all kinds of machinery and gas 
pipe. The manufacture of engines and boilers was commenced 
soon after, and some of the finest and best have been made 
there. The manufacture of gas and steam pipe and fittings 
was added, and placed on sale with George K. Paul & Co., 98 
Milk Street, Boston. 

The number of men employed ranged from 230 to 300, and the 
monthly pay roll is said to have risen to $11,000. This distribu- 
tion gave a vigorous impulse to the village and the town. Much 
of this prosperity is attributable to the late Hon. Amos Paul, 
the agent of the company. 

Years of difficulty and disaster, however, came. Mr. Paul 
in advanced age retired, and the company's works passed in 
October, 1893, into the hands of receivers. The total assets 
were estimated at $333,646.10, and habihties in the neighborhood 



Business Industries. 339 

of $250,000. Frank P. Cotton, of the receivers, issued the 
following statement in regard to the matter: " The directors of 
the company hope that by their action in applying for the 
appointment of receivers the creditors may be fully paid and the 
company's plant be preserved to continue its business, which 
gives employment practically to the whole town of Newfields." 

According to the figures returned for the year ending January 
1, 1881, the Swamscot Machine Company paid out for labor a 
sum equal to $10 a month for every man, woman and child in 
the town; and including that paid out by the locomotive and 
mill works of George E. Fifield, swells the amount to $13. 

Ultimately the machinery was sold and also the vacated shops, 
and became the property of Walter B. Grant, Esq., of Boston. 
Since then the foundry has been in active service under the 
direction of Christopher A. Pollard, giving employment to from 
20 to 60 men according to the demands of the business. 

George E. Fifield for many years had a machine shop opposite 
the railroad station, where he did repair work of all kinds of 
machinery, and also manufactured steam engines, sawmills, 
steam fittings, tools, etc. His sales were largely in the south 
where his engines and mills secured high repute. 

Mr. Fifield's locomotives were of a peculiar pattern of his own 
invention, most of them going to Georgia, and used on wooden 
tramways, though adapted to iron rails as well. The boilers 
were upright instead of horizontal, and the engines combined 
many modern improvements. 

In 1865 Charles H. and Rufus Sanborn, Levi L. Pollard and 
John F. C. Rider bought of the Ira Choate Company the brass 
foundry which he sometime earher had put in operation. The 
business then was known under the name of the Union Machine 
Company. After a few months Mr. Rider became sole owner. 
Under his management prosperity was assured and 36 men were 
employed. In the midst of his success, in April, 1869, the build- 
ings were burned down, and were not replaced. The brass 
business in part, went to the Swamscot Company, and the 
balance of patronage was dispersed. These brass works were 
located on Main Street, just south of the house long owned and 
occupied by Simeon Locke. 



Chapter XXII. 



Half-Century of Changes, 1800 to 1850, and Incorpora- 
tion. 

The period from 1800 to 1850 was marked by great and 
radical changes in the customs and methods of a century and 
affected every phase of the industrial, social, domestic and 
religious life of the people. 

An era of road-making and bridge-building rendered con- 
spicuous the years from 1790 to 1820. During that time no less 
than thirty turnpikes were constructed in New Hampshire, and 
fifty bridge companies were incorporated. Stage routes were 
opened in all directions, the number of post offices rapidly in- 
creased, and mails were transmitted with much greater regu- 
larity. The sound of the stage-driver's horn and the crack of his 
whip enlivened country life, and stage taverns became centres 
of interest and activity. Two lines of stages passed through 
Newfields from Dover to Boston, one line going by way of 
Haverhill, and the other by Newburyport. The stages reached 
Newfields about 9 a. m. and were due in Boston about 5 p. m. 
Returning the next day they reached Newfields about 5 p. m. 
The fare to Boston was $2.50. 

A line from Portsmouth to Concord passed through Exeter 
and Raymond. Bids were made for the privilege of keeping a 
stage tavern where horses were changed, refreshments and 
lodgings provided for travelers. Captain Treadwell and Abner 
Stinson were near neighbors and rival inn-holders at the Junc- 
tion. Sometimes one accommodated the stage and sometimes the 
other. In 1810, and prior to that date, the principal taverns in 
Newfields village were the "Shute House," and "Lord House." 
Later came the "Elm House" kept by Mrs. Mehitable Wiggin, 
and the taverns of Captain Clark, Lucian Pike, and Captain 
Pike in Piscassic. Numerous other so-called taverns flourished 
from time to time for longer or shorter periods. Many of them 
were merely for the sale of spirituous liquors, no effort being 



5 IN 1837 




NEWFIELD5 IN 1857 

From THemortf SJCetcH 

i>ii John W. Lane^ ^o /9C9 




Half-Century of Changes, and Incorporation. 341 

made to provide other entertainment for man or beast. Prior 
to 1825 the use of intoxicating beverages was universal in social 
life, and great quantities were provided and consumed on all 
public occasions. Beginning about 1818 a temperance move- 
ment swept over New England like a tidal wave. Public senti- 
ment was strongly aroused, and practically all the ministers and 
very many influential citizens became "total abstainers," and 
by 1835 a barn could be raised without the use of strong drink. 

The town records, up to 1819, were burdened with matters 
relating to the meeting house, the minister, his salary and fire- 
wood, and the parsonage property. In many towns the most 
exacting and complicated part of the duties of the selectmen 
were those relating to the adjustment of church and parish 
matters. All this was changed by the passage of the "Tolera- 
tion Act" which exempted the citizens from taxation for the 
support of the church and ministry, and granted equal rights 
and privileges to all rehgious denominations. During the next 
twenty years five churches were built in the two villages of the 
town, and the old parish church was used as a town house. 

There was no city in New Hampshire in 1820. Portsmouth 
was still called "the metropolis." Exeter was the second largest 
village in the state, Newfields was the most prominent part of 
Newmarket, and the post office centre for the whole town. But 
the starting of the cotton mills at Lamprey River in 1823 made 
a great difference in the relative importance of the two villages. 
Newfields was soon outranked in population, business activity 
and general prosperity. In fact business interests at Newfields 
were declining at this time, the old industries dying out and as 
yet no new ones had taken their places. For this reason great 
interest and enthusiasm were aroused by the opening of the 
"Iron Works" in 1830, and the building of a foundry in 1834. 
This business was successfully conducted for many years and 
proved a benefit to the community. 

On December 10, 1834, the post office at Newfields received 
the name of South Newmarket. At that time James Coleman was 
postmaster. 

The Boston and Maine Railroad from Boston to Haverhill was 
completed in 1838, and the stage line was discontinued beyond 
the latter city. The stage connected with the cars at Haverhill 
and passengers from Boston reached Newfields at noon. Such 
"rapid transit" was most astonishing and was attended by 



342 History of Newfields. 

great excitement. Interest in the railroad steadily increased as 
the work advanced toward Newfields, and many interested 
spectators watched the upturning of the sods in ''Samuel Paul's 
lot." To aid the work wooden rails were laid upon which short 
dump cars were run. All the iron rails laid between Exeter and 
Dover were brought to the wharf in Newfields by water and 
landed at high tide. Often two or three, and at one time five, 
two-masted schooners laden with rails were at the wharf together. 
These rails came from Liverpool, England, to Boston, and were 
reshipped to Newfields. The first regular passenger train went 
through the village to Newmarket July 28, 1841. The first 
train from Portsmouth to the Junction on the Concord and 
Portsmouth Railroad was run October 4, 1849, and the road was 
completed to Concord in August, 1852. 

One of the most important events in the history of the town 
was the opening of the Swamscot machine shops in 1846. This 
was followed by years of activity, prosperity and honorable 
standing in the business world. 

As the two growing villages came to hold less and less in com- 
mon it became increasingly difficult to adjust town business to 
the satisfaction of the different sections and the advantage of the 
various interests. Separation was agreed upon, and the cul- 
minating event of the period under consideration was the forma- 
tion of a new town, which, unfortunately perhaps, retained the 
name of its post office, and was incorporated June 27, 1849, 
under the name of South Newmarket. 

The following is the act of incorporation: 

CHAPTER 839. 
An Act to Constitute the Town of South Newmarket. 

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in 
General Court convened, That all that part of the town of New Market, in the 
County of Rockingham, lying southerly of a hne commencing at the easterly 
line of said town, on the northerly line of the Portsmouth and Concord Rail- 
road, and running thence westerly on said northerly line of said railroad to the 
westerly side of the Boston and Maine Railroad, and thence westerly in a 
straight line six rods south of the southerly side of Jonathan Sanborn's house, 
to the westerly line of said town, be and the same is hereby severed from the 
town of New Market and made a body politic and corporate by the name of 
South New Market. 

Sect. 2. All real and personal property, including all debts, claims and 
demands of every kind now owned by and due to the town of New Market, 



Half-Century of Changes, and Incorporation. 343 

except the town house, all school and other funds owned by said town, and the 
public money deposited with said town of New Market, and the proportion 
of the literary fund which may be payable to said town, shall be divded be- 
tween said towns in such proportions as said towns may agree; and if said 
towns cannot agree upon the division of any such property, James Foss of 
Stratham, and George W. Kittredge and Nathaniel E. Burleigh, upon the 
request of either town, may make division of the same. When in their opinion 
any of said property cannot be divided without loss or detriment, they may 
assign the whole or any part thereof to the town wherein it lies, and may order 
said town to pay over such sums of money to the other as in their opinion is 
equitable, and may fix the time of payment. 

Sect. 3. All the taxes assessed since March last upon the polls and estates 
of those residing within the limits of said South New Market, and all non- 
resident taxes assessed within any school district within said South New Mar- 
ket, and upon all corporate porperty within said limits, shall be collected by 
the collector to whom the same has been committed for that purpose, and after 
deducting therefrom the state and county taxes, and such sums as have been 
expended for schools and the repair of roads within the limits of said South 
New Market, shall be by him paid over to the town of South New Market, 
in the same way and manner in which he is directed to pay over the same to 
said New Market, and the treasurer of said South New Market, when chosen 
and qualified, shall have the same power to issue an extent against such 
collector for neglect to comply with the provisions of this act, that he would 
have if such collector had been chosen by said town of South New Market. 

Sect. 4. All debts and liabiUties heretofore incuired by said town of 
New Market, and all sums which may be recovered on any process against 
said town, or to which said town is a party in any court, and the municipal 
expenses of said town since the thirteenth day of March last, shall be paid by 
said towns in the same proportions in which the property is divided ; excepting 
the liabilities and expenses incurred by the purchase of a site for, and the build- 
ing of a town house, which shall be paid for and owned by said New Market 
alone. 

Sect. 5. All paupers who have a settlement in and are now supported by 
said New Market shall be supported by said towns of New Market and South 
New Market, in such way and manner, each of said towns contributing 
thereto in such proportions as said towns may agree. And when either of said 
towns shall request, said paupers shall be divided between said towns as 
said towns may agree; or in case they cannot agree, as the referees herein- 
before mentioned shall agree. 

Sect. 6. In all assessments of state and county taxes, until the legislature 
shall otherwise order, the said towns shall pay that portion of every thousand 
dollars which may be ordered against the town of New Market as it now is, 
in such proportions as may be determined, in the same way and manner as is 
hereinbefore provided for the division of property and funds between said 
towns, and the state and county treasurers shall issue their respective warrants 
accordingly. 

Sect. 7. Nathaniel E. Burleigh, Samuel Neal and Charles Lane, or any two 
of them, may call the first meeting of said town of South New Market, by 
posting up a warrant for that purpose as the law directs, at which meeting 



344 History of Newfields. 

either of said persons may preside until a moderator be chosen; and at such 
meeting all necessary town officers may be Chosen. 

Sect. 8. The town of South New Market shall form a part of councillor 
district numbered one, and of senatorial district numbered two, and the 
militia thereof shall belong to the fourth regiment. 

Sect. 9. Any and all school districts in the town of New Market as it now 
is, which may be divided by the boundary line hereinbefore mentioned be- 
tween said towns, shall remain and continue as they now are; and all moneys 
for the same shall be raised and assessed and paid over in the same way and 
manner as is provided by law in cases of districts founded by the union of 
inhabitants of neighboring towns. 

Sect. 10. Whereas the dividing line between said towns crosses the 
homestead farms of sundry persons; all that part of such farms which are now 
owned by persons residing in South New Market as may be situated in New 
Market, shall for all purposes of taxation be deemed and considered to be 
part of said town of South New Market; and all that part of such farms which 
are now owned by persons residing in New Market as may be situated in South 
New Market, shall for all purposes of taxation be deemed and considered to be 
part of said town of New Market. 

Sect. 11. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. 

Approved, June 27, 1849. 



Chapter XXIII. 

South Newmarket"^ in the Civil War. 

During the first half of the last century the military spirit 
was manifest in the "Little Training" in May, and the "Great 
Training," "Muster," "Regimental Inspection" and "Review," 
in the autumn. The company of cavalry was called the "Troop." 
There was a company of artillery and several companies of light 
infantry belonging to the regiment. Other companies were 
called by names hardly dignified enough for mention in a history. 
But the day was a notable one and called together the masses. 

The utility of these "trainings" and "musters" in the matter 
of military discipline and efficiency was happily never brought 
to the test. They, however, served to keep alive the military 
spirit for the time. But after they were given up not many years 

^Thus far in this history when reference has been made to the town we have almost in- 
variably spoken of it as Newfields, its present name. But as South Newmarket was its 
legal name up to 1895, and as the records of soldiers furnished in the Civil War by the 
town in the United States War Department and in "New Hampshire in the Civil War" 
credit them to South Newmarket, to prevent confusion or seeming injustice, we deem it but 
right and best to retain such name in this chapter. 



South Newmarket in the Civil War. 345 

elapsed before South Newmarket, in common with all the towns 
of all the Northern States, heard the startling thunder of that 
first shot of the Confederates aimed at Fort Sumter as it sped on 
lightning wing around the world, and ushered in the greatest 
and bloodiest civil war of the ages. In common with the general 
uprising of the patriotic North her citizens were stirred as never 
before to attest their loyalty to the Union, and their readiness to 
take up arms in its defence. While so many of her sons were 
quick to respond to the call for soldiers at the front, those who 
remained at home sent them away with their blessing and did 
what they could for their comfort and help as they were called 
to face the enemy on the tented field and show themselves a 
strong bulwark of protection for their homes and loved ones. 
The cheering word from home, the thought that the eyes of 
their loved ones were upon them nerved them to the best there 
was in them in the way of brave and heroic daring. The starry 
flag that led them on to the fray stirred them to the utmost to 
show their loyalty in its defence. It symbolized as nothing else 
the holy cause for which they were contending. They fought 
for a united country, some of them at the sacrifice of their lives. 
The victory was finally won. 

The following is the roll of South Newmarket's contribution 
of soldiers in the different regiments of the New Hampshire Vol- 
unteer Infantry. 

Second Regiment. 

This regiment was in 22 engagements, all in Virginia. 

William C. Bean of Company E, born in Montville, Me., but 
a resident of South Newmarket, 23 years of age. He enlisted for 
three months May 3, 1861, but was not mustered in; reenlisted 
May 27, 1861, for three years; mustered in as private June 3, 
1861; was wounded in the second Bull Run Battle, August 29, 
1862, and discharged on account of wounds June 6, 1863. He 
died October 11, 1866. 

John W. Jones of Company E, born in Rye, but a resident of 
Newfields, South Newmarket, aged 18; enlisted as a private 
for three months May 3, 1861, but was not mustered in; re- 
enlisted May 7, 1861, for three years, and was mustered in June 3, 
1861 ; was appointed corporal, and was captured in the Battle 
of Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863. He died in Andersonville, Ga., 
November 1, 1864. 



346 History of Newfields. 

Nathan E. Kuse of Company E, born in South Newmarket, 
aged 19; enlisted for three months May 3, 1861, but was not 
mustered in; reenlisted for three years May 25, 1861, and was 
mustered in June 3, 1861, as corporal; appointed sergeant 
May 1, 1863; was wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., 
July 2, 1863, and died of his wounds July 31, 1863. 

Nicholas Long of Company E, born in Ireland, but a resident 
of South Newmarket, aged 19; enlisted for three months May 3, 
1861, but was not mustered in; reenlisted for three years May 25, 
1861, and mustered in June 8, 1861, as a private; appointed 
corporal July 1, 1863; was wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg, 
Pa., July 2, 1863; was at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864, and 
mustered out June 21, 1864. Afterwards resided at Providence, 
R.I. 

Charles A. Masters of Company E, born in New York City, 
but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 21; enlisted as a 
private May 3, 1861, and was mustered in June 3, 1861; 
deserted near Fairfax Seminary, Va., November 1, 1862. 

William J. Quinn of Company E, born in Providence, R. I., 
aged 18; enlisted for three months May 3, 1861, but was not 
mustered in; reenlisted for three years May 25, 1861, and was 
mustered in as a private June 3, 1861; appointed corporal 
March 3, 1863, and sergeant July 1, 1863; was wounded in the 
Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863, and mustered out June 
21, 1864. On his return from the army he was for a time sta- 
tion agent at South Newmarket, and later for four or five years 
clerk in the second auditor's office, Washington, D. C. He 
graduated from the National Law School, Washington, and for 
a time practised his profession in Holyoke and Lawrence, Mass. 
Afterwards went to Minneapolis, Minn., where he proposed to 
open a law office, but was taken ill and died in 1882. 

Charles H. Smith of Company E, born in Dover, Me., but a 
resident of South Newmarket, aged 19; enlisted for three 
months May 3, 1861, but was not mustered in; reenlisted for 
three years May 25, 1861, and was mustered in as a private 
June 3, 1861; discharged for disability at Bladensburg, Md., 
August 16, 1861. He afterwards enlisted in the Eleventh Regi- 
ment. He was living at Lawrence, Mass., in 1901. 

Daniel G. Smith of Company E, born in South Newmarket, 
aged 26. He enlisted for three months May 3, 1861, but was 
not mustered in; reenlisted for three years, and was mustered 



South Newmarket in the Civil Wak. 347 

in June 3, 1861, as a private; was wounded in the second Bull 
Run Battle, August 29, 1862, and missing; returned and died 
of wounds at Concord, March 2, 1863. 

Horace 0. Smith of Company E, born in Montville, Me., but 
a resident of South Newmarket, aged 18; enlisted for three 
months May 3, 1861, but was not mustered in; reenlisted for 
three years, and was mustered in as a private June 3, 1861, and 
mustered out June 21, 1864. Resided for a time at Somerville, 
Mass., but is now in Newfields (1907.) 

Alcott Stover of Company E, born in Bowdoin, Me., but a 
resident of South Newmarket, aged 25; enlisted for three 
months May 3, 1861, but was not mustered in; reenlisted for 
three years May 25, 1861, and was mustered in as a private 
June 3, 1861; and appointed corporal September 1, 1861; was 
wounded and captured in the second Bull Run Battle, August 29, 
1862; paroled September 2, 1862, and discharged for disability 
at Washington, D. C, January 5, 1863. His present residence 
is Haverhill, Mass. 

John B. Tetherly of Company E, born in Newmarket, but a 
resident of South Newmarket, aged 25; enlisted for three months 
May 3, 1861, but was not mustered in; reenlisted for three years, 
and was mustered in as a private June 3, 1861, and mustered out 
June 21, 1864. Has since resided at Newfields. 

Francis G. Trefethen, born in Rye, but a resident of South 
Newmarket, aged 21; enlisted for three months May 3, 1861, 
but was not mustered in; reenlisted for three years and was 
mustered in June 3, 1861, as a private. He died of disease at 
Yorktown, Va., June 29, 1862. 



Third Regiment. 

The regiment was in 24 engagements in Virginia, North and 
South Carolina. 

William Lyman of Company H, a substitute born in Ireland, 
aged_21; enlisted and mustered in as a private December 16, 
1864; mustered out July 20, 1865. 

George W. Odiorne of Company D, born in Portsmouth, aged 
22; enlisted August 13, 1861, and mustered in August 23, 1861, 
as a private; reenlisted and was mustered in February 13, 1864; 
was wounded at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 13, 1864; appointed 



348 History of Newfields. 

corporal August 9, 1864, and sergeant August 24, 1864; first 
sergeant, March 1, 1865, and was mustered out July 20, 1865. 
Afterwards lived at Jamaica Plain, Mass. Still there in 1907. 



Fifth Regiment. 

This regiment was in 23 engagements, all in Virginia. 

George Bell of Company C, born in Dublin, Ireland, but a 
resident of New York City, aged 28 ; enlisted and was mustered 
in as a private December 4, 1863; was wounded and captured 
at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864. Died of disease at Anderson- 
ville, Ga., September 11, 1864. 

Patrick Clancy of Company H, a substitute, born in Ireland, 
aged 24; enlisted and mustered in August 9, 1864, as a private; 
was missing at Sailor's Creek, Va. ; returned, and was mustered 
out June 28, 1865. 

John M. Distler of Company C, born in New York City, aged 
23; enlisted and was mustered in as a private December 4, 1863; 
was wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; and sent from 
the hospital, Annapolis, Md., to his regiment July 11, 1864. No 
further record. 

Edward Harris of Company C, born in Manchester, Eng., aged 
21; enlisted August 11, 1864, as a substitute, and mustered in the 
same day as a private; deserted near Petersburg, Va., September 
6, 1864. 

Joseph Keison of Company C, a substitute, born in Wurtem- 
burg, Germany, but resident of New York City, aged 26 ; enlisted 
and mustered in as a private December 3, 1863; discharged at 
Philadelphia, Pa., June 14, 1865. 

Patrick Laude of Company C, born in Cork, Ireland, but resi- 
dent of New York City, aged 20; a substitute, enlisted and mus- 
tered in as a private December 4, 1863 ; discharged at Washington, 
D. C, July 21, 1865. 

George Saulpaugh of Company G, born in Dublin, Ireland, 
aged 32; enlisted and mustered in as a private August 29, 1864; 
was appointed sergeant; and mustered out June 28, 1865. 

Louis Steffens of Company E, a substitute, born in Germany, 
aged 21; enlisted and mustered in as a private August 11, 1864; 
was wounded at Farmville, Va., April 7, 1865; discharged for dis- 
ability at Washington, D. C, June 14, 1865. 



South Newmarket in the Civil War. 349 

Sixth Regiment. 

This regiment was in 21 engagements in Maryland, North 
CaroHna, Mississippi and Virginia. 

John A. Brown, unassigned substitute, born in Pennsylvania, 
aged 30; enlisted and mustered in as a private May 17, 1864, 
and deserted at New London, Conn., June 7, 1864. 

John Burns, a substitute unassigned, born in New Jersey, aged 
28; enlisted and was mustered in May 29, 1864. No further rec- 
ord. 

Robert Miles of Company C, born in South Newmarket, but a 
resident of Newmarket, aged 19; enlisted October 3, and mus- 
tered in as a private November 21, 1861; discharged for disa- 
bility at Roanoke Island, N. C, March 4, 1862. 

Thomas Watson of Company K, a substitute, born in Liver- 
pool, Eng., aged 21; enlisted and mustered in as a private. May 
17, 1864; was wounded at Petersburg, Va., July 19, 1864, and 
discharged for disability July 7, 1865. 

Oliver B. Spead of Company I, born in South Newmarket, but 
a resident of Newmarket, aged 18; enlisted October 31, and was 
mustered in as a private November 28, 1861; was appointed 
corporal. Died of disease at Hatteras Inlet, N. C, February 
20, 1862. 

Nugent Grimes of Company G, a substitute, born in Ireland, 
aged 23; enlisted and mustered in as a private May 25, 1864; de- 
serted and was apprehended, but escaped from jail at Alexandria, 
Va., September 1, 1864. No further record. 

John Smith, a substitute unassigned, born in Lancashire, Eng., 
aged 29; enlisted and mustered in as a private May 25, 1864; 
was reported on the muster and descriptive roll June 6, 1864. 
No further record. 

Eighth Regiment. 

This regiment was in 21 engagements, all in Louisiana. 

Reuben Haworth, Jr., of Company B, born in Stockport, 
Eng., but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 18; enlisted 
December 9, 1861, and mustered in December 20, 1861, as a 
private; was wounded at Port Hudson, La., June 14, 1863; trans- 
ferred to Company B, Veterans' Reserve Corps, 1864, and dis- 
charged at Washington, D. C, December 19, 1864. Afterwards 
lived in Everett, Mass. 



350 History of Newfields. 

Warren F. Jones of Company B, born in Stratham, but a resi- 
dent of South Newmarket, aged 18; enlisted November 25, 1861; 
was mustered in as a private December 20, 1861, and discharged 
for disabiUty at Camp Kearney, La., October 15, 1862, and re- 
turned to South Newmarket. He died at East Boston, April, 
1906," and was buried at Newfields. 

Ninth Regiment. 

This regiment was in 19 engagements in Maryland and 
Virginia. 

George T. Armstrong of Company D, born in Haverhill, 
Mass., but credited to South Newmarket, aged 16; enlisted 
June 23, 1862, and mustered in July 26, 1862, as a musician; 
mustered out June 10, 1865, and died at Strafiford, December 
31, 1887. 

George W. Morton of Company F, born in Gloucester, Mass., 
but a resident of South Newmarket; enlisted June 23, 1862, and 
mustered in as a musician August 7, 1862; and was discharged 
for disability at Newport News, Va., February 23, 1863. After- 
wards resided at Berlin, Wis. 

Nicholas Moore of Company C, a substitute, born in St. 
Johns, N. B., aged 27; enlisted and mustered in as a private 
August 11, 1863; transferred as a seaman to the United States 
Navy, May 1, 1864; discharged from U. S. S. Atlanta, as quarter- 
master. Afterwards resided in Boston, Mass. 

Tenth Regiment. 

This regiment was in 18 engagements, all in Virginia. 

Patrick H. Quinn of Company I, born in Galway County, 
Ireland, but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 18; enlisted 
August 14, 1862, and mustered in as a private September 4, 
1862; was transferred to Company H, Second United States 
Calvary October 25, 1862, and was discharged at Monrovia, Md., 
August 14, 1865. Returned to Newfields and resided there till 
his death, September 29, 1910. 

Eleventh Regiment. 

This regiment was in 19 engagements in Virginia, Mississippi 
and Tennessee. 



South Newmarket in the Civil War. 351 

Charles W. Adams of Company A, born in Brunswick, Me., 
but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 35; enhsted August 13, 
1862, and mustered in as sergeant August 28, 1862; was wounded 
at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862, and discharged at 
Boston, Mass., for disability, March 9, 1863. Is now dead. 

Samuel P. Badger of Company A, born in Exeter, but a resi- 
dent of South Newmarket, aged 32; enlisted August 14, 1862, 
and was mustered in as a corporal August 28, 1862; was dis- 
charged May 25, 1865. Returned to Newfields, and died there 
July 18, 1900. 

Albert A. Caswell of Company A, born in Lowell, Mass., but a 
resident of South Newmarket, aged 18; enlisted August 16, 1862, 
and mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; was captured at 
Poplar Springs Church, Va., September 30, 1864, and paroled 
October 7, 1864; mustered out June 4, 1865. Afterwards resided 
at Salem, Mass. 

George W. Caswell of Company A, born in Lisbon, but a resi- 
dent of South Newmarket, aged 42; enlisted August 13, 1862, 
and was mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; appointed ser- 
geant, and afterwards second lieutenant, Company B, July 25, 
1864; was wounded severely in the Mine Explosion, Petersburg, 
Va., July 30, 1864; discharged for disability as sergeant at Con- 
cord, May 20, 1865. He died at Salem, Mass., September 21, 
1876. 

J. Lewis Chase of Company A, born in Epping, but a resident 
of South Newmarket, aged 20; enlisted August 13, 1862, and was 
mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; was wounded severely 
in the Battle of the Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864, and mustered 
out June 4, 1865. Lost with the steamship, City of Columbus, 
January 18, 1884. 

John Grant, a substitute, unassigned, born in Canada, aged 
24; enlisted and was mustered in June 30, 1864, as a private; 
sent to his regiment. No further record. 

William D. Houghton of Company A, born in Concord, Mass., 
but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 26; enlisted August 14, 
1862, and mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; was wounded 
at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862, and died of his 
wounds at Newfields, April 23, 1863. 

Edward L. Kennard of Company A, born in Birmingham, 
Conn., but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 20; enlisted 
August 14, 1862, and was mustered in August 28, 1862, as a 



352 History of Newfields. 

private; transferred as a second-class musician to the band of 
the Second Brigade, Second Division of Ninth Army Corps. 
He died of disease at Mound City, 111., August 30, 1863. 

Frank H. Kennard of Company A, born in Derby, Conn., aged 
21; enlisted August 13, 1862, and was mustered in as a private 
August 28, 1862; was wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 
13, 1862, and discharged for disability at Boston, Mass., March 
27, 1863. He died at Dedham, Mass., April 29, 1868. 

John F. Kennard of Company A, born in Newmarket, but a 
resident of South Newmarket, aged 32; enhsted August 14, 1862, 
and was mustered in as a corporal, August 28, 1862; was dis- 
charged for disability at Concord, April 22, 1864. Afterwards 
resided for a time at Boston, Mass., but is now (1907) at Dedham, 
Mass. 

Joseph W. Kuse, Jr., of Company A, born in Danvers, Mass., 
but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 22; enlisted August 15, 
1862, and was mustered in as a private, August 28, 1862; was cap- 
tured at Poplar Springs, Va., September 30, 1864, and paroled 
February 28, 1865; discharged June 4, 1865. Afterwards resided 
at Kittery, Me., and was killed by cars at Lynn, Mass., June, 
1893. 

Augustus Littlefield of Company A, born in South Newmarket, 
aged 22; enlisted August 13, 1862, and mustered in as a private 
August 28, 1862. He died of disease at London, Ky., September 
27, 1863. 

Arthur W. McCann of Company A, born in Exeter, but a 
resident of South Newmarket, aged 31; enlisted August 13, 1862, 
and was mustered in as a private, August 28, 1862; mustered 
out June 4, 1865. Died at Newfields, February 25, 1866. 

James McCuin of Company A, born in Alburgh, Vt., but a 
resident of South Newmarket, aged 20; enlisted August 13, 1862, 
and was mustered in as a wagoner, August 28, 1862; transferred 
to Company H, Nineteenth Veterans' Reserve Corps, March 31, 
1864; discharged at Elmira, N. Y., July 13, 1865. 

James L. Neal of Company A, born in South Newmarket, 
aged 22; enlisted August 13, 1862, and was mustered in as a 
private August 28, 1862; wounded and captured in the Battle 
of the Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864, and died of wounds at 
Lynchburg, Va., July 21, 1864. 

Hall Jenness Paul of Company A, born in South Newmarket, 
aged 23; enhsted August 13, 1862, and was mustered in as a 



South Newmakket in the Civil War. 353 

private August 28, 1862; transferred to the band of the Second 
Brigade, Second Division of Ninth Army Corps, October 15, 1862, 
and mustered out as second-class musician June 4, 1865. Has 
since resided at Newfields. He represented the town in Legis- 
lature in 1873; was Town Clerk from 1884 to 1907, and post- 
master, 1899-1908. 

Edward Richardson of Company A, born in Roxbury, Mass., 
but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 25; enlisted August 14. 
1862, and was mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; trans- 
ferred to the band of the Second Brigade, Second Division of the 
Ninth Army Corps, October 15, 1862, and mustered out as second- 
class musician June 4, 1865. Afterwards resided at Newmarket, 
till his death. 

Joseph M. Richardson of Company A, born in Roxbury, Mass., 
but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 28; enlisted August 14, 
1862, and was mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; trans- 
ferred to the band of the Second Brigade, Second Division of the 
Ninth Army Corps, October 15, 1862, and mustered out as third- 
class musician June 4, 1865. He died at Lawrence, Mass., 
January 11, 1886. 

Edward T. Rand of Company A, born in Rye, but a resident 
of South Newmarket, aged 27; enlisted August 13, 1862, and was 
mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; was wounded at 
Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862, and died of his wounds 
December 15, 1862. 

Oliver G. Sanborn of Company A, born in Epping, but a 
resident of South Newmarket, aged 25; enlisted August 13, 1862, 
and was mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; was transferred 
to the band of the Second Brigade, Second Division of the Ninth 
Army Corps, February 6, 1863, and mustered out as a third-class 
musician June 4, 1865. Resided afterwards in Wakefield, Mass. 

Charles H. Smith of Company A, born in Dover, Me., aged 21; 
enlisted August 13, 1862, and was mustered in August 28, 1862; 
transferred to the One Hundred and Forty-first Company, Second 
Battalion of the Invalid Corps, February 4, 1864; discharged for 
disability at Louisville, Ky., June 26, 1865. 

C. Henry Smith of Company A, born in South Newmarket, 
aged 27; enlisted August 13, 1862, and was mustered in as private 
August 28, 1862; was wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Decem- 
ber 13, 1862; and was killed at Bethesda Church, Va., June 3, 
1864. 

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354 History of Newfields. 

Daniel C. Smith of Company A, born in Ipswich, Mass., but a 
resident of South Newmarket, aged 19; enUsted August 13, 1862, 
and was mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; transferred to 
the band of the Second Brigade, Second Division of the Ninth 
Army Corps, October 15, 1862, and mustered out as first-class 
musician June 4, 1865. Afterwards resided at Danville. Died at 
Berwick, Me. 

Plumer Smith of Company A, born in Epping, but a resident of 
South Newmarket, aged 24; enlisted August 14, 1862, and was 
mustered in as a corporal August 28, 1862; was appointed ser- 
geant; was wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862, 
and died of his wounds December 16, 1862. 

Nathan E. Stover of Company A, born in Bowdoin, Me., 
but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 28; enlisted August 15, 
1862, and was mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; mus- 
tered out June 4, 1865. Has since resided in Exeter. 

John Spead of Company A, born in Durham, but a resident of 
South Newmarket, aged 28; enlisted August 14, 1862, and was 
mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; died of disease at Mill- 
dale, Miss., July 9, 1863. 

Moses S. Taylor of Company A, born in Epping, but a resident 
of South Newmarket, aged 30; enlisted August 13, 1862, and was 
mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; was appointed corporal; 
wounded and captured at Poplar Springs Church, Va., Septem- 
ber 30, 1864, and paroled. He died of wounds at Annapolis, Md., 
October 30, 1864. 

Alfred W. Waterman of Company A, born in Belfast, Me., 
but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 30; enlisted August 
16, 1862, and was mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; 
mustered out June 4, 1865. Afterwards resided at Crewe, Va. 

Josiah Watson of Company I, born in Newmarket, but a resi- 
dent of South Newmarket, aged 19; enlisted August 13, 1862, 
and was mustered in as a private September 2, 1862; was severely 
wounded in the Battle of Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864; mus- 
tered out June 4, 1865. Returned to Newmarket. 

James H. Wilkinson of Company A, born in Stockport, Eng., 
but a resident of South Newmarket, aged 34; enlisted August 
14, 1862, and was mustered in as a private August 28, 1862; and 
mustered out June 4, 1865. Returned to Newfields, and died 
there June 13, 1901. 

Charles Hanson, a substitute unassigned, born in Stanstead, 



South Newmarket in the Civil War. 355 

Canada, aged 22; enlisted and was mustered in December 21, 
1863; supposed to have deserted on the way to his regiment. 
No further record. 

Thirteenth Regiment. 

This regiment was in 18 engagements, all in Virginia, its 
colors the first to enter Richmond. 

John Taylor, a substitute, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, aged 36; 
enhsted and mustered in as a private August 11, 1863; deserted 
near Portsmouth, Va., October 19, 1863. 

Strafford Guards. 

Laural D. C. Hayes, born in Newfields, aged 15; enlisted as a 
musician, and was mustered in May 5, 1864; mustered out July 
28, 1864. Died in St. Paul, Minn., December 18, 1870. 

United States Naval Service. 

Daniel Brackett, born in Newmarket, but a resident of South 
Newmarket, aged 26; enhsted at Boston, Mass., April 9, 1864, 
for one year, as second-class fireman; served on U. S. S. Ohio 
and Cherokee; discharged as first-class fireman at the expiration of 
his term of service, from the receiving ship. New York City, May 
4, 1865. 

Michael Farrell, a substitute, born in New York, aged 21; 
enlisted in Portsmouth as an ordinary seaman June 17, 1864, 
for three years; served in U. S. S. Vandalia, Colorado, Fort Jack- 
son, Cherokee, and Mahaska; deserted from the latter ship May 
26, 1866. 

Patrick Kelly, a substitute, born in Ireland, aged 31; enlisted 
as a coal heaver, for three years; served on U. S. S. Vandalia, and 
Colorado; discharged from the hospital, Norfolk, Va., for dis- 
ability. May 15, 1865. 

Edward H. Parks, a substitute, born in Portsmouth, aged 24; 
enlisted as a seaman. May 25, 1864, for three years; served on 
U. S. St Vandalia, and Alabama; deserted from the latter ship 
May 15, 1865. 

United States Marine Corps. 

George Rodgers, born in New Brunswick, aged 22; enlisted at 
Portsmouth June 2, 1864, for four years; served on U. S. S. 
Sabine and deserted July 13, 1864. 



356 History of Newfields. 

Edward Hanson, born in Lowell, Mass., but a resident of 
South Newmarket, aged 19; enlisted as a private for four years 
September 3, 1864; served on U. S. S. St. Mary's and Jamestown; 
discharged at Mare Island, Cal., at the expiration of his time of 
service, September 17, 1868; died in Newfields, October 3, 1907. 

The following persons enlisted in Massachusetts regiments: 

Ferdinand Howard enlisted in the Eleventh Regiment, Massa- 
chusetts Volunteers; lost an arm at Chancellorsville, Va., and was 
discharged, 

James Armstrong enlisted as a private in the Seventeenth 
Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, and was discharged at the 
expiration of his term of service. Is now dead. 

James Norton enlisted in the Nineteenth Regiment, Massa- 
chusetts Volunteers, and was discharged for disability. 

Almond Porter enlisted as a private in the Twenty-second 
Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteeers, and discharged for cause 
unknown. 

Joseph H. Kelley was a corporal in the Twenty-ninth Regiment, 
Massachusetts Volunteers, and was discharged at the expiration 
of his term of service. 

Joseph H. Hanson was a private in the Thirty-second Massa- 
chusetts Regiment; returned to Newfields and died December 
31, 1881. 

The following is the report forwarded to the state department 
December 29, 1865: 

Money expended to fill Quotas of the Town. 

1861. Second Regiment, 12 men at $27 each $324 . 00 

1862. Tenth Regiment, 1 man at $200 200 . 00 

1862. Eleventh Regiment, 30 men at $200 each 6,000 . 00 

1863. August, 3 Substitutes at $300 each 900.00 

1863. December, 9 volunteers at $580 each 5,220.00 

Received from state $900 . 00 

Received from United States 758 . 00 

$1,658.00 ' 

1864. Calls for February, March, July, December, 

32 men at $300 each $9,600.00 

$22,244.00 

Incidental Expenses $315 . 00 

$22,559.00 



South Newmarket in the Civil War. 357 

Amount Received from state and United States de- 
ducted $1,658.00 



$20,901.00 



In addition to the above 18 citizens paid for substi- 
tutes 4,397.00 

Total $25,298.00 

More men than are here enumerated have enhsted in the regi- 
ments of this and other states, but none have received bounty 
excepting those here mentioned. 

Names of the individuals who furnished substitutes, and the 
amount paid by each: 

Daniel C. Wiggin $87 . 00 Daniel Tref ethen $200 . 00 

John A. Clark 200.00 Nathaniel D. Oakes 230.00 

A. E. Locke 100.00 Patrick J. O'Connor 230.00 

Thomas Kelly 350.00 Charles E. Lane 325.00 

John Coffee 200.00 Frank A. Sanborn 250.00 

Rufus Sanborn 325.00 Asa D. Neal 375.00 

Charles Sanborn 325 . 00 Perley B. Oilman 200 . 00 

Horace C. Smith 200 . 00 WiUiam McMillen 200 . 00 

Josiah S. Clark 200.00 Alfred B. Choate 

George B. Wiggin 200.00 Ephraim G. Hill - 

$4,397.00 

The above report was signed March 13, 1866, by the selectmen 
of South Newmarket, Patrick Quinn, Samuel Neal and Charles 
H. Sanborn. 

The following items of the town's action in connection with the 
war are given: 

At a special town meeting in 1861 it was 

Voted, that the Selectmen be authorized to pay nine dollars per month for 
three months to all residents of this town who have enlisted in the service 
of the United States. 

Voted, that the Selectmen be authorized to pay to each volunteer's wife, 
and to the mothers of John B. Tetherly and Alcott Stover, the sum of six 
dollars per month for three months. 

At a later meeting the same year, 

Voted, that the town adopt the act of the Legislature to raise money in aid 
of the families of volunteers. 

Poll taxes of all soldiers were also abated. 

In 1862, 1200 bounty was offered to enlisting soldiers, and the 
town ordered the borrowing of $7,000 for this purpose. 



358 History of Newfields. 

On August 23, 1862, the following resolutions were adopted: 

We, the assembled citizens and legal voters of South Newmarket say, 
that whereas our Government is in a state of insurrection, rebellion and civil 
war, and whereas notwithstanding all the efforts of the government to suppress 
it the rebelhon is daily becoming more formidable, and our army is in great 
need of immediate aid, and whereas our Chief Magistrate has called for 
additional men to be forthwith mustered into the service of the Government, 
either as volunteers or by draft, and whereas we believe it to be our first and 
highest duty to respond immediately and earnestly to the Government in all 
its demands therefore, 

Resolved, that we pledge ourselves by our lives, our property and our most 
sacred honor, to stand by our Country in its hour of peril. 

Resolved, that all those who go out from our midst as volunteers to fight 
the Battles of our Country are entitled to our best wishes, and our most 
hearty support. 

On August 29, 1863, it was 

Voted, that the town pay to each conscript or drafted man, or his substitute, 
the sum of three hundred dollars within ten days after being mustered ui the 
United States service. 

Also the selectmen were authorized to aid "the families of con- 
scripts or drafted men, agreeable to the laws of the state." 

In 1864 the selectmen were authorized ''to pay to each Drafted 
man or his substitute, all the law will allow to fill our town's 
quota under the late call for 500,000 men." 

In April, 1865, the number of male citizens between 18 and 45 
years of age, liable to render military service, was 73. The esti- 
mated number entering the army and navy from April 15, 1861, to 
April, 1865, was 95. A surplus of four remained after filling 
quotas under all calls. Of all the infantry companies, the Fifth 
New Hampshire suffered the heaviest losses. Of the 303 present 
at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., 193 were killed or wounded. 
In all its engagements 295 were killed, or died of wounds. It was 
the only New Hampshire regiment whose loss in killed exceeded 
200. 

The following soldiers from Newfields served in the Spanish 
War, all in the First New Hampshire Regiment: Herbert 
Clough, Company A, enhsted May 9, 1898, mustered out Octo- 
ber 31, 1898; Arthur Munsey, Company K, enhsted May 7, 
1898, mustered out October 31, 1898; James O. Pike, Company 
F, enhsted June 17, 1898, mustered out October 31, 1898; Frank 
Gladding, Company F, enlisted June 17, 1898, mustered out 
October 31, 1898. All were sent to Chickamauga and were 
mustered out at Concord. 



Chapter XXIV. 



Civil Affairs, Town Officers, List of Polls, Tax List, 
Check List, Marriages. 

The following warrant was "posted up," July 10, 1849, at 
"the tavern of Lucien M. Pike being a public place in said town." 

To the inhabitants of the Town of South Newmarket, in the County of 
Rockingham, quahfied to vote in town affairs. You are hereby notified and 
warned to meet at the school house in Newfields district. South Newmarket, 
on Saturday the 28th day of July inst. at three o'clock in the afternoon to 
act upon the following subjects: — 

1. To choose a moderator to preside in said meeting. 

2. To choose all necessary town officers for the present political year. 

N. E. Burleigh ) Committee 



Samuel Neal /- to call the 
Charles Lane ) first meeting. 

The selectmen, August 11, 1849, received the following pe- 
tition : 

Your petitioners represent that for the accommodation of the pubHc there 
is now occasion for a new highway in said town beginning at the southerly 
corner of the depot of the Boston and Maine Railroad and running north- 
easterly to the eastern end of a pair of bars on the land of Benjamin Coe, 
Esq., situated fifty feet more or less on the western side of a certain brook 
Tunning through the land of said Benjamin Coe. ... 

Amos Paul 
J. G. Skinner 
William Paul 
George O. Hilton 
P. Quinn. 

The petition was granted and the road opened. 
The town warrant of February 27, 1854, contained the follow- 
ing article: 

Article 5. To see if the town will vote to number the school districts, and 
also the highway districts instead of naming them as at present. The town 
'voted at the meeting to number the school and highway districts instead of 
nanaing them, the Newfields district to be No. 1, and the Piscassic district to 
be No. 2. 



360 History of Newfields. 

At an adjourned town meeting, May 6, 1854, a committee, 
consisting of Amos Paul and Albert Morton for the town, Rev. 
Winthrop Fifield, John Pease and Patrick Quinn for the school 
district, made a report which was accepted and adopted. 

Voted : To proceed at once to build a Town hall and school house agreeable 
to the plan recommended by the committee. 

Until 1867 the towns of Newmarket and South Newmarket 
continued to use the "poor farm" in common. At this time 
South Newmarket sold its part of the farm to Newmarket for 
$1,300. 

Dr. John M. Brodhead of Washington, D. C, who died in 
South Newmarket February 22, 1880, left all his property to his 
widow during her life, but his will contained the following pro- 
vision: — ''Ten thousand dollars to the town of South New- 
market, N. H., for the purpose of purchasing books for a town 
library to be under the control of the selectmen, under condition 
that the name of the town shall be legally changed to the name 
of Newfields and so remain. On the same condition and for the 
same purpose I bequeath to said town my private library. 
Neither of these bequests shall take effect until the name of the 
town shall have been changed." 

At the next town meeting, March, 1880, the town voted to^ 
accept the bequest of Doctor Brodhead with its condition. 

Rev. James H. Fitts was chosen representative November, 
1894. Though Mrs. Brodhead was still living it was deemed a 
favorable time for changing the name of the town by legislative 
enactment. Mr. Fitts accordingly introduced a bill for this pur- 
pose which was passed February 21, 1895, as follows: 

An Act to change the name of the town of South Newmarket. Be it enacted 
by the Senate and House oj Representatives in General Court convened: 

Section 1. That the town of South Newmarket shall hereafter be known 
and called by the name of Newfields. 

Sect. 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. 

This was signed by Stephen S. Jewett, speaker of the House 
of Representatives, Frank W. Rollins, president of the Senate, 
and Charles S. Busiel, governor, and certified by Ezra S. Stearns, 
secretary of state. 

Thus the name of South Newmarket under which the town 
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years, was quietly dropped and the older name of Newfields 
restored with the sanction of the law, 

A special town meeting was called by the selectmen May 14, 
1895, "To see what action the town will take in regard to exempt- 
ing from taxation any manufacturing firms that will locate and 
do business in this town. Voted, That any new manufacturing 
firms that shall locate and do business in the town of Newfields 
and employ ten or more persons shall be exempted from all taxes 
for a term of ten years." 

Another special town meeting was called by the selectmen 
April 7, 1897, "To see if the town will vote to exempt from 
taxation the manufacturing establishment to be put in operation 
by Walter B. Grant, being the old Swamscot Machine Co., and 
the capital to be used in operating the same for a term of nine 
years. Vote: affirmative 50, negative 67." The moderator de- 
clared "That it was the sense of the voters present that said 
establishment shall be taxed." 

Another special meeting was held May 29, 1897: "To see if 
the town will vote to exempt from taxation the manufacturing 
establishment of Walter B. Grant now in operation on the plant 
of the old Swamscot Machine Co., for a term of eight years and 
that the taxes assessed for the year 1897 be abated, 

"Voted: That the whole matter be referred to a committee 
of three." Charles H. Sanborn, Albert H. Varney, John Torrey, 
were chosen to act as that committee. 

The report of this committee was submitted March 8, 1898. 
By advice of the most eminent lawyers of the county the finding 
of the committee was: "That the business plant held by Walter 
B. Grant should be assessed for a just and equitable share of the 
public tax." 

The report was accepted and adopted. 

This issue was of more than local importance. It enlisted the 
attention and interest of many outside the town. 

The death of Mrs. John M. Brodhead in 1900 was followed by 
litigation in the courts of Washington, D. C, respecting the 
settlement of the estate. It was contended that Newfields had 
forfeited her legacy by reason of failing to comply strictly with 
the conditions imposed. To meet this contention the legislature 
of 1901 was asked to amend and ratify the act of 1895 as follows: 



362 History of Newfields. 

AN ACT 

To Amend Chapter 176 of the Laws of 1895, Entitled an Act to Change the 

Name of the Town of South Newmarket, and to Ratify the Same. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court con- 
vened : 

Section 1, Amend Section 1, Chapter 176 of the Laws of 1895 by adding 
at the end of said section the words "and so remain," so that said section as 
amended will read "That the Town of South Newmarket shall hereafter be 
known and called by the name of Newfields, and so remain." 

Sect. 2. Chapter 176 of the Laws of 1895 is hereby ratified and confirmed 
as amended. 

Sect. 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. 

[Approved March 14, 1901.] 

The Newmarket Electric Light Company erected poles and 
extended their wires through Newfields village in the autumn 
of 1901, and the streets were lighted by electricity in December. 

The Town Warrant of 1902 had 

Article 5., To see if the Town will authorize the selectmen to contract with 
the Newmarket Electric Light, Power and Heat Company for street lighting 
for a term of years, determine the annual compensation therefor and make 
an appropriation for the ensuing year. 

The article passed, and a contract was signed April 1, 1902, 
for the term of five years with an annual compensation of $350. 
The Town Warrant of February 23, 1907, had 

Article 3. To see if the town will vote to build a schoolhouse, and raise 
and appropriate money for the same. 
Voted: To erect a school building.^ 

George L. Chase, Charles E. Smith, Augustus W. Richards, 
Albert H. Varney and Thomas Sheehy were elected a building 
committee. 

The legislature of 1907 passed the following act relating to 
the' bridge between Stratham and Newfields, which was 
approved March 7, 1907 : 

CHAPTER 233, LAWS OF 1907. 

Section 1. The selectmen of the towns of Stratham and Newfields are 
hereby authorized and directed, on behalf of said towns, to execute and deliver 
to Rockingham county, a good and sufficient conveyance of the interest of said 
towns in and to the Stratham and Newmarket bridge, with its appurtenances, 

1 Frank P. Neal was designer and builder. 



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over the Exeter river, subject to the condition that said Rockingham county 
is to maintain said bridge as a free bridge for the public travel. 

Sect. 2. The county commissioners of Rockingham county are hereby 
authorized and directed, on behalf of said county, to receive said conveyance, 
and to maintain said Stratham and Newmarket bridge over said Exeter 
river, as a public highway, on the same terms and with the same rights and 
habiUties as are provided for highways not in any town. 

Sect. 3. The town of Stratham and the town of Newfields shall each assume 
as a part of its town debt one half of the debt existing on account of said bridge. 

Sect. 4. Each of said towns shall vote upon the acceptance of the terms 
of this act as its next annual meeting, and if a majority of the qualified voters 
present and voting in each of said towns shall vote in the affirmative on said 
question, this act shall thereupon take effect. 

Sect. 5. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby 
repealed. 

[Approved March 7, 1907.] 

Town Officers, 1849-1910. 
Auditors. 

1849 — Nathaniel Burleigh, Amos Paul, Joseph Lang. 

1850-51— Hall Jenness, William L. Walker, George O. Hilton. 

1852— Hall Jenness, William L. Walker. 

1853-54— WiUiam L. Walker, John F. Locke. 

1855— WiUiam L. Walker, Mark D. Hayes. 

1856 — Seneca C . Kennard, Daniel R. Smith. 

1857 — John Fogg, Seneca C. Kennard. 

1858— John C. Fowler, James P. Tilton. 

1859 — John T. Locke, Hollis Pease. 

1860 — Benjamin Coe, James P. Tilton. 

1861— Samuel Cilley, James P. Tilton. 

1862— George E. Fifield, James W. Tetherly, John T. Locke. 

1863 — Joseph Lang, Benjamin Coe. 

1864-65— WiUiam E. Gilson, Daniel R. Smith. 

1866— James P. Tilton,' Albert Field. 

1867-70— Samuel E. WiUiams, Albert Field. 

1870-77— Samuel E. Williams, George O. Paul. 

1877-94— Samuel E. WilHams, 

1894— George W. Pollard. 

1895-1904— Frank C. Neal. 

1904— Christopher A. Pollard. 

1905-07— Harry R. Torrey. 

1907— Christopher A. Pollard. 

1908-10— John F. C. Rider. 

Collectors. 

1850-53— Joseph Smith. 1855-57— Andrew Thurston. 

1853-55— Robert Hervey. 1857-59— Charles E. Smith. 



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History of Newfields. 



1859-62— Robert Hervey. 
1862— Samuel P. Badger. 
1863— Charles H. Littlefield. 
1864— Edward J. Seal. 
1865— Albert Field. 
1866-68— Daniel C. Wiggin. 
1868— Samuel P. Badger. 
1869— Samuel Cilley. 
1870-73— John E. Simpson. 
1873 — Jeremiah Towle. 
1874-77— Nathan G. Howard. 
1877— Robert Hervey. 



1878— Ephraim G. Hill. 
1879-81— Stephen C. Hayes. 
1881— Ephraim G. Hill. 
1882-84— Charles E. Clark. 
1884 — James A. Spead. 
1885-87— George W. Paul. 
1887-90— James H. Wilkinson. 
1890 — James W. Robinson. 
1891-93— Daniel C. Wiggin. 
1894-95— John C. Hanson. 
1895-1904— Herbert W. Smith. 
1904-10— J. Lewis Coe. 



Moderators. 



1849-54— George O. Hilton. 
1854-55— Samuel H. Tarlton. 
1856-57— Amos Paul. 
1858— George O. Hilton. 
1859-60— Albert Field. 
1861 — Seneca C. Kennard. 
1862-64— Charles E. Smith. 
1865— George O. Hilton. 
1866— Samuel H. Tarlton. 
1867— Charles E. Smith. 
1868— Amos Paul. 
1869— Samuel Cilley. 
1870— Charles E. Smith. , 
1871— John F. C. Rider. 
1872-73— Amos Paul. 
1874-75 — Daniel C. Langlands. 



1876-78— Albert Field. 
1879-80— Edward J. Beal. 
1880-82— Albert Field. 
1882-83— H. Jenness Paul. 
1884 — Daniel C. Langlands. 
1884-85— Amos Paul. 
1886— Albert Field, J. Towle. 
1887 — Daniel C. Langlands. 
1888-90— Daniel C. Langlands, Ed- 
ward J. Beal. 
1891— Edward J. Beal. 
1895-1903— Charles E. Smith. 
1903-06— Albert H. Vamey, 
1906-10— Charles E. Smith. 
1910— Herbert W. Smith. 



Representatives. 



1850-51 — Joseph Lang, 
1852 — Seneca C. Kennard. 
1853-54— Samuel H. Tarlton. 
1855-56— Samuel Neal. 
1857— Samuel Cilley. 
1858— Amos Paul. 
1859— John B. Rider. 
1860— Daniel R. Smith. 
1861— Albert Field. 
1862— Albert Morton. 
1863— William M. Paul. 
1864— George O. Paul. 
1865— Joshua W. Neal. 
1866 — Joseph W. Kuse. 
1867— George E. Fifield. 



1868— Charles E. Smith. 
1869 — Patrick Quinn. 
1870— Charles H. Sanborn. 
1871— Albert H. Varney. 
1872— Daniel G. Neal. 
1873— H. Jenness Paul. 
1874— Ephraim G. Hill. 
1875— Alcott Stover. 
1876— Daniel Lynch. 
1877 — ^J. Lewis Chase. 
1878— Daniel C. Wiggin. 
1878— (Fall) William R. Hobbs. 
1880— Samuel P. Badger. 
1882— Daniel C. Langlands. 
1884 — John E. Simpson. 



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1886— Edward J. Beal. 1900— James Thornton Pike. 

1888— Austin J. Neal. 1902— George L. Chase. 

1890— Jeremiah Towle. 1904— John Torrey. 

1892— WUliam H. Conner. 1906— Thomas Sheehy. 

1894— Rev. James H. Fitts. 1908— Harry K. Torrey. 

1896— Charles E. DureU. 1910— Christopher A. Pollard. 
1898— Thomas Leddy. 

Selectmen. 

1849^Seneca C. Kennard, Samuel Neal, Jacob Smart. 

1850 — Seneca C. Kennard, Jacob Smart, Daniel R. Smith. 

1851 — Seneca C. Kennard, Daniel R. Smith, Joshua W. Neal. 

1852— Daniel R. Smith, Joshua W. Neal, Alvin C. Trull. 

1853 — Joseph Lang, Nathaniel E. Burleigh, Joshua W. Neal. 

1854 — ^ Joseph Lang, John B. Rider, George O. Paul. 

1855 — Benjamin Coe, Samuel Cilley, Albert Morton. 

1856 — Joseph Lang, Samuel Cilley, Albert Morton. 

1857 — Joseph Lang, Joseph Smith, Ezekiel Sanborn. 

1858— Ezekiel Sanborn, Joseph Smith, Henry P. Neal. 

1859 — Joseph Lang, Henry P. Neal, Thomas S. Kennard. 

1860 — Joseph Lang, Thomas S. Kennard, George E. Fifield. 

1861-62— Joseph Lang, WilUam P. L. Badger, Benjamin Coe. 

1863-64 — Samuel Neal, Patrick Quiim, Ira Choate. 

1865 — Patrick Quinn, Samuel Neal, Charles H. Sanborn. 

1866— Charles H. Sanborn, Asa D. Neal, George B. Wiggin. 

1867 — George B. Wiggin, Asa D. Neal, Daniel C. Wiggin. 

1868— George B. Wiggin, Daniel C. Wiggin, Josiah S. Clark. 

1869 — Daniel G. Neal, Josiah S. Clark, Greenleaf B. Rundlett. 

1870— Daniel G. Neal, Greenleaf B. Rundlett, Albert Field. 

1871— Greenleaf B. Rundlett, Albert Field, Daniel G. Neal. 

1872 — Albert Field, H. Jenness Paid, Daniel Lynch. 

1873 — Samuel Neal, Albert Field, Daniel Lynch. 

1874 — Daniel Lynch, Austin J. Neal, Hollis Pease. 

1875— Daniel Lynch, Austin J. Neal, Daniel C. Langlands. 

1876 — ^ Austin J. Neal, Daniel C. Langlands, James E. Coe. 

1877 — James B. Martin, Austin J. Neal, George O. Paul. 

1878 — George O. Paul, Daniel Lynch, Austin J. Neal. 

1879 — Charles V. Jenness, Daniel G. Neal, Hollis Pease. 

1880 — John E. Simpson, Dependence F. Davis, Daniel C. Langlands. 

1881 — John E. Simpson, Daniel C. Langlands, Daniel Lynch. 

1882— Daniel G. Neal, Samuel P. Badger, Daniel C. Wiggin. 

1883— Daniel G. Neal, Daniel C. Wiggin, Samuel P. Badger. 

1884r-85— Austin J. Neal, Jerry Malchy, Nathan C. Howard. 

1886— Daniel J. Neal, Henry T. Taphn, Thomas Sheehy. 

1887— Daniel G. Neal, Thomas Sheehy, Charles F. DureU. 

1888— Daniel G. Neal, Henry T. Taplin, Thomas Sheehy. 

1889 — John E. Simpson, WilHam H. Conner, George W. Paul. 

1890-91— William H. Conner, George W. Paul, Frank P. Neal. 



366 History of Newfields. 

1892— George W. Paul, Frank P. Neal, Charles F. Simpson. 
1893— Charles F. Simpson, Frank P. Neal, J. Thornton Pike. 
1894 — Charles F. Simpson, J. Thornton Pike, Edward A. Hanson. 
1895 — Daniel C. Wiggin, Thomas Leddy, Daniel Lynch. 
1896 — Daniel Lynch, Daniel C. Wiggin, Thomas Leddy. 
1897— Frank P. Neal, Daniel C. Wiggin, Daniel Lynch. 
1898-99— Daniel C. Wiggin, Frank P. Neal, Daniel Lynch. 
1900— Frank P. Neal, Albert H. Varney, Elmer D. Kidder. 
1901-02— J. Thornton Pike, George W. Paul, George L. Chase. 
1903— J. Thornton Pike, George W. Paul, Eugene C. Patridge. 
1904 — George W. Paul, Eugene C. Patridge, George L. Chase. 
1905 — Eugene C. Patridge, Thomas Sheehy, Joseph T. Haley. 
1906-07 — Thomas Sheehy, George L. Chase, Albert H. Varney. 
1908 — Thomas Sheehy, George L. Chase, Josiah Robinson. 
1909— Herbert W. Smith, Clement C. Littlefield, Thomas Sheehy. 
1910 — Thomas Sheehy, Josiah Robinson, Frank P. Neal. 

School Committee. 

1850 — Rev. Frederic Hewes. 

1851— Rev. Charles E. Lord. 

1852 — Ezekiel Sanborn. 

1853-55— Rev. Winthrop Fifield. 

1855— Rev. N. L. Chase. 

1856-58— Rev. Winthrop Fifield. 

1858 — James Thm-ston. 

1859— Rev. William Hewes. 

1860— Rev. Winthrop Fifield. 

1861— Dr. Albert H. Varney. 

1862— Rev. Josiah W. Adams. 

1863— Dr. Albert H. Varney. 

1864 — Rev. Elias Chapman. 

1865-68— Dr. Albert H. Varney. 

1868— Rev. George N. Bryant. 

1869-72— Rev. Joseph Bartlett. 

1872— John W. Sanborn. 

1873— Rev. H. A. Matheson. 

1874— Rev. Luther F. McKinney. 

1875 — Rev. Luther F. McKinney (resigned), Olive J. Varney. 

1876— Ohve J. Varney. 

1877 — James H. Martin (resigned), Rev. O. S. Baketel. 

1879-80— Rev. Benton Smith. 

1881-86— Rev. James H. Fitts. 

1886-89 — Rev. James H. Fitts, Augustus W. Richards, Austin J. Neal^ 

1889 — Fred A. Hoyt, Augustus W. Richards, Austin J. Neal. 

1890 — Austin J. Neal, William H. Trickey, Augustus W. Richards. 

1891 — Augustus W. Richards, George W. Paul, Albert L. Smith. 

^ The new school law went into effect March 1, 1886, abolishing school districts and requir- 
ing a committee of three thereafter. 



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367 



1892-94 — Rev. James H. Fitts, William H. Conner, Augustus W. Richards. 
1895-99 — Rev. James H. Fitts, William H. Conner, Augustus W. Richards. 
1899 — Rev. James H. Fitts, Charles E. Smith, A. W. Richards (resigned). 
1900 — Rev. James H. Fitts, Charles E. Smith, George L. Chase. 
1901-02— Mrs. Mary C. Fitts, Charles E. Smith, George L. Chase. 
1903— Mrs. Mary C. Fitts, Charles E. Smith, Frank C. Neal. 
1904— Charles E. Smith, Frank C. Neal, Joseph F. Haley. 
1905— Joseph F. Haley, Frank C. Neal, Jared A. P. Neal. 
1906 — Joseph F. Haley, Daniel R. Smith, Augustus W. Richards. 
1907-09 — Christopher A. Pollard, Daniel R. Smith, Augustus W. Richards. 
1910— Augustus W. Richards, Christopher S. Pollard, Daniel R. Smith. 



Town Clerks. 



1849-55— Nathaniel F. Kimball. 
1855-62— John F. Kennard. 
1862— Nathaniel F. Ivimball. 



1863-83— Albert H. Varney. 
1883-1907— H. Jenness Paul. 
1907-10— Ernest S. Neal. 



Treasurers. 



1865 — Patrick Quinn. 
1866-69— George B. Wiggin. 
1869-70— Daniel G. Neal. 
1871— Greenleaf B. Rundlett. 
1872— Albert Field. 
1873— Samuel Neal. 
1876— Austin J. Neal. 



1877— James B. Martin. 
1878-86— George O. Paul. 
1886-91— George W. Pollard. 
1891-93— John C. Hanson. 
1893-1901— Charles H. Sanborn. 
1901-05— WiUiam H. Conner. 
1905-10— Charles W. Palmer. 



Isaac Abbott. 
Charles W. Adams, 
WilUam P. Boyd. 
Owen Bramin. 
Henry Bryant. 
Nathaniel E. Burleigh. 
Samuel Cilley. 
Benjamin Coe. 
John Colcord. 
Joseph Colcord. 
Joseph A. Colcord. 
Michael Connor. 
John Crockett. 
Joseph Dennison. 
Daniel Emery. 
Henry Fagan. 
John Fogg. 
Noah D. Folsom. 



List of Polls, 1850. 

Green C. Fowler. 
John C. Fowler. 
John F. Fowler. 
Albert S. Freese. 
George W. Gale. 
Thomas Galighin. 
John Giddings. 
Andrew Hall. 
Andrew Hall, Jr. 
WilUam Hayden. 
Mark D. Hayes. 
Jacob Hersey. 
Jeremiah Hersey. 
Peter Hersey. 
Robert Hersey. 
William Hersey. 
Frederic A. Hewes. 
Ephraim G. HiU. 



Francis J. Hilton. 
George O. Hilton. 
Winthrop Hilton. 
John N. Howard. 
John S. Howell. 
Francis Jenness. 
Isaac Jenness. 
Paul Jones. 
George P. Kelley. 
John Kennard. 
Seneca C. Kennard. 
Thomas S. Kennard. 
Nathaniel F. Kimball. 
Joseph Kuse. 
Joseph W. Kuse. 
Charles Lane. 
John W. Lane. 
Joseph Lang. 



1 Prior to 1865 the selectmen acted as treasurer. 



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History of Newfields. 



John Lawlor. 


Charles F. Pease. 


George R. Smith. 




Cyrus Littlefield. 


Henry Pease. 


Horace E. Smith. 




George 0. Locke. 


HoUis Pease. 


Hugh Smith. 




John T. Locke. 


John Pease. 


Joseph Smith. 




Simeon Locke. 


John A. Pease. 


Josiah Smith. 




John Lovering. 


Joseph Pease. 


Lycurgus N. Smith. 




WilUam Lyford. 


Lucian Pease. 


Nathan Smith. 




Peter Lyons. 


Edward H. Peavey. 


Augustus Spead. 




Michael Macabee. 


Edward H. Perkins. 


George W. Spead. 




John McClensey. 


Abijah Perry. 


Harrison Spead. 




Henry Mathes. 


John Phelan. 


James Spead. 




Asa NeaL 


John Phelan, Jr. 


Samuel Tarlton. 




Asa D. NeaL 


Michael Phelan. 


Andrew Thurston. 




Conner Neal. 


Peter McPhiUips. 


Richard Trotter. 




EUphalet Neal. 


Thomas P. Phillips. 


Alvin C. TruU. 




Henry P. Neal. 


Lucien M. Pike. 


William Walker. 




John C. Neal. 


Patrick Quinn. 


William L. Walker. 




Joshua W. Neal. 


Asa Reynolds. 


John B. Wentworth 


[. 


Samuel Neal. 


John B. Rider. 


Richard Wentworth. 


George F. Nelson. 


George K. Robinson. 


Albert J. Wiggin. 




Walter Ordway. 


Rufus Sanborn. 


George 0. Wiggin. 




John Palmer. 


Joseph G. Skinner. 


Jacob Wiggin. 




Nathaniel Palmer, 


Daniel E. Smith. 


Jacob F. Wiggin. 




Amos Paul. 


Daniel R. Smith. 


Samuel Willis. 




George 0. Paul. 


Jacob Smart. 


Eben Wilson. 




John M. Paul. 


Joseph N. Smart. 


John Winney. 




Samuel Paul. 


Robert Smart. 


Josiah York. 




Samuel T. Paul. 


Eben Smith. 






WilUam M. Paul. 


George Smith. 

Tax List, 1855. 






Charles W. Adams, 


$1 .68 John T. Burnham, 


$1.68 


Joseph Allen, 


1.68 Samuel C 


. Carlton, 


1.68 


William Bacon, 


3 . 78 Nathaniel L. Chase, 


1.68 


Samuel P. Badger, 


1.68 IraChoate, 


1.68 


William P. L. Badger, 


5 . 18 Samuel Cilley, 


5.18 


James Bennett, 


1.68 Isaac M. 


Clark, 


2.45 


James P. Brackett, 


1.68 John Clark, 


1.68 


Joseph N. Brackett, 


3.26 JosiahS. 


Clark, 


8.89 


Patrick O'Brien, 


1.68 Benjamin 


Coe, 


22.05 


Widow Mary Brodhead, 


15 .40 Richard Colby, 


1.68 


Charles Brown, 


1 . 68 Joseph Colcord, 


23.68 


Nutter Brown, 


1.68 Joseph A, 


Colcord, 


29.70 


Henry Bryant, 


1.68 James Collins, 


1.68 


Heirs of James Burleigh, 


7.00 Michael O'Connor, 


1.85 


Henry Burleigh, 


5.78 Thomas O'Connor, 


1.68 


Moses Burleigh, 


1.68 Charles 


. Cummings, 


4.48 


Nathaniel E. Burleigh, 


36 . 40 Thomas Cushman, 


1.68 



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369 



Leander M. Dame, 


$1.68 


John S. Howell, 


$1.68 


Joseph Dennison, 


3.88 


Ira B. James, 


1.68 


Morris Dovayne, 


1.68 


Henry Johnson, 


1.68 


Lorenzo Dow, 


4.48 


Paul Jones, 


1.68 


William Dowty, 


1.68 


Hall J. Jump, 


8.89 


Michael Dunn, 


3.78 


Isaac Jump, 


1.68 


WiUiam Emery, 


1.68 


Heirs of Joseph Jump, 


1.40 


Albert Field, 


1.68 


Edward Kealing, 


1.68 


Winthrop Fifield, 


1.85 


Edmund Kelley, 


1.68 


Timothy M. Fisk, 


1.68 


George P. Kelley, 


1.68 


Richard Fleming, 


1.68 


John Kelley, 


4.69 


John Fogg, 


10.18 


Robert Kelley, 


1.68 


John H. Fogg, 


9.51 


John Kennard, 


9.98 


Heirs of Jeremiah Folsom, 


4.58 


John F. Kennard, 


2.38 


Samuel Foot, 


1.68 


Seneca C. Kennard, 


4.90 


John Foss, 


8.01 


Thomas S. Kermard, 


7.98 


George P. Foster, 


1.68 


Nathaniel F. Kimball, 


2.38 


Green C. Fowler, 


2.66 


Joseph Kuse, 


1.82 


John C. Fowler, 


23.13 


Joseph W. Kuse, 


6.09 


John F. Fowler, 


1.68 


Perry T. Kuse, 


1.75 


Mary Fowler, 


6.20 


Charles Lane, 


28.72 


Albert S. Freeze, 


4.90 


Elizabeth B. Lane, 


2.80 


John C. Giddings, 


10.33 


Joseph Lang, 


21.25 


Mary M. Giddings, 


4.20 


Joseph E. Lang, 


1.68 


Heirs of Warren Gilman, 


1.19 


Elizabeth Lawlor, 


2.10 


WilUam E. Gilson, 


1.68 


John Lawlor, 


1.68 


Andrew Hall, 


14.24 


Nathan H. Leavitt, Jr., 


8.16 


Sarah M. Hall, 


1.40 


Cyrus Littlefield, 


10.04 


Michael Hallihan, 


4.68 


Leonard Littlefield, 


9.94 


Patrick Hallihan, 


1.68 


WiUiam E. Littlefield, 


1.68 


Robert Harvey, 


1.68 


John T. Locke, 


5.18 


William Harvey, 


6.05 


Simeon Locke, 


15.87 


WilUam Hayden, 


1.68 


Daniel Lynch, 


1.68 


Daniel Hayes, 


1.68 


Peter Lyons, 


4.83 


Mark D. Hayes, 


8.68 


James Mahoney, 


1.68 


Jacob Hersey, 


24.66 


Jeremiah Mahoney, 


1.68 


Peter Hersey, 


24.64 


Patrick Mahoney, 


1.68 


Heirs of Porthenia Hersey, 


6.30 


Charles Marston, 


1.68 


Ephraim G. Hill, 


3.43 


Henry Matthews, 


3.08 


Deborah Hilton, 


8.87 


Michael McCabe, 


6.06 


Francis J. Hilton, 


2.84 


Michael McCabe, Jr., 


1.68 


George 0. Hilton, 


92.38 


Arthur W. McCann, 


1.68 


George W. Hilton, 


1.86 


John McCann, 


1.68 


Mary A. Hilton, 


8.48 


WilUam McEvay, 


1.68 


Winthrop Hilton, 


1.60 


John McGiU, 


1.68 


Leavitt C. Home, 


1.68 


John McGlancey, 


5.32 


John Houghton, 


1.68 


WilUam McMeUen, 


1.68 


Reuben Howarth, 

24 


5.18 


Peter McNamee, 


1.68 



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History of Newfields. 



Albert Morton, 


$3.78 


Rufus Sanborn, 


$1.68 


William Murray, 


2.38 


Oilman Sawyer, 


1.68 


Asa Neal, 


16.93 


Joseph G. Skinner, 


17.78 


Asa D. Neal, 


3.99 


Joseph N. Smart, 


3.96 


Conner Neal, 


3.22 


Robert Smart, 


8.40 


Henry P. Neal, 


36.72 


Robert Smart, Jr., 


6.84 


John Neal, 


1.68 


Charles H. Smith, 


1.68 


Joshua W. Neal, 


35.11 


Charles J. Smith, 


2.34 


Samuel Neal, 


46.97 


Daniel E. Smith, 


2.21 


William Neal, 


10.43 


Daniel R. Smith, 


14.70 


George Niles, 


1.68 


Ebenezer Smith, 


1.82 


Heirs of William Norris, 


7.00 


George K. Smith, 


3.78 


Nathaniel D. Oaks, 


1.68 


Horace C. Smith, 


4.97 


Widow Sarah Ordway, 


6.48 


Hugh Smith, 


1.68 


Walter Ordway, 


2.73 


John Smith, 


1.68 


John Palmer, 


8.86 


Joseph Smith, 


3.26 


Amos Paul, 


43.89 


Josiah Smith, 


4.83 


George 0. Paul, 


5.88 


Nathan Smith, 


1.68 


John M. Paul, 


16.04 


Samuel G. Smith, 


1.68 


Samuel Paul, 


8.86 


Augustus D. Spead, 


7.60 


Samuel T. Paul, 


2.38 


EUzabeth Spead, 


2.80 


William M Paul, 


8.66 


George W. Spead, 


7.60 


Charles F. Pease, 


1.86 


Harrison B. Spead, 


1.68 


George Pease, 


3.36 


Samuel Tarlton, 


1.33 


Henry Pease, 


1.68 


Samuel H. Tarlton, 


13.79 


HoUis Pease, 


15.68 


Heirs of William Tetherly, 


3.50 


John Pease, 


14.03 


Winthrop Thing, 


3.85 


Joseph Pease, 


14.32 


Andrew L. Thurston, 


1.89 


Lucius Pease, 


4.20 


James P. Tilton, 


11.31 


Edward H. Peavey, 


9.43 


Josiah Tilton, 


1.68 


Widow Sarah Perkins, 


7.00 


John C. Todd, 


1.68 


John Phelan, 


1.68 


Alvan C. Trull, 


6.30 


Patrick Phelan, 


1.68 


John Stackpole, 


3.08 


Heirs of Abraham Pike, 


17.89 


OUver P. Tuckerman, 


3.78 


James Pike, 


2.20 


Heirs of Ira Waldron, 


3.50 


Lucien N. Pike, 


11.03 


William L. Walker, 


5.18 


William Pike, 


1.68 


Sarah Washburn, 


2.80 


OUver Pinder, 


1.68 


Charlotte Watson, 


7.24 


Michael Quinn, 


1.68 


Albert J. Wiggin, 


2.91 


Patrick Quinn, 


7.45 


Deborah Wiggin, 


5.60 


Heirs of Asa Reynolds, 


6.92 


George 0. Wiggin, 


1.68 


Asa J. Reynolds, 


1.68 


Heirs of Henry Wiggin, 


1.40 


Erastus W. Ricker, 


4.48 


Mehitable Wiggin, 


12.60 


Peter Roach, 


1.68 


James H. Wilkinson, 


1.68 


Carohne S. Robinson, 


2.80 


Ebenezer Wilson, 


1.68 


John B. Ryder, 


24.58 


Ebenezer Wilson, Jr., 


1.68 


Charles H. Sanborn, 


1.68 


Samuel Willis, 


2.38 


Ezekiel Sanborn, 


7.98 


Boston & Maine R. R., 


5.60 


John D. Sanborn, 


24.38 


Congregational Society, 


8.40 



Civil Affairs. 



371 



Methodist Society, 


$4 . 20 Stratham & Newfields Bridge, : 


Newfields Iron Foundry, 


56.00 Swamscott Machine Co., 




Non-Residenls, 


James L. Bennett, 


Newmarket 


John Boody, 


Epping 


Joshua Brackett, 


Newmarket 


Jonathan Burleigh, 


Newmarket 


Heirs of Jacob Burley, 


Newmarket 


Josiah P. Chase, 


Epping 


Joseph Cilley, 


Nottingham 


Samuel Dame, 


Lowell 


John Haines, 


Newmarket 


Thomas J. Haines, 


Newmarket 


Nathaniel Hill, 


Newmarket 


Charles Hodgdon, 


Epping 


Samuel Jones, 


Newmarket 


Joseph Langley, 


Newmarket 


Augustus T. Locke, 


Melrose, Mass. 


Edwin Locke, 


Great Falls 


George A. Locke, 


Suncook 


Joseph H. Locke, 


Charlestown 


Samuel Locke, 


Boston, Mass. 


Simeon Locke, 


Milton 


William Lyf ord, 


Newmarket 


Heirs of George F. Nelson, 


Newmarket 


Mrs. Sophia Peavey, 


Exeter 


Edmund Pendergast, 


Newmarket 


Thomas Pendergast, 


Exeter 


John Pickering, 


Newmarket 


Jonathan Sanborn, 


Newmarket 


Charles Smart, 


Newmarket 


John Smith, 


Exeter 


Henry Thing, 


Exeter 


Henry Thing, 


Exeter 


Henry Thing, 


Exeter 


Jonathan Thing, 


Epping 


Jonathan Thing, 


Epping 


Zebulon Thing, 


Exeter 


Gardner Towle, 


Lee 


Joseph Towle, 


Epping 


Heirs of Charles Tredwell, 


, Newmarket 




Presidential Check-List, 




1908. 


Atwood, Harry G. 


Beal, Edward J. Bean, Everett L. 


Barron, Robert 


Bean, Charles W. Bean, Perley R. 


Barton, Frank H. 


Bean, C. Oscar Bennett. James F, 



40.60 



$0.28 

.92 

.28 

.42 

.55 

3.63 

1.23 

1.82 

1.29 

:34 

.28 

.56 

1.46 

.28 

.92 

.92 

.92 

.92 

.92 

.92 



.92 
2.75 
2.75 
2.75 

.92 

.31 
2.75 

.70 
1.39 

.56 
2.93 
5.45 
1.40 

.08 

2.75 

27.25 

1.82 

.83 



372 



History of Newfields. 



Brown, Charles W. * 
Brown, William 
Buckley, Timothy 
Candler, Henry 
Chamberlain, George C. 
Chase, George L. 
Chesley, Henry H. 
Chesley, John H. 
Chipman, Charles C. 
Clay, Curtis S. 
Clay, Francis A. 
Clay, John D. 
Clough, Albert 
Clough, Frank W. 
Cloutier, John 
Coe, James E. 
Coe, J. Lewis 
Coffey, Leonard J. 
Conner, Alfred 
Conner, William H. 
Connor, John H. 
Connor, Thomas J. 
Connor, Thomas P. 
Corson, Charles 
Daley, M. Edward 
Dixon, Alphonto 
Dixon, Clifford S. 
Doe, Bert P. 
Donovan, Daniel 
Donovan, Dennis 
Donovan, Eugene 
Donovan, Eugene 
Donovan, James 
Donovan, John 
Donovan, Michael 
Dudley, S. Gunnison 
Ellis, Moses B. 
Fifield, George S. 
Foley, William 
Foss, Fred S. 
Fowler, J. Edward 
(Goodrich, Fred G. 
•Gray, Jesse S. 
^Griffin, Charles 
•Gutterson, J. Herbert 
Hale, WilUam H. 
Hanscomb, Albert 
Hanscomb, Andrew J. 
Hanscomb, Levi 



Hanson, Joseph O. 
Hartnett, Richard J. 
Hayden, Charles S. 
Hayden, G. Forrest 
Hayden, Wilber G. 
Herlihy, John 
HerUhy, Michael 
Hervey, Charles F. 
Hill, Frank 
Hill, Samuel 
Howard, Charles E. 
Howard, Irvin G. 
Ingram, George H. 
Jacques, Mattie J. 
Jones, Charles E. 
Kelley, Hugh 
Kelley, James E. 
Kelley, Thomas 
Keniston, Levi 
Kidder, Henry S. 
Kuse, Perry T. 
Laderbush, Albert 
Laderbush, Albert, Jr. 
Lamie, Alexander 
Lamie, Peter, Jr. 
Lamothe, WilUam G. 
Legendre, Frank 
Levangie, David 
Littlefield, Clarence C. 
Littlefield, George S. 
Lyford, Edward P. 
Lynch, D. John 
Lyons, Alfred 
Lyons, Charles E. 
Malchy, Jeremiah 
McMurphy, George B. 
McWhinney, William J. 
Miles, Alvin H. 
Miles, John H. 
Miles, Lewis A. 
Neal, Charles F. 
Neal, Ernest S. 
Neal, Frank P. 
Neal, Fred H. 
Neal, Samuel 
O'Connor, Thomas 
O'Connor, Timothy J. 
Otis, Atwell B. 
Otis, Leroy P. 



Palmer, Charles W. 
Patridge, Eugene C. 
Paul, Elmer D. 
Paul, George E. 
Paul, George S. 
Paul, George W. 
Paul, H. Jenness 
Pease, George W. 
Pease, Lucius S. 
Pease, William 
Pike, James O. 
Pike, J. Thornton 
Pollard, Christopher A. 
Putney, John 
Quinn, Charles E. 
Quinn, Daniel J. 
Quinn, Patrick H. 
Reynolds, Charles H. 
Reynolds, Lucius C. 
Richards, Augustus W. 
Richards, Charles W. 
Rider, John F. C. 
Robinson, George D, 
Robinson, Josiah E. 
Rumford, James T. 
Sanborn, Frank A. • 
Sanborn, Rufus 
Savoie, J. Edmund 
Shaltrey, Maxine 
Sheehy, Thomas 
Sheehy, William E. 
Simpson, Charles F. 
Simpson, W. Arthur 
Smith, Carl F. 
Smith, Charles E. 
Smith, Daniel R. 
Smith, Herbert W. 
Smith, Horace O. 
Smith, Lewis R. 
Smith, Loren E. 
Spead, Fred A. 
Spead, James A. 
Spencer, Leander 
Taplin, Henry T. 
Tarbox, Samuel B. 
Tarlton, George H. 
Tetherly, John B, 
Thomas, Henry 
Thomas, James 



Civil Affairs. 373 

Thompson, Clarence Turner, Frank R. Wiggin, George B. 

Thompson, George K. Turner, Winfield S. Wiggin, Thomas J. 

Thompson, Henry Varney, Albert H. Wilson, Charles J. 

Torrey, Henry K. Varney, George W. Wilson, William E. 

Torrey, John Vaughn, Charles F. 

Towle, Jeremiah Wiggin, Dayton C. 

Marriages. 

, Arthur W. McCann to Emily J. Conerley. 

, George York to Harriet Foreman. 



Jan. 27, John F. Cutts to Mary Pike of Exeter. 

July 18, Eben Smith to Margaret Martin. 

Dec. 14, David Brewer to Mary Ann Eaton Hamilton. 

May 3, Charles H. Smith to Sarah York. 

Aug. 24, John K. Smith to Sarah A. Littlefield. 

Sept. 19, George E. Fifield to Hannah M. C. Paul. 

Oct. 3, Joseph Langley to Clarissa P. Bennett. 

Dec. 25, Madison Sleeper, to Mary Isabelle Crummett. 

Jan. 5, John H. Fogg to Sophia A. Littlefield. 

Feb. 7, George W. Hilton to Martha J. Chapman of Newmarket. 

March 18, Henry Balcom of Salem, Mass., to Elizabeth L. Sanborn. 

April 15, John J. Mason to Mary H. Mooney. 

May 21, Moses S. Taylor to Sarah P. Tuck. 

July 15, George H. Giddings to Elizabeth E. Channing. 

Sept. 16, James Sinclair of Stratham to Caroline S. Robinson. 

Oct. 11, Joel H. Davis to Abby Langley. 

Nov. 4, Joseph Smith of Stratham to Sarah Y. Folsom. 

, Josiah York to Elizabeth Stott of Durham. 



Sept. 2, Joseph G. Bailey to Susan H. Griffin. 

Oct. 5, Benjamin Spead to Clarissa Jones. 

Nov. 20, James P. Brockett to Mary A. Kelly of Newmarket. 

April 2, Franklin Littlefield to Mary Burleigh. 

May 5, Joseph B. Goodwin to Annie E. Kennard of Allegan, Mich; 

Sept. 10, James P. Barber to Mary S. Weir. 

Sept. 15, Samuel G. Smith to Margaret McKee. 

Nov. 19, Lyford Connor to Sarah E. Kennard. 

Dec. 28, Daniel E. Smith to Harriett D. Sanborn of Epping. 

April 5, Bard P. Roberts to Mary E. Furnald of Exeter. 

April 10, Joseph W. Kuse, Jr., to Ruth A. Stover. 

May 1, George P. Kelley to Susan A. Smith. 

June 1, Samuel Drew to Nancy D. Clay of Newmarket. 

Sept. 13, Franklin G. Burleigh to Annie L. Willis. 

Nov. 24, Enoch J. Conner of Exeter to Adelaide Pease. 

Dec. 6, Daniel M. Josselyn to Emma Richardson. 

April 30, Parsons Doe of Newmarket to Vina B. Fogg. 

Sept. 16, Sylvester Card to Ellen E. Clement. 

Oct. 24, Horace C. Smith, to RosiUie Wentworth. 

March 9, Daniel G. Neal to Mary A. Sanborn of Epping. 



374 History of Newfields. 



1862 
1862 
1863 
1863 
1863 
1863 
1863 
1863 
1863 
1863 
1864 
1864 
1864, 
1864 
1864 
1864 
1865 
1865 
1865 
1865 
1865 
1865 
1865 
1865 
1865 
1865 
1865 
1866 
1866 
1866 
1866 
1866 
1866 
1866 
1866 
1867 
1867 
1867 
1867 
1867 
1867 
1867, 
1867 
1867 
1867 

1867 
1867 



Sept. 7, John Fogg to Dorothy S. Tilton of Sutton. 

Sept. 16, Franklin Sawyer to Addie Demeritt. 

April 19, Horace W. Langley to Mary L. Hodgdon. 

May 28, Asa G. Dame to Martha A. Sinclair. 

, Leonard Littlefield to Martha A. S. Shaw of Newton. 



July 29, John S. Locke to Sarah W. Treadwell. 

Sept. 11, Andrew S. Taylor to Mary E. Spead. 

Nov. 16, John F. Fowler to Dorcas A. Winn of Great Falls. 

Nov. 21, John F. C. Ryder to Helen A. Freeze. 

Dec. 6, Francis V. Randall of MontpeHer, Vt., to Fannie G. Colby. 

Jan. 5, Alexis D. Tuttle to Sarah J. True. 

Jan. 24, John McCloud to Margaret Keniston. 

May 7, George E. Paul to Abbie H. Neal. 

, Greenleaf B. Rundlett to Martha H, Hayes of Rochester. 

John B. Tetherly to Addie M. Houghton. 



Dec. 21, Joseph E. Brackett to Almenia C. Rand. 

Jan. 13, William B. Parks to Sarah R. Bickford. 

Jan. 20, Frank H. Kennard to Sarah M. Mitchell. 

April 17, Sherburn Marston of North Hampton to Olive L. Corson. 

May 8, William E. Langlands to Mary G. Tilton. 

July 4, Daniel Brackett to Olive M. Keniston of Nottingham. 

Sept. 23, H. Jenness Paul to Mattie B. Smith of Exeter. 

Oct. 5, Charles W. French of Boston to Helen J. Tetherly. 

Oliver G. Sanborn to Mary G. Hodgdon of Barnstead. 



Nov. 22, James Winn to Mary S. Blom. 

Nov. 29, William H. Conner of Exeter to Juliette Pease. 

Dec. 7, Charles E. Smith to A. Augusta Burley of Newmarket. 

Jan. 1, John S. Boody of Epping to Nellie A. Wiggins. 

April 21, Josiah W. Goodman to Jane W. Cram. 

May 21, Jerry Malchy of Newburyport, Mass., to Kate J. Quinn. 

May 22, Charles E. Ham of Lawrence, Mass., to Josephine P. Haughton. 

June 30, Walter S. Ordway to Charlotte W. Home of Dover. 

Oct. 31, John W. Downing to Charlotte L. Taylor. 

Dec. 1, Benjamin F. Spead to Jane Cousons of Portsmouth. 

Dec. 3, Augustus J. Leavitt to Sarah M. Freeze. 

March 25, James Tibbetts to Jane Newcomb of Scarboro, Me. 

June 30, Horatio Twombly of Portsmouth to Mary E. McCann 

July 14, Charles Jenness to Ella F. Neal. 

July — , John F. Adams of Greenland to Sarah W. T. Locke. 

July — , William J. Quinn to Sanborn of Brentwood. 

Sept. 27, A. L. Diamond to Ann D. Husoe. 

Oct. 20, Arthur S. Robinson of Stratham to Mary R. Neal. 

Oct. 28, Arthur B. Brackett to Martha M. Anderson. 

Nov. 9, John A. Yeaton to Josephine M. Weymouth of Freeman, Me. 

Nov. 19, Moses Pettingill, Jr., of Newburyport, Mass., to Harriett N. 

Wentworth. 
Nov. 28, John C. Hanson to Annie L. Lane. 
Nov. — , George W. Harrington of Eliot, Me., to Sarah E. Floyd. 



Civil Affairs. 375 

Dec. 19, William E. Butterfield to S. Josie Joy of Manchester. 

Dec. 22, Daniel E. Smith to S. E. Harriman. 

Feb. 26, Scott B. Trickey to Miriam F, Bickford. 

May 7, Patrick H. Quinn to Margarett F. Hanley of Portsmouth. 

June 17, Charles F. Dockum to Hannah J. Ellison. 

Aug. 20, Charles F. Averill to Mary Hayden. 

Oct. 11, Samuel S. Hodgdon to Mary F. Stevens. 

Andrew J. Philbrick to Beede of Epping. 



April 1, Charles S. Tilton to Mary O. Locke. 

June 1, Henry P. Neal (2d m.) to Charlotte M. Perkins of Amesbury, 
Mass. 

June 14, Charles Hoagg to Laura E. Colcord. 

Aug. 28, Henry E. Perry to Camelia M. Gilson. 

Oct, 18, Charles A. Larabee to Mary A. Johnson. 

Oct. 26, Samuel P. Chase to Lizzie M. Kuse. 

Nov. 18, Charles B. Kendall of New York to Annie G. Pike. 

Jan. 1, John W. Young to Arrolin A. Trickey. 

Feb. 13, Patrick Lynch to Mary Hallihan. 

March 23, Frank W. Flanders to Hattie P. Smith. 

April 29, Eben Lovering to Martha Mellen. 

May 26, James E. Coe to Emma A. B. Harvey. 

June 6, Richard Hartnett of Boston to Alice Kelley. 

Oct. 17, John T. Blaizo to Roena C. Laskey of Wakefield. 

Nov. 30, Benjamin B. Tuttle to Nettie E. Kimball. 

Jan. 5. Reuben M. Burley of Newmarket to Olive B. Littlefield. 

Jan. 28, Daniel D. Neally to Mary A. Hagner. 

Feb. 19, John F. Ham to Annie M. Mathes. 

March 10, Alcott Stover to Mary E. Dame of North Reading, Mass. 

May 26, Henry T. Taphn to Annie M. Coe. 

June 29, Charles A. Scruton of Great Falls to Carrie A. Rider. 

June — , Alphonso B. Smith to Emma F. Wiggin. 

Aug. 20, Henry O. Neal to Josephine Beal. 

Sept. — , Levi E. Ferrin of Natick, Mass., to Abbie Spead. 

Oct. 5, James H. Hayden to Lydia A. Ramsdell of Newmarket. 

Dec. 10, James Tibbets to Sarah Kelly. 

Jan. 10, George W. Pease to Betsey A. Thing of Exeter. 

April 15, Lewis F. Prescott of Lawrence, Mass., to Ida E. Rollins. 

July 4, Nathan G. Howard to Hannah B. Stover. 

Oct. 7, George E. McCarty to Florence E. Spead. 

Oct. 13, George E. Hodgdon to Ruth A. Pease. 

Nov. 30, Wilmot H. Hersey to Sarah A. Jones. 

Dec. 25, Edmund Hoxie to Helen M. Preston of Dover. 

March 1, George W. Murch to Lizzie E. Willey. 

April 13, Frank L. Durrell to Georgie M. Smart. 

July 3, James Tibbetts (5th m.) to Sarah Burgess (2d m.) of Brent- 
wood. 

July 18, James G. Bennett to May E. Mendim. 

Aug. 2, John W. Sanborn to Juha A. Sanborn of East Kingston. 

Sept. 6, James E. Trickey to Viola S. Leavitt. 



376 History of Newfields. 



1873 
1873 
1874; 
1874 
1874 
1874 
1874, 
1874; 
1874; 
1874 
1874 
1874; 
1874; 
1874 
1875 
1875 
1875 
1875 
1875 
1878 
1878 
1878 
1878 
1879 
1879 
1879 
1879 
1879 
1879 
1879 
1880; 
1880 
1880 
1880 
1880 
1880 
1880 
1881 
1881 
1881 
1881 
1881 
1882 
1882 
1882 
1882 
1882 
1883 
1883 



Oct. 9, John H. Murch of Boston to Abbie R. Harvey. 

Nov. 22, Patrick Kennedy to Mary Cummans of Lawrence, Mass. 

Jan. 7, W. Burleigh Glidden to Emma E. Davis of Dover. 

Jan. 9, Edward J. Smith to Mary E. McCann. 

Jan. 13, Thomas Morris to Annie Hopkins. 

Feb. 4, Reuben Haworth, Jr., to Lulie S. Stickney of Eastport, Me. 

April 26, John Torrey to Addie M. Anderson of Newburyport, Mass.. 

June 1, Albert Rollins to Mary Batchelder. 

July 12, Frank Cookson to Nellie Plummer. 

Aug. 24, John Ford of Lawrence, Mass., to Mary J. Quinn. 

Aug. 31, David A. Curry to Sarah J. Thompson of -Straff ord. 

Oct. 4, Samuel Neal, Jr., to Lizzie S. Howard. 

Nov. 30, Melvin L. Thurston to Lucretia A. Buzzell. 

Dec. 19, Ferry T. Kuse to Carrie Thompson of Haverhill, Mass. 

May 5, George E. Hardy to Emma B. Hanson. 

May 13, N. J. Smith to Hattie Williams. 

May 18, Matthew Carney of Lawrence, Mass., to Sarah E. Quinn. 

May 22, Albert R. Pennell to Martha Bumery. 

May 27, George T. Spencer to Lizzie E. Boothley. 

June 5, Lewis S. Hodgdon to Mary M. Paul. 

Nov. 14, John F. Fowler to Mary F. Pollard of Boston. 

Nov. 28, Albion Keniston to Ella F. Colcord of Exeter. 

Dec. 5, John W. Paul to Ellen W. Clark. 

May — , Charles F. Littlefield to E. Mabel Knox of Lebanon, Me. 

July 5, John A. Smith to Margaret A. Ewins. 

Aug. 6, J. Harry Prentiss of Haverhill, Mass., to Annie E. Chesley.. 

Sept. 17, Charles S. Hosford of Boston to Mary A. Harvey. 

Oct. 4, George S. Littlefield to Annie A. Smith of Newmarket. 

Oct. 11, Frank Til ton to Alice K. Gibney of Concord. 

Nov. 27, Moses B. Elhs to Emma A. Miles. 

Feb. 24, Jacob Hersey (2d m.) to Ehzabeth M. Bowley. 

Feb. 24, Daniel C. Wiggin to Isabelle J. Varney. 

June 23, Charles F. Simpson to LiUie McMillan. 

June 29, Levi A. Hanscom to Mary E. Bennett. 

Oct. 21, John M. Paul to Ina E. Miller. 

Oct. 27, Frank M. Spofford to Clara Todd. 

Dec. 25, Alvin H. Miles to Abbie E. Weeks. 

Jan. 29, Charles A. Freeze to Mary E. Goodrich of East Kingston. 

Feb. 25, Alexander Curry to Jane B. Ferrin of Exeter. 

April — , Romer G. Coon to Nellie J. Conner. 

Dec. 11, Herbert D. Ellison to Viola L. Broughton, 

Dec. 31, Fred W. Dixon to Edith M. Fogg. 

Jan. 25, Alvin J. Howard to Carrie M. Fraser of Somerville, Mass. 

Aug. 10, James A. Spead to Flora J. Richardson. 

Aug. 30, Henry Thompson to Annie Mendum. 

Oct. 26, John C. Giddings to Mary E. Scammon. 

Nov. 30, George W. Stillson to Nettie J. Marden of Kittery, Me. 

Jan. 28, George E. Weeks to Maggie Rice. 

Feb. 2, Simeon Dearborn to Lizzie M, Brown of Naples, Me. 



Civil Affairs. 377 

March 1, Caleb P. Davis of Newburyport, Mass., to Huldah B. Jones. 

May 15, George H. McDuffee to LeVertie A. Smith. 

Sept. 10, George W. Chase to Mary P. Smith. 

Oct. 13, John Garvey to Ellen Devine. 

Nov. 8, George W. Paul to Clara E. Sanborn. 

Jan. 20, William O. Clifford to Henrietta A. Cheney. 

April 3, Moses B. ElHs to Annie E. Wilhs. 

June 24, Charles E. Howard to Annie M. Lyons. 

June 25, James L. Goodwin to Catherine Coffey of Stratham. 

Aug. 8, William Pease to Mary E. Thompson of Exeter. 

Sept. 20, Frank W. Clough to Annie F. Fogg of Seabrook. 

Sept. 23, Fred L. Melcher to Etta M. Swett of WoKeboro. 

Sept. 27, Fred A. Hoyt to Mary A. Farnsworth of Maiden, Mass. 

Feb. 2, Frank O. Kuse to Myrta M. Jillison. 

April 9, Alfred Miles to Amy York. 

May 1, George P. Hanson to Jennie H. Dockum of Newmarket. 

May 23, William H. Wentworth to Ida F. Corson. 

May 30, John P. Goggon of Manchester to Martha E. Quinn. 

June 1, Frederick A. Ball to Fannie Mitchell. 

June 11, Daniel A. Langlands to Ella A. Paul. 

July 15, Albert Miles to Flora A. Foss. 

Aug. 22, Charles G. Ramsdell to Annie Corson. 

Sept. 24, Frank A. Fagan to Mary A. Donovan. 

Oct. 29, George W. Pollard to Minnie C. Wadleigh of Exeter. 

Dec. 17, Hosea D. Swaine of Concord to Esther A. Beckett. 

April 11, Walter E. Marshall to Mary C. Cannon. 

June 3, George R. Blinn of Boston to Clara A. Pollard. 

Oct. 21, Albert E. Grey to Maggie A. Stewart of Portsmouth. 

May 25, Charles E. Benson to Anna M. Thompson. 

May 29, Elmer E. Kimball to Mary H. Brown of Hampton. 

June 15, Fred A. Hoyt to Jennie M. Hayes of Portsmouth. 

July 12, Warren E. Macomber to Ella J. Neal. 

Aug. 23, Joseph D. Hanson to Sarah F. Pierson. 

Sept. 11, John W. Purington to Susie M. Gerrish of Newburyport, Mass. 

Sept. 29, Joseph E. Perkins of Exeter to Nettie M. Gray. 

Oct. 5, George S. Paul to Edna A. Hobbs. 

Oct. 26, Maurice Spellman to Marie E. Cavey. 

Dec. 21, Howard S. Chick to Lulu H. Francis of Dm-ham. 

May 23, Timothy J. O'Connor to Katherine Ryan of Stratham. 

Jime 14, Albert Pease to Abbie M. Pollard of Epping. 

Oct. 19, Christopher A. Pollard to Bessie P. Ordway. 

Oct. 30, Valentine G. McMurphy to Katie J. DowUng of Dedham, Mass. 

Feb. 28, Sidney Conner to Lizzie B. Smith of Newmarket. 

Aug. 22, James M. Hanson of Stoneham, Mass., to Laura A. Smith. 

April 27, Edward Sheehy to Bridget Cannon of Exeter. 

May 7, William H. Riley to Maggie E. Kelly. 

May 28, Walter H. Pease to Minnie W. Johnson of North Berwick, Me. 

June 4, Clarence H. Paul to Alice B. Tilton. 

July 9, Eugene E. Jenness to Elmira N. Rundlett of Stratham. 



378 History of Newfields, 



1890 
1890 
1891 
1891 
1891 
1892 
1892 
1892 
1892 
1893 
1893 
1893 
1893 
1893 
1894 
1894 
1894 
1894 
1894 
1895 
1895 
1895 
1895 
1895 
1895 
1895 
1895 
1896 
1896 
1896 
1896 
1896 
1896 
1896 
1896 
1897 
1897 
1897 
1897 
1898 
1898; 
1898 
1898 
1898 
1898 
1898 
1898 
1898; 
1899 



Sept. 15, Arthur J. Durrell to Abbie B. Brackett of Greenland. 

Nov. 26, Charles W. Fraser to Bessie Brannan. 

June 25, James S. Ward of Wythville, Va., to Ida Alice Varney. 

Oct. 1, Albert E. Crafts of Boston to May H. Wilkinson. 

Nov. 25, Alfred Lyons to Sarah F. Sloane. 

Jan. 14, Cyrus W. Scott of Andover, Mass., to Elizabeth P. Field. 

June 22, Albert Field to Augusta E. Russell of Newburyport, Mass. 

July 25, William Knott to Sarah Glenister of Providence, R. I. 

Sept. 1, Charles S. Strout to Edith Bernard Paul. 

April 4, Michael J. Griffin to Lizzie A. Dowling of Dedham, Mass. 

April 8, Edward Spellaine to Kate Monahan. 

May 18, George S. Littlefield to Ellen R. Muncey. 

Sept. 18, Merton A. Gray to Jane Collins. 

Sept. 19, Leonard H. Pinkham to Abbie J. Forbush. 

May 5, Frank A. Morse to Belle C. Clough. 

Aug. 6, Ole Syvertsen to Ellen G. Badger. 

Oct. 4, Herbert W. Smith to Jennie May Davis of Epping. 

Oct. 24, Percy Oliver to Myrtis D. Woodman. 

Nov. 28, William L. Clough to Mary L. Perry of Exeter. 

Feb. 27, Sylvester D. Gray to Ida M. Keniston. 

April 24, John Herlahy to Katherine Sullivan of Newmarket. 

May 6, Fred Davis to Cora French. 

May 12, John F. Dearborn to Carrie A. Beal. 

June 5, Herbert T. Jenkins to Sarah L. Knowles of Chester. 

July 4, George H. Howard to Josephine L. Burgess of Exeter. 

Sept. 11, Daniel R. Smith to Alice B. Kuse. 

Oct. 22, Ralph P. Jones to Sarah P. Richards. 

Jan. 29, Fred A. Hanson to Josephine K. Lydston of Portsmouth. 

June 18, Albert A. Caswell to Isabella M. Hudson. 

June 22, Wilham Callihan to Annie Shannon of Exeter. 

July 6, Mitchell Broder to Emma Jones. 

July 15, James W. Conner to Gracilla M. Willis. 

Aug. 17, Charles F. Littlefield to Mary S. Hemmingway. 

Sept. 1, George S. McKenna to Cornelia W. Tuttle. 

Sept. 24, Edward Feltch to Annie Dunno of Epping. 

Jan. 16, Alvah W. D. Ridley of Alfred, Me., to Jennie May Otis. 

May 18, Richard S. Abbott to Maggie Sullivan. 

June 9, Wilbur A. Littlefield to Ruth H. Wiswell of Durham. 

Oct. 5, Perley R. Bean to Rose Althea Todd. 

April 6, Levi A. Dunn to Emma B. Corson. 

May 11, Frank C. Taplin to Elizabeth M. E. Sanborn. 

June 2, Michael J. Herlihy to Mary Cronin of Newmarket. 

Aug. 2, Michael J. Donovan to Mertie Tuttle. 

Sept. 6, George A. MerriU of Augusta, Me., to Harriett Tetherly. 

Sept. 19, Charles F, Pease to Huldah Symonds of Epping. 

Oct. 6, Herbert O. Prime of Portsmouth to Harriett G. Simpson. 

Oct. 26, Elmer D. Paul to Annie L. Gardner. 

Nov. 3, George Otis Ruster of Laconia to Sarah R. Stobert. 

Jan. 2, Joseph E. Haley to Maud A. Robinson. 



Civil Affairs. 379 

1899, May 20, Ralph S. Haley to Lillian Robinson. 

1899, Nov. 29, Loren E. Smith to Hattie D. Staples. 

1900, Jan. 3, Jeremiah A. Towle to Etta M. Bickford of Lawrence, Mass. 
1900, Jan. 13, Ralph W. Furbush to Addie Corson. 

1900, June 27, Charles H. Mathes of Newmarket to Mary F. Burns. 
1900, June 30, James L. Goodwin to Lizzie J. Foman. 

1900, Nov. 19, Ernest L. Howard of Schenectady, N. Y., to Mattie Lamie. 

1901, Jime 29, John F. Hartnett to Mattie B. Thompson. 

1901, July 10, James Harmon Neal to Ellen F. Bresnahan of Newmarket. 
1901, Aug. 11, Simon L. Provencher of Somersworth to Katherine E. Dowd. 

1901, Dec. 23, Joseph O. Hanson to Margaret M. Proctor. 

1902, June 12, J. Lewis Coe to Alice M. Jewell of Stratham. 

1903, Aug. 24, Bert F. Atkinson of Tilton to Mary F. Smith. 
1903, Nov. 14, Albert H. Ham to Maud A. Wheeler. 

1903, Nov. 15, John M. Towle to Sadie M. Davis. 

1904, March 30, Everett S. Davis to EUzabeth M. Goodwin. 

1904, June 16, Joseph C. McCarthy of West Springfield, Mass., to Hannah 

Kelly. 
1904, June 27, Lewis R. Smith to Elpsey M. Brown. 

1904, June 28, Fred G. Goodrich of South Lawrence, Mass., to Mabel P. Neal. 
1904, Oct. 23, Albert P. Sherry of Dover to Abbie E. Sullivan. 
1904, Nov. 24, Nathan E. Kuse to Mary E. Eaton of Lynn, Mass. 

1904, Dec. 21, Elmer D. Paul to Minerva F. Sargent of Exeter. 

1905, Aug. 23, Jared A. P. Neal to Marion F. Rundlett of Medford, Mass. 
1905, Oct. 7, Edward F. Robinson to Marcia E. Brackett. 

1905, Oct. 10, James F. Hayden to Eva Maud Goodrich of South Lawrence, 
Mass. 

1905, Dec. 20, Charles F. Neal to Annie L. Perkins of Epping. 

1906, April 4, Rufus E. Graves to Georgiana Broadway. 
1906, May 10, Charles Corson to Augusta Sampson of Exeter. 
1906, June 9, Nathan G. Howard to Sarah A. Moulton. 

1906, Dec. 11, Horace Clough to Mary E. Foss of Rochester. 

1907, April 3, John F. C. Rider to Sarah E. Perkins of Maiden, Mass. 
1907, April 5, Wilbur H. Haggett to Mary Nichols. 

1907, July 14, Leon W. Otis to Sadie A. Merrow of Alfred, Me. 

1907, July 14, Ernest R. Richards to May Elizabeth Forrester of Haverhill, 

Mass. 
1907, Sept. 3, George S. Fifield to Elizabeth C. Hayes of Portsmouth. 

1907, Oct. 12, Frank B. Lenzi to Ethel M. Marr. 

1908, March 9, BHss C. Eadon to Bertha M. Mersereau. . 
1908, Sept. 5, William Wilson to Josie Carpenter. 

1908, Sept. 11, Peter Lamie, Jr., to Martha Ann WUcox. 
1908, Sept. 15, Joseph John Keen to Margaret Ann Donovan. 

1908, Oct. 12, Harry Tolman Pond to Helen Amanda Sanborn. 

1909, May 27, Eugene Donovan to Addie F. Dow of Exeter. 
1909, June 23, Charles W. Richards to Nellie L. Ladd of Raymond. 
1909, Nov. 25, Fred H. Neal to Annie F. Locke of Exeter. 



Chapter XXV. 

Relative to the Churches, Newfields. 

Congregational:— With the close of the first century in the 
rehgious history of Newmarket, there had come a change in 
the administration of ministerial affairs. New business inter- 
ests sprung up in the villages of Newfields and Lamprey River, 
and it was found impossible to gather the people for worship 
at the old center near the railroad junction. Both villages had 
occasional preaching services by various denominations from 
1810 onward. As early as 1825 regular Congregational services 
were held at Lamprey River, and in 1826 assistance was asked 
in erecting a house of worship. The church was organized there 
March 27, 1828. Newfields contributed means and members 
to this enterprise. Meanwhile the Lamprey River pastors, 
from 1827 onward, maintained a third service on the Sabbath,^ 
or a weekly lecture, at Newfields. Rev. David Sanford, from 
May 22, 1828, to June 22, 1830, abounded in labors of this kind 
here. During the spring of 1829, the Pascataqua Association 
appointed several of the neighboring pastors to preach at New- 
fields. 

The Society at Newfields, April 11, 1827, chose Benjamin 
Loverin, moderator, and John Kennard, clerk. Benjamin Loverin 
and Charles Tread well were appointed "to adjust the accounts 
of the past year, and to rent the parsonage the present year." 
It was also voted, "That the proceeds of the income of the 
parsonage for the two last years and the present year be appro- 
priated to the repair of the parsonage House." 

The Society purchased land from the Shute estate for the 
location of a meeting-house, July 3, 1827. 

The Pascataqua Association at Kittery, September 18, 1827, 
made the following record: "By vote from the Pascataqua 
Conference of churches, the care of visiting certain destitute 
churches in our neighborhood was referred to this association; 
whereupon, voted, that Messrs French, Putnam, Cummings 
be a committee to see that such destitute churches are visited 




CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 



Churches of Newfields 381 

and the ordinances of the Supper administered. Among these 
churches visited was Newmarket. 

At the Society meeting of the Congregationalists, April 7, 

1828, Benjamin Loverin was chosen moderator, and Charles 
Treadwell, clerk. At an adjourned meeting April 19, 1828, 
Benjamin Loverin and Charles Treadwell were chosen the 
committee of the society for the year. Also voted "That the 
money belonging to the parish in the hands of Samuel Pickering 
be given to Mr. Brodhead to be accounted for by him in preach- 
ing at the South or original Congregational meeting House." 
Under date of November 11, 1828, Mary Coe makes the follow- 
ing record: "I have been favored with many religious privileges 
of late. Mr. R. [a young man] spent five weeks in this place. 
Mr. Merrill has likewise been laboring here for the good of souls. 
Mr. S. has recently come to this place, a young man who appears 
much devoted to the cause of religion. May the labours of 
these young men, with those of the stated pastor, be abundantly 
blessed." 

Ten members petitioned December 20, 1828, for a meeting 
of the Congregational Society on the first Monday in January, 

1829, and it was voted. "2d, To see whether the Society 
will adopt a Constitution and report themselves a Body Cor- 
porate." In this petition reference was had to the Act of the 
legislature, July 3, 1827. A meeting of the Society at the 
South or Central meeting-house was held January 5, 1829, 
with Abner P. Stinson, moderator. It was voted "that the 
2d article be dismissed. Voted that the Selectmen be a com- 
mittee to examine the account of the parsonage & Report at the 
next annual meeting." 

On January 16, 1829, James Burleigh, Robert Clark, Curtis 
Coe and Thomas Drowne issued the following: 

"Public Notice is hereby given that we Curtis Coe, Thomas Drowne, 
Robert Clark and James Burleigh and others, Inhabitants of Newmarket, 
for the pvirpose of Exercising the powers and enjoying the privileges granted 
to religious associations by an Act of the Legislature of this State passd. July 
3, 1827, Entitled An Act Empowering Religious Associations to Assume and 
Exercise Corporate Powers, have formed ourselves into a ReUgious Society 
to be known by the name of the South Congregational Society of Newmarket, 
and have caused the same to be recorded in a Book of Records;" — the present 
church of Newfields. 

The above was formulated at a meeting held at that date, 
and duly pubUshed in the Portsmouth Journal. At the same 



382 History of Newfields. 

meeting the society organized by the choice of WiUiam Norris, 
moderator, Charles Lane, clerk, and Benjamin Loverin, Hall J. 
Jenness and John Kennard, wardens. 

The members met at the Newfields school house, March 31, 
and voted "to raise fifty dollars to support preaching the ensu- 
ing year." Also ''that any person hiring the parsonage shall 
give bonds to the Wardens for the payment of the rent." 

Rev. Bezaleel Smith's appointment to Newfields by the Mis- 
sionary Society was the next supply. Having heard January 
18, 1829, that his time had expired, sixteen persons, January 
20th, subscribed $22 for the purpose of further securing his 
services. At a meeting of the Pascataqua Association at Strat- 
ham, January 20-21, 1829, "The subject of Mr. Smith's leaving 
his mission for the present & supplying at Rye was discussed and 
opinion expressed individually in favor." He settled in Rye, 
May 13, 1829, leaving his mission in " Newington . and New 
Market" for the time, but was requested by the Association 
"to give as much attention to the societies in those places as 
his labors in Rye will permit." Meanwhile Messrs. Rowland, 
Porter, Pearson and Kent, members of the Association, were 
designated to supply the pulpit respectively the fourth Sab- 
bath in January, and second, third and fourth, in February, 
1829. June, 1829, Rev. Wilham M. Cornell, a Hcentiate, 
commenced preaching, boarding in the family of Rev. Curtis 
Coe till the death of Mrs. Coe, October 11, 1829, and then with 
Benjamin Loverin, and afterwards with Charles Lane. The 
meetings were held in the academy building, no school then 
being in session. 

At the annual meeting of the Congregational Society at the 
South or Central meeting-house, April 6, 1829, William Norris 
was chosen moderator, and it was voted: 

That the committee for the last two years, 1828 & 29, Loverin & Treadwell, 
proceed Immediately to the Settlement of all accounts accruing within the 
two years term of their serving and bring the same to a close as soon as may be. 

Voted That the business heretofore transacted by the nominal Congrega- 
tional Society, in future be transferred to the Wardens of the Congregational 
Bocieties now existing. 

Voted that the book & papers of the nominal Society be transferred to the 
Wardens of the Societys & that the present committee have Recourse to the 
same for the purpose of examination for the Rectitude of their doing &c. 

Rev. William Mason Cornell, M.D., LL.D., commenced 
preaching at Newfields in June, 1829, and was present at the 



Churches of Newfields 383 

meeting of the Pascataqua Association at North Hampton, 
July 21-22, 1829. A subscription list "for Mr. Cornell to 
preach" October 8, 1829, secured thirty-one names and $114. 

At the meeting of the Pascataqua Association at Rye, October 
13, 1829, "A communication from Newmarket, N. Fields, 
being laid before the association, a committee of three were 
were chosen to act in behalf of the association to communicate 
with the Wardens &c. Chosen Brs. French, J. Smith and 
Cummings. Closed the session with prayer by Mr. Cornell." 

On the death of her mother, Mary Coe writes in her diary, 
"Mr. C [ornell] has been present and witnessed the suffering 
of my dear mother, sympathized in our tryals, and repeatedly 
presented our petitions to the throne of grace. . . . " 

November 26, 1829, she writes, ''There are some pleasing 
indications of a revival in this place," and December 20, 1829, 
"Many appear anxiously concerned for their soul's salvation." 

The following is the "Constitution of the New Fields S.S. 
Union." 

Art. 1st. This association shall be called the Newfields Sabbath School 
Union. 

Art. 2d. The officers of this Union shall consist of a President, Secretary, 
Treasurer & Librarian, who shall be chosen annually, shall perform the appro- 
priate duties of their respective offices, & shall together constitute a Board of 
Directors to manage the general business of the Union. 

Art. 3d. Any person may become a member of the Union by paying 
annually into the treasury a sum not less than 12 J^ cents. 

Names Sum Names Smn 



Phineas Trull, 


SO. 25 


Hannah Lane, 


$0.25 


Hall J. Jenness, 


.25 


John Kennard, 


.25 


James Coleman, 


.50 


Sarah E. Kennard, 


.25 


Charles Lane, 


.50 


George Hilton, 


.25 


Nancy TruU, 


.12 


Nancy W. Hilton, 


.25 


Mercy H. Jenness, 


.25 


Mary Hilton, 


.50 


Ann Coe, 


.28 


Mary Coe, 


.25 


Abigail W. Drowne, 


.25 


Nancy Norris, 


.17 


Elizabeth A. Drovme, 


.20 


Mary Ann Burleigh, 


.25 



;.02 



The Union credits itself 1829-30, with money paid by Charles 
Lane for Sunday school and Question books, $7.45. 

Mary Coe writes in her diary, Lord's Day October 11, 1830, 
"0 that the men in this place of the town might become fol- 



384 History of Newfields. 

lowers of the meek and lowly Jesus; that our Sabbath School 
may be a school of prayer." 

E,ev. Mr. Cornell labored in Newfields till sometime in 1830. 
He was supported in part by the New Hampshire Missionary 
Society, and used to visit its treasurer, Rev. Abraham Burnham 
at Pembroke, for his quarterly pay. Church records show money 
paid for his service. In the winter of 1829-30, he was called 
to solemnize a marriage at some distance beyond Lamprey 
River. He hired a horse for which he paid $1.50, and received 
a marriage fee of $.75. 

Mr. Cornell preached in the Academy. Father Jonathan Ward 
would occasionally drive over from Brentwood, put up his horse 
at Winthrop Hilton's and meeting Mr. Cornell just as he was 
entering the academy would preach for him. Rev. W. F. Row- 
land, then lately dismissed from his pastorate of the First 
Church, Exeter, used to come to Newfields regularly on the 
Sabbath and preach half a day for Mr. Cornell. 

Maj. Robert Clark used to think the sermons of this young 
minister were too short, because he got through his sermon 
before the major had finished his nap. 

While at Newfields Mr. Cornell made appHcation to the 
Pascataqua Association for ordination as an evangelist. He 
was accordingly examined, and the examination proving satis- 
factory, he was ordained January 19, 1830, Rev. Jonathan 
French of North Hampton preaching the sermon. 

This apphcation for ordination "as an evangehst" caused 
the Association to query whether it was a proper thing to do, 
it being at variance with the prevailing usage. A committee 
was therefore appointed, consisting of Rev. Messrs. Page and 
Ward, to prepare a resolution on the question. This committee 
subsequently reported as follows: 

Resolved, That in the opinion of this Association there may be cases in 
which it is not inconsistent with the Scriptures nor with the principles of 
CongregationaHsm, for a Council of ministers, called by an individual who 
wishes ordination as an evangelist, to be organized for the purpose and to 
ordain him. Nevertheless we consider it expedient and proper that application 
for this purpose be always made, when it can be done, to some appointed 
body of ministers. 

This resolution after discussion was finally adopted. 
Mr. Cornell also asked the advice of the Association as to the 
propriety of organizing a church at Newfields, and a committee 



Churches of Newfields 385 

was appointed to consider the subject in connection with Mr. 
Cornell. 

Mr. Cornell, son of Dr. William and Abigail (Briggs) Cornell, 
was born in Beverly, Mass., October 16, 1812; graduated at 
Brown University, 1827; was approbated to preach by the 
Berkshire Association, October, 1829; ordained as an evangelist 
by the Pascataqua Association at Exeter, January 19, 1830; 
pastor at Woodstock, Conn., 1831-34; Quincy, Mass., 1834-39; 
graduated at the Berkshire Medical Institute, 1845; was physi- 
cian, professor and president of the medical college in Boston 
and Philadelphia. He published many addresses, sermons, 
and volumes on theological, medical and historical theses. He 
died in Boston April 7, 1895. He married in 1832, Emeline A. 
Loud of Weymouth, Mass., who died about 1886. 

At the reorganization of the old parish January 16, 1829, it 
took the form of an incorporated religious society, annually 
raising money for the salaries of their ministers. Among these 
were Revs. Bezaleel Smith, William Cornell, M.D., LL.D., 
Ossemus Tinker, 1831-32, Samuel Harris, Mr. Barton, 
Constantine Blodgett, D.D., Charles D. Jackson, William F. 
Rowland, and Thomas T. Richmond. These ministers preached 
in the old meeting-house and the old academy. In 1839 a 
new house of worship was erected at Newfields, and the old 
house was practically abandoned, and in 1852 taken down, 
moved to Exeter for mechanical purposes, and later burned. 

In 1853-55 the parsonage property was transferred to New- 
fields and the present buildings erected. The meeting-house 
was enlarged and refurnished in 1871, the vestries refitted in 
1880, and parsonage enlarged, 1882. 

The old parsonage used to have a portico on the south side, 
and a porch on the north side. The barn stood further to the 
north. The old kitchen hearthstone is now the front doorstep. 

In 1824 the Congregational proprietors repaired and rented 
the parsonage. 

In 1836 the parsonage was repaired and barn built. 

In 1852 the old meeting-house was sold to John Pease for 
$100. 

In 1853 the parsonage was leased to Robert Smart for 99 years 
for $800. 

In 1854-56 land was bought and the present parsonage built. 

25 



386 History of Newfields. 

In 1859 it was painted inside and out, and in 1863 it was papered, 
and elms planted. 

In 1864 part of the parsonage lot was sold to J. B. Rider who 
sold it to Mr. Merrill for $450, and in 1879 one and one-fourth 
acres were sold to Lucius S. Pease. 

Further repairs were made on the parsonage in 1875, and in 
1882 the stable and ell were moved back, and additions made to 
the main house. In 1906 repairs were made on the inside of 
parsonage and on the cellar wall. 

On May 19, 1872, it was announced that the debt of $400 
was paid. This furnished an occasion for great rejoicing. 

On January 7, 1840, the Pascataqua Association meeting at 
Lamprey River voted "that a committee of Messrs. Tomb, 
Smith, Richmond and Newman be appointed to look up the 
professors of religion at Newfields, Newmarket, and advise 
and assist them with reference to the reorganization of the old 
church." 

In 1843 the pastor at Newfields writes, "During the year we 
have enjoyed the outpourings of God's Spirit among us, and the 
cause has been strengthened. Seven family altars have been 
erected; a good proportion of the subjects of grace have been 
heads of families. Ten have been added to the church by pro- 
fession. The cause of temperance has made good progress 
during the year." 

The report for 1846 states that "There is nothing of special 
interest in the state of the church to be noticed." The old church 
in the town of Newmarket having become nearly extinct, it 
was revived and reorganized in 1840. The place of worship 
is in Newfields village in the south part of the town about one 
and a half miles from the old meeting-house and parsonage 
near the center. Rev. Preston Pond, stated supply. 

Rev. Ehjah W. Tucker was ordained to the ministry Septem- 
ber 15, 1841, and became pastor of this church and labored 
faithfully for four years. During his ministry sixteen were 
added to its membership. Mr. Tucker was dismisesd August, 
1845, and the September following Rev. Preston Pond was 
engaged to supply one year. Subsequently Rev. Edwin Holt 
supplied the pulpit on the Sabbath for six months. After this 
there was only occasional preaching until 1851, when Rev. 
Charles E. Lord supplied one year. Among the good things 
of his ministry was the forming of the Ladies' Sewing Circle 



Churches of Newfields 387 

which still continues its activities and proves a real helper of 
the church. 

Rev. Winthrop Fifield became pastor February 15, 1852, 
and so remained till his death May 9, 1862. Under his admin- 
tration the church was greatly encouraged and a score of persons 
were added to its membership. The parish purchased in 1855 
nine acres of land, and largely through his efforts a convenient 
set of buildings for a parsonage was erected at an expense of 
$3,000, and conditions became more hopeful than for several 
years previous. In 1857 the average attendance on church 
services was 160. 

Before Mr. Fifield entered the ministry he studied medicine 
and became a practising physician, and was thus prepared to 
minister to the physical as well as spiritual needs of the people, 
which he did most faithfully. The following tribute is quoted 
from the church records: "Rev. Winthrop Fifield was pastor of 
this church from February 15, 1852, till his death May 9, 1862. 
As a citizen he was pubhc spirited, interested in everything 
that would benefit community, active in the temperance cause 
and strong in anti-slavery sentiments. As a Christian he was 
humble, prayerful, steadfast; as a preacher he was plain, prac- 
tical and earnest; as a pastor he was social, sympathetic and 
laborious. His health, always feeble, gradually failed, and his 
death was peaceful and triumphant." His death was greatly 
lamented and a serious loss to the church and community. 

After the death of Mr. Fifield the Pascataqua Association 
supplied the pulpit several months for the benefit of his family. 
Rev. Elias Chapman became pastor December, 1862, and so 
continued till 1867. In 1864 the statement is made that "there 
are some things in this little society which indicate vitality iji 
some additions to the congregation, and in a considerable feeling 
that the little chapel must be enlarged. For this object the 
ladies have received $130." Rev. Isreal T. Otis supplied the 
pulpit in 1868, and was followed November, 1869, by Rev. 
Joseph Bartlett, brother of Rev. Samuel C. Bartlett, D.D., for 
many years president of Dartmouth College. During his 
pastorate the church, for many years a beneficiary of the Homfe 
Missionary Society, became self-supporting. The church build- 
ing was enlarged and a vestry made beneath the audience 
room. The Sabbath services, including the Sabbath School, 
were well attended and twelve were added to the church. Mr. 



388 History of Newfields. 

Bartlett was very fraternal in thought and method and was 
highly esteemed throughout the community. His pastorate 
continued till August 31, 1877. 

He was succeeded by Rev. Alexander C. Childs who was 
pastor from October 1, 1877 to September 30, 1879. 

His successor, Rev. James H. Fitts, began to supply the pul- 
pit April 18, 1880, and on May 11 the church and society gave 
him a call to become pastor. He accepted and immediately 
began pastoral work. For several years the affairs of the 
church were very prosperous. The Sabbath services and 
social meetings were well attended, and frequent additions made 
to the church. The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary 
Societies increased in interest, a Mission Circle was formed in 
which the young people found much pleasure and profit. The 
parsonage was renovated in 1882, enlarged and painted. Later 
repairs were made on the exterior of the church. 

Thus the years passed bringing God's spiritual and temporal 
blessings. But in the midst of this prosperity the business of 
the community began to decline, and so continued till by deaths 
and removals churches and schools were greatly depleted, and 
nearly every good work was interrupted. Yet the pastor and 
people who remained labored on till the morning of November 
22, 1900, when the pastor, apparently in good health, while 
conversing with a neighbor, dropped lifeless to the ground, a 
victim of heart disease, thus closing his earthly ministry. Mr. 
Fitts was a devoted pastor, an influential citizen, active in the 
schools, and interested in every good work. After his death 
neighboring ministers supplied the pulpit for a few Sabbaths. 

This church became associated January 6, 1901, with the 
church in Stratham under the pastoral care of Rev. George E. 
Lake, and held its service in the afternoon. The people were 
soon inspired with new courage and the work of the church 
revived. 

Much needed repairs in the interior of the church were made in 
July, 1901, including new steel ceiHng, carpet and curtains. 
Also extensive repairs on the exterior in July, 1904. 
* Mr. Lake labored earnestly and faithfully till October 30, 
1904, and was succeeded April 10, 1905, by Rev. Bernard Cop- 
ping who has continued pastor till the present time. His 
enthusiasm enhvens and inspires the people in the work of the 
church. Most of the congregation are members of the Sunday 



Churches of Newfields 389 

School. The missionary societies and temperance work are 
well sustained, and according to its membership, it ranked the 
last year among the first in the county in its benevolent contri- 
butions, and exceeded its apportionment. 

Very few names of the early members can be found as some of 
the records have been lost. At the reorganization of the old 
church February 12, 1840, the following persons are mentioned: 
Dea. Thomas Drowne, Mrs. Comfort Drowne, Mrs. Azubah 
Smith, received the same day by letter from the church at 
Lamprey River, Rev. William J. Newman officiating, Mrs. 
Jerusha Tarlton, Mrs. Mary K. Jenness, Mrs. Abigail Hervey, 
Mrs. Hannah Lane, George Wiggin and Benjamin Coe. 

The names of the deacons on record are: Thomas Drowne, 
Benjamin Coe, William Hervey, Jonathan Colby, in the order 
of their service. 

After the death of Deacon Hervey and the removal from 
town of Deacon Colby, John C. Hanson officiated for a time, 
then removed from town, and Lorenzo Dow took his place till 
his death, September, 1901. Since then J. Lewis Coe has been 
the officiating deacon. 

Several from this church have entered professional life. 

Rev. John William Lane, son of Charles and Hannah (French) 
Lane, graduated from Amherst College, 1856, and Andover 
Theological Seminary, 1859; was pastor, Whately, Mass., 
1860-79; and North Hadley, Mass., since 1878. 

Charles Edward Lane, his brother, graduated from Phillips 
Andover Academy, 1861, Amherst College, 1865, and Andover 
Theological Seminary, 1868; was licensed to preach, December, 
1867, and during vacations was missionary in Vermont. He 
preached in Rindge, August 9, 1868, and died in Stratham, 
August 17, 1868. 

Charles W. Fifield, son of Rev. Winthrop Fifield, entered the 
ministry and had pastorates in New York state. 

Charles Lane Hanson, son of John Clinton and Anne Lucy 
(Lane) Hanson, graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, 1888, 
and Harvard College, 1892; was instructor in English, Worces- 
ter (Mass.) Academy, 1892-95; English High School, Worcester, 
1895-97; Durfee High School, Fall River, Mass., 1897-98; 
and since 1898 has been master and head of the English Depart- 
ment in the Mechanic Arts High School, Boston. He is one of 



390 History of Newfields. 

the editors of ''the Standard EngUsh Classics," and author of 
"EngHsh Composition," both pubHshed by Ginn & Co. 

His brother, Wilham Chnton Hanson, M.D., graduated from 
PhilUps Exeter Academy, 1894, Harvard College, 1899, Har- 
vard Medical School, 1905, and was appointed assistant of the 
secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Health May 1, 1907. 

Olivia Emeline, daughter of Charles and Hannah (French) 
Lane, was for years before the Civil War a teacher in the South. 

Mary Elizabeth, a sister, married September 14, 1871, 
Rev. Jacob Chapman, a native of Tamworth, N. H., who was 
pastor of the Congregational Church in Deerfield, and after- 
wards of Kingston, N. H. 

Anne Lucy, another sister, was student at the Merrimack 
Normal Institute under Prof. William Russell, 1852; taught in 
this and neighboring towns for a few years; was assistant in 
Pinkerton Academy, Derry, 1861; graduated from Mount Holy- 
oke Seminary, 1865; and taught the High School, Newfields, 
1865-67. She married John Clinton Hanson, a thriving mer- 
chant in town, November 30, 1867. For several years they 
have resided in Cambridge, Mass. 

Isophene K. and Annie H. Dow, daughters of Lorenzo and 
Elizabeth (Winslow) Dow, graduated from the Plymouth 
Normal School, 1875, and for years ranked among the most 
successful teachers in the state. 

This church has had a special interest in Miss Abby Colby, 
a missionary in Japan many years. She was a niece of Dea- 
con Colby, a member of his family, and connected with this 
congregation much of the time while he resided in Newfields. 

Probably there have been others in the history of the church 
equally worthy of mention, who, with God's blessing, have gone 
out into the world to give it faithful and helpful service. 

We append a list of supplies and pastors : 

John Moody, 1730-78. Samuel Harris, 1833. 

Nathaniel Ewer, 1773-97. Mr. Barton, 1834. 

Samuel Tomb, 1794-99. Constantine Blodgett, 1835-36. 

James Thurston 1799-1808. Charies D. Jackson, 1836. 

John Brodhead, 1809-22. WUliam F. Rowland, 1836-37. 

Bezaleel Smith, 1828-29. Thomas T. Richmond, 1839. 

William M. Cornell, 1829-30. John L. Ashby, 1840-41. 

Ossemus Tinker, 1831-32 Elijah W. Tucker, 1841-45. 



Churches of Newfields 391 

Preston Pond, 1845^6. i Joseph Bartlett, 1869-77. 

Edwin Holt, 1846-47. Alexander C. Childs, 1878-79. 

Charles E. Lord, 1851-52. James H. Fitts, 1880-1900. 

Winthrop Fifield, 1852-62. George E. Lake, 1901-05. 

Ehas Chapman, 1862-67. Bernard Copping, 1905-10.— 
Israel T. Otis, 1868. 

Methodist Episcopal: — Rev. George Pickering, presiding elder 
of the Boston district, was the first Methodist minister to preach 
in Newfields. This was in 1807, by invitation, in the parish 
church at the Junction. He was soon followed by Rev. Alfred 
Medcalf who supplied the pulpit of that church for a year. 
During 1808 Mr. Medcalf organized a "Class" in accordance 
with early Methodist Church usage. This ''Class" seems to 
have had a nominal connection with the Society at Portsmouth, 
but for more than twenty years no record of membership or 
action can be found. For many years the town was without a 
"settled" minister. In 1810 Rev. John Brodhead was invited 
to occupy the parish parsonage and preach in the parish church 
when his duties did not call him elsewhere. This arrangement 
continued for thirteen years by annual vote of the town. For 
those times it was a most unusual exhibition of cordiality towards 
a Methodist preacher. 

In 1828 Rev. Matthew Newhall was appointed to Durham 
and Newmarket. This is probably the date of the full organi- 
zation of the church. Sabbath services were held in the school 
house, formerly the Wesleyan Academy, also at the Piscas- 
sic school house. A "class-room" was fitted up in "Father 
Brodhead's" house and meetings were often held in the homes 
of Samuel Tarleton, senior, and Samuel Paul. Land was 
obtained from Miss Sally Hilton and deeded to the church 
May 5, 1835, and a church edifice erected. Rev. John Brodhead, 
Samuel Paul and George W. Kittredge were appointed building 
committee, and John Pease and Samuel Cilley were the builders. 
During the process of erection Mr. Cilley fell from the belfry 
to the ground, but strange to say did not sustain permanent 
injuries. 

Daniel D. Brodhead gave the bell, also violoncello, flute, 
clarinet, and music books to the choir. The church was com- 
pleted and dedicated in the spring of 1836. At that time the 
church membership was 64. 

1 Rev. Preston Pond was of Wrentham, Mass., a nephew of Prof. Enoch Pond of Bangor 
Theological Seminary. From Newfields he went to Milford, Mass., and died while making 
ready to take charge of a new movement in Boston. 



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History of Newfields. 



While in Washington, D. C, 1828-32, Rev. John Brodhead 
enjoyed the friendship of Rev. WilUam Ryland, chaplain of the 
navy yard, who was pronounced by the statesman, William 
Pinckney, "the greatest pulpit orator he had ever heard." 
Mr. Ryland contributed generously toward the new church, 
and in his memory it was named Ryland chapel. Father 
Brodhead died in 1838. His portrait still hangs in many homes 
and "his name was spoken with reverence and affection by all 
who knew him. " 

In 1854 Miss Mary Fowler gave a lot opposite the church for 
a parsonage which was built in 1855. Samuel Neal, Joseph 
Kuse and Henry Thing were the building committee. The 
barn was built in 1866. 

During the pastorate of Rev. Moses T. Cilley in 1870 the 
church was raised, according to the fashion of the time, and 
vestries were finished underneath. 

In 1881, Rev. Otis Cole, pastor, the auditorium was remodeled 
by a new altar, pulpit platform, pews and furnishings, and the 
organ removed to the recess in the rear of the pulpit. By a 
noteworthy coincidence, during Mr. Cole's second pastorate, 
in 1906, the auditorium was again improved by the introduction 
of electric lights, steel ceiling and steel covering of the walls. 

The following is a list of ministers who have served the church: 



Matthew Newhall, 1828. 
Caleb Lamb, 1829. 
Daniel I. Robinson, 1830. 
Elijah Mason, 1831-32. 
Samuel A. Gushing, 1833. 
Wilham J. Kidder, 1834. 
James H. Patterson, 1835. 
John Brodhead, 1836. 
William Padman, 1837. 
G. W. Stearns, 1838. 
Wilham Padman, 1839. 
John Adams, Henry Drew, 

(supphes) 1840. 
Amos H. Worthen, 1841. 
Franklin Furber, 1842. 
George W. T. Rogers, 1843. 
H. N. Taplin, 1844-45. 
C. N. Smith, 1846-47. 
Frederick A. Hewes, 1848-49. 
Gharles Greenwood, 1850. 
William Hewes, 1851. 



Samuel Beedle, 1852. 
Matthew Newhall, 1853. 
N. L. Chase, 1854-56. 
Wilham Hewes, 1857-58. 
Frank K. Stratton, 1859-60. 
John W. Adams, 1861-62. 
Eleazer Smith, 1863-65. 
W. P. Ray, (supply), 1866-67. 
George N. Bryant, 1868. 
David W. Downs, 1869. 
Moses T. Cilley, 1870. 
A. A. Cleveland, 1871. 
H. A. Matteson, 1872-73. 
Charles H. Chase, 1874-76. 
0. S. Baketel, 1877-78. 
S. C. Farnham, 1879. 
Otis Cole, 1880-81. 
Mellen Howard, 1882. 
Charles W. Taylor, 1883. 
Cadford M. Dinsmore, 1884-86. 
Edward R. Perkins, 1887-89. 



Churches of Newfields. 393 

Buel O. CampbeU, 1890. Idelbert B. MiUer, 1903-05. 

Albert L. Smith, 1891-95. Otis Cole, 1906-07. 

Almon B. Rowell, 1896. Henry Candler, 1908. 

Alvah E. Draper, 1897-98. Lyman D. Bragg, 1909-10.— 
William B. Locke, 1899-1902. 

The list is long. We make no attempt to estimate the ability, 
character, or labors of these men, but it may be of interest to 
note a few facts concerning some of them. 

Rev. John Adams who supplied in 1840 was somewhat widely 
known as an eccentric revivalist who did much good, familiarly 
called ''Reformation John." His home was at ''Adam's Point," 
Durham. 

Rev. William Hewes, pastor for two terms, was a physician 
and practised as well as preached on his various charges. 

Rev. John W. Adams was the efficient and beloved chaplain 
of the Second New Hampshire Regiment of Volunteers, 1863-65. 

Rev. Eleazer Smith was chaplain of the New Hampshire 
state prison for many years. 

Rev. Buel O. Campbell has been a missionary teacher in 
Chile since 1892. 

Rev. A. L. Smith has been twice an occupant of the parsonage 
— first during the pastorate of his father, Rev. Eleazer Smith, 
and later as pastor for five years — the longest single term of any 
incumbent to date. 

Rev. 0. S. Baketel has become prominent in the Sabbath 
School work of the denomination. The present year (1910) 
he has been appointed editor of the Methodist year Book and 
General Minutes. 

Two members of the church have entered the ministry — the 
late John B. Wentworth, D.D., long an influential member of 
the Genessee Conference, and John W. Sanborn, also a member 
of that Conference. 

The Sabbath School has been well organized and well attended 
from the beginning. 

Auxiliaries of the denominational foreign and home missionary 
societies have been sustained with intelligent interest and given 
hearty support. 

The Female Benevolent Society formed in 1842 by Mrs. 
Brodhead, Miss Deborah Hilton, Miss Mary Fowler, Mrs. 
Lydia (Locke) Kimball and others has had a continuous exis- 
tence from that time to the present, Mrs. Kimball having been 



394 History of Newfields. 

an officer and an efficient member for fifty-four years previous 
to her death in 1896. 

It may not be out of place here to refer to the influence upon 
the community of the two academies (Methodist schools) aside 
from the educational advantages offered to the young people 
of both sexes. Helpful and pleasant associations were shared 
by many who were not directly connected with the schools. 
The teachers were men and women of superior attainments 
and sterling character. The out-of-town pupils were intelligent, 
ambitious, promising young people from many different locali- 
ties, boarding in the families of the village and mingling freely 
with the people. Neither of the schools remained here many 
years before being removed to broader fields, but the stimulat- 
ing influence they exerted lingered long as a distinct benefit to 
both young and old. 

Universalist: — Rev. John Murray, the first apostle of Uni- 
versalism in America, preached in Portsmouth soon after 1770. 
It is probable that his influence reached this locality; for, when 
a little later, Rev. Hosea Ballou went horseback over Massa- 
chusetts and southern New Hampshire, he found Universalists 
here. Mr. H. Jenness Paul says he remembers when Hosea 
Ballou was regularly entertained at "Uncle Sam Tarleton's." 

In 1824 Universalist sentiment hereabout was crystallized 
by organization of the Rockingham Association, a very popular, 
prosperous body. This Association met in Newmarket in 1831, 
holding business meetings at the house of Benjamin Brooks. 
This village was represented by George O. Hilton and Joseph 
Lang. During the fifties this village was a mission station for 
Universalist preachers, and Rev. A. J. Patterson, D.D., of 
Portsmouth, Rev. George W. Bicknell, D.D., of Portland, Me., 
Rev. B. F. Eaton of Hampton and Rev. Mr. Hicks of Dover 
came often and preached in the town hall. 

The Ladies' Universalist Social Union was organized in 1859. 
They held weekly social meetings and while the ladies sewed, 
George O. Paul read a sermon and all joined in singing. The 
membership fee for ladies was twenty-five cents, and for gentle- 
men fifty; weekly dues for ladies three cents and for gentlemen 
five. Out of these small but regular contributions they sustained 
preaching and bought a Sunday School library. 

At this time more than fifty names are recorded as follows: 
Mrs. C. Thomas, president; Mrs. A. Morton, vice-president; 



Churches of Newfields 395 

Mrs. W. M. Paul, secretary and treasurer; Mrs. George O. Paul, 
Miss Mary A. Paul, Mrs. William Badger, Mrs. C. Smith, Mrs. 
Charles Sanborn, Mrs. D. Joslyn, Mrs. I. James, Mrs. R. Her- 
vey, Mrs. A. Houghton, Mrs. S. C. Kennard, Mrs. E. B. Locke, 
Mrs. Plummer Smith, Mrs. S. P. Badger, Mrs. A. White, Mrs. 
J. Saunders, Mrs. C. H. Littlefield, Miss Helen Morton, Miss 
Adeline Houghton, Miss Josie Houghton, Miss Caroline Hay- 
den, Miss Juliette Pease, Miss Rose Pease, Miss Adelaide Pease, 
Mrs. Lucius Pike, Mrs. Rufus Sanborn, Miss Lois Barton, 
Amos Paul, William Paul, Samuel Tarleton, Hollis Pease, 
Joseph Lang, Oliver Sanborn, Calvin Smith, G. Oliver Hilton, 
Joseph Pease, George W. Pease, Charles Sanborn, Albert Mor- 
ton, Andrew Thurston, Plummer Smith, William Houghton, 
John Houghton,' James M. Tetherly, Charles W. Littlefield, 
Samuel P. Badger, Edwin B. Locke, W. O. L. Badger, Charles R. 
Paul, John B. Tetherly, George 0. Paul, George W. Morton, 
Albert Field, Lucius M. Pike, Seneca C. Kennard, Plummer 
Thompson. 

In 1871 the Universalist State Convention met here and 
held its sessions in the Methodist church. A parish was organ- 
ized July 31, 1872, when the following signed the paper: Amos 
Paul, Samuel Tarleton, Hollis Pease, John Pease, W. L. Walker, 
Charles E. Durell, L. M. Pike, D. F. Davis, J. B. Tetherly, 
J. M. Robinson, G. 0. Paul, George W. Pease, G. B. Rundlett, 
W. M. Paul, G. B. Spead, C. H. Littlefield, John E. Simpson, 
Calvin Smith, F. J. Beal, A. J. Philbrick, N. G. Tripp, W. P. 
Spead, Stuart S. Ricker, Frank Tilton. 

The leading spirit in the movement was Amos Paul without 
whom the church would probably not have been built. They 
began at once to raise funds for a church edifice which was 
completed and dedicated December 17, 1873, and at the same 
time Rev. Luther F. McKinney was installed as its first pastor. 
His successors have been as follows: 

Rev. E. A. Read, 1875-77. Rev. William H. Trickey, 1887-91. 

Rev. Royal T. Sawyer, 1877-79. Rev. Edward Smiley, 1892-96. 

Rev. Benton Smith, 1879-82. Rev. Allen Brown, 1896-97. 

Rev. A. L. Rice, 1882-83. Rev. Nancy W. P. Smith, 1897-1907. 

Rev. Henry S. Fiske, 1883-87. Rev. Winfield S. Turner, 1907-1910. 

Of the above Rev. L. F. McKinney, after several years in the 
ministry, served the state as congressman two terms, 1886-87 
and 1890-91. He was appointed minister plenipotentiary to 



396 History of Newfields. 

the Republic of Columbia, South America, April 25, 1893, and 
served four years. 

Maj. W. H. Trickey was appointed May, 1907, commandant 
of the Soldiers' Home, Tilton, N. H., and still holds the position. 

The church organization was effected in 1874. Careful 
records of the religious life of the Universalists have been kept 
and are still in existence. 

The parsonage, a commodious and handsome dwelling form- 
erly the home of Capt. Nathaniel Burleigh, a retired sea cap- 
tain and son-in-law of Ward Hilton, was bought in 1879. The 
Sunday School was started long ago but no early records are 
obtainable. Mrs. W. M. Paul, however, started it in her own 
house where it continued to meet till large enough to use the 
town hall. Mrs. Paul has the unparalleled record of seventy 
years of continuous Sunday School teaching. For several 
years Charles E. Durell was superintendent, and has been suc- 
ceeded by George W. Pollard, Miss Bertha J. Hobbs, Mrs. 
Juhette P. Conner, Mrs. Edna A. H. Paul, Mrs. Isabelle V. 
Wiggin and Miss Juliette P. Conner. 

For nearly twenty years there has been a prosperous young 
people's organization for religious and social purposes in con- 
nection with the church. It began in 1889 under the name of 
Young People's Guild, later called Young People's Christian 
.Union. The Constitution is signed by ninety-two names 
This list includes many of the young people from other churches 
who found in the Guild a needed social and literary center. 

This church has been highly favored in her ministers — persons 
of high moral worth and Christian character who have labored, 
not alone for the church, but for the improvement and upbuild- 
ing of the town. The following is quoted from the historical 
address given by Rev. N. W. P. Smith at the thirtieth anniver- 
sary of the organization of the parish: 

We have stood for a generation a lighthouse to warn from dangerous places, 
salt to save from corruption, a school to instruct, a hearthstone to warm, a 
mother dispensing bread. 

Rev. William Cutter Hanscomb was the first Universalist 
minister at Lamprey River. His memoir was written previous 
to 1840. 

Roman Catholic: — The first mass was celebrated in Exeter 
in the fall of 1849 at the house of Daniel Fenton by Rev. J. O. 




CATHOLIC CHURCH. 



Churches of Newfields 397 

Donnell of Lawrence, Mass. Rev. John McDonald of Haverhill, 
Mass., commenced making regular visits to Exeter and New- 
market about 1850. Services were first held in a building, 
later converted into a dwelling house, in which in 1882 lived 
Thomas and John Griffin. The first pastor was Rev. Father 
Walsh, who occupied the stone house on "Zion's Hill" pur- 
chased of the Universalists. He was succeeded by Revs. Father 
Charles Egan, Lewis McDonald, C. W. Calligan, Dennis Ryan. 

Previous to 1882 services were held several years in private 
houses and the town hall. During that year a beautiful house 
of worship was erected at a cost of about $17,000. It was 
built under the supervision of Rev. J. R. Powers who was in 
charge in Epping and Newfields, and spared no pains in making 
preparations for the structure which should supply a long-felt 
need. The building is a parallelogram 75 feet long and 35 wide, 
substantially made, of simple and tasty exterior, with high- 
peaked roof on each end of which is a gilt cross, and stands on a 
commanding eminence. The windows are of stained glass 
donated by Rev. Father Power, M. J. Buckley, Michael Sheehy, 
in memory of Honora L. Liddy, Thomas Kelly, Thomas Phelan, 
P. J. Quinn, C. G. Murphy and Peter Lyons. The large one 
over the gallery was the gift of C. Coffey and Thomas Coffey. 
The interior is appropriately finished and furnished with every- 
thing needful for its ritual of service, and will seat about two 
hundred people. The society may well be proud of the beauty 
and convenience of its church. It was designed by P. W. Ford 
of Boston, Mass., and built by Thomas Phelan of Haverhill, 
Mass. It goes by the name of "The Church of the Sacred 
Heart." It was dedicated on Thanksgiving Day in 1882 by 
Bishop Healey of Portland, Me. 

Rev. John R. Powers was succeeded in 1883 by Rev. John 
Canning who remained till 1898, when he was followed by Rev. 
James Hogan. In 1902 Rev. Fabian Deshaies assumed the 
charge thus left vacant and continued his pastorate till May, 
1907, when Rev. Herbert Hennon was appointed to the place. 



Chapter XXVI. 

Fraternal Orders and Miscellany. 

Golden Cross. — The Newfields Commandery, No. 238, United 
Order of the Golden Cross, was instituted in this town June 4, 
1883, with twelve charter members, being among the first 
commanderies to be chartered in New Hampshire by the 
Supreme Commandery which was organized and incorporated 
at Knoxville, Tenn., July 4, 1876, as a Fraternal Beneficiary 
Order of temperance people. It was the first to admit women on 
equal privilege with men. It is licensed to do business by the 
Insurance Departments of the several states. On account of 
its restricted principles its growth has been less rapid then that 
of other orders which do not stand on such lofty moral grounds. 
Its growth, however, has been steady and uniform. In the 
first thirty-three years of its existence it paid the families of 
departed members, on death claims, over $10,000,000, and it 
meets every obligation promptly. It has never lost a dollar 
by bad investment, nor has it had a dollar stolen. 

The members make twelve payments per year. No assess- 
ment is made on account of death in the local commandery. 

The meetings of the order are entertaining, elevating, instruc- 
tive and uplifting. 

Newfields' Commandery starting with twelve charter members 
has continued to grow in membership until 114 have joined its 
ranks. 

The order has paid on death claims to the families of departed 
members of this Commandery during the first twenty-seven 
years of its existence $12,500. 

Members of the order are pleased to furnish any information 
at all times. 

Grange. — The South Newmarket Grange was organized 
March 17, 1892, by Deputy White with twenty-one charter 
members. In December, 1904, the name was changed to 
Piscassic Grange. Land near Littlefield's Crossing for a new 
hall was given by Charles E. Smith April 14, 1904. A building 



Fraternal Orders and Miscellany. 399 

formerly occupied by Charles Lane and John C. Hanson for a 
store was given by the Misses Paul through Frank P. Neal, 
taken down and the timbers hauled by the members to the 
building site. The building was completed and dedicated 
January 18, 1905. Electric lights were furnished by the gener- 
osity of Arthur J. Conner and Herbert W. Smith. Contribu- 
tions to the building fund were also made by George L. Chase 
and George W. Paul. The regular meetings are held on the 
second and fourth Mondays of the month. The membership 
now numbers fifty-eight and the society is in a very flourishing 
condition. It has always manifested a great deal of interest 
and enthusiasm, and is still an important factor in the social 
life of the vicinity. 

Within the past three years the losses by death have been 
many. 

A lodge of "Good Templars" had a flourishing existence 
from 1868-74, also the "Rockingham Guards" organized in 
1867 with John E. Simpson, captain, was for a time a popular 
military company. 

Odd Fellows. — An organization of the Independent Order of 
Odd Fellows has existed for many years. They have a very 
attractive hall, and in the days of the greater prosperity of the 
town were a strong and active society. 

We give here many miscellaneous items — the recollections of 
Rev. John Lane and others — which are deemed of sufficient 
importance to be included in this history, but do not easily 
fall into connected narrative. No special order has been fol- 
lowed in their arrangement. 



The hay scales that stood in the triangle at the junction of 
Piscassic and Exeter roads are described by Mr. Lane as "look- 
ing like a lighthouse whose roof extended over a shed through 
which loads of hay were driven and, in the shed with a strong 
wooden frame under the loads, with chains attached to a roller 
above, were raised by turning a crank in the lighthouse side, 
and weighed." 

The stone pound, between the old burying ground and the 
Exeter road, was built in 1825. The stones of which it was made 
were taken by the town in 1900 to construct a new culvert 
under the highway for Cobbey's brook — so named for a family 



400 History of Newfields. 

that long lived on the north side of it, just west of the Exeter 
road. 

Deacon Drowne had a store and wharf near the toll bridge. 
The toll-house was moved back and forth across the bridge, as 
the toll-takers lived on one or the other side of the river. On 
the creek just above the bridge on the Stratham &ide was a 
tide-mill with gates which the tide opened as it rose and closed as 
it ran out. The water thus shut in was used to grind corn. This 
mill was bought by Charles Lane, and some of its timbers were 
used in building his store, with hall above, on the main street 
in Newfields. It has since been taken down, removed and 
rebuilt for Grange Hall. 

James Perkins, Esq., of Williamsport, Pa., a native of New- 
fields, in 1885 recalled the time when all the houses facing the 
river at "the Landing" were owned and occupied by members 
of the Shute family. They were all in good condition and with 
pleasant surroundings. He also remembered two houses where 
the foundry now stands. One was the ''Coffin house," later 
occupied by John C. Rider, who was one of the owners and 
managers of the foundry, and the other, a large, pretentious 
house on the bank of the river, having a large entrance hall 
with open fireplace, and a dance hall at the rear of the house. 
Dudley Watson was, perhaps, the last owner. It was probably 
erected by one of the earliest ship-builders. 

In Epping, just across the Newfields line on the Piscassic 
road, was the famous stage tavern of James Pike. Travelers 
from the north bound for Portsmouth would spend the night 
there, proceed to Portsmouth the next day, and spend the night 
there on the return trip. It was said the stable had housed 
100 oxen and horses in a single night. Its use as a tavern was 
discontinued after the opening of the Portsmouth & Concord 
Railroad. It was destroyed by fire in June, 1907. 

The Stinson tavern near the Junction was remodeled and a 
piazza built across the front of the house — the first one 
remembered in this section. 

Previous to the building of the Boston & Maine Railroad 
raw materials for manufacture were transported by water 
conveyance. Packets and schooners from Boston and gondolas 
from Portsmouth did a lively business on the Pascataqua River, 
across Great Bay, and up Lamprey and Squamscot rivers. 

It having proved a difficult matter to fix upon a satisfactory 



Fraternal Orders and Miscellany. 401 

site for the ''depot" at Newfields, it was first located on the 
river side of the track at the right, then moved across the street 
to the left, and then across the track. Levi Kelly was the 
first "depot master." The new station, built in the early 
seventies, was located farther from the street toward the north. 

Coal for fuel was introduced into Newfields about 1850, and 
has to a considerable extent taken the place of wood. 

Street lights were first introduced in November, 1886. 
Kerosene lamps were used and the lamplighter made a nightly 
round. 

In the first foundry were huge leather-sided bellows blown by 
horse power. 

One evening Joseph Smith and his wife, living on the Piscassic 
road very near the Epping line, visited a neighbor taking with 
them the twins, Polly and Betsey. On the way home, meeting 
a bear, Mr. Smith dropped the twin he was carrying and ran for 
his gun which was in the house a few rods distant. His wife then 
seized both of the twins and ran back to the house where they 
had been calling, followed by the bear, and screaming as she 
ran. The neighbor opened the door, which was in two parts, 
and as she entered, closed the lower part, but before they could 
shut the upper half, the bear put his head in and prevented 
their closing it. Meanwhile Mr. Smith, having secured his 
gun, shot the bear. Taking it home he dressed it, and put both 
children in the cavity. Ever after they boasted they had 
been inside a bear. 

When the "musters" were the principal events of the year 
and were attended by all the community, they were usually 
held in Piscassic, in any field available, but by 1837 or 1838 
a new generation looked upon the "military training" as an 
irksome task to be avoided if possible. The last ones were 
held on the school house hill and were attended with little 
interest or enthusiasm. It is remembered that at probably 
the last of these occasions the inexperienced and sadly embar- 
rassed oJ0&cer of the day, forgetting his military phrases, shouted 
frantically, "Attention the whole, spectators and all! Training's 
begun!" 

A "Note" in the tovm records gives the following statement: 

This is to call the attention of the people in the future to the fact that some- 
time in the Anniversary year, 1876, Amos Paul, Esq., caused to be planted in 

26 



402 History of Newfields. 

the Square near the UniversaUst Church in this town an Elm tree — and Mr. 
Paul wishes this record made that future Generations may know the exact 
age of said tree. 

The record was made October 15, 1884, as affirmed by H. J. 
Paul, town clerk. 

The most destructive fire that has occurred in Newfields 
broke out about midnight September 23-24, 1894, in a stable 
on the main street owned by J. C. Hanson. The house adjoin- 
ing, the old ''Kennard house," a two-tenement house built by 
Brackett Jones, the "Shute House" with its stable and various 
sheds, were burned. With the limited water supply only the 
persistent and praiseworthy efforts of the men of the town 
kept the fire in check until timely assistance from Exeter and 
Dover arrived. 

The Methodists of Dover district held their annual camp- 
meetings from 1857 to 1863 in Fowler's grove near the Junction, 
at the rear of the cemetery. Since 1863 the meeting has been 
held at the Hedding grounds in Epping. 

The daughters of Rev. Curtis Coe were most estimable 
maiden ladies of the old school. They spent much time cultivat- 
ing their beautiful garden just south of the house, through which 
the brook ran, known later as Coe's brook. They had also 
mulberry trees and silk worms. The number of cocoons of 
silk the worms, feeding on the mulberry leaves, produced is 
unknown. 

But few young men of Newfields have entered the ministry, 
but it is a noteworthy fact that eight ''elect ladies," members 
of the Methodist Church, became wives of ministers. 



Chapter XXVII. 



Cemeteries. 

Necessity at first compelled the settlers to bury their dead 
where best they could, beneath some spreading oak or towering 
pine, perhaps on rising ground, in garden or field. Because 
of failure to rear some permanent memorial all trace of these 
graves became obliterated, and it is greatly to be regretted that 
the pioneer forefathers of the hamlet sleep in unknown and 
unhonored graves in field or pasture. Somewhat later it 
became the custom to bury in a lot reserved for the purpose 
upon their own grounds. For nearly one hundred years there 
was no public burying ground in Newfields. The Hilton "grave- 
yard" is the oldest of the private lots and upon the stone erected 
to the memory of Col. Winthrop Hilton is the oldest legible 
inscription in the town. Another inscription of interest in this 
lot is that of "Ichabod Hilton grandson of Col. Winthrop Hilton 
who was grandson of Edward Hilton the first settler of New 
Hampshire. " 

Burial lots are also found upon the Hersey, Burley, Bennett, 
Brackett, Pickering, Thing and other farms, some of which have 
passed from the families of the original owners. In some 
instances — as the Colcords — the bodies have been removed 
to the public cemeteries. 

Cemetery at the Junction. The first parish meeting-house 
was built upon land that was included in Edward Hilton's 
"upland ground." In the division of the estate it fell in the 
northern half, beyond the second creek and Cobbey's brook, 
to his son, Capt. William Hilton. In 1694 it became the inher- 
itance of his sons, Richard and Jonathan. "One acre on which 
the meeting house standeth" was deeded March 26, 1734, to 
the parish "for a burying ground." Here rest the mortal 
remains of many whose names often appear on the pages o'f 
this book. 

The oldest tomb-stones now standing were erected in 1744 
to "Mary, wife of Jeremiah Folsom;" in 1749 to "Nathaniel, 



404 History of Newfields. 

son of Josiah & Eunice Parsons;" in 1752 to "Susannah Clark, 
dau. of Caleb & Mary;" in 1755 to ''Capt. Josiah Parsons, 
mariner;" in 1757 to "Sarah, wife of Lt. John Burleigh;" and 
in 1759 to "Ann Tash, wife of Maj. Thomas Tash." This 
cemetery was enlarged in 1893. 

Piscassic Cemetery. In this cemetery rest generations of 
those who lived in this locality, Neals, Sanborns, Smiths, Pikes, 
Peases. Many inscriptions are not legible. "Nathaniel Pease, 
1799," being one of the oldest that can be read. This cemetery 
has also been enlarged in accordance with a vote of the town at 
the annual town meeting in March, 1893. 

Locust Grove Cemetery. About 1855 a new cemetery was laid 
out by Hon. Amos Paul, who devoted a part of one of his hill- 
side fields for the purpose, and was sole manager. All the lots 
have now been sold, and unless more land shall be added, burials 
must soon be largely in the extension of the old burying ground 
near Rockingham Junction. In 1886 the town received $1,000 
from the estate of William L. Walker for the Care of Locust 
Cemetery. 

The body of Rev. John Brodhead rested for many years in 
the Methodist churchyard, but was finally removed to this 
cemetery. 

In 1879 the town purchased a hearse and built a hearse house 
in this cemetery upon land given for the purpose by Hon. Amos 
Paul. 

The following is a copy of the bequest of the late William L. 
Walker : 

I give, devise and bequeathe as follows: To the Selectmen of the town of 
South Newmarket, in trust, the sum of one thousand dollars. This sum I 
direct shall be held by the Selectmen of said town as a perpetual trust, to be 
by them invested in the note of said town, if practicable, but in any event in 
safe security; permanence and safety being the object and not high rate of 
interest ; and from such income from time to time annually to expend such sum 
as may be regarded as a judicious amount in the care, protection, repair, 
renewal and adornment of my lot in Locust Grove Cemetery at said South 
Newmarket and of such sum any amount not needed for such outlay, I direct 
to be in like manner judiciously and economically expended in the general 
care, repair and permanent improvement of said cemetery forever. 

Since 1882 the town has annually appropriated $25 for decor- 
ating the soldiers' graves Memorial Day. 

The cemetery trust funds are invested as follows: The 



Cemeteries. 405 

Walker Fund of $1,000 in City of Newton bond; the Fowler 
Fund of $200 bequeathed by the will of the late G. Clark Fowler 
"to the town of Newfields in trust to keep my burial lot in order/' 
and received in 1903, Portsmouth Trust and Guarantee Com- 
pany; and the Allen Fund of $200 received in 1909, Portsmouth 
Trust and Guarantee Company. 



Chapter XXVIII. 

Biographical. 

Rev. John Osborne, son of George Jerry Osborne, who com- 
manded the Raleigh in 1777, was a popular school teacher at 
Portsmouth, Newcastle, and afterwards at Lee where he %as 
chosen on the superintending school committee in 1813 and 
was its chairman in later years. He was ordained over the 
Congregational church in Lee November 26, 1800, and is thought 
to have relinquished his salary during the years of the war, 
1813-15. He was town clerk, 1816-18; several years repre- 
sentative, and tithingman, 1818. He was immersed in Lam- 
prey River by Elder Eliphalet Merrill of Northwood, and with 
Elias Smith became a pioneer and champion of the Christian 
Connection. His favorite text in neighboring pulpits was 
I Sam. 17:45. He held meetings at Joseph Colcord's, Win- 
throp Thing's in the Oak-Lands and at Peter Hersey's, Piscas- 
sic, where he baptized Mrs. Hersey. About 1827 he was among 
the first to take a stand for temperance as a total abstainer. 
He was twice married, second to Mary Frost of Portsmouth, 
and had fifteen children. His daughter, Abigail Smith, born 
February 7, 1792, married August, 1808, Hon. Andrew Pierce, 
of the seventh generation from John Pierce, and died March 5, 
1875. He was born December 18, 1785, and died in Dover 
September 14, 1862. 

Mr. Osborn's last sickness was an influenza brought on while 
laboring in a protracted meeting at Lamprey River. Rev. 
Henry Pottle of Stratham preached his funeral sermon, and a 
funeral procession a mile in length extended from the church 
at Lee Hill where he had so long been settled. His tombstone 
bears the following inscription: 



406 History of Newfields. 

To the memory of the Rev. John Osborne late Pastor and Teacher of the 
town of Lee. Ordained Nov. 26, 1800. Died Feb. 28, 1832. Aged 63 years. 

As a Christian he was eminent for piety; As a minister faithful in^is office; 
And the people over whom he was settled for more than thirty years, erect 
this Stone as a token of their lasting affection and respect. 

Mary, wife of Eld. John Osborne, Died October 8, 1840. AEt. 69. 

Rev. Curtis Coe, took up his residence at Newfields in 1809. 
He was born in Middletown, Conn., July 21, 1750; graduated 
at Brown University, 1776, and was ordained pastor at Durham, 
November 1, 1780, having previously preached there as early as 
August 18, 1779, joining the church October 31, 1780. He 
continued pastor till May 1, 1806, when he entered the mis- 
sionary field in the employ of the New Hampshire and Massa- 
chusetts Missionary Societies, laboring in the remote parts of 
New Hampshire and Maine from 1807, as long as he was able to 
preach. He often preached at Stratham where he administered 
the rite of baptism. May 30, 1809, May 20, 1819 and May 13, 
1821. He preached at Newfields July 1, 1810, January 13, April 
15, May 6, 1811, Sept. 29, 1816, March 9, 1817, June 16, and fun- 
erals September 20, 1818, and April 1, 1820. When Mr. Coe 
was not publicly employed on the Sabbath, he conducted a 
service in his own family. We have memoranda of such ser- 
vices, May 6, 1810, March 1, September 27, October 4, 1812, 
August 8 and 15, October 2, 1813, March 27, May 8 and 15, 
August 27, December 1, Fast Day, 1814, April 9 and 16, 1815, 
May 26, June 2, September 22, 1816, March 2, 1817, May 3, 
December 30, 1818, April 18, 1819, January 19, March 21, 
December 16, 1821, March 19, 1823. He died June 7, 1829, 
and lies buried in the old cemetery at the center. He married 
in 1781 Anne, daughter of Hon. Ebenezer Thompson, who 
died October 11, 1829. 

Rev. John Brodhead, was born in Pennsylvania, October 22, 
1770, ordained to the ministry by Bishop Francis Asbury in 
1796, sent at once to Maine, and became one of the "pioneers 
of Methodism" in New England. It was no "settled minis- 
try" to which he was called, but he joined the "itinerants" 
in name and fact. For twelve years as "circuit rider" and 
"presiding elder" he rode many hundred miles yearly on horse- 
back, and experienced great hardship and exposure. In 1801 
he married at Lisbon, N. H., Mary, daughter of Capt. Thomas 
and Ruth (Giddings) Dodge formerly of Ipswich, Mass. 




Rev. CURTIS COE. 



Biographical. 407 

In 1809 he was appointed to Portsmouth, Durham and the 
Pascataqua region, and made his home at Newfields village. 
In 1814, during the epidemic of "typhus fever," he contracted 
the disease and was dangerously ill for sixty days. His strength 
had been overtaxed during his early ministry and he never 
recovered from the effects of his illness. Heart disease devel- 
oped at that time and he was never after able to give full and 
continuous service to his chosen life-work, but preached and 
took appointments as he was physically able to the end of life. 
In 1817 Elder Brodhead entered political life as senator 
from District No. 2, and continued in the service of the state 
as senator and chaplain of the legislature about ten years. 
From 1829 to 1833 he was representative in Congress under 
Jackson's administration. He afterwards declined to stand as 
candidate for the governership of New Hampshire. He spent 
about forty-five years in the ministry, forty-two in New England, 
and died of heart disease from which he had long suffered. 
His end was peaceful, even triumphant. His monument is 
thus inscribed : 

In memory of the Rev. John Brodhead, born in Lower Smithfield, Pennsyl- 
vania, 1770. Died in this place April 7, 1838, aged 67 years, Having been an 
Itinerant Minister in the Methodist Episcopal church 45 years; Senator and 
Chaplain to the Legislature of this state & a member of the Congress of the 
United States. He was beloved as a husband & father, honored as a citizen, 
esteemed as a stateman & venerated as a minister. 

"Peace to the just man's memory, let it grow Green with years blossom 
through the flight of ages." 

Rev. Abel Stevens, LL.D., in his History of Methodism 
says "he was a fine looking man; large in person, six feet in 
stature, erect and finely built, slight when young, in mature 
years robustly stout and towards the end of his life somewhat 
corpulent, forehead high, eye dark, large and glowing, a man 
of extraordinary power in the pulpit." 

He drew all New Hampshire unto himself, and redeemed his 
church from obloquy by the public preferment with which he 
was honored. While in civil office he retained unabated the 
fervency of his spiritual zeal. In Washington he maintained 
at his lodgings a weekly prayer meeting, and on the Sabbath 
preached more or less in the neighboring churches. 

He "was a good man, deeply pious, ardently and sincerely 
devoted to the interests of the church and world." 



408 History of Newfields. 

The Boston Post paid him this tribute, ''Possessing natually 
a strong mind, warm affections and an imposing person, he 
was a popular as well as an able and pious preacher and, prob- 
ably no man in New England had more personal friends, or 
could exercise a more widely extended influence. . . . The 
soundness of his judgment and the known purity of his life, 
gave much weight to his opinions. In the early days of his 
ministry he endured almost incredible fatigue and hardship 
in carrying the glad tidings of the gospel to remote settlements, 
often swimming rivers on horseback, and preaching in his 
clothes saturated with water, till he broke down a naturally 
robust constitution, and laid the foundation of disease which 
affected him more or less during his after life. In his last days 
the gospel which he had so long and faithfully preached to 
others, was the never-failing support of his own mind." His 
widow died, Newfields, August 28, 1875, aged 93. 

Rev. David Sanford, son of Elisha and Rachel (Strong) 
Sanford, was born in Medway, Mass., August 23, 1801; gradu- 
ated at Brown University, 1825, and was student for a time 
in Andover Theological Seminary, class of 1828; was licensed 
to preach by the Pascataqua Association, January 16, 1828; 
ordained pastor at Newmarket, May 22, 1828; dismissed June 
22, 1830. He died December 17, 1875. 

Rev. James Pike, D.D., son of Caleb and Mary (Pike) Pike, 
was born November 10, 1818, in Salisbury, Mass., on the farm 
which has been in the family in unbroken succession since 1638. 
He was educated in the common schools of his native town, 
the Franklin Academy of Newmarket (Newfields), and Wes- 
leyan University. He married Mary R., daughter of Rev. 
John Brodhead, in Newfields, April 19, 1840. 

He entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church 
in 1841 and served faithfully and acceptably in the itinerant 
ranks until 1853 when he was appointed presiding elder of the 
Dover district. While serving in that position and living in 
Newfields he was elected in 1855 to the 34th Congress, and 
re-elected to the succeeding Congress in 1857. Of this period 
a contemporary wrote: — ''While in Congress he never lowered 
his standard as an advocate of freedom, truth, righteousness 
and good government, nor did he forsake the higher office of 
a minister of the gospel, few Sundays passing when he was not 




Rev. JAMES PIKE. 



Biographical. 409 

found in some pulpit in or about Washington, rendering gratui- 
tous and most acceptable service." 

In 1860 he was appointed presiding elder of the Concord 
district. 

He accepted November 1, 1862, the unsolicited appointment 
as colonel of the sixteenth New Hampshire Regiment, and 
served in the Department of the Gulf under Maj. Gen. N. P. 
Banks. The regiment was actively engaged in the defence of 
New Orleans, the capture and occupation of Fort Burton, and 
the memorable siege and conquest of Port Hudson. He was 
mustered out with his regiment at the expiration of service 
August 20, 1863. 

Subsequent to his army service he held few pastorates, but 
was presiding elder twelve years, serving upon each of the three 
districts of the New Hampshire Conference. During this 
time he preached in every Methodist pulpit in the state and in 
many churches of other denominations. 

He was elected by the Conference a delegate to the General 
Conferences of 1860, 1864, 1868 and 1872. He was persuaded 
to accept the nomination of his party for governor of the state 
in 1871. There was no election by the people and in the legis- 
lature he was defeated by two votes. 

In 1873 Wesleyan University conferred upon him the degree 
of Doctor of Divinity. 

He was appointed by the bishops the New Hampshire dele- 
gate to the Ecumenical Council of Methodist bodies, meeting 
at Cincinnati in 1876, and also to the centennial celebration of 
American Methodism at Baltimore in 1884. In 1886 his health 
becoming seriously impaired he retired from active public 
service, and spent his later years at his home^ in Newfields. 

A few hours before his death, July 26, 1895, with impressive 
gesture and solemn emphasis he pronounced the apostolic bene- 
diction, and that act, at once invocation and farewell, closed 
a useful and honored life. 

Rev. Winthrop Fifield, M.D., was the son of Capt. Win- 
throp and Mehitable (Pettengill) Fifield, and born in Franklin, 
January 3, 1806; studied medicine with Dr. Jesse Morrill and 
practiced three years in Pittsfield; and later, theology with 
Rev. Jonathan Curtis of Pittsfield, and was licensed to preach 
by the Derryfield Association September 20, 1836. He was 

1 The old Brodhead home which he purchased in 1868. 



410 History of Newfields. 

ordained at Epsom, May 10, 1837, and was pastor there, 1837- 
46; East Concord, 1847-50; and Newfields, 1852-62, dying 
there May 9, 1862. He was a man of excellent Christian spirit 
and thoroughly consecrated to his work. 

He married (1) Sophia Garland of Franklin, October 7, 1833, 
who died at Pittsfield, November 19, 1836, and (2) Sarah Ann 
Olivia, dau. of Col. Jonathan and Sarah (Harvey) Piper of North- 
field, at Epping, January 17, 1842. 

Rev. Joseph Bartlett, son of Samuel Colcord Bartlett, was 
born in Salisbury January 26, 1816; graduated at Dartmouth 
College, 1835; was teacher, Phillips Andover Academy, 1837-38; 
tutor, Dartmouth College, 1838-41; graduated at Andover 
Theological Seminary, 1843; licensed to preach by the Hopkinton 
Association October 10, 1843; acting pastor, Waterville, Me., 
1846-47; ordained an evangelist, Buxton, Me., October 7, 1847, 
and acting pastor, 1847-67; acting pastor, Newfields, December 
1868-77. Retiring from the ministry he was in North Spring- 
field, Mo., 1877-78, and at Gorham, Me., 1878, till his death 
August 12, 1882. He was scholarly and greatly endeared 
himself to his people in Newfields. He married Margaret, 
daughter of Capt. Robert and Mary (Marble) Motley of Gor- 
ham, Me., October 26, 1847. She died at Westbrook, Me. 

Rev. James Hill Fitts, twenty years pastor of the Congrega- 
tional church, and the industrious and persevering gatherer of 
the material included in this volume, deserves an extended 
notice. He was the son of John and Abigail (Lane) Fitts, and 
a descendant of Robert Fitts the American ancestor of the family 
who settled in Salisbury, Mass., in 1635, and was born in Candia, 
March 3, 1829; received his education in the public schools of 
his native town, Pembroke Academy, Normal Institute of 
Merrimack, and also Lancaster, Mass.; was teacher several 
years in New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts and in Ashby 
Academy; and studied theology at Bangor Theological Semi- 
nary, 1855-58 and later took special studies at Andover. He 
was ordained an evangelist at Candia, November 2, 1859, and 
had pastorates at Boxboro, Mass., 1858-62; West Boylston, 
Mass., 1862-70; Topsfield, Mass., 1871-80; and Newfields, 
1880-1900. He served the Christian Commission, 1863-64, 
and on school boards for twenty years. He was a member of 
the New Hampshire legislature in 1895, and through his influence 
the name of the town was changed to the original Newfields. 



Biographical. 411 

He was a trustee of the Newfields Library, and a member of the 
New Hampshire Historical and New England Historic-Geneal- 
ogical Societies, also for thirteen years scribe of the Pascataqua 
Association of Congregational Ministers. 

He loved the work of the ministry, esteemed it a great privi- 
lege to deliver to the people the gospel messages of salvation, 
and according to his own words, made it his highest ambition 
to be a good preacher of the Word. Though not unmindful 
of manifest successes, he did not delay to count them up, but 
was content to render his most efficient service and leave results 
in the care of the Heavenly Master he sought so well to serve! 

He was also a great lover of science and history, and his 
researches were thorough and extensive. His leisure hours 
were largely given to them. 

He married January 1, 1862, Mary Celina, daughter of Coffin 
Moore and Dolly (Pillsbury) French, of Candia, who survived 
him. 

He died suddenly of heart disease November 22, 1900, greatly 
lamented not only by his own people, but the entire community, 
and a host of friends widely scattered. His funeral occurred 
November 27, and was largely attended by the teachers and 
children of the public schools, townsmen, parishoners and 
the clergy and friends from other towns. A brief service was 
held at the home, and the more formal and impressive one in 
the church where he had so long and faithfully taught the 
people. A service was also held in the church in Candia, and 
his body was laid away in the Hill Cemetery of his native town 
to await the morning of the resurrection! 

His publications were: (1) Nineteen Annual School Reports; 
(2) Genealogy of the Fitts Family, 1869; (3) Commemorative 
Services of the Semi-Centennial Anniversary of the S. S., West 
Boylston, 1870; (4) Manual of Congregational Church, West 
Boylston, 1870; (5) A Sketch of South Newmarket, [Newfields] 
1882 — in County History; (6) Historical Address at the Reded- 
ication of the Brick Meeting-House, West Boylston, 1890; 
(7) Lane Genealogies, 3 vols., 1891, 1897, 1900 — associated with 
Rev. Jacob Chapman, in Vol. I. 

Hon. John Montgomery Broadhead, M.D., second son of 
Rev. John and Mary (Dodge) Brodhead, was born at Canaan, 
N. H., November 11, 1803. When he was six years of age the 
family settled in what is now Newfields, where his boyhood 



412 History of Newfields. 

was spent. Receiving his preparatory education at the New- 
market Wesleyan Academy, he studied medicine, took his 
degree of M.D. at Dartmouth Medical College in 1826, and 
began practice of his profession at Deerfield, N. H. He married 
Mary Josephine Waterman, only daughter of Rev. Thomas 
Waterman, formerly of London, England. Finding he was not 
robust enough physically to endure the hardship incident to 
his profession in this climate, in 1830 he removed to Wash- 
ington, D. C, and was several years in the treasury department 
as clerk, chief clerk and acting second comptroller. He was 
appointed in 1853 second comptroller and served in this capacity 
four years. He also held responsible positions in the city 
government, serving as councilman, alderman and commissioner 
under the Emancipation Act, April 16, 1862. He was a strong 
unionist when most of his associates were disloyal. In 1863 
he was again appointed second comptroller, whose duties by 
reason of the Civil War had become very exacting and impor- 
tant. ''He had the final adjustment and settlement of all 
accounts and claims arising in the army and navy, the pension 
and Indian offices. In a single year these claims amounted to 
$1,300,000,000. A digest of some 1,500 of his decisions was 
made and became authority with the department." 

He filled this office with signal ability till 1876, when he 
tendered his resignation to President Grant and retired from 
public service. 

From early childhood a lover of good books and a tireless 
reader, possessing a singularly retentive memory, his mind was 
stored with valuable knowledge that was at instant command. 
Of a calm, sunny, amiable disposition and a ready wit he was 
a delightful companion, a man of pure character and unimpeach- 
able integrity. 

He died at Newfields February 22, 1880, and his wife Feb- 
ruary 13, 1900. Both Doctor and Mrs. Brodhead were buried 
with their three sons in the Congressional cemetery, Wash- 
ington, D. C. 

Amos Paul was the third son of Nathaniel Paul, a millwright 
who came early in 1800 from Eliot, Me., where his ancestors had 
lived since the middle of the seventeenth century, and settled 
in what is now Newfields, where he married Mary, daughter of 
Dr. John and Ehzabeth (Shute) Marsters. He was born 
April 29, 1810. He remained at home attending school till 




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Biographical. 413 

1827, when owing to the death of his father he was thrown 
upon his own resources, and apprenticed himself to James Derby 
of Exeter, where he stayed for five years, learning the cabinet 
maker's trade. He then returned to Newfields and went into 
the foundry of Drake, Paul & Co., as a pattern maker. 

At the end of two years with three associates he purchased 
the foundry, and was chosen its president. The first year 
being somewhat unsatisfactory, Mr. Paul suggested that the 
entire management of the company should be given into his 
hands for one year, which was done, with the result that the 
foundry was well established and dividends soon began to be 
paid. It was burned; but was immediately rebuilt which was 
due to Mr. Paul's energy and strong will, for none of the insurance 
was ever paid. 

In 1846 The Swamscot Machine Company was incorporated 
by Mr. Paul, the management of the two companies being in 
his hands. By 1865 the Machine Company had absorbed and 
purchased the foundry, and constant additions were made to 
the plant which was located near the river. Two hundred and 
fifty to three hundred men were employed and the village had 
the stir and bustle of a prosperous place. Mills which were fast 
being put up in that part of the country caused an ever-increas- 
ing demand for machinery, which gave The Swamscot Machine 
Company all the business they could do. They manufactured 
various kinds of machinery as well as boilers, engines and wrought- 
iron pipe, and from this kind of pipe small fortunes were made, 
this company being one of the last in New England to manu- 
facture it. 

Mr. Paul was for nearly fifty years, president, agent, treas- 
urer and the controlling power of the company, which stood in 
the front ranks of the early New England manufacturies. In 
addition to these duties he was for twenty-six years a director 
in the Boston & Maine Railroad to which he gave more or less 
time. An early Abolitionist, and later a staunch Republican, 
Mr. Paul was a presidential elector in 1868. He also served his 
town as representative, and he had its interests ever at heart. 
It was largely due to his encouragement and help that the 
Universalist church was built, and he was always one of its 
liberal supporters. 

Mr. Paul lived in the village on a farm which with his garden 



414 History of Newfields. 

was his chief recreation. He was very hospitable and every- 
one was warmly welcomed at his house. 

Mr. Paul died at his home January 31, 1896. 

His first wife, whom he married December, 1836, was. Mary 
A., daughter of Moses Randlet of Epping, N. H. Their three 
children were Mary, Amos and Charles R., all of whom are 
deceased. Mrs. Paul died May, 1860. 

His second wife was Harriet A, daughter of Thomas Randlet, 
of Newburyport, who died April 13, 1894, leaving two children 
Isabel and Harriet. 

Green Clark Fowler was born in Newfields February 27, 
1823, son of John Cutts and Mary W. (Nutter) Fowler. He came 
of an old, highly honored and honorable English ancestry, and 
represented the eighth generation of the Fowler family in this 
country. He acquired his early education in the schools of 
Newfields. In 1849 he entered the employ of the Concord & 
Portsmouth Railroad, and by his industry, energy and manifest 
capability worked his way up to the position of assistant road 
master, residing meanwhile in Raymond. 

Mr. Fowler married September 25, 1859, Sarah M. Hall, 
who was born in Lee, September 25, 1825, and died August 25, 
1877. She was a descendant of the Hall family so prominent 
in early Newfields affairs. He married (2) Ellen A. Locke of 
Newfields November 1, 1882. 

On account of physical disabilities Mr. Fowler retired from 
active business in 1873. Soon after his second marriage he 
returned to his native town, spending the remainder of his days 
in comfortable leisure. 

His second wife died in May, 1893, and he, December 1, 1902, 
leaving one son, James E., who was born in Raymond June 17, 
1861, and married in Philadelphia December 31, 1895, Elizabeth 
C. Zingraf, a native of Germany, and has since resided in New- 
fields. 

William Robinson Hobbs was the third child of Robinson 
and Lavinia (Hale) Hobbs, and was born in Norway, Me., 
June 3, 1823. His mother was the daughter of Major Elijah 
Hale, a descendant of Hatevil Hale, brother of Deacon John 
Hale of Dover. His father was the third son of Amos Hobbs, 
who had seen considerable service in the continental army, and 
at the close of the Revolutionary War, emigrated from Hop- 
kinton, Mass., to Maine. He stopped in Falmouth for a 




WILLIAM R. HOBBS. 



Biographical. 415 

time, but soon removed to Gray. In 1786 he, with four others, 
began the settlement of the town of Norway. The first year 
he cleared some land and built a house and the next spring he 
and his young wife moved into it. She was the daughter of 
Ezekiel Gushing who settled in Falmouth, now Portland, early 
in the eighteenth century and held many offices under the 
colonial government. 

The early life of the subject of this sketch was that of the 
ordinary New England boy of his day. In the summer he 
worked on his father's farm and in the winter attended the 
district school. Later he attended the private school of Rev. 
Samuel Gobb who was famous as an instructor in that part of 
Maine seventy years ago. 

After completing his course Mr. Hobbs taught school for a 
few years and was a very successful teacher, but as he intended 
to engage in business he removed to Andover, Mass., in 1845, 
and entered the employ of Davis & Furber with whom he learned 
the machinist's trade. He remained in Andover several years. 
In 1851 Mr. Hobbs went to Durham, N. H., and opened a 
machine shop of his own. His business was the manufacture 
of steel spindles for cotton and woolen mills. He was successful 
from the first and for more than thirty years was engaged in 
making spindles for many of the New England mills. 

After twenty years of business in Durham, in 1872 he removed 
to this town where he continued the manufacture of spindles 
until faihng health compelled him to retire from business. 

He married December 16, 1852, Dolly Golhns Hale of Athens, 
Me. She was the daughter of Andrew Hale, a Hneal descendant 
of Deacon John Hale of Dover, and Dolly Colhns, a lineal descend- 
ant of Quaker John Golhns of Sahsbury, Mass. They resided 
in Durham until Mr. Hobbs removed his business to this town. 
Two daughters were born to them in Durham — Edna Adelaide 
who married George S. Paul and fives in this town, and Bertha 
Janette who married John E. Young and lived in Exeter, N. H., 
where she died August 24, 1906. 

Mr. Hobbs died April 28, 1894, and his wife January 1, 1907. 
Mr. Hobbs was a life-long Republican. He represented the 
town in the legislature in 1879. His marked characteristics 
were his business judgment and industry which made him one 
of the substantial citizens of the town, his ingrained integrity 
and dignity which made him respected by all who knew him. 



416 History of Newfields. 

and his kindness and sociability which made him a good citizen 
and neighbor. He also possessed that indefinable substance 
which gives weight to a man's simplest utterance, and makes 
him the wise counselor and valued friend. 

Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs were life-long Universalists and generous 
supporters of their church, but their interests were not limited 
to their church. They were always ready to help any cause 
calculated to promote the public welfare. They were great 
readers and enjoyed traveling. Their home was to them the 
happiest of all places. 

Charles E. Smith, youngest son of Daniel R. and Deborah 
(Wiggin) Smith, was born January 5, 1831, in Newfields on the 
Piscassic farm which had been the home of several generations 
of his ancestors, and there he spent his boyhood. Later he 
became interested and active in local politics, and held many 
of the minor town offices. He was tax collector, 1859, and 
representative, 1868. For several years he was proprietor of 
the "Shute House,'^ Newfields village, and later of the "Kimball 
House," Dover. He served as state senator from the Dover 
District, 1879-80. Returning to Newfields a few years later, 
he conducted the ''Elm House" for a time, then retired to his 
farm in Piscassic where he passed the remaining years of his 
fife. 

Mr. Smith was a regular attendant, and frequently speaker, 
at meetings of the Rockingham County Republican Club and 
other political gatherings. He attended as delegate sixteen 
Republican county conventions, and presided over more than 
one. He was a member of the school board for ten years, and 
was for many years moderator of Newfields, a position for which 
he was unusually well qualified, and died in office. 

He was an enthusiastic member of the Grange subordinate 
and Pomona, and had a wide acquaintance and many friends. 

He married December, 1865, A. Augusta, daughter of Jonathan 
and Sally (Neal) Burley, and died at his home April 30, 1909. 
His wife died March 31, 1903, leaving no children. 

Dr. Albert H. Varney, son of Calvin and Eliza (Nowell) 
Varney, was born in North Berwick, Me., March 27, 1836. 
His parents on both sides were descendants from reputable 
English families. His mother, Eliza Nowell, was a daughter 
of Mark Nowell, Esq., whose ancestors came to this country 




Dn. ALBERT H. VARNEY. 



Biographical. 417 

early in the sixteenth century, settling in York County, Maine, 
where many of his descendants are now Hving. 

Doctor Varney was educated at the Phillips School in Boston, 
and Berwick Academy in South Berwick, Me. He studied 
medicine with the skilled and then celebrated Dr. Moses Sweat 
of Parsonsfield, Me., and was graduated from the Medical 
Department of Harvard University, and later took a post- 
graduate course at the Baltimore (Md.) Medical College. He 
began the practice of medicine in Chicago, 111., where he remained 
one year, and in January, 1860, came to New Hampshire and 
settled in South Newmarket, the present Newfields, and has 
resided here all his professional life. He soon acquired an 
extensive and lucrative practice in this and surrounding towns, 
and established a reputation as one of the leading physicians 
in Rockingham County, for several years having an office in 
Exeter where he had a lucrative business among its leading 
citizens. When the Cottage Hospital was founded he was 
among its earhest supporters, and from its opening has served 
on its staff of physicians. Although largely occupied with his 
professional duties he has yet found time for extensive reading, 
and has taken an active part in all things pertaining to the 
interest of the town. Broad and progressive, he has always been 
identified with the Republican party in politics, and has been 
chosen at various times to discharge the duties of important 
pubhc trusts which he has faithfully done. He has filled the 
position of notary public twenty years, justice of the peace and 
quorum thirty-five years, town clerk for twenty consecutive 
years, member of the board of selectmen three years, chairman 
of the board of health ten years, superintending school committee 
seven years, and represented the town in the legislature of 1871. 
He was an industrious legislator, serving as chairman of the 
special committee on the bill to regulate the sale of medicines 
and poisons. He was commissioned October 2, 1867, assistant 
surgeon of the second regiment of New Hampshire militia and 
served three years. 

From his character one would expect to find Doctor Varney 
in accord with the feeling of universal brotherhood, and we 
find him not only a member of the Rising Sun Lodge, No. 47, 
A.F. and A.M., but also a member of Fraternity Lodge, No. 56, 
I.O.O.F., in which he was a charter member, and has occupied 
the highest position. 



418 History of Newfields. 

Doctor Varney is a good representative of his profession, 
and one of the active, successful men of Newfields. In Jan- 
uary, 1857, he was married to Miss Olive J. Fernald, daughter 
of Hercules Nelson Fernald and Melinda Bracket Chadbourne 
whose ancestors came from England in the sixteenth century 
and settled in Berwick, Me. They have three children — Isa- 
bella J., born July 19, 1858, wife of the late Daniel C. Wiggin, 
one of Newfields' staunch citizens; Ida Ahce, born August 1, 1864, 
wife of James Stuart Ward of Wytheville, Va.; and Edith 
Charles, born August 31, 1870, a prominent physician of Lynn, 
Mass. 

H. Jenness Paul was born in South Newmarket, now New- 
fields, September 23, 1839, the youngest of ten children of 
Samuel and Martha (Tarlton) Paul. His father was born in 
Ehot, Me., September 7, 1789, and died in South Newmarket 
September 3, 1878. His mother was born in Newmarket April 
18, 1796, and died February 19, 1883. His paternal grand- 
parents were Amos and Sally (Dixon) Paul who were born and 
died in Eliot, dates unknown. His maternal grandparents 
were Samuel Tarlton, born in Newmarket December 11, 1769, 
and died in the same house in which he was born July 10, 1855, 
and Jerusha Hopkins born in Brewster, Mass., July 16, 1774, 
and died July 3, 1854. She was a lineal descendant of Stephen 
Hopkins of the Mayflower. 

The subject of this sketch April 2, 1855, entered the employ 
of the Swamscot Machine Company as an apprentice, and at 
the expiration of his term of service attended the Putnam Free 
School of Newburyport, Mass., for a year. He enlisted in 
Company A, Eleventh New Hampshire Volunteers August 13 
and left for the seat of war September 11, 1862. He re-enhsted 
October 15, 1862, in the band of the Second Brigade, Second 
Division Ninth Artillery Company and was mustered out 
June 4, 1865, returning home June 11. 

He married September 23, 1865, Mattie B. Smith, born 
May 12, 1845, and died January 29, 1900. She was the daughter 
of Daniel and EKzabeth (Burley) Smith of Beech Hill, Exeter, 
N, H. Two children were born of this marriage, a son born 
July 6, 1869, who died in infancy, and Edith, born September 6, 
1871, who married September 1, 1892, Charles S. Strout, born 
in Winterport, Me., November 16, 1859, son of Rev. Silas and 
Nancy (Moore) Strout. Three children have been born to 



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GEORGE E. HILTON. 



Biographical. 419 

them — a son who died in infancy, Edwin M., born July 30,1895, 
and died August 7, 1907, and EUzabeth P., born November 25, 
1899, and died December 2, 1904. 

Mr. Strout was a teacher in the Biddeford (Me.) schools for 
sixteen years and is now a florist in the same city. 

The subject of this sketch was elected March, 1872, a member 
of the board of selectmen and in March, 1873, was chosen repre- 
sentative to the legislature. He was chosen March, 1884, 
town clerk and resigned after a service of twenty-three years. 
He was appointed postmaster March 28, 1899, and resigned 
January 15, 1907. He is a member of the G. A. R. and the 
local lodge of Odd Fellows, and a Republican in politics. 

George Edward Hilton, son of John and Sally Hilton, 
was born in Lynn, Mass., June 13, 1841. He is a worthy descend- 
ant of a noble ancestry, the ninth generation from Edward Hil- 
ton, the first settler of Newfields and vicinity, and inherits many 
of the excellent traits of preceding generations. He was edu- 
cated in the public schools of Lynn, graduating from its High 
School. 

Mr. Hilton is a veteran of the Civil War having served in 
1862-63 as second lieutenant in Company I, Eighth Regiment 
of Massachusetts Volunteers. 

From 1866-84 he was a successful business man in Chicago. 
He received the highest Masonic honors and was prominent in 
political life. In 1884 he returned to Lynn and resides in the 
house in which he was born. He continues his interest in 
Masonic affairs and is also deeply interested in military organi- 
zations, and a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery 
Company of Boston. He has a fine physique, a cultivated mind, 
is affable in manner, and a lover of the beautiful in nature and 
art. He takes much pride and pleasure in the possession of 
the homestead of the first Edward Hilton, which portion of the 
original grant has not passed from the Hilton name in nearly 
three hundred years. During the warmer months he spends 
much of his time in Newfields, beautifying and decorating the 
ancestral home which he has made an interesting museum. 

Mr. Hilton has never married. He is much interested in 
the publication of this history, toward which he has given gener- 
ous financial aid. 



Appendix. 



Daughters of the American Revolution. The Granite Chapter of Newfields 
organized October, 1904, with the following members: Mrs. Rebecca B. 
Badger, Miss Juliette P. Conner, Miss Sarah W. Cheswell of Newmarket, 
Mrs. Dolly C. Hobbs, Mrs. Eleanor A. Langlands, Mrs. Clara E. Paul, Mrs. 
Edna A. H. Paul, Mrs. Mary S. Pike, Mrs. Lucy M. Sanborn, Mrs. Nancy W. P. 
Smith, Mrs. Olive J. Varney and Mrs. Isabelle J. Wiggin. During the years 
1904 and 1905 the following were admitted: Mrs. Sarah E. Tasker, Mrs. 
Rebecca P. Bennett, Mrs. Annie D. Pepler — all of Newmarket, Mrs. Soph- 
ronia W. York — real daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth P. Scott and Miss Alma J. 
Morse. The following officers were then chosen: Mrs. Mary S. Pike, regent; 
Mrs. Isabelle J. Wiggin, vice-regent; Miss Sarah W. Cheswell, secretary. 
Mrs. Clara E. Paul, treasurer; Mrs. Lucy M. Sanborn, registrar; Mrs. Edna 
A. H. Paul and Miss Sarah W. Cheswell, historians. 

At the annual meeting, October, 1908, officers were chosen as follows: 
Mrs. Rebecca P. Bennett, regent; Mrs. Edna A. H. Paul, vice regent; Mrs. 
Sarah E. Tasker, secretary; Mrs. Clara E. Paul, treasurer; Mrs. Lucy M. 
Sanborn, registrar; Miss Juliette P. Connor, historian; Mrs. E. A. Langlands; 
Mrs. C. E. Paul and Miss A. J. Morse were constituted a board of management, 

The following officers were chosen at the annual meeting October, 1909, 
and re-elected in 1910: 

Mrs. Annie D. Pepler, regent; Mrs. E. A. Langlands, vice-regent; Miss A. J. 
Morse, secretary; Mrs. Clara E. Paul, treasurer; Mrs. L. M. Sanborn, regis- 
trar; Mrs. Edna A. H. Paul, historian; and Mrs. Isabelle J. Wiggin, Miss 
Juliette P. Connor and Mrs. R. P. Bennett, members of the board on manage- 
ment. The present membership is 17. 

ERRATA. 

Page 9. Footnote. Date should probably be 16£4 instead of 16i4. 

Page 12. Archbishop Laud. 

Page 19. Colonel Hilton was killed June 23 instead of July 23, 1710. 

Page 51. Formally instead of formerly in the 11th line. 

Page 75. MackeriU instead of Mackesill Brook in 14th line. 

Page 81. Note. "Parkings Brooke" is undoubtedly a corruption of "The 
parting brooke of Mr. Hiltons and the town of Exeter," page 39. 

Page 83. In 9th line from the bottom Edward Hilton should be Edward 
Oilman. 

Page 89. Date ninth line from the bottom should be 1742 instead of 1642. 

Page 138. Alfred Meicalf should be Medcalf. 

Page 139. In the 7th line the date November 7, 1796, should doubtless be 
1794. 

Page 153. July 23, 1710, should be June 23. 

Page 187. Third line from the bottom Stratham and Newmarket should 
be Stratham and Newfields. 

Page 365. Selectmen, 1886, Daniel /. Neal should be Daniel G. Neal, and 
Charles E. Durell instead of Henry T. Taplin. 

Page 365. Charles F. Durell should be Charles E. Durell. 

Page 366. School committee 1862. Rev. Josiah W. Adams should be 
Rev. John W. Adams. 

Page 372. John H. should be John A. Connor. 

Page 387. Isreal should be Israel. 

Page 395. F. J. should be F. E. Beal. 

Page 399. Rev. John should be Rev. John W. Lane. 

Pages 414-415, Read Hall wherever Hale occurs. 




Rev. N. F. carter. 



PART II. GENEALOGICAL. 



Abbreviations and Explanations. 

b. born, dau- daughter, d. died. m. married, res. residence, unin. unmar- 
ried, O. S. old style. N. S. new style, s. son and sons. ch. child or children, 
pub. pubUshed. bap. baptized. 

The family name is given only once. In the female line the surname of the 
husband is appended to the name of every child. 

Heavy faced figures indicate that they are to appear again in a parenthesia 
followed by the same name with descendants. 

Figures in a parenthesis appearing at the end of an individual sketch indi- 
cate the page in the Narrative where additional facts of the person are given- 

Some of the family genealogies, we regret to say, are very meager and unsat- 
isfactory, but as given are correct as far as known to the compiler. Where no 
representative of the family is now living in the vicinity, the needed informa- 
tion cannot be supplied. 

Two numbers connected by a hyphen indicate occurrence of name on 
inclusive pages. 



Genealogy. 



ADAMS. 

1. Bev. Hugh' Adama was the ancestor of the Newmarket family. He was 
born in Massachusetts, May 7, 1676; graduated at Harvard College in 1697; 
studied for the ministry, and was ordained September 10, 1707; began to 
preach in Durham, March 26, 1718; dismissed January 23, 1739; and died in 
1750. "A very eccentric character." 

2. Son2 (HughO who married and had children. 

3. Winborn' (Son, 2 HughO married Sarah Bartlett, granddaughter of 
Joseph Hall of Newfields; was Lieutenant Colonel and killed at Bemis 
Heights, Sept. 19, 1777. 

4. Josiah* (Winborns, Son^, Hughi) was born in Durham, July 10, 1748, and 
married in Somersworth, Feb. 21, 1772, Nancy Hill of Kittery, Me., who was 
born Nov. 12, 1750. She was sister to Gen. James HUl and Mrs. John Shute. 
They had twelve children but only four attained their majority. (131.) 

Administration on his estate wa,s granted to his widow^ Nancy Adams, 
Sept. 27, 1809, Thomas Folsom, Jr., and Freeze Dearborn becoming her bonds- 
men. Gideon Colcord, James Burleigh and Freeze Dearborn were appraisers 
of the estate, and returned the inventory Oct. 8, 1809. It included mansion 
house — -later the Elm House — barn and out buildings, 20 acres of pasture and 
woodland, three pews in the meeting house, family books and large Bible, 
nine volumes of N. H. Laws, and a share in the Newmarket library, the whole 
amounting to $2,032.62. His wife died Sept. 29, 1820. 

5. Nancys (Josiah^ Winbom', Son^, Hugh') was born July 15, 1774; 
married Thomas, son of Capt. Thomas Folsom of Exeter and Portsmouth, 
who was born June 12, 1772. 

Their son. Rev. Albert Adams « Folsom was born in Exeter, April 4, 1809, 
and became "a most excellent man and minister of the Universalist denomi- 
nation." 

6. Josiahs b. March 24, 1776; d. March 27, 1776. 

7. Mary Neal^ b. Feb. 1, 1777; was a celebrated school teacher till past 
80 years of age; d. unm. Feb. 5, 1865. 

8. Sallys b. Oct. 25, 1780; m. Ephraim Coleman, father of James; d. March 
23, 1863. 

9. Betseys b. Oct. 18, 1782. 

10. 11. Samuels and Rebeccas, twins, b. Nov. 11, 1784; d. respectively, Nov. 
23, and Nov. 17, 1784. 

12. Nathaniels b. July 20, 1788; d. Aug. 17, 1788. 

13. Sophia W.s b. July 5, 1790; m. Rev. Alfred Medcalf; d. Sept. 14, 
1812. A monument to the "Adams girls" stands in the cemetery at the 
old center. 



424 History of Newfields. 

Rev. John Adams, son of John and Abigail (Coleman) Adams, a Methodist, 
known as Reformation John, was born in Newington Feb. 14, 1791; married 
Sarah, daughter of Stephen and Mary (Dudley) Sanderson, of Waterford, Me., 
in 1820, who attended the academy at Newfields to fit her for the station of a 
minister's wife; and died, Newmarket, Sept. 30, 1850. Burial in Durham. 



AMES. 



The Ames place is now occupied by Smith Sanborn. The old house was a 
garrison, two story building with two rooms on the floor, and two chambers, 
and stood near Piscassic River and the old mast-way, where the neglected 
graves of the household may be seen. 

1. Danieli Ames was a husbandman, and lived on Piscassic River. His 
Will mentioning him as "aged & well stricken in years & in a Weak habit of 
body," was dated Dec. 24, 1753, and probated Jan. 30, 1754. It makes his 
sons Nathaniel and Jacob 2 executors, and gives to them the homestead. 
(111). Children: 

2. Simon2 witnessed, May 3, 1740, to a deed of land from Daniel Ames to 
Nathaniel Ames; was of Canterbury as early as 1749. His Will was dated 
Dec. 14, 1786, probated May 13, 1793, and mentions daughters, Mercy* 
Heath, Elizabeth' Gordon, and Mary Ladd, and grandson, Simon Ames* 
Heath, who is executor. 

3. Samuel, witnessed, Nov. 22, 1747, to a deed from Edward Hilton to 
Daniel Ames; was of Canterbury in 1749. His Will signed June 22, 1793, 
and probated May 18, 1803, mentions wife, daughters, Sarah 2 Merrill and 
Hannah' Bean, and sons, Samuel', and David' who is appointed executor. 

4. Daniel 2, husbandman, received, Nov. 15, 1744, from Nathaniel Ames 
deed of land on Piscassic River; was of Canterbury, 1750. The Journal of 
the House of Representatives says, "Fryday Jany 18, 1765. The petition of 
Walter Bryant in behalf of Daniel Ames for bringing Mary Flood from Can- 
terbury, who was tryed for her life & acquitted on the supposed murder of a 
child, with his attendance &c. of the Ace* therewith presented, Amount's to 
£15-2, old tenor, being read. 

Voted, That there be allowed twenty five pounds New Tenor in full for said 
petition & Ace* thereto annexed & p^. to the s^ Daniel Ames on his order, out 
of money in the Treasury for contingencies."* 

5. Nathaniel bought of Daniel Ames, May 3, 1740, 150 acres of land on 
Piscassic River; sold land on Piscassic River to Daniel Ames Nov. 15, 1744; 
petitioned for Newfields bridge, Nov. 21, 1746; with David Ames bought, 
April 17, 1753, land joining the Ames possession and the mill grant line of 
Charles Rundlett; and with Jacob, petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, Nov. 
25, 1755; received, Dec. 11, 1758, of Josiah and Sarah Hilton, administrators 
on the estate of David Ames, a quitclaim deed of land bought of Charles 
Rundlett, April 17, 1753; sold Jacob Ames 10 acres of land in two pieces, 
Dec. 11, 1758. The name of Nathaniel Ames Jr., appeared on records 1758, 
who was awarded damages 1766 in the laying out of Hall's mill road; and sold 
April 15, 1775, to John Burleigh "all my Farm whereon I now live containing 

iProv. Pap. VII: 56. 



Genealogy. 425 

ninety Acres more or less, with the Buildings thereon." Nathaniel Ames 2d, 
was credited for labor, with other Newmarket patriots, in building fire rafts 
on the Pascataqua at Newington, Oct. 22, 1775; with Nathaniel Ames Jr. 
signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; and sold John Ames, Aug. 28, 1782, 
"all my Farm whereon I now live containing ninety acres, with the buildings 
thereon." 

6. Jacobs, with his wife, Sarah, sold to her brother James Hersey, Dec.7, 
1743, all their right in the estate of their "Hon<i Father Peter Hersey," by esti- 
mation about 60 acres, "within y Tract of Land Commonly Called & known 
by y= name of Moses Oilman's Six hundred acre grant;" with Nathaniel, 
petitioned for a bridge over Squamscot River, Nov. 21, 1746; bought of Win- 
throp Hilton, Oct. 23, 1752, ten acres of land that said Hilton bought of 
Thomas Haley; purchased of David Lyford, May 30, 1753, land adjoining 
his own and that of Walter Neal on Piscassic River; bought land of Nathaniel 
Ames Dec. 11, 1758, and the same year sold to Andrew Burleigh the land he 
had bought of Winthrop Hilton, Oct. 23., 1752; purchased 12 acres of land of 
Joseph Young, April 21, 1763. Hall's mill road passed through his land 1766. 
He refused to sign the Association Test, July 12, 1776; was of Newmarket 
and sold to James Hersey of Sanbornton, Aug. 22, 1786, "the ten acre Lot on 
the Great Hill so called in Newmarket, it being the Land I had by deed from 
Brother James Hersey of Newmarket;" died about 1786, leaving a son Daniel ». 
His son, Jacob' Ames Jr., m. Mehitable Goodin, Aug. 1, 1799. 

7. Davids purchased of Richard Smith and his wife, Mary, daughter of 
Richard Mattoon, Dec. 11, 1749, land "att or upon a Place called Smarts 
Crike In Newmarket," and sold the same land to Walter Weeks, Jan. 9, 1753; 
with Nathaniel Ames, purchased of Charles Rundlett, April 17, 1753, land 
adjoining the "Ames Posession." He died intestate, Dec. 24, 1753, leaving 
widow, Sarah, to whom his father wills the easterly end of his house so long as 
she remains a widow. His interest in the last purchase was sold to Nathaniel 
Ames, in 1758, by Josiah Hilton and Sarah Hilton his wife, who were appointed 
Feb. 23, 1757, administrators of the estate. 

8. Annas m. Powell. 9. Lydia 2 m. Charles Rundlett. 

10. Marys was given by her father's will a legacy and a room in the westerly 
end of his dwelling house so long as she "lives single." 

(3). Samuels (Daniel was born in Newfields, Feb. 13, 1723; settled in 
Canterbury, near the center meeting house, about 1749; moved to that part 
of the town called the "Borough," 1791; married about 1744, Hannah DoUoff, 
who was born Jan. 18, 1728, and died Canterbury Jan. 23, 1804; and died, 
Canterbury, Jan. 16, 1803. Children: 

11. Samuel b. May 12, 1745; m. Jane Gerrish. 

12. Sarahs b. March 25, 1747; m. Laban Morrill. 

13. David3 b. May 27, 1749; m. Phebe Hoyt. 

14. Hannah' b. June 23, 1754; m. Benjamin Heath.i 

15. Daniel' bought of John Perkins, Sept. 9, 1790, salt marsh on the river 
leading to Exeter "containing one acre & one half acre be it more or less;" 
bought of Moses Burleigh, April 2, 1791, "the Northerly Moiety or half part 
of thirty acres of land which s^ Biurleigh & Charles Smart bought of John 
Ames;" purchased of Benning Brackett, May 21, 1795, one acre of salt marsh 

^See Kimball's Samuel Ames Family for descendants. 



426 History of Nbwfields. 

and thatch bed on Exeter River, and sold to George Hilton 80 acres of land in 

two pieces situated on Piscassic River and Hall's mill road; married 

Marston, who was killed by lightning in 1806, and he soon married a second 
time. He was an "Osbornite." 

His will, dated Nov. 25, and probated Dec. 26, 1809, mentions wife, Abigail, 
and children: Peter «, Susanna s Sally*, Foster*, Mary*, who m. a Gould, 
Jacob Marston * and Phebe *, and makes John Osborne sole executor. The 
inventory returned by Nathaniel Kidder, Richard Hilton and Josiah Bennett, 
yoeman, Feb. 7, 1810, mentions "Homestead of 55 acres with buildings." 
Dower was set off to Abigail Ames, his widow, Oct. 22, 1811, by Jeremy Mead, 
Paul Chapman, Benjamin Lovering, John French and Simon Magoon. The 
executor was licensed Feb. 26, 1814, to sell the estate to defray expenses, and 
rendered his account of administration. May 15, 1823. His son, Peter, a hus- 
bandman, purchased of George Hilton, 70 acres of land in two portions on 
Piscassic River and Hall's mill road, April 10, 1810; also received from George 
Brackett, April 3, 1811, a quitclaim deed to 80 acres of land, more or less, 
being the same piece of land the said Peter had conveyed to said Brackett by 
deed dated April 11, 1810; sold to Shadrach Robinson 80 acres of land joining 
Piscassic River, 1811. 

John Ames of Newmarket, yeoman, paid William Moore, 1700 pounds old 
tenor money, for 30 acres of land on Piscassic River, Jan. 6, 1769, and sold the 
same, March 15, 1781, to Charles Smart Jr., and Moses Burleigh; signed the 
Association Test at Newmarket, July 12, 1776; bought, Aug. 22, 1782, the 
farm of Nathaniel Ames consisting of 90 acres of land on Piscassic River, with 
all the buildings thereon; sold to Nathaniel Rogers, Oct. 20, 1786, land on 
Piscassic River "containing sixty acres & eighty seven rods as (shown) by a 
plan made by Hubartus Neal dated 29th day of August, 1786, together with 
all the buildings standing on said Premises;" with his wife, Elizabeth, of Par- 
sonsfiield. Me., heir of Samuel Neal, deceased, quitclaimed land to Samuel Neal 
of Newfields, Dec. 24, 1788. 

ANDREWS. 

Hilary B. born in England in 1837; came to this country and settled in 
Newfields earlj'^ in the sixties; bought the Ward Hilton place, and died March, 
1896, leaving a widow and son, George E. Andrews, who was born in 1874, 
graduated at Phillips Exeter Academy, 1894, Wesleyan University, 1898, and 
engaged in business in New York. 

BADGER. 

1, Williami Badger, of Newfields, petitioned the legislature for a lottery 
in aid of Squamscot Bridge, and its location at Newfields, 1760, and July 3, 

1765, for a resurvey of a road, now called Hall's mill road, "between the 
gates near Piscaasick Bridge and Josiah Hilton's South West Corner;" also, 

1766, for the location of the bridge at Newfields; refused to sign the Asso- 
ciation Test, July 12, 1776, and died previous to March 28, 1781, tradition 
Bays, a young man. He was a barber, and had the following children and per- 
haps others: 



Genealogy. 427 



2. WilliamJ b. about 1760; m. Elizabeth . 

3. Thomas^ b. about 1766; taxed in Lee, 1787. William was appointed 
his guardian, with Daniel Jones and Bradley Sandborn, blacksmiths of Exeter, 
bondsmen, March 28, 1781; active in the parish, 1797. 



1. William P. L.i Badger, with his wife, Mary A. (Puffer), came to New- 
fields from Kensington by way of Concord, Mass. He was a machinist and 
husbandman, died Feb. 2, 1876, aged 73 years and 11 months. His wife died 
Nov. 19, 1899, aged 93 years and 10 months. Children: 

2. Wmiam P.^ b. Sept. 1827; d. May 1832. 

3. Samuel P. 2 b. 1830; m. (1) Mary Spalding, (2) Rebecca Spalding. 

4. William P.2 b. 1832; d. in Liverpool March 30, 1851. 

5. Lucy M.2 m. Charles H. Sanborn. 

(3). Samuel P. 2 (WilHam P. L.O was born in 1830; a machinist and trader; 
a veteran of the Civil War serving in Co. A, 11th N. H. Volunteers; tax 
collector; representative, 1880; selectman, 1882-83. He married (1) Mary» 
daughter of Charles and Polly (Brown) Spalding of Kensington, who died 
leaving no children, (2) Rebecca Spalding, sister of his first wife. Children: 

6. Mary S.3 m. Charles Pike; two ch. (See Pike.) 

7. Charles W.3 m. Minnie E. Yomans. 

8. Nellie G.' m. Ole Syvertsen. 

(5). Lucy M.2 (William P. L.i) married Charles H. Sanborn. Children: 

9. Clara E. 3 Sanborn; m. George W. Paul. (See Paul.) 

10. Charles A.' Sanborn; m. Mary A. Edmunds. (See Sanborn.) 

11. Mabel A.3 Sanborn; d. Sept. 1883. 

(7). Charles W.' (Samuel P. 2, William P. L.i) married Minnie E. Yomans; 
in business in Chicago, with residence at Evanston, 111. Children: 

12. Cecil.4 13. Margaret Y.< 

(8) Nellie G.» (Samuel P. 2, William P. L.') married Ole Syvertsen, a native 
of Norway; residence, Taunton, Mass. Children: 

14. Rolfe« Syvertsen. 15. Helen* Syrvetsen. 16. Clinton* Syvertsen. 
17. Alice* Syvertsen. 



A William Badger of New Market, carpenter, married the widow of Capt. 
Zachariah Beal prior to 1784. He may have been the William Badger of 
Newmarket, a shipwright, 23 years of age, in Capt. Samuel Gilman's Com- 
pany, June 6, 1775. (73). 



Samuel E. Badger married Susannah Churchill in 1793. A daughter, 
Sally True, b. 1797, married Reuben French, Jr., of Lamprey River. 



Joseph Badger married Deborah Gilman in 1791 ; was active in the parish, 
1797-99. 



428 History of Newfields. 

BAKER. 

1. John 1 Baker owned a house lot on High Street, Ipswich, Mass., in 1638; 
married, May 13, 1667, Katherine Perkins; and died in 1710. 

Children : 

2. Thomas^ b. Sept. 13, 1668; m. Priscilla Symonds. 

3. John. 2 4. William. J 5. Elizabeth. = 

(2). Thomas 2 (Johni) was born Sept. 13, 1668; married Priscilla, daughter 
of Samuel Symonds; and died March 18, 1718. Children: 

6. Thomas' b. Feb. 17, 1688. 

7. Johns b. Jan. 6, 1691; m. (1) Anna Perkins, (2) Mary Perley. 

8. Priscilla' b, Dec, 8, 1674; m. Isaac Appleton. 

9. Martha' b. Oct. 14, 1682; m. Sargent. 

10. Rebecca' b. Nov. 16, 1685. 

11. Elizabeth,' m. Feb. 16, 1717, Michael Farley. 

(7). John' (Thomas, 2 JohnO was born Jan. 6, 1691; married (1) Anna 
Perkins, who was born Dec. 28, 1697, and died April 27, 1716, (2) (published 
Nov. 16, 1717,) Mary Perley, who was born May 16, 1697, and died March 26, 
1738; and died, Aug. 1, 1734. Children: 

12. John.< 13. Samuel.^ 14. Thomas.* 15. Mary.* 

(13). Samuel,* (John,' Thomas, = John married and had a son. 

16. Samuel; m. Mary Emerson. 

(16). Capt. Samuels (Samuel,* John,' Thomas, » Johni) bought in New- 
market of Stephen Emerson, innholder, and his wife Lydia, for 5,000 pounds 
old tenor, one acre of land with dwelling house, wharf and privilege of ferry at 
Newfields landing; petitioned the legislature for a lottery in aid of Squamscot 
bridge and its location at Newfields, 1760; bought of Nicholas Duda of Dur- 
ham, March 16, 1764, for 5,000 pounds old tenor, 35 acres of land in New- 
fields; jointly with widow Lydia Emerson, administrators of the estate of 
Stephen Emerson, trader, deceased, sold to Thomas Bartlett of Newburyport, 
cordwainer, April 27, 1764, for 2,300 pounds old tenor, sixty square rods of 
land at Newfields landing, together with the wharf, warehouse, barn and that 
part of the dwelling which belonged to the estate of the deceased; petitioned, 
July 3, 1765, for the laying out of Hall's mill road, and in 1766 and 1772 for the 
bridge at Newfields; purchased, Jan. 7, 1768, for 170 pounds, lands in Not- 
tingham and in Bow, which Joseph Thomas of Durham had previously bought 
of Maj. Thomas Tash of Newmarket; sold Joseph Judkins of Newmarket, 
Feb, 1, 1768, for 140 pounds, 100 acres of land in Nottingham which he had 
bought of Joseph Thomas, and Thomas of Tash, and Tash of Edward Peavy 
and Eldad Langley; was lieutenant in Capt. James Hill's company from New- 
market, stationed, Nov. 5, 1775, on Pierce's island in Pascataqua harbor; and 
captain of the Newmarket company, Dec, 1775, which marched to supply the 
place of the Connecticut troops, and encamped on Winter Hill; selectman, 
1776; signed the Association Test, and returned to the Committee of Safety 
a list of 164 signers, and 38 refusing to sign; enlisted from the 4th regiment of 
militia into the Continental service for three years, or during the war, and was 
mustered, March 4, 1777, with Capt. Michael McClary's Co., 3d N. H. Con- 
tinental regiment. Sergt. Samuel Baker, probably Samuel, Jr., of Newmarket, 



Genealogy. 429 

of Colonel Scammell's Regiment, General Whipple's Brigade, was killed in the 
second battle of Saratoga, Oct. 7, 1777. 

Capt. Samuel Baker, trader, sold to William Coffin, trader, March 20, 1777, 
for 200 pounds, his land, dwelling house, barn, wharf and warehouse at New- 
fields landing; was assessor, 1784-85 and 1787, and auditor, 1788; chosen, 
February 2, 1789, by the parish, committee at large to act with other com- 
mittee men in locating the meeting house; bought. May 13, 1790, 10 acres in 
the Oak Lands of Nathaniel Rogers, administrator of the estate of John Gid- 
dings; petitioned the selectmen, March 10, 1791, respecting the location of 
the new meeting house, and October 24, bid off pew No. 45; purchased of 
James Hill, January 25, 1792, for 50 pounds, about 44 square rods of land on 
the road from Exeter to Durham by the corner of Mr. Hill's garden, together 
with the buildings on the same. He married (1) 1748, Mary, dau. of Stephen 

Emerson, who was b. June 20, 1727, and d. Jan. 9, 1772, (2) Ehzabeth , 

who d. Sept. 6, 1804, aged 74; and died Feb. 16, 1792, aged 66. 

BARBER. 

1. Johni Barber was doubtless the ancestor of the Barbers at Piscassic. He 
was of Dover in 1659, and of Exeter April 1, 1678. He married and had 
children: 

2. John2 m. Anna Smart. 

3. Robert. 2 He may have had also a son Thomas 2 who m. April 27, 
1671, Anne Chase, and had Thomas ' b. Feb. 16, 1672. 

(2). John 2 (Johni) lived on Hilton's mill grant in 1696; was proportioned 
50 acres of land by the committee of Exeter, April 12, 1725; with his wife 
Anna quitclaimed, March 6, 1727, to John Smart all "right in the Estate of 
our Father Robert Smart of Exeter, deceased ;"sold 50 acres in the third Range 
and 30 acres next to Walter Neal's lot, March 15, 1744, to his son Joseph* 
Barber of Newmarket; sold to his "Dutiful son Jn°. Barber Jr.," June 25, 1744, 
"land in Newmarket on Piscassic River;" sold Joshua Crummet of Durham, 
May 20, 1756, 50 acres of land in Newmarket; sold to John Smart, Sept. 6, 
1757, for 1500 pounds, 50 acres in Newmarket bounded on Piscassic River, 
and on "ye way that leadb by my house to Wadleys way:" and died before 
1759. 

On June 23, 1759, his wife Anna, aged about 83 years, made deposition 
referrring to the early proprietorship of Hilton's mill grant. 

Children : 

4. Joseph^ bought of "his honored Father John Barber," March 15, 1744, 
20 acres of land which he sold to Benjamin Fox, Jan. 21, 1747; sold to Benja- 
min Fox March 5, 1747, 50 acres in the third Range, "laid out to the original 
Right of John Barber;" was a soldier in the Crown Point expedition of 1756. 

5. John' considered himself entitled by a vote of Exeter, March 14, 1682, 
to a 10 acre meadow lot which he sold to Joseph Smith of the parish of New- 
market, Nov. 30, 1740; was proportioned 30 acres of common land by the 
committee of Exeter, April 12, 1725; bought 30 acres of the "Towns Com- 
mons," Nov. 23, 1736; bought of his father, June 25, 1744, land on Piscassic 
River which he conveyed to John Brackett of Greenland, Aug. 10, 1744, and 
which he received back again, May 20, 1756; sold to Walter Bryent, Jr., Dec. 



430 History op Newfields. 

24, 1768, "all my Right to land which was formerly the property of my Hon* 
Father & mother John and Ann Barber both of Newmarket dec<i. which land 
is bounded southerly by the Dividing Line between Durham and Newmarket 

and Easterly on Piscassic River." He married Ann . 

(3) Robert^ (Johni) settled near the Piscassic school house, where he 
built his house previous to 1705, standing near the corner between the school 
house and the Chapman- Wood-Jenness cellar now visible, and mentioned 
in 1754 as "Robert Barber's house now fallen down;" was granted Feb. 21, 
1698, by the town of Exeter 50 acres on Piscassic River; purchased of Richard 
Hilton, April 17, 1705, 20 acres near the present Piscassic school house, and 
was killed by the Indians, July 1, 1706. Tradition says he was attacked by 
three Indians in his own cornfield. His neighbor, Samuel Pease, was slain 
the same day. Children: 

6. Abigail,' single woman, for 23 pounds current money, quitclaimed to 
Robert Barber, Sept. 25, 1731, all her "right in fifty acres of land W- was 
granted to our Hon<i father Rob*. Barber DeC."; also the same day to Daniel 
Barber of Gloucester, mariner, for 20 pounds, "all right" in 20 acres pur- 
chased by her father of Richard Hilton. 

7. Marys, who m. Nathan Taylor of Exeter, quitclaimed Sept. 25, 1731, 
to Daniel Barber of Gloucester, for 20 pounds, all right in 20 acres purchased 
by her father of Richard Hilton. 

8. Daniel'; m. Anna Baker. 9. Robert'; m. Sarah Bean.i 
10. Abigail.' 11. Mary.' 

(8). Daniel' (Robert 2, John') was a sea captain residing at Gloucester, 
Mass.; married Sept. 29, 1727, Anna, daughter of Jabez Baker, of Gloucester; 
bought of his sisters, Abigail and Mary, for 20 pounds each, their right in 
20 acres of land originally purchased of Richard Hilton; sold Sept. 25, 1731, 
to Robert Barber for 20 pounds, his interest in 50 acres of land on Piscassic 
River originally granted to his father in 1798; and died on the Island of An- 
tigua, Nov. 8. 1735, aged 29. His widow afterwards married a Plumer. "Anna 
Plumer alias Barber" gave up her right of dowry, April 9, 1754, and Anna 
Davis, Mary Tarr and Rachel Deliver, all of Gloucester, sold to John Moody 
of Newmarket, the 20 acres purchased of Richard Hilton in 1705. 

Children : 

12. Anna,^ m. Samuel Davis 3d. 

13. Mary,5 m. Dec. 22, 1748, Benjamin Tarr, son of Benjamin, and grand- 
son of Richard, of Gloucester. 

14. Rachel,^ m. Feb. 27, 1749, Paul Doliver Jr., who was born in 1728, died 
at sea of small pox, and was buried on Milk Island. She d. June 15, 1820, 
aged 88. Their children were two sons who died young, and three daughters. 

(9.) Robert' (Robert, 2 Johni) married Sarah, daughter of John Bean of 
Exeter. (107) 
Children : 

15. Robert,* perhaps the one captured by the Indians at Bakerstown, Aug. 
15, 1753; was a soldier with Maj. Thomas Tash at No. 4, 1757; allowed £ 3-15, 
for loss of blanket, 1760; purchased of Constantine Gilman and Ehzabeth, 

1 Kingston marriages give 1759: Oct. 9, Robert Barber and Abigail Bean. Abigail may have 
been his first wife. 



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widow of Joseph Gilman, 43 acres of Exeter commons in Newmarket with house 
and barn, April 14, 1760; petitioned for laying out of Hall's mill road, 1765; 
for bridge at Newfields, 1766 and 1772; had wife Sarah, 1768; bought land 
of Daniel Barber, July 3, 1773; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; 
sold to John Langdon, Jr., of Portsmouth, his wife Sarah resigning her right of 
dower, Sept. 5, 1778, "the farm whereon I now Uve containing 120 acres and 
situated on both sides of the County Road;" sold a 100 acre lot in Dorchester, 
County of Grafton, Jan. 15, 1779. 

16. Daniel< of Epping; m. Anna Davis. 

17. Sally* m. Oct. 28, 1782, Levi Chapman and lived on the Barber home- 
stead near the Piscassic school house 

18. Zebulon< purchased land of Daniel Barber, May 13, 1774; was ensign 
in Capt. James Hill's Newmarket Co., at Portsmouth Harbor, Nov. 5, 1775; 
Lieutenant in Capt. Samuel Oilman's Newmarket Co., on Winter Hill, near 
Boston, Dec. 1775; and in Capt. Zebulon Oilman's Co., against Burgoyne, 
Sept. 24, 1777; bought one moiety of land, saw-mill and privilege at North 
River, Nottingham East, Feb. 9, 1778, which he sold July 21, 1786; purchased 
of Eliphalet and Polly Pease in 1781, land on either side of the road from 
Newmarket to Nottingham, with the house and barn; mortgaged to Levi 
Chapman, Feb. 4, 1786, 140 acres of land on the southerly side of the road 
from Newmarket to Nottingham, and both sides of the cross road from New- 
market to Exeter; sold 25 acres, Aug. 10, 1786; and his home place of 150 
acres with buildings, for 500 pounds, Jan. 22, 1787; land with one half of 
dwelling house, March 8, 1787; and 30 acres of land and barn, April 9, 1787. 
He had a son Daniel,^ who had a son Daniel.' Daniel^ had a son Ezra.' 

19. Nelson < — perhaps, who signed the Association Test at Newmarket, 
July 12, 1776. 

(16) . Daniel* (Robert, ^ Robert, 2 Johni) built his dwelhng house on the Samuel 
Sinkler place in Epping, 1755; received from his father, Robert Barber of 
Newmarket, May 3, 1758, 40 acres of land "in the Parish of Epping near 
8<J Daniel Barber's Dwelhng house by y" highway that leads from Newmarket 
to Nottingham, excepting the privilege for me and my Heirs to pass and 
repass through s-i land by gates & Bars;" was innholder, and sold Job Judkins 
April 12, 1764, 303^ acres of land in Epping "at a place called the Eagle Tree 
and running to Piscassick River;" bought lot No. 14, 4th range at Notting- 
ham, June 2, 1773, and sold land to his brother Robert Barber, Jr., of New- 
market, July 3, 1773; bought "land on the northerly side of Watchuk River," 
Feb. 2, 1774, and sold land to Zebulon Barber, May 13, 1774; was styled 
"Lieutenant" and was on the Committee of Inspection, Jan. 2, 1775; signed 
the Association Test in Epping, 1776; bought 40 acres of land of Robert 
Barber, 1779; sold land in Deerfield to Benjamin Weeks, Feb. 11, 1780, "in 
consideration of the regard I have & bear unto Benjamin Weeks of Deerfield;" 
sold land to Jacob True, 1789; deeded 26 acres of land on Piscassic River to 
his son Daniel ' Barber, March 6, 1790, and sold land in Epping with the 
buildings thereon, Anna Barber relinquishing right of dower, to Daniel« Barber, 
Jr.,1790, and sold Feb. 26, 1795, a mill privilege at Mt. Delight in Deer- 
field to Daniel Barber, Jr., and land to Jonathan Philbrick, 1803; married 
about Aug. 7, 1761, Anna Davis of Gloucester, Mass.; and died about 1804, 



432 History of Newfields. 

His widow Anna quitclaimed to Thomas Stevens, March 17, 1804, all his 
right to part of lot No. 14, 4th Range, Deerfield, given to Betsey Stevens by 
the "last Will & Testament of her Hon^ Father & my late husband Daniel 
Barber." 

This farm remained in the Barber family until about 1880 when it was pur- 
chased by "Hedding Camp Meeting Association" from Ezra' Barber (Daniel,' 
Daniel," Zebulon^). 

BARTLETT. 

1. Richard Bartlett i was the ancestor of this Bartlett family. He came 
from Stopham, England, to Newbury, Mass., and died May 25, 1647. 

2. Richard 2 (Richard') was born in 1621; was four years representative 
for Newbury in the Massachusetts Legislature; and died, 1698. 

3. Samuel (Richard, 2 RichardO was born Feb. 20, 1646; married May 
23, 1671, Elizabeth Titcomb of Newbury, Mass., who died Aug. 26, 1690; 
and died May 15, 1732. 

4. Thomas* (Samuel,' Richard, 2 Richard^ was born Aug, 13, 1681; mar- 
ried Sarah Webster. 

5. Israel* (Thomas,* Samuel,' Richard, 2 Richard') was born in Newbury, 
Mass., April 30, 1712; married Love, dau. of Joseph Hall of Newfields; who 
was born June 10, 1716; settled early in Nottingham on the North side of 
the square where traces of his tan pits are still visible; became an extensive 
land owner, and held many offices of trust with credit to himself and advantage 
to others. His wife was an energetic and intelligent woman, and died in 
1754. Children: 

6. Joseph Halle b. March 7, 1739. 

7. Sarahs b. Nov. 25, 1741; m. (1) Col. Winborn Adams, and (2) CoL 
Hubbard of powder-making fame. 

8. Thomas' b. Oct. 22, 1745; cordwainer; paid, April 7, 1764, to Samuel 
Baker and Lydia Emerson, administrators of the estate of Stephen Emerson, 
2,300 pounds old tenor for 60 square rods of land at Newfields Landing, to- 
gether with the wharf, warehouse, barn and that part of the dwelling house 
which belonged to said deceased; conveyed, 1768, real estate to Joseph Hall 
Bartlett of Newbury; was colonel in the Continental army and brigadier- 
general of the New Hampshire militia. 

9. Israels b. May 8, 1748; res. Haverhill, Mass. 

10. Mary D.s b. Aug. 17, 1751; m. Gen. Henry Dearborn. 

11. Josiah D.6 b. March 15, 1753; res. Lee. 



1. Nathaniel' Bartlett of Exeter was assigned by the town 20 acres of land, 
1725; wag a tanner; bought of Joseph GUdden, May 30, 1726, right in land at 
Lamprey River, which he conveyed to his son, John 2 Bartlett. of Newmarket, 
tanner, May 23, 1763; bought of Joseph Bayley of Newbury, Nov. 5, 1733, 
253^ acres of land in Exeter, and conveyed the same with buildings thereon, 
March 29, 1747, for five pounds, to his son John 2 of Newmarket, it being the 
land "whereon he now lives;" sold May 23, 1763, to his son John, for 1,000 
pounds, 52 acres of improved land in Newmarket, bounded by the country 
road leading to Lamprey River, and by lands of John Mead, Walter Bryent, 



Genealogy. 433 

Col. Joseph Smith, Ephraim Folsom, deceased, and Francis Durgin; as resi- 
dent in Newmarket, conveyed April 23, 1764, for six pounds by his grandson, 
Josiah Hall ' Bartlett of Newmarket, single man, a lot of land laid out by the 
committee of Exeter for an additional right in Exeter commons for 20 acres, 
bounded on the highway of the fourth Range to Folsom's meadow grant. 

Children : 

2. Nathaniel, 2 m. Elizabeth Dennet. 3. John, 2 m. Abigail Hall, 

(2.) Nathaniels (Nathaniel^ m. Oct. 23, 1739, Elizabeth Dennet. 

Children: 

4. Ehzabeths b. Feb. 7, 1741. 

5. Dorothy b. April 19, 1742; m. Eliphalet Hall; d. April, 1804. 

6. Mary3 b. Jan. 17, 1744. 7. Nathaniel ' b. Dec. 9, 1745. 
8. Catherines b. Jan. 21, 1748. 9. Mary ' b. Oct. 22, 1749. 

10. Priscilla3 b. June 16, 1751. 

(3.) Johns (Nathaniel') was a tanner; received from his father, Nov. 29, 
1747, the 25 acres of land and buildings in which he was then living at New- 
market; was a Nottingham petitioner to the General Court, 1753; sold land 
in Nottingham to John Tash, 1759; paid his father. May 23, 1763, 1,000 pounds 
for 52 acres of land in Newmarket, on the country road to Lamprey River; 
sold to Walter Bryent, April 4, 1765, 50 acres of land near Lamprey River; 
sold to Benning Brackett, Feb. 20, 1768, for five pounds, one acre of Smart's 
grant near Piscassic River; and to Josiah Hall Bartlett of Newmarket, March 
10, 1768, 25 acres of land with all the buildings thereon "on which I now live," 
the same land purchased by his father March 27, 1747; sold to Joseph Doe of 
Newmarket, joiner, April 7, 1768, 29 acres on the Ash swamp road, and May 
9, 1768, 44 acres on the country road near Lamprey River to John Burleigh; 
with his wife Abigail, sold Aug, 31, 1770, to Joseph Doe 23 acres in Ash swamp; 
with his son Josiah Hall Bartlett and wife Mary, for 175 pounds, sold to 
Hubartus Neal of Newmarket, June 13, 1773, 25 acres of land with dwelling 
house and barn, on the road from Durham to Exeter, being the land bought 
of Joseph Bayley, 1733; signed the Association Test July 12, 1776; was liv- 
ing at Epping Aug. 17, 1776, and the same day conveyed the place to his son 
Joseph 3; deeded part of a lot of land in Deerfield to his sons, John » and 
Nathaniel,^ which they conveyed, March 12, 1799, to Bradstreet Oilman; mar- 
ried Abigail, dau. of Josiah Hall of Exeter. Children: 

11. Josiah Hall, 3 single man of Newmarket, received of his grandfather 
Nathaniel 1 Bartlett, April 23, 1764, for six pounds, 20 acres of land laid out 
by the committee of Exeter, for an additional right in Exeter commons; paid 
his father John « Bartlett 500 pounds, March 10, 1768, for 25 acres with all 
the buildings thereon, being land purchased March 29, 1747; had a wife 
Mary, 1773; joins his father in selling the homestead to Hubartus Neal, 
June 13, 1773; was sergeant at Newcastle Nov. 6, 1775, mustered Nov. 22, 
1775, and on Great Island, Dec. 6, 1775, in Capt. Joseph Parsons' Co., recruited 
for the Continental service out of Col. Joshua Wingate's Regt., and stationed 
for the defence of Portsmouth Harbor; signed the Association Test at New- 
market July 12, 1776. 

12. Joseph' received from his parents, Aug. 17," 1776, "for the love & 
affection we have & do bear towards our son Joseph Bartlett of Epping, 

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434 History of Newfields. 

yeoman, for his promotion in this Hfe," 40 acres of land which came to Abigail 
as one of the heirs of her father, Josiah Hall, deceased. 

13. Johns rn. Hepzibah Stevens in Chester; was in Deering, 1773. 

14. Nathaniel,* of Epping, husbandman. 

BEAL. 

1 . Zachariahi Beal came from England with a family of children who settled 
near him in the vicinity of Portsmouth. 

2. Captain Zachariah^ married Abigail Goodwin of South Berwick, Me.; 
was first lieutenant in Capt. Shortridge's Co., of Portsmouth, Col. Enoch Poor's 
Reg't from June 8 to Aug. 1, 1775; received his captain's commission Nov. 
7, 1776; was on the roster of officers of Col. Alexander Scammell's Reg't. serv- 
ing from January 1, 1777, to Jan. 1, 1780; did not return from the war as he 
was killed by a comrade. Children : 

3. Zachariah^ m. Hannah Tarleton. 4.5. Two daughters*; names unknown, 
though one of them may have been Hannah who m. Benjamin Knight, Feb. 12, 
1792. William Badger of Newmarket, carpenter, and Abigail, his widow, were 
appointed adnimistrators of his estate Nov. 11, 1780, and sold land in Ports- 
mouth to Nathaniel Melcher. His widow afterwards married William Badger 
and with her husband petitioned to the Legislature Oct. 20, 1780, for half-pay 
during her widowhood according to a resolve of Congress of Aug. 24, 1780, and 
for her children for the same "until this time," with interest thereon. She 
was allowed £80 and her children £324. 

(3.) Zachariahs (Capt. Zachariah,^ Zachariahi) was born in 1772; married 
Hannah, daughter of Stillman and Martha (Manning) Tarelton, 1798; was 
a shipbuilder and lived in the "Deale house" next to the Tarle ton house belong- 
ing to his father-in-law. The Tarleton house is still standing, but the Deale- 
Beal-Locke house, finally known as the "Locke House," was bought a few 
years ago by Mr. Torrey and taken down. He died in 1817, and his widow 
married (2) Jonathan Locke. 

Children: 

4. Josiah*; m. Elinor Melcher. 5. Abigail*; m. Joseph Moulton. 

6. Martha*; unmarried. 7. Mary*; m. Stacey H. Locke (See Locke). 

8. Luther W.*; m. Bruce of Derry, N. H. 

(4.) Josiah* (Zachariah,' Capt. Zachariah,2 ZachariahO was born May 
21, 1800; married Elinor Melcher who was born Jan. 15, 1802 and died Oct. 
1884; hved in Portsmouth and died Sept. 16, 1869. 

Children: 

9. Mary E.sb. Jan. 16, 1826; d. Nov. 12, 1909. 10. Joseph F.^b. July,1828. 

11. Henry R.^ b. Jan. 1831; d. Aug. 1896. 

12. Edward J.^ b. 1834; m. Sarah E. Rider. 

13. Luther A.,^ b. Oct. 1837; d. 1858. 14. Elizabeth » b. 1839. 

15. Levi W.,5 b. 1841; d. 1858. 

(12.) Edward J.s (Josiah,* Zachariah,' Capt. Zachariah,2 Zachariahi) was 
born May 21, 1834; married Sarah E., daughter of John B. and Ehzabeth 
(Colcord) Rider, who died Jan, 6, 1906; owned and occupied the Cario-Trull 
house on Swampscot street; died Dec. 21, 1909. 

Children : 

16. Fred K.« b. Sept. 1862; d. Aug. 1884. 



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17. Carrie A.«; m. John F., s. of Josiah and Nancy Dearborn of Hampton. 
Children : 

18. Marion B.' Dearborn. 19. Henry W.' Dearborn. 20. Grace E.» 
Dearborn. 21. Eleanor K.' Dearborn. 

BEAN. 

1. John» Bean emigrated from Scotland, and settled in Exeter as early as 

1660. His wife died during the passage, and he married (2) Margaret , 

the Irish maid who accompanied them, who died in 1714; was a Presbyterian, 
and probably left Scotland to enjoy his religious belief without persecution; 
received 1661, a grant of land by the town, and other grants October 10, 1664, 
April 1, 1671, and February 21, 1698; also had conveyed to him, by John Ted 
of Exeter, July 10, 1664, a house lot in Exeter of 20 acres, and other lots of 
10, 5 and 26 acres; took the oath of allegiance, November 30, 1677; was 
assessed among 66 persons a "Province rate," April 20, 1680; petitioned, 
1688-90, to be governed by Massachusetts Bay; deeded to his grandson, John' 
Bean, son of James^ Bean, January 4, 1715, the Hackett lot of 12 acres and his 
fresh meadow lot; and June 27, 1715, to his son Johns Bean, two tracts of 
land in Exeter, one of them bounded partly on "ye land I gave my grandson 
Johns Bean," "together with ye half of my dwelling house and ye one-half of my 
barn," on condition of his providing "suitable maintenance for me during my 
natural life;" and died between January 24, and February 8, 1718. 

Children by first wife : 

2. Mary2 b. June 18, 1655; m. (1) Joel Judkins, (2) David Robinson. 

3. Henry2 b. March 5, 1657; died young. 
By second wife born in Exeter : 

4. John2 b. Aug. 15, 1661; d. May 18, 1666. 5. Danieb b. March 23, 
1663; m. Mary . 

6. Samuel b. March 23, 1666; m. Mary . 7. John' b. Oct. 13, 

1668; m. Sarah Wadleigh. 

8. Margarets b. Oct. 27, 1670; m. William Taylor. 9. James« b. Dec. 17, 
1672; m. (1) Coleman. (2). 

10. Jeremiahs b. April 20, 1675; m. (1) Ruth , (2) Sarah Bradley, 

(3) Mrs. Mary Crosby. 

11. EHzabeths b. Sept. 24, 1678; m. John Sinkler. 12. Catharine'; m. 
Richard Dolloff. 

(2). Marys (Johni) was born, June 18, 1655; married (1) June 25, 1764, 
Joel Judkins, and (2) David Robinson of Stratham. 
Children born in Exeter : 
13. Job' Judkins b. Jan. 25, 1675. 14. Sarah' Judkins b. Nov. 13, 1676. 

15. Hannah' Judkins b. Nov. 13, 1676; m. July 25, 1709, Ebenezer Web- 
ster of Kingston. 

16. Mary Judkins b. Nov. 7, 1678. 

(5). Daniels (JohnO was born March 23, 1663; married Mary ; 

owned land in Exeter and Kingston; was surveyor, 1693; received April, 
1709, a grant of 80 acres; died in the spring of 1718. 

Children born in Exeter: 

17. Daniel'; m. Ann Sanborn. 18. John •; m. Martha Sinkler. 



436 History of Newfields. 

19. Samuel'; m. Sarah . 20. Marys; m. John Quimby of Exeter. 

(6). Samuel 2 (JohnO was born March 23, 1666; married Mary, perhaps 
his second wife; conveyed land in Oyster River and Exeter, 1716-20, and one 
eighth of "upper Petuckaway Sawmill in Exeter;" died, 1738. 
His will was probated May 31, 1738. 

Children born in Exeter: 

21. Margarets m. John March. 22. Ann^; m. Oct. 16, 1739, Joshua Snow 
of Woburn, Mass. 

23. Curtis^; m. Hannah . 24. Samuel.' 

(7) John 2 (Johni) was born in Exeter October 13, 1668; married Sarah, 

daughter of Robert Wadleigh, who survived him and married (2) 

Robinson of Exeter; received, March 28, 1698, from the town a grant of 60 
acres; bought of Biley Dudley, May 10, 1700, 25 acres in Exeter; sold one 
half of his 60 acre grant, June 16, 1716; was a soldier in Capt. Davison's 
Co., Lieutenant Colonel Walton's Regt., for Port Royal, July to November, 
1710; died, 1718. Children born in Exeter: 

25. Dinahs; m. Oct. 13, 1720, Jonathan Dudley of Brentwood. 

26. Jeremiahs; m. (1) Mary , (2) Mrs. Mehitable Bean. 

27. Sarahs; m. Robert Barber. 28. Williams; m. (1) Mary , (2) 

Margaret DoUoff. 

29. Ebenezers; m. Mehitable Bartlett. 30. Johns; m. . 

(8). Margaret' (Johni) was born in Exeter, October 26, 1670; married 
William, son of William and Ann Taylor, who survived her; died, 1755. 

Children born in Exeter: 

31. Josephs Taylor. 32. Wilhams Taylor. 33. Margaret' Taylor, who 
m. April 25, 1711, Tristam Sanborn. 

(9). James^ (Johni) was born in Exeter, December 17, 1672; married (1) 
■ Coleman, (2) . Children by first wife born in Exeter: 

34. Johns; jxi. Sarah . 35. Edward s; m. . 

By second wife born in Kingston : 

36. Benjamin,s b. May 15, 1699. 37. Margaret,' b. April 16, 1702. 

38. Joseph,' b. Oct. 17, 1704. 39. Jeremiah,' b. April 9, 1707. 

40. Samuel,' b. Jan 11, 1711. 41. Catharine,' b. Aug. 2, 1714. 42, Rachel'. 

(10). Jeremiah^ (JohnO was born in Exeter, April 20, 1675; married Ruth 
-, (2) December, 1697, Sarah Bradley, and (3) November 2, 1738, Widow 



Mary (Prescott) (Coleman) Crosby: and died January 6, 1753; served in a 
garrison from Oct. 26, to Nov. 9, 1696, and was in Capt. James Davis's Co., 
1712; conveyed to James Dudley, Nov. 1, 1712, 50 acres of land in Exeter, 
with dwelling house, barn and orchard; died about 1727. Children born in 
Exeter: 

43. Margaret.' 44. Deborah'; m. James Dudley. 

45. Jamess; m. (1) Abigail Sanborn, (2) Lydia Hoag. 

46. Jeremiah'; m. Abigail Prescott. 

47. Tabitha.s 48. Richard.' 49. Elizabeth.' 50. Hannah.' 

(11). Ehzabeth^ (Johni) was born in Exeter, Sept. 24, 1678; married John, 
son of John Sinkler, who died, 1731, his wife surviving him. Children born 
in Exeter as mentioned in will : 



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51. Johns Sinkler. 52. Samuel Sinkler. 53. Abigail' Sinkler. 54. Mary' 
Sinkler. 55. Elizabeths Sinkler. 

(12). Catharine^ (JohnO was born in Exeter about 1680; married Richard, 
son of Christian and Sarah (Grammon) Doloff, who died in Exeter, 1750, 
surviving her husband. Children born in Exeter: 

56. Sarahs Dolloff, b. Jan. 10, 1702. 

57. Margarets Dolloff, b. March 18, 1704. 

58. Abigails Dolloff b. Feb. 26, 1706. 59. Johns Dolloff, b. April 20, 1708. 

60. Jonathans Dolloff, b. Oct. 17, 1710. 

61. Davids Dolloff. 62. Ebenezers Dolloff. 
63. Abners Dolloff. 64. Anns Dolloff. 

Succeeding generations settled in Exeter, Brentwood, Nottingham and 
Kingston, not in Newmarket. 



1. Charles W.i Bean purchased in 1891 the Joseph Lang estate in Piscassic. 
He purchased in 1910 of the heirs of George Tilton one half the Tilton-Durell 
dwelling house on Main Street, where he now lives; among his children were 
the following sons living in Newfields : 

2. Oscar C. 2 now occupying the "Lang place;" has a son Everetts and other 
children. 

3. Perley R.^; m. R. Althea Todd; one daughter Gladys.' 

BECKETT. 

1. Francis' Beckett was born in 1768; came from Wales, England, and set- 
tled in Exeter; died there Aug. 22, 1823. Beckett's Brook and the old 
cellar are still recognized on the Newfields road. Child: 

2. Dudley 2; married Deborah Folsom; lived at the corner of Main Street and 
Newfields road in Exeter. Children: 

3. Sarahs; m. Ebenezer Pettingill of Newbury, Mass. 

4. Franks; m. Mary Kimball. 

5. Susannahs; d. unm. 6. Betseys; m. Isaac Crockett. 

7. Dudleys; m. Hannah Langley by whom he had 10 children, only two 
surviving infancy. 

8. Dolly,* m. Thomas Brookings. 10. Joseph L.<; m. Esther A. Colcord. 

(10). Joseph Lj (Dudley,s Dudley, 2 Francis") was born Oct. 1813; mar- 
ried Esther A., daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Jenness) Colcord of New- 
fields; was a writer and printer of versatile talent connected with the pub- 
lication of many papers at Newmarket, Exeter, Lawrence, Mass., and Boston; 
wrote one of the three addresses which Wilham J. Dolloff issued at Christmas- 
tide when he was an apprentice under editors Sleeper and Gerrish of the 
Exeter News-Letter, each address netting Mr. Dolloff $12 or $15; printed the 
first number of the Granite State Democrat at Exeter in 1840, and soon became 
its editor and publisher, removing it to Lamprey River in 1841, which in 1842 
was dated Exeter and Newmarket, and printed at Exeter; commenced the 
issue of the Factory Girl and Ladies' Garland, Nov. 1, 1841, which in 1842 was 



438 History of Newfields. 

dated Exeter and Newmarket, and after 1842 published at Exeter twice a 
month; removed to Lawrence, Mass., with the Weekly Messenger, Literary 
Wreath and Factory Girls' Garland, 1846; compiled and printed at Boston the 
Gazetteer, Exeter, Newmarket and South Newmarket Directory and History, 
1872; became insane in later years through softening of the brain, and was 
taken to the county farm July 10, 1880, where he died July 4, 1882. 
Children: 

11. Saiah Augusta', m. Frederick Dodge of Boston; died leaving one 
daughter, L. Augusta' Dodge. 

12. Joseph C.= died in infancy. 13. James M.s 14. Jenness' D. died in 
Lawrence. 

BENNETT. 

1. Arthuri Bennick, or Bennett, was born in 1640, and was of Dover, 1665; 
married Mary, daughter of John and Welthena Goddard who was sent over 
by John Mason to his plantation, as servant with Walter Neal, in 1631, and 
settled on the Lubberland side of Lamprey River, where he died in 1660, 
leaving widow Welthena, who afterward married Michael Simond. Mr. 
Goddard's other children were John who died unm. about 1675, Benjamin, 
a daughter who m. John Gilman, a daughter who m. James Thomas. 

Arthur Bennick's name appears as a witness in 1674, and June 13, 1679, 
then of Piscassic; with his wife Mary, mortgaged the Goddard estate, con- 
sisting of a dwelling house, orchard, garden and part of the "saw-mill of 
said Piscassick," to Nicholas Harrison of Fox Point, Dover, "said Arthur 
then being in prison," the said land estimated to be about 60 acres. William 
Ardell's grant of 100 acres is described, March 25, 1699, "as Ipng on the 
south side of ye highway that goes from Lamperelle river Landing place to 
bennetts." He died in Exeter Jan. 1682. His widow Mary was adminis- 
tratrix. Inventory ordered Jan. 20, 1682, was taken April 2, 1683, and 
returned April 11, 1683. Children: 

2. John. 2 3. Abraham.2 4. Ruth^; m. 1692, Francis Mathews. 

(2.) John^ (Arthuri) was mentioned in the will of John Goddard, Jr., in 
1672. The colonial court records say that he was surety for John Doe, guard- 
ian, June 6, 1691, and signed a petition with other citizens of Lubberland 
praying for a company of soldiers to be stationed in that district, 1694. He 
married and had with probably others: 

5. Arthm*' b. about 1695; m. Dorcas Rawhns. 

(3) Abraham 2 (Arthur^) was a resident of Lubberland ajid Piscassic; 
engaged in real estate transactions, 1677-1736; petitioned for Oyster River 
parish, Nov. 11, 1715; and commanded a company of scouts in Indian warfare 
in 1724. Children: 

6. Abraham' b. 1704. 7. Mary bap. Feb. 19, 1729. 8. Benjamin.' 9. Eleazer. 
Their descendants included Smiths, Youngs, Griffiths, etc. 

(5). Arthm-5 (Arthuri) was born about 1695; married about 1715, Dorcas, 
daughter of Thomas and Phebe (Lawrence) RawUns of Stratham, who was 
b, 1698; bought of the Gilmans in 1715 land between "Wadleys Way" and 
Piscassic River, now included in the farm of Robert G. Bennett; was drummer 



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in Lieut.-Col. John Hart's Co., Col. Nathaniel Meserve's Regt. in the Crown 
Point expedition, June 5, to Oct. 13, 1756; and again with Capt. Jonathan 
Swett and Col. John Hart from April 19, to Nov. 3, 1758; mustered with 
Capt. Jeremiah Marston's Co., Col. John Goffe's Regt. March 13, 1760, and 
returned Oct. 5, "Deserted" from Crown Point; petitioned for a lottery in 
aid of Newfields bridge 1760; died, 1762. Thomas Rawhns settled his estate 
for his daughter, as appointed June 6, 1762. Inventory was returned Dec. 5, 
1762. Children: 
10. John' b. about 1716; m. Lydia Durgin. 11. Caleb'; m. Abigail Lovering. 

12. Thomas^; m. Catharine, dau. of Joseph and Mehitable (Tilton) Lawrence; 
d. childless, March 13, 1789, having willed his estate to Smith Chapman, whose 
descendants still own and occupy it. 

13. Arthur,' b. 1723; m. Ann Pease, and had one dau. who m. William 
Oilman, and possibly other children, but probably no sons; was a drummer 
at Crown Point, 1756, and soldier, 1758 and 1760. 

(6.) Abraham^ (Abraham, « ArthurO was born Feb. 14, 1704; received 
from his father, March 16, 1736, a messuage in Lubberland which originally 
belonged to the estate of his great grandfather, John Goddard; also from 
Joseph Smith of Newmarket, May 10, 1739, aU right and title to the mill dam 
and falls and land granted to John Goddard of Dover at the place known as 
Packer's Falls; married Abigail Wingate, who was born March 22, 1701, and 
died March 23, 1788; died Dec. 15, 1792. Children: 

14. Mary bap. Feb. 5, 1729. 

15. Martha^ b. 1730; m. Burleigh; d. March 18, 1800. 

16. John* b. Nov. 11, 1740; m. Mary Bennett. 

(10). Dea. John' (Arthur,' Arthur') was born about 1716; m. about 1745 
Lydia, daughter of Francis Durgin of Oyster River; as eldest son he appears to 
have inherited the homestead, and afterwards added to the land thus received, 
deeds showing that the possessions of the other sons bordered on "Wadley's 
Way" above and away from the river; with his brother Thomas,' petitioned 
Nov. 21, 1746, for Newfields bridge; bought of John Taylor and wife Mary, 
Nov. 28, 1750, 30 acres and 50 rods of land; bought for 50 pounds old tenor 
of Zebulon Doe and wife Deborah, a thatch bed; of John Wiggin, Jr., land in 
1755; petitioned for bridge over Squamscot River, Nov. 25, 1755; was enrolled 
Capt. Jacob Bayley's Co., Col. Nathaniel Meserve's Regt. for the Crown Point 
expedition from March 5, to Nov. 5, 1757; received a deed of land from 
Walter Wiggin in 1762; bought of John Brackett and his wife Anna, for 
145 pounds, Jan. 14, 1769, two pieces of land and buildings in Newmarket 
where he later lived; bought land of Simon Johnson of Epping, 1781; with 
his son John,« received Dec. 19, 1782, a quitclaim deed of Joshua Brackett, 
blacksmith, of land and house, lately owned by William Simpson, on Wad- 
leigh's way near Piscassic brook; bought land, 1785, of James Smith; and 
records refer to his pasture at Piscassic River 1787; was chosen Feb. 2, 1789, 
on a committee of twelve to locate the new meeting house; sold March 13, 
1789, to his son John * 45 acres of land joining the country road, and the same 
day to his son Cotton, « 35 acres of land with buildings, adjoining the country 
road, and also to his son Josiah « 38 acres of land on the road leading from the 
Grant road to the great swamp so called; with his son John « and others in 



440 History of Newfields. 

parish meeting, May 30, 1791, demanded the polls relative to locating 
the meeting house, and Oct. 24, 1791, bid off pews Nos. 19 and 38 on the ground 
floor; also the same year bought land of Mehitable Burleigh, administratrix 
of the estate of John Burleigh; was a carpenter; deacon of the church, and 
greatly interested in the affairs of the town. Probably died about 1800. 

Children: 

17. John«; m. Deborah Burley (138). 18. Cottony m. Mary Norton; 
d. June 17, 1819. (122). 

19. Sarah* b. April 25, 1750; m. 1767, Benning Brackett of Ash Swamp. 
16 ch. 

20. Josiah* b. Aug. 4, 1753; m. Katherine Goodwin. 

(11). Caleb' (Arthur, 2 Arthuri) was born in Exeter; married 1746, Abigail, 
daughter of Ebenezer and Esther (Dearborn) Lovering of North Hampton, 
who was born April, 1722; was Ensign in Capt. Ezekiel Worthen's Co., Col. 
Nathaniel Meserve's Regt. in the expedition to Crown Point from May to 
Oct. 1756; drafted and received half pay, April 17, 1759, from Col. Meshech 
Weare's Regt. of militia into the company of Capt. Jeremiah Marston and 
Col. Zebulon Lovewell's Regt., which rendezvoused at Dunstable, and 
marched by way of Worcester and Springfield to Albany and Fort Niagara; 
with Arthur, John and Thomas Bennett was credited, Oct. 22, 1775, with 
labor on the fire rafts at Newington; testified, with other officers of his regiment, 
in Delaware, Oct. 14, 1777, in favor of Gen. John Sullivan. 

Children: 

21. Arthur* b. 1747; m. Molly Mason and had Mrs. = Piper, Mrs.^ Norton and 
Johns who m. a daughter of John Hall of Strafford and settled in Waterville, 
Me.; petitioned for a lottery in aid of Newfields bridge; was on the pay roll 
of Capt. Samuel Oilman's Newmarket company from May 3, 1775, to Aug. 1, 
1775, at 40 shillings per month, and traveled 60 miles; credited with labor on 
fire rafts at Newington Oct. 22, 1775. 

22. Nancy* b. 1749; m. John Mason of Newmarket, who was a soldier in 
Capt. Paul Gerrish's Co., Col. Peter Oilman's Regt. from Sept. 19 to Dec. 14, 
1775, to re-enforce the army at Lake George; on the muster roll of Capt. 
Nathaniel Doe, Col. Nathaniel Meserve, from May 12 to Nov. 21, 1756, in the 
expedition against Crown Point; on the pay roU of Capt. Thomas Tash, Col. 
John Hart, from April 28 to Nov. 30, in the expedition against Louisburg, 1758; 
signed the Association Test in Newmarket July 12, 1776. 

23. Lucy* b. 1751; m. Thomas Haines. 24. Olive* b. 1753; m. Joseph 
Garmon of Gilmanton. 

25. Lydia* b. 1755; m. John Stockman. 26. Mary* b. 1757; m. Thomas 
RolUns of Newmarket. 

27. Dolly* b. 1759; m. Eliphalet Durrell of Lee. 

28. Thomas* b. Jan. 14, 1761; m. 1780, Sarah Davis. (99). 

29. Deborah* b. 1763. 30. Eben* b. 1765; m. Sarah Priest. 
31. Esther* b. 1767; m. Benjamin Johnson. 

(16). John* (Abraham,^ Abraham, 2 Arthur') was born Nov. 11, 1740; 
married Mary Bennett, who was born June 26, 1746, and died Sept. 19, 1825; 
died June 17, 1819. Children: 



Genealogy. 441 

32. Abrahams b. June 26, 1768; d. Jan. 10, 1859. 33. Isaac» b. Jan. 14, 
1771; d. Dec. 15, 1853. 

34. Abigails b. June 19, 1773; m. John Smith. 35. Jacobs b. Dec. 23, 
1775; d. May 23, 1856. 

36. Sallys b. Aug. 25, 1779; m. Henry Thing, who was b. July 23, 1773; 
d. April 21, 1853. 

37. Marthas b. Feb. 4, 1783; m. William Young. 

(17). John 4 (Dea. John,' Arthur, 2 Arthur married May 5, 1775, Deborah, 
daughter of Lt. John and Sarah (Hall) Burley; signed the Association Test, 
July 12, 1776; bought of Walter Bryent, Jr., May 9, 1783, 20 acres of land near 
Piscassic river, and the same year land of Ichabod Brackett; bought land of 
Walter Bryent and Ichabod Brackett, 1784; with his father bought land of 
David Chapman, 1793; of Benjamin Mead, 1795, and of Sarah Perkins, 1804; 
was active in parish affairs, 1808; died June 17, 1819. His wife was born 
April 1, 1748, and died Sept. 19, 1825. Children: 

38. Thomass; m. April 6, 1794, Patience Ham of Dover. 

39. Johns; non compos. 40. Sarahs; rn. James Burley. 

(18). Cotton^ (Dea. John,' Arthur, 2 Arthur,") married Mary Norton; 
signed the Association Test at Newmarket, July 12, 1776; bought jointly 
with his brother Josiah« of Daniel Smith, Dec. 31, 1787, for 130 pounds, 20 
acres and 50 rods of land adjoining the pasture of his f ather at Piscassic river, 
by the road that leads from Wadleigh's road through Hilton's grant, and by 
the river including the falls; bought of Josiah Bennett and his wife Catherine, 
1789, their share in this land; sold to John Bennett 36 acres of land with build- 
ings on Piscassic river and the country road; bid off gallery pew No. 24 in 
the new meeting house, Oct. 24, 1791. Children: 

41. Sarahs. 42. Edwards. 43. Emelines; m. John Watson. 

44. Pollys; m. Bradbury Wiggin of Stratham. 

(20). Josiah^ (Dea. John,' Arthur 2 Arthur,") married June 13, 1776, Kath- 
erine, daughter of Robert Goodwin, who was born March 14, 1759, and died 
Feb. 2, 1815; died May 20, 1832, aged 78. Children: 

45. James Goodwins b. June 17, 1777; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Richard 
Hilton. 

46. Arthurs b. April 4, 1779; followed the sea; d. young unm. 

47. Robert Goodwins b. Aug. 31, 1783; m. (1) Hannah Lovett, (2) Sally 
Putnam. 

48. Cottons b. Sept. 30, 1786; d. Beverly, Mass., 1859. 6 ch. 

49. Johns b. April 22, 1795; lived in Lowell and Manchester, Mass. 

(28). Thomas^ (Caleb,^ Arthur, 2 Arthur") was born Jan. 14, 1761; married 
1780, Sarah Davis of Lee, who was probably baptized and received to Elder 
Osborne's Conference, Dec. 19, 1800; died Aug. 26, 1826. Children: 

50. Nancys b. 1781; m. Zebulon Garmon. 51. Abigails b. Oct. 22, 1784. 

• 52. Johns b. July 21, 1786; m. (1) 1810, Mary Elliot of Northwood, (2) 
Aug. 1839, Mrs. Adeline, dau. of Benjamin Mead, and widow of John Harvey 
of Newmarket. 

53. David D.s b. Dec. 12, 1788; m. Sarah ColUns; d. Oct. 16, 1866. 

54. Samuels b. Jan. 1, 1791; d. at Shreveport, La., Sept. 1853. 

55. Jamess b. Feb. 1793; d. April 23, 1809. 



442 History of Newfields. 

56 Ebens L. b. May 6, 1795; m. Mrs. Catharine, widow of Joseph Stevens 
of Lee. 

57. Jeremiah* b. May 1797; m. Brown of New York; d. in Alabama, 

1850. 

58. Hannah^ b. March 17, 1799; d. Sept. 18, 1823. 

59. Jonathans b. March 13, 1801; m. Nasncy Niel of Loudon; d. in Lee, 
May 12, 1849. 

60. WilUams b. May 13, 1803; m. Mary Bennett of Northwood. 

61. Sally^b.Aug. 13, 1805; m. Timothy Cooley of New York; d. Alabama. 

62. Rebecca* b. Oct. 23, 1807; m. James Cane of Shreveport, La; d. at 
St. Louis, 1835. 

(30). Eben« (Caleb,' Arthur, « Arthur^ was born in 1765; married 1783, 
Sally Priest of Nottingham. Children: 

63. Betseys b. Aug. 1784. 

64. Nancys b. Sept. 10, 1785; m. Jerry Durg^n. 

65. Samuels b. Feb. 13, 1787; m. Sally Demeritt of Nottingham. 

66. Olives b. Feb. 12, 1788; m. James Cate of Strafford; d. May, 1858. 

67. Sallys b. Aug. 10, 1790; d. Sept. 26, 1826. 

68. Susans b. Feb. 24, 1793; m. Israel Swain of Strafford. 

69. Pollys b. Dec. 5, 1796; d. May 3, 1853. 

70. Josephs b. Oct. 1, 1799; m. Hannah Hanson of Barnstead. 

71. Ebens b. 1801; m. Hannah Tuttle; d. April 1, 1865. 

(34). Abigails (John,^ Abraham, 3 Abraham, 2 Arthur^) was born June 19, 
1773; married Nov. 4, 1792, John, 3d, son of Lt. John Smith. Children: 

72. Pollys Smith b. May 17, 1793. 

73. Johns Smith b. Aug. 21, 1795; had his name changed to John Wellington. 

74. Valentines Smith b. June 22, 1800. 75. Matilda' Smith b. Oct. 30, 
1802. 

76. Stephens Smith b. July 4, 1805. 77. Leonard' Smith b. June 8, 1807. 

78. Warrens Smith b. March 12, 1815. 

(45). James Goodwins (Josiah,« Dea. John,' Arthur,' Arthur') was born 
June 17, 1777; married Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Hilton; lived on the 
Ames farm, stiU known as the Bennett place; was active in the parish, 1799, 
1809, 1817 and 1824; died Sept. 11, 1844. His widow died Aug. 10, 1863, aged 
87. Children: 

79. Jamess. 80. Mehitable L.s; m. Thomas B. Hall. 

(47). Robert Goodwins (Josiah,« Dea. John,' Arthur,' ArthurO was born 
Aug. 31, 1783; married (1) Nov. 7, 1809, Hannah Lovett, at Beverly, Mass., 
(2) 1819, Sally Putnam of Beverly; learned the tailor's trade with Dea. 
Murray, and settled in Salem, Mass., but later returned to Newmarket; died 
near the old homestead Jan. 20, 1860. Children by first wife: 

81. Josiahs b. Beverly, Jan. 9, 1810; d. unm. April 17, 1829. 

82. Emma Catherines b. Oct. 10, 1812; m. 1837, Jonathan Smith of Beverly, 
who died at sea; d. Garnet, Kan., and was buried at Newmarket Aug. 27, 
1898. 

83. Caroline Lovett' b. Feb. 3, 1814; m. 1838, Charles D. Towle of Epping; 
living in Exeter, 1900. 

84. Clara Whitney* b. Sept. 1, 1816; d. unm. Newmarket, Dec. 1895. 



Genealogy. 443 

85. George Augustus^ b. April 13, 1818; m. March 30, 1852, Abigail Adams, 
dau. of Seth Shackford; was a long time druggist in Newmarket; also station 
agent of the Boston and Maine railroad; served the town as selectman; after- 
wards retired to his farm; was an intelligent man with a well-read library; 
died June 24, 1900. Had a daughter, Helen C. ' Bennett of Newmarket. 

Children by second wife: 

86. Hannah Putnams b. Oct. 14, 1820; d. Newmarket, July 3, 1886. 

87. Martha Putnam" b. Jan. 17, 1825; d. Newmarket, Nov. 29. 1880. 

BERGIN. 

1. John' Bergin married Tamzen, daughter of Edward Hajll. 
Children: 

2. Ede HaUs; was witness to a deed from John Bartlett to Walter Bryent, 
April 4, 1765, of 50 acres on the road leading to "Lamperell river;" quitclaimed, 
June 30, 1772, to Rev. John Moody all right to lands and edifices of Edward 
HaU, deceased. 

3. John, 2 was cordwainer, Newmarket; quitclaimed, Dec. 13, 1772, to Rev. 
John Moody aU right in the real estate of his grandfather, Edward Hall, 
deceased; probably lived in Rochester later, and was in Capt. Benjamin 
Titcomb's Co., Col. Enoch Poor's Regt., June 13, 1775, and in the army under 
Gen. John Sullivan, at Providence, R. I., in Aug., 1778. 

4. Maryj; m. Thomas Fiu-bour, and like her brothers, quitclaimed to 
Rev. John Moody all her right in the real estate of her grandfather, Edward 
Hall. 

BORDMAN. 

The name of this family is variously speUed, Boreman, Bordman, Bowman. 
Thomas Boreman was of Ipswich, Mass., 1635; commoner, 1641. Plis will 
dated June 19, 1673, mentions his wife Elizabeth, sons, David and Thomas, 
and daughters, Mrs. Kinsman, and Joanna unmarried. 

John Boreman, fisherman, of Falmouth, late of the Isle of Shoals, bought 
land of Joseph Berry at Sagamore Creek 1674; married April 10, 1729, Widow 
EUzabeth Fish, of New Market Parish, Exeter; deeded to Samuel Doe Jan. 9, 
1746, "all right that is coming to me by virtue of my being one of the soldiers 
at the Taking of Louisburg with the places adjacent thereunto under the 
command of Lieut. General Pepperell, in the company under Capt. Henry 
Sherburne of Portsmouth." Louisbm-g capitulated June 17, 1745. 



1. Dea. Stepheni Bordman was born in Ipswich, Mass., 1718; married 
EUzabeth, dau. of William Cogswell, grand daughter of Andrew Wiggin, and 
step daughter of Andrew Burley who died July 9, 1798; died prior to June 9, 
1788. Children: 

2. WiUiams b. Aug. 25, 1755; m. Martha Lane. 

3. Thomas 2 was of Stratham; quitclaimed to his brother William, June 19, 
1788, for 100 pounds, aU his right in the real estate that belonged to his father, 
deceased, that is within the town of Newmarket and his interest in the buildings. 

4. Sarahz; m. Asa Folsom of Newmarket. 

(2). William' (Stephem) was born Aug. 25, 1755; married April 25, 1776, 



444 History of Newfields. 

Martha, daughter of Dea. Samuel and Mary (James) Lane of Stratham, who 
was born Feb. 22, 1755, and died June 10, 1803; settled on the Newmarket 
Neck, March 11, 1777; received, June 1788, from his brother Thomas and 
sister Sarah Folsom a quitclaim of all right in their father's estate and build- 
ings in Newmarket at the Neck; was active in the parish, 1791, 1794, 1796-97 
and 1799-1800; bid off pew No. 16, and gallery pew No. 5, 1791; on a com- 
mittee of the parish to purchase a parsonage March 30, 1801; died March 28, 
1808. Children: 

5. Samuel Lane'; sold May 28, 1808, for 2000 pounds, to his brother 
Stephen, one half of the common and undivided homestead in Newmarket 
where he was then dwelUng, being the moiety given him by the last will of 
his father; was active in the parish, 1805. 

6. Stephen' b. July 5, 1777; m. Mary Blydenburg. 

7. WilHam' b. 1780; lawyer; d. Feb. 4, 1808. 

8. Mary b. July 29, 1783; m. April 14, 1807, Daniel Thompson. 

9. Marthas b. April 10, 1789; m. June 1, 1806, Seth R. Shackford; d. July 
11, 1863. 9 ch. 

(6). Stephen' (William, ^ Stephen;) was born July 5, 1777; married Mary 
Blydenburg, who was born in Durham, March 14, 1784, and died Jan. 12, 
1816; was a trader and ship-builder at Lamprey River; active in the parish 
1805 and 1807-08; constable and collector 1803; moderator 1809-12; auditor, 
1805-08 and 1810-12; assessor, 1809; bought of Joseph Doe Jr.,April 7, 1809, 
12 acres more or less, of the Drisco field; also of James Smith, June 18, 1809, 
a part of the Drisco field, so called; d. 1816. Children: 

10. John Blydenburg* b. Dec. 6, 1804. 

11. Martha Millen* b. April 1, 1807. 

12. William* b. April 10, 1809; d. Dec. 19, 1809. 

13. Mary Jane' b. Nov. 16, 1811. 

Andrew Bowman signed the Association Test July 12, 1776. No further 
record has been found. 

BOYCE. 

Antipas Boyce,i son-in-law of Valentine Hill traded with Barbadoes and 
died there about 1706. His son Antipas = whose estate fell to his cousin, 
Nathaniel Hill of Oyster River, son of Valentine Hill, married Hannah Hill in 
Boston Jan. 24, 1659, Gov. John Endicott officiating. 

During one week Sept. 17-22, 1692, four vessels entered Portsmouth harbor 
from Barbadoes laden with salt, rum, sugar, molasses, and English goods. 

BRACKETT. 

The name Brackett appears among the 48 immigrants of Mason who came 
to Pascataqua in 1631. William Brackett was of Portsmouth, 1624, employed 
by Mason the patentee. 

1. Anthony Brackett was of Portsmouth in 1640, and one of 20 men who 
deeded 50 acres of land for a glebe in Portsmouth ; removed to Exeter and was 
there in 1657, but perhaps afterwards at Casco, Me. 

2. Anthony' ( Anthony') and his father were proprietors at Portsmouth in 



Genealogy. 445 

1657; was of Falmouth, Me., 1662; and of Greenland, 1688, as was also John 
Brackett; married Ann Milton. 

3. Joshua' (Anthony, 2 Anthony) was doing garrison duty at Oyster River 
in 1696; united with the church in Greenland, 1712, and his wife, 1714; 
bought of Richard Hilton, Jr., Feb. 16, 1719, 31 acres of land on the south 
side of "Lamperell river," granted by the General Court to Samuel Symonds; 
also one half of Hilton's saw mill with privileges, at Wadleigh's falls, Oct. 
12, 1720; of Samuel Hilton, July 24, 1721, 45 acres of land, "it being ^\ 
part of a mile square, sold, 1719, by Richard, the father of Samuel Hilton;" 
of Caleb Oilman, Oct. 4, 1726, 33 acres on the north side of Piscassic river 
near Smart's mill; of Joseph Sinkler, July 25, 1727, 30 acres of fresh meadow 
at Beaver dam, North river; 4 acres of Samuel Rawlins Oct. 31, 1727, at 
the bridge over Piscassic river on the road to Wadleigh's falls; of William 
Hilton, May 15, 1733, the marsh called "Lamperele river marsh;" of Bar- 
tholomew Thing, March 7, 1734, 59 acres at Wadleigh's falls; of William Hilton, 
Feb. 25, 1740, 27 acres on the country road near Hilton's house; conveyed 
to his son Samuel ^ of Newmarket, July 1, 1741, the land bought of Joseph 
Sinkler and others, July 21, 1727; petitioned for a bridge over Squamscot river, 
1746; married Mary, daughter of Leonard Weeks of Greenland, who was born 
July 19, 1696, and survived him. His will was dated April 13, and probated 
June 28, 1749. Children: 

4. John' of Greenland. 5. Joshua* of Falmouth, Me. 6. Thomas^ 

7. Samuel*; 8. Anthony* of Falmouth. 9. Mary Fabian*. 10 Abijah*. 
11. Elinor Foulsom*, all of whom were baptized in 1712. 12. James* of 
Greenland bap. 1714. 13. Keziah Clark* bap. 1718. 14. Margaret* bap. 
1720. 15. Nathaniel* bap. 1722. 

(7). Samuel* (Joshua,' Anthony,2 Anthony') was baptized 1712. 

Children: 

16. Samuels of Rye, born before 1747; was active in the parish, 1794. 

17. Ichabods bought of his father June 1, 1763, 113 acres of the homestead 
near Piscassic bridge; sold lands July 14, 1766, to Edward Hilton, which he 
recovered June 1, 1767; petitioned, 1768, for a lottery to build bridge at New- 
fields; bought land April 20, 1771 or 1774, of Edward Hilton between the 
Hilton and Smith Grants; credited with labor of men and oxen on rafts at 
Newington, Oct. 22, 1775; signed the Association Test, 1776; and is mentioned 
as late as 1782. 

18. Joshua*; received six pounds advance pay Sept. 1776, in Capt. Jonathan 
Robinson's Co., Col. Thomas Tash's Regt. for New York. 

19. Johns of Newmarket, 1768; had a wife Anna, 1769. 

(18). Joshuas (Samuel,* Joshua,' Anthony,^ Anthonyi) was a blacksmith; 
may have been, though not certainly established, the father of the following 
children: 

20. Joshua* petitioned in 1768 for a lottery in aid of a bridge; signed the 
Association Test, 1776; perhaps the father of Dr. Joshua Brackett of Ports- 
mouth who was one of two physicians certifying. May 13, 1776, to the purity 
of 308 pounds of saltpetre made by Rev. Dr. Samuel Haven for the patriot 
service. 

21. George' petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge, 1768; was selectman 



446 History of Newfields. 

of Greenland, 1786; and gave funds for the Congregational parish and Brackett 
academy there. 

23. Bennings b. March 24, 1745, and named by Gov. Benning Went- 
worth who promised him a hat for the privilege, but as the hat never came 
he dropped the "Wentworth;" married May 14, 1767, Sarah Bennett of the 
Plains on the Lee road; died Jan. 21, 1815. His wife was born April 23, 1750, 
and died Jan. 8, 1823. Children: 

24. John' b. Feb. 22, 1768; m. Betsey Folsom; active in the parish, 1797; 
settled in Wolfeboro; d. March 6, 1842. 

25. Sally b. May 16, 1769; was on the church roll, 1814; d. unm. Sept. 8, 
1851. 

26. Elizabeth' b. June 27, 1770; m. Dea. Samuel Pickering; d. Jime25, 1857. 

27. Benning' b. Jan. 6, 1772; lived "down east" and was a very large heavy 
man; m. ; d. Oct. 22, 1852. His wife died Nov. 29, 1832. 

28. Daniel' b. Aug. 2, 1773; d. in infancy. 

29. Nancy b. July 12, 1774; m. Andrew Burleigh; d. April 21, 1817. 

30. Comfort' b. Sept. 22, 1776; m. Samuel Lyford; d. Nov. 24, 1851. 

31. Daniel' b. Aug. 6, 1778; d. April 4, 1837. 

32. Joshua' b. Sept. 30, 1780; m. Abigail Pickering; was assessor, 1822; 
a member of the Congregational parish, 1824; lived on the Ash Swamp road; 
d. Dec. 21, 1860. She was born March 26, 1787, and died April 19, 1872. 
Their only child, Martha^, m. W. H. H. Treadwell. 

33. Polly b. April 19, 1782; m. Giles Smart; d. May 23, 1853. 

34. Huldah' b. March 14, 1784; m. Johnson of New Durham; 

d. Aug. 16, 1846. 

35. Katherine' b. Dec. 27, 1785; m. Thomas Ayers of Greenland; d. Dec. 
13, 1847. 

36. Hannah' b. June 21, 1788; d. unm. Aug. 1, 1852. 

37. Purney b. June 10, 1790; m. George Ayers; d. July 26, 1875. 

38. George' b. May 6, 1792; member of the Congregational parish, 1824; 
d. unm. Dec. 5, 1861. 

39. Lydia' b. Dec. 5, 1795; m. John Ayers; d. July 18, 1843. 
Three sisters married three brothers. 

(31). Daniel' (Benning^, Joshua,* Samuel,' Joshua,' Anthony,' AnthonyO, 

was born Aug. 6, 1778; married (1) Norris, and (2) Wiggin; 

was called the N. H. giant, weighing the last dozen years of his life 550 or more 
pounds; a pleasant man who was wont to welcome the academy boys at his 
house near the Junction, and place four of them in his chair at one time. Hi s 
usual weight previously had not exceeded 150 pounds. Child by first wife: 

40. Joseph Norris s; m. Mary Jane . 

By first or second wife: 41. Charles.' 

(40) Joseph Norriss (Daniel,' Benning,' Joshua,^ Samuel,* Joshua,' An- 
thony, 2 Anthonyi) married Mary Jane . Children: 

42. Daniel' b. Sept. 1830; d. Oct. 18, 1831. 

43. Lydia' b. May 20, 1835; d. Dec. 24, 1861. 

44. Mary Jane' b. Aug. 1849; d. May 7, 1854. 

A tombstone gives the record: Joshua Brackett 1805-1854. Mary his wife, 
1798-1875. 



Genealogy. 447 

James P. Brackett died Dec. 14, 1863, aged 31. He may have been the eon 
of Joseph Norris Brackett. 

Jeremiah Brackett was active in parish affairs, 1797-1800. 

BRADSTREET. 

1. Simon» Bradstreet was a "non-conformist" minister in Lincolnshire, Eng- 
land, and Middelburg, Holland; married, and died about 1617. 

2. Gov. Simon 2 Bradstreet (Simon') was born at HoUing, Lincolnshire, 
Eng., March 1603; married (1) about 1628, Anna, daughter of Gov. Thomas 
Dudley, who was born about 1612, and died at Andover, Mass., Sept. 16, 1672, 
celebrated as the first female poetess in New England, and (2) June 6, 1676, 
Anna, widow of Capt. Joseph Gardiner who was killed at the Narragansett Fort 
Fight, Dec. 19, 1675, and daughter of Emanuel Downing, who died April 19, 
1713, aged 79; graduated at Cambridge University, 1620; came to Salem, 
Mass., 1630; was secretary of the Massachusetts Colony, 1630-43; settled 
in Ipswich, Mass., 1638; commoner, 1641; at Andover, Mass., 1658; was deputy 
governor, 1673-78; governor, 1679-86 and 1689-92; died, Salem, March 27, 
1697. Children by first wife: 

3. Samuel,3M. D.; Harvard College, 1653; Fellow of Harvard College; m. 

(1) Mercy, dau. of William Tyng; who was born Jan. 13, 1642, and d. Sept, 6, 

1670, and (2) ; representative to the General Court, 1670; went 

to Jamaica, W. I., where he d. Aug. 1682. 

4. Dorothys; m. June 14, 1654, Rev. Seaborn Cotton, who was b. 1633 
and d. 1686; d. Feb. 26, 1672. 

5. Sarah"; m. (1) Richard Hubbard of Ipswich, Mass., Harvard College, 
1653, and (2) Maj. Samuel Ward, who d. in the Canada expedition, 1690. 

6. Simons; b. Ipswich, Sept. 28, 1640; Harvard College, 1660; ro. (1) Oct. 2, 
1667, Lucy, dau. of Rev. John Woodbridge, who was b. March 1.3, 1642, and 

(2) Daniel Epes; ordained, New London, Ct., Oct. 5, 1670; d. Medford, Mass., 
June 18, 1710. 

7. Hannah' sometimes called Ann; m. June 3, 1659, Andrew Wiggin of 
"Quamscot," N. H. 

8. Dudley b. 1648; m. Nov. 12, 1673, Anne (Wood), widow of Theodore 
Price. 

9. Mercy,' b. about 1650; m. Oct. 31, 1672, Maj. Nathaniel Wade of Med- 
ford, Mass. 

10. John'b. July 22, 1653; m. June 11, 1677, Sarah, dau. of Wilham Perkins. 

BRANSCOMB. 

The Branscomb family was from the south of England. 

1. Arthur' Branscomb's house at Lamprey River stood on the site of the 
present Methodist church, and his store where is now B. F. Haley's clothing 
shop; m. (1) June 25, 1786, Mary, dau. of Gen. James Hill, who was b. Nov. 2, 
1764, and was drowned in Great Bay Nov. 1, 1792. His widow m. (2) April 
19, 1801, Benjamin French of Deerfield who d. Jan. 16, 1827; and d. Troy, O., 
June 7, 1860. Their dau. Mercy French was b. April 14, 1802, and m. June 
21, 1821, Dea. Paul Chapman Jr. who died Dec. 9. 1863. Children: 



448 History of Newfields. 

2. Arthur! b. April 27, 1789; m. Sarah Chapman; engaged in privateering 
in the war. 

3.- Betsey2 b. March 1, 1792; m. Dr. Jacob Thresher. 

(2) Arthur^ (Arthur i) was born April 27, 1789; corporal 1814; after the war 
was in trade at Lamprey River; was a member of the Legislature, 1826, and 
appointed on a committee to investigate the obstruction of Pascataqua river 
by the Portsmouth bridge, which reported July 28, 1826 ; was vice president of 
the Whig convention at Exeter, Sept. 1840; "a man widely known and much 
respected." It is said that at one time that Elder Osborne not having a suit- 
able coat of his own, borrowed that of Mr. Branscomb, to wear when immersing 
a candidate for baptism in Lamprey river, but in the transfer the pocketbook 
had been overlooked, and came out thoroughly soaked requiring great care in 
separating and drying the bank bills for circulation. He married Jan. 20, 1816, 
Sarah, dau. of Dea. Paul and Sarah (Smart) Chapman, who was born July 
27, 1794, and died Jan. 23, 1853; and died Oct. 23, 1853. Children: 

4. Mary Hill' b. June 28, 1818; d, April 21, 1832. 

5. Lucy Ann' b. June 28, 1818; m. 1847, Dr. Jonathan S. Curtis of Merri- 
mack, Mass.; d. April 10, 1853. She was educated at the FrankHn Academy, 
Newfields. 

6. Charles Henry' b. June 16, 1822; fitted for college at Phillips Exeter 
Academy; graduated Dartmouth college, 1845; studied law and practiced 
for a time at Holyoke, Mass.; went to Kansas during the anti-slavery contest 
and was agent of the Emigrant's Aid Society; member of the legislature and 
constitutional convention; special U. S. mail agent with headquarters at St. 
Louis, Mo., during the civil war; member of the Missouri legislature; U. S. 
consul at Manchester, Eng., 1869-74; declined ministry to China; a teetotaler 
and speaker at temperance meetings; resident of I^awrence, Kan. He m. 
Georgie Hubbard of Northampton, Mass. Child: 

7. Fannie; m. - — — Ranlett; res. Holyoke, Mass. 



In 1792 Arthur Branscomb, Henry Sheafe Branscomb, and Samuel Sheafe 
seem to have been heirs of Jacob, son of Sampson Sheafe. 

BRAY. 

The Bray family was early in town. 

Richard Bray received from Exeter a grant of 30 acres of land, Oct. 10, 1664, 
adjoining a grant Bray purchased of Samuel Dudley, and was laid out March 
10, 1714, to Jeremiah Oilman who had obtained it by purchase. The deed 
describes it as "beginning about six score rod from the salt water at a popel 
tree marked on three sides, from thence Running west forty Rods to a Red 
oak tree, etc." 

The old Bray cellar is still pointed out at Bray's brook on the Newfields 
road to Exeter beyond the "Haley place." Tradition says goodwife Bray 
was a witch. Aged people tell us how they used to run quickly over Bray's 
brook of an evening for fear the old witch would catch them. 

The family has long since disappeared from the town. 



Genealogy. 449 

BRODHEAD. 

1. John' Brodhead of Enpjland was the ancestor of the Brodhead families 
of Pennsylvania and New England. 

2. Sons (John «) 

3. Daniels (Son, 2 John") was born at Royston, Ena:land; was an officer of 
King Charles II. and came to America with the expedition under Col. Richard 
Nichols in 1644. 

4. Richard^ (Daniel,' Son, » JohnO was born in 1666. 

5. Daniels (Richard,^ Daniel, ^ Son,' John') was born in 1693. 

6. Capt. Luke' (Daniel,!* Richard,* Daniel,' Son,' John») was born in 1737; 
a soldier of the Revolution on the staff of Lafayette; resided in Smithfield, 
Northampton Co., Penn.; married Elizabeth Harrison; and died in 1806. He 
had eight children, among whom were: 

7. John' b. Oct. 5, 1770; m. Mary Dodge. 

8. Betsey b. Smithfield, April 15, 1787; m. Jan. 3, 1814, Richard Went- 
worth. 

(7). Rev. John' (Capt.^Luke,' Daniel, 5 Richard,^ Daniel," Son,2 JohnO was 
born in Smithfield, Penn., Oct. 5, 1770; married Mary, daughter of Capt. 
Thomas and Ruth (Giddings) Dodge of Ipswich, Mass., who was born in 1782. 
(406). Children: 

9. Daniel Dodges b. June 18, 1802; m. Almena Cutter. 

10. John M.8 b. Nov. 11, 1803; m. Mary J. Waterman. 

11. Elizabeth Harrison" b. June 27, 1805; m. Rev. Samuel Norris. 

12. Ann Mudge^ b. Sept. 2, 1807; m. 1833, Dr. Alexander Ewins of Salem, 
N. H., who d. March, 1885; died Hyde Park, Mass., Feb. 1883; two children 
d. in infancy. 

13. Joseph Crawford 3 b. Sept. 22, 1809; m. Sarah Wheeler. 

14. Mehitable S.' b. Nov. 18, 1811; m. William Weeks. 

15. Epaphras Kibby^ b. Jan. 1, 1814; m. Julia Phelps. 

16. Mary R.s b. Sept. 11, 1815; m. Rev. James Pike. 

17. Olive Neil' b. May 23, 1818; d. May 6, 1826. 

18. Thornton Fleming' b. Dec. 5, 1820; m. Mrs, Arcange (McComb) Abbott. 

19. Josiah Adams' b. Dec. 31, 1822; m. EUza Tufts. 

20. Almena J.' b. March 1, 1825; d. Jan. 22, 1832. 

(8). Betsey (Capt. Luke,' Daniel,' Richard,^ Daniel,' Son,« John*) was 
born in Smithfield, Penn., April 15, 1787; married Jan. 3, 1814, Richard, son 
of Isaac Wentworth of Dover who was born ,1789, and died Feb. 18, 1854; died, 
Newfields, Oct. 17, 1867. Children: 

21. Elizabeth, ' Wentworth b. 1814; d. unm. 1882. 

22. OHve C' Wentworth b. Oct. 1816; m. April. 1841, Jeremiah P. Sanborn. 

23. John Brodhead' Wentworth b. 1823; m. Clara M. Drew. (See Went- 
worth.) 

24. Harriet N.s Wentworth; m. 1867, Capt. Moses Pettingill of Newbury- 
port, Mass.; d. Sept. 30, 1888. 

25. Hiram' Wentworth; d. unm. 1870. 

(9). Daniel Dodge' (Rev. John,' Capt. Luke,' Daniel,' Richard,* Daniel,* 
Son,' Johni) was born June 18, 1802; married 1825, Almena, daughter of 

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450 History of Newfields. 

William Cutter of Boston, Mass.; a broker and business man there for fifty 
years, with residence in Rrooldine; retired to Newfields, 1880; and died there 
July 17, 1885. His wife died later the same day. Children: 

26. Ellen G.»; m. S. S. MacDonald Winsor of Canada; d. 1875; six ch. 

27. Franks; d. unm. in Newfields, May 1895. 

28. Edward C.'; m. Isabel Hooker, Prescott, Canada; broker, New York. 
Five ch. 

29. Cornelia A. »; res. Newfields; unmarried. 

30. Gertrude'; m. F. Foster, Toronto, Canada; d. 187'^. Two ch. 

(10). John M.8 M. D, (Rev. John,' Capt. Luke,^ Daniel, ' Richard,* Daniel,* 
Son,' John') was born Nov. 11, 1803; married 1826, Mary J. Waterman who was 
born Dec. 1806, and died Feb. 14, 1900; died Feb. 22, 1880. Children: 

31. Thomas Waterman' b. Dec. 10, 1827; Lieutenant, U.S. Navy; d.West 
Indies, Feb. 20, 1855, leaving a widow but no children. 

32. Alfred Waterman' b. Feb. 28, 1835; d. Naval Academy, Annapolis, 
Md., Jan. 23, 1853. 33. Arthur'; d. in infancy. 

(11). Elizabeth Harrison' (Rev. John,' Capt. Luke," Daniel,' Richard,* 
Daniel,' Son,' John i) was born June 27, 1805; married 1823, Rev. Samuel 
Norris who died May, 1881; died, 1893. Children: 

34. John Brodhead' Norris. (See Norris.) 34/i. Gordon' Norris; d. in 
infancy. 

(13) Joseph Crawford^ (Rev. John,' Capt. Luke,' Daniel,' Richard,* 
Daniel, • Son,' John i) was born Sept. 22, 1809; married Sarah Wheeler of 
Orford, N. H., and died, Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 13, 1868. Children: 

35. Louise'; m. Rev. Robert Burkley, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y.; two ch. 

36. Walter'; d. unm. 37. Sarah; d. in infancy. 

(14). Mehitable S.s (Rev. John,' Capt. Luke,* Daniel,' Richard,* Daniel,» 
Son,' Johni) was born Nov. 11, 1811 ; married, 1842, William Weeks of Green- 
land who died, May 1894; and died Nov. 20, 1890. Children: 

38. Almena' Weeks; m. George Francis; one dau. 

39. Josephine' Weeks; m. Rev. Charles E. Hall; one dau. (adopted). 

40. John' Weeks; m. S. Elizabeth Lord of Somersworth. (See Weeks). 
(15). Epaphras Kibbys (Rev. John,' Capt. Luke,' Daniel,' Richard,* 

Daniel,' Son,' John i) was born Jan. 1, 1814; had his name changed to George 
Hamilton Brodhead; m. (1) 1837, Julia, daughter of Dr. Phelps of New York 
city, who died, 1857, (2) Sallie Lewis of Philadelphia, who died, 1885, leaving 
no children; was member of the New York Stock Exchange, its Secretary, 
1850-66, Vice-President, 1866-74, and President, 1874-75; died, March, 
1902. Children: 

41. M. Frances'; m. G. Clinton Gardner of Washington, D. C. Five ch. 

42. Delia S.» m. Joseph S. Harris, Philadelphia; d. 1881. Five ch. 

43. DeWitf; m. Ariadne Liebenau, Brooklyn, N. Y. Three daus. 

44. 45. John' and Alfred' (twins); d. in childhood. 

(16). Mary R.s (Rev. John ' Capt. Luke,' Daniel,' Richard,* Daniel,' Son,* 
John i) was born Sept. 11, 1815; married, 1840, Rev. James Pike. Children: 

46. James Thornton' Pike; m. Augusta M. White. (See Pike). 

47. Anna G.» Pike; m. Charles B. Kendall. 48. Mary B.' Pike; d. in 
infancy. 



Genealogy. 451 

(18). Thornton Flemings (Rev. John,' Capt. Luke/ Daniel,' Richard*,, 
Daniel,^ Son, 2 JohnO was born Dec. 5, 1820; married, 1850, Mrs. Arcange 
(McComb) Abbott of Detroit, Mich.; was educated at Phillips Exeter Acad- 
emy and graduated from Harvard Law School ; served with distinction through 
the Mexican War as adjutant; brevetted Captain for gallant and meritoriou& 
conduct in the battles of Contreras and Cherubusco; settled in Detroit and 
practiced law; in the Civil War was Colonel of the First Michigan Cavalry; 
a brave and gallant officer. He was wounded and captured by the enemy 
when leading a charge at the second battle of Bull Run, and died the next day, 
Aug. 31, 1862. Children: 

49. Josephine A.s; m. Hon. William Balfour, Toronto, Canada. Six ch. 

50. John Thornton'; m. Jessie Willis, Detroit, Mich.; d. 1902. Two s., 
four daus. 

51. Mary J.s; m. Maj. Webster, Detroit. One son. 

52. Ellen McComb^; unmarried. 53. Catherine.' 54. Lizzie A.» m. 
Howard, Detroit. 

(19). Josiah Adams' (Rev. John,' Capt. Luke,^ Daniel, ' Richard, < Daniel,' 
Son, 2 John') was bom Dec. 31, 1822; married 1851, Eliza, daughter of Otis 
Tufts of Boston; served as paymaster in the army during the Civil War, and 
in the regular army with rank as Colonel until his death, April 3, 1884. 
Children : 

55. Eleanor W.»; m. Frank R. Kimball of Salem, Mass. One son. 

56. Mary 0.9; d. in childhood. 

57. Carolines.'; m. Francis A. Seamens of Exeter; res. Boston and Salem. 
Two sons. 

58. George H.»; m. Julia B. Gardner of Washington, D. C; res. Rochester, 
N.Y. 

59. Rebecca A.'; m. Henry P. Benson, Salem, Mass. Two daus. 

(22). Olive C.8 Wentworth (Betsey,' Capt. Luke,^ Daniel,' Richard, < 
Daniel,* Son,' John') was born Oct. 1816; married April, 1841, Jeremiah 
P. Sanborn of Epping and Newfields who died Aug. 1893; and died Feb. 
1899. Children: 

60. Harriet" Sanborn; res. Newfields; teacher; unm. 

61. Sarah' Sanborn; d. unm., 1878. 

62. John* Sanborn; m. Julia Sanborn of East Kingston. (See Sanborn). 
(47). Anna G.» Pike (Mary R.,8 Rev. John,' Capt. Luke,6 Daniel,' Richard,* 

Daniel,' Son, 2 John') married Charles B. Kendall of Worcester, Mass. 
Children : 

63. Mary B.i" Kendall; m. Frank L. Locke of Maiden, Mass. 

64. Helen B.i° Kendall; m. Franklin O. Poole of Somerville, Mass. 

65. Edward'" Kendall. 

BROWN. 

We are unable to give any connected account of this family. Jacob Brown 
of Hampton was at Daniel Hill's garrison from April 8 to Oct. 29, 1696; a 
soldier at Fort William and Mary from June 29, to July 13, 1708 ; and in Capt. 
James Davis's band of scouts, 1712. 

A Jacob Brown married widow Oilman, daughter of Richard and Jane 



452 History of Newfields. 

(Hilton) Matoon of Newmarket; petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, 1772; 
signed the Association Test, 1776; and, Nov. 11-19, with John Wentworth and 
76 others, was banished from Newmarket. 

Jacob 0.1 Brown was born July 9, 1791, and died Dec. 17, 1839. His wife 
Dorothy W. was born Feb. 28, 1795, and died May 19, 1870. Their daughter 
Louisa^ born Jan. 2, 1814, was first wife of John Ewer of Concord and Candia, 
and died Dec. 29, 1865. 

Thomas Brown was a Revolutionary pensioner, who died June 22, 1844, 
aged 84. 

Samuel Brown was corporal, 1814; and John Brown was a soldier, 1814. 

Mrs. Mary W. Brown was on the old list of the Congregational church. 

BRYANT— BRYENT. 

Walter' Bryent was probably born about 1710, in Newcastle; was a resident 
'of Newmarket — Lamprey River village — by 1735; married Elizabeth, daugh- 
ter of Jeremiah and Elizabeth Folsom, sister of Col. Jeremiah Folsom of 
Revolutionary fame. He was an eminent land surveyor and prominent 
citizen. (102) Children: 

2. Walters m. (1) July 28, 1778, Molly Watson, (2) March 23, 1786, 
Hannah Goodin; run the hne between Exeter and Kingston, 1761 ; was a land 
surveyor, 1764; petitioned for lottery in aid of bridge, 1768, and for extension 
of time for lottery, 1770; soldier in Capt. Daniel Gordon's Co., Col. Thomas 
Tash's Regt., receiving six pounds advance pay and bounty, Sept. 20, 1776; 
in the expedition to Rhode Island, summer of 1778; also adjutant in Col. 
Joshua Wingate's Regt., Gen. Whipple's brigade; and is said to have surveyed 
the town of Pigwacket, 1765; was on committee to dismiss Rev. John Moody, 
April 28, 1777; justice, 1779; died, 1785. 

His son Walter, 3 probably, was active in the parish, 1798-9. 

3. Jeremys; petitioned for Newfields bridge, 1766, and for lottery in aid, 
1768; signed the Association Test, 1776; was a soldier, 1777; d. 1786. 

4. John2; was of Pembroke, and agent for the Presbyterian society, 1768; 
allowed pay for taking a deserter, Dec. 31, 1776; member of the legislature 
from Bow and Dunbarton, March 13, 1782; member of the Congregational 
parish, 1803; soldier, 1812; and selectman of Chester, 1831. His wife died 
at Exeter, Feb. 21, 1840, aged 50. (133) 

5. Mary2; m. Edward Smith. 6. Anne^; m. Eliphalet Smith. 
7. Daughter?; m. Eddy Hall Burgess of Newmarket. 

Elisha Bryant petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge, and for its removal 
to Newfields, 1759 and 1760. 



Henry Bryant of Morristown, Vt.; settled in Lowell, Mass.; was a car- 
penter, and married about 1832, Martha, daughter of John, and granddaughter 
of Aaron Keniston; removed to Newfields; died Jan. 12, 1862, aged 50, and 
was buried at Piscassic. His widow afterwards married Samuel R. Spiller 
and lived in Haverhill, Mass. 

James Bryant was a soldier, 1755. 



Genealogy. 453 

BUNKER. 

• 1. Andrew! Bunker married Mary Bickford. Child: 

2. John^ was born in New Durham March 1818; married Angelina S., 
daughter of Josiah and Joanna (Sanborn) Sawyer of Lee, who was born August 
1819 and died at Newfields Sept. 29, 1902. They moved from Newmarket 
to Newfields about 1855. He died Nov. 10, 1896. Children: 

3. J. Frank3 b. 1846; d. unm. Sept. 30, 1903. 

4. Ida Frances' b. 1850; m. J. Lewis Chase, 1868; d. Jan. 18, 1889. Ch. 

5. George £.■> (See Chase). 

BURLEY— BURLEIGH. 

This family originated in Ipswich, Mass., and in the History of that town 
the name is spelled Burley. In Newfields one branch of the family spells it 
Burley and another branch, Burleigh. In the following history no distinction 
is made. In the Narrative wherever any of the family names occur, they are 
given as the family spell them, as far as known. 

1. Giles 1 Burley was the ancestor of the family of Newmarket. He may 
have come to America when a boy with his uncle Andrew Hodges; was a 

resident of Ipswich, Mass., 1648; married about 1656, Rebecca and 

died, 1668. His widow granted "trees for 100 rayles and 100 posts," and mar- 
ried (2) Jan. 7, 1669, "Abraham ffits of Ipswich;" deeded to her son Andrew 
Jan. 6, 1679, all her right in the estate her husband, Giles Burley, gave to 
her in his last will &c, witnesses testifying in court March 30, 1680 that they 
saw her sign it. Giles Burley sold land of which his executors gave deed, his 
wife yielding her right of dower. Children: 

2. Andrew^ b. Sept. 5, 1657; m. Mary Conant. 

8. James^b. Feb. 10, 1659; m. (1) Rebecca Stacey; (2) Elizabeth , 

4. Giles2 b. July 13, 1662. 

5. John^ b. July 13, 1662; d. Feb. 21, 1688. 

(2). Cornet Andrew^ (Giles') was born in Ipswich, Mass., Sept. 5, 1657; 
married March 14, 1681, Mary, daughter of Roger Conant; and died, Ipswich, 
Feb. 1, 1718. His widow was published to Sergt. Caleb Kimball April 14, 
1722; and died Nov. 23, 1743. (87) Children: 

6. Rebecca' b. Ipswich, Mass., March 29, 1683; m. Robert Kinsman June 
28, 1705. 

7. Andrew b. April 5, 1686; d. Aug. 5, 1686. 

8. Johns b. about 1688; m. Mary Eastman. 

9. Marthas b. March 3, 1692; d. Sept. 26, 1693. 

10. Andrews b. June 14, 1694; m. (1) Lydia Pengry, pub. Nov. 9, 1717; 
(2) Jan. 9, 1738, Mrs. Hannah Burnham; d. Dec. 15, 1753. 

11. Marys b. April 28, 1696; pub. Sept. 28, 1706, to Samuel Adams. 

12. Sarahs b. Oct. 6, 1698; pub. Feb. 12, 1715 to Richard Kimball. 

13. Elizabeths b. Aug. 25, 1700; m. Daniel Caldwell. Two children sur- 
vived them: 

14. Danieb Caldwell; m. Hannah Burley. 15. John < Caldwell. 

(3). James^ (Giles ') was born Ipswich, Feb. 10, 1659; m. (1) May 25, 1685, 



454 History of Newfields. 

Rebecca, daughter of Thomas and Susannah (Worcester) Stacey, (2) Elizabeth 
; settled at Bayside, 1699; died about 1721. (87). Children: 

16. William^ b. Ipswich, Feb. 27, 1693; m. Eleanor . 

17. Joseph^ b. April 6, 1695; m. Mary Stevens. 

18. Thomas^ b. April 5, 1697; m. Dorothy Lyford. 

19. James' b. Exeter, 1699; m. Abigail , 

20. Josiah' b. 1701; m. Hannah Wiggin. 

21. Giles' b. 1703; m. Elizabeth Joy. 

(6). Rebecca' (Andrew, 2 Giles') was born in Ipswich, Mass., March 29, 
1683; married June 28, 1705, Robert, son of Robert and Mary (Boreman) 
Kinsman, whose father received a grant of land in Ipswich in 1634; moved 
to Norwich, Ct., 1721; was selectman, 1725-28; d. June 7, 1761. Children: 

22. Rebecca^ Kinsman b. Aug. 15, 1706; d. Dec. 17, 1719. 

23. Mary* Kinsman b. Jan. 20, 1708; m. (1) Benjamin Burnham; (2) 
Little. 

24. Joanna* Kinsman b. July 11, 1710; d. Dec. 19, 1729. 

25. Robert^Kinsmanb.May 3, 1713; m. 1749, Bethiah Daggett of Boston; 
d. Dec. 16, 1788. 

26. Margaret* Kinsman b. May 25, 1718; m. Murch. 

27. Jeremiah* Kinsman b. Feb. 28, 1719; m. Sarah Thomas of Marblehead, 
Mass.; lived at Lisbon, Ct. 

(8) John' (Andrew, 2 Giles') was born about 1688; married Nov. 24, 1714, 
Mary Eastman, who survived him, and married (2) John Folsom; was a 
farmer and sea-captain; chosen March 26, 1722, hayward and field driver; 
died about 1724. His widow Mary, was appointed administratrix of his 
estate, Jan. 21, 1724. Inventory was taken Feb. 1, and returned March 4, 
1724. Children: 

28. Mary* b. Oct. 19, 1715; m. Samuel Joy. 

29. John* b. Dec. 18, 1717; m. (1) Sarah Hall, (2) Elizabeth Chesley, 
(3) Mehitable Sheafe. 

30. Jacob* b. Jan. 23, 1720; m. Abigail . 



31. Andrew* b. about 1722; m. Martha . 

(16). William' (James, 2 Giles') was born in Ipswich, Feb. 27, 1693; married 

Eleanor ; settled in Greenland; was one of the original proprietors of 

Pembroke; in Newmarket, 1746; with his son William, petitioned for a bridge 
across Squamscot river, Nov. 1, 1746; and for a lottery in aid of bridge, 1759; 
and Jan. 4, 1760. Children: 

32. Rebecca* bap. Greenland, 1721. 

33. William* bap. Greenland, 1722; m. (1) Hannah , (2) Olive 

; blacksmith, Stratham, 1746; soldier with Maj. Thomas Tash at No. 

4, 1757; sold land in Bow, 1777; of Candia, and sold land in Stratham, 1793; 
d. Candia June 18, 1801, leaving a large family of children of whom William,' 
b. Dec. 21, 1761, settled in Candia, and had three sons who were blacksmiths. 

34. Hannah* bap. Greenland, 1725. 35. Caleb* perhaps of Poplin. 
36. John* perhaps of Chester or Salisbury. 

(17). Joseph' (James, 2 Giles') was born in Ipswich April 6, 1695; married 
Mary, daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah (Folsom) Stevens ; settled in New- 
market where he was granted 20 acres of land, 1718, and again 20 acres, 1725; 
chosen hayward or field driver March 27, 1727; with his son Joseph* and 



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others, petitioned for Squamscot bridge, Nov. 21, 1746, for a bridge at New- 
fields, Nov. 25, 1755, and for lottery in aid of building bridge, Jan. 4, 1760. 

Administration on his estate was granted March, 1761. Their children 
settled in Sanbornton. Children: 

37. Joseph^b., Newmarket; m. Comfort Stevens. 

38. Samuel*; m. Martha Low; d. Lee. 39. Nathaniel*; m. Sarah Powell. 

40. David* m. (1) Smith; (2) Pearsons, who d. Nov. 13, 

1816; went to Sanbornton about 1778; d. there Nov. 10, 1809. 

41. Susannah*; d. unm. Sanbornton, Nov. 16, 1823. 

42. Jemima*; m. James Hersey; d. Sanbornton. 43. Alice*. 

(18). Thomas^ (James, 2 Gilesi) was born in Ipswich, April 5, 1697; married 
Dec. 26, 1720, Dorothy Lyford; settled in Nottingham. Child: 

44. Thomas* b. July 2, 1723; m. Sarah Haley. 

(19) Jamess (James, 2 Giles^) was the first person of the name born in New- 
market, 1699; was granted 20 acres of land, 1724; chosen constable March 27, 
1727, but not wishing to serve, hired Jacob Smith to serve in his stead, which 
the town by vote allowed; assigned 20 acres of common lands, 1732; and 
petitioned for a bridge over Squamscot river, Nov. 1, 1746. He married 
Abigail . Children: 

45. James* b. Oct. 20, 1720; m. Sarah Foss. 

46. William* b. about 1722; m. . 

(20). Josiah' (James, = Gilesi) was born in 1701; married Hannah, daugh- 
ter of Andrew and Abigail (FoUett) Wiggin ; was granted 30 acres of land, 1718, 
which was allotted by the committee of Exeter, 1724; chosen tithingman, 
March 29, 1725; petitioned for a bridge over Squamscot river, Nov. 21, 1746. 
His will was dated Feb. 3, 1756 and probated Feb. 25, 1756. (87) Children: 

47. Josiah*; m. Judith Tuttle. 48. Thomas.* 49. Samuel.* m. 

. 50. EUzabeth.* 

(21). Giles^ (James, 2 Gilesi) was born, 1703; married Dec. 9, 1727, Eliza- 
beth, daughter of Samuel Joy of Salisbury, Mass.; received a grant of 20 
acres of land, 1718, and was assigned 30 acres, 1724; petitioned for a bridge 
over Squamscot river, Nov. 21, 1746. His will was probated May 2, 1761. 

Children : 

51. Moses.* 52. Anna*; m. Joseph Burley. 53. Elizabeth*; m. Francis 
FoUett. 54. Sarah.* 55. Lydia.* 

(29). Lt. John* (John,' Andrew,2 Gilesi) was born in Ipswich, Dec. 18, 
1717 o. s.; married (1) Feb. 11, 1740, Sarah, daughter of Joseph and Mary 
(Hilton) Hall, born at Newfields Sept. 12, 1721, and died June 25, 1757, (2) 
Dec. 15, 1757, Elizabeth Chesley, born in Durham, June 30, 1734, and died 
March 6, 1760, (3) Oct. 16, 1760, Mehitable, daughter of Sampson and 
Sarah (Walton) Sheafe, born in Newcastle, July, 1731; administered on the 
estate of John Burleigh, 1791; and died April 14, 1802; and died Nov. 18, 
1776. (109) Children by first wife: 

56. Marys b. April 9, 1741; d. June 3, 1754 n. s. 

57. Sarahs b. March 9, 1743; m. (1), ; (2) Gen. James Hill. 

58. Johns b. Sept. 19, 1745; m. (1) Anna Hilton, (2) Sarah Hoit. 

59. Deborahs b. April 21, 1748; m. John Bennett. 

60. Elizabeths b. Nov. 9, 1751; d. June 14, 1763. 
Children by second wife: 



456 HisTOEY OF Newfields. 

61. Benjamin^ b. Nov. 16, 1758; d. Dec. 6, 1758. 

62. Lydias b. Nov. 24, 1759; d. Jan. 20, 1760. 
Children by third wife : 

63. Mehitable^ b. April 24, 1763; d. unm. March 23, 1847. 

64. Marys b. Sept. 20, 1765; m. Daniel Hill. 

65. Elizabeths b. June 10, 1767; m. Aug. 22, 1784, Daniel, son of Gen. 
James Hill; d. March 29, 1845. 

66. Henry^b. April 24, 1768; m. Elizabeth Rogers. 

67. Margaret^ b. Sept. 27, 1770; m. George, son of Judge George and 
Margaret (Weeks) Frost, of Durham; d. March 1846. 

68. Marcia^b. Aug. 21, 1772; m. Ezra, son of Winthrop and Mary (Moody) 
Smith; d. Bethel, Me., April, 1859. 

(30). Jacob' (John,' Andrew,2 Giles') was born Jan. 23, 1720; married 

Abigail ; petitioned for Squamscot bridge, Nov. 21, 1746, and lottery 

in aid of bridge, Jan. 4, 1760; with other citizens of Newmarket, petitioned 
the Provincial Congress against the appointment of Capt. Jeremiah Folsom 
as Lt. Col. of the 4th regiment of N. H. militia; signed the Association Test, 
July 12, 1776; probably died soon after. His will was dated July 17, 1776. 
Children : 

69. Marys b. Oct. 21, 1752; blind from infancy and lived with her brother 
Jacobs; d. March 12, 1828. 

70. Lucys; m. March 17, 1777, Solomon Huntress. 

71. Abigail; m. Ezekiel Sanborn, and had Asa « Sanborn, who m. Feb. 24, 
1824, Judith Burley. 

72. Jacob sb. June 23, 1756; m. May 20, 1779, Sarah Burley. 

73. Jonathajis b. 1757; enlisted, Sept. 20, 1776, in Capt. Daniel Garland's 
Co., Col. Thomas Tash's Regt., for New York; m. Sarah, dau. of Thomas 
and Mary Haley, of Epping; settled in Wakefield; d. there May 24, 1814. 

(31). Andrew* (John,^ Andrew, = Giles') was born about 1722; married 

Martha ; petitioned for a bridge over Squamscot river, Nov. 21, 1746, 

and for a ferry at Newfields, Sept. 24, 1750; bought ten acres of land of Jacob 
Ames, 1758; with others petitioned the Provincial Congress against the ap- 
pointment of Capt. Jeremiah Folson as Lt. Col. of the 4th regiment of N. H. 
militia; became insane, and May 28, 1774, on petition of his wife, his brother 
Jacob was appointed guardian; d. April, 1790. Children: 

74. Marys; m. March 29, 1784, Zebulon Pease; settled in Readfield, Me. 

75. Susannah. s 76. Andrew^; m. Nancy, dau. of Benning Brackett, who 
lived on the old Lee road; active in parish affairs 1799; is mentioned in records 
Dec. 3, 1802, and March 14, 1803; d. April 21, 1817, aged 43. 

(37). Joseph* (Joseph,' James, 2 GilesO was born in Newmarket; went to 
Sanbornton, about 1776; married Comfort Stevens; and died, Sanbornton, 
Feb. 17, 1795. Children: 

77. Stevens' b. Newmarket, Dec. 25, 1755; m. Sept. 3, 1787, Abigail Tay- 
lor of Gilmanton, who was b. June 7, 1769, and d. June 3, 1847; d. North- 
field, Dec. 31, 1829. 

78. Rhodas b. Nov. 25, 1750; m. Daniel Gale Jr., who was b. in Exeter, 
Jan. 6, 1747, and d. Oct. 16, 1825; d. Sanbornton, Jan. 29, 1819. 

79. Keziahs b. 1753; m. Jotham, son of Moses Rollins; d. Oct. 1805. 

80. Nancys; m. Sept. 15, 1785, Bartholemew Gale of Gilmanton. 



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81. Comfort^; m. John Taylor. 82. '; m. Palmer. 

(38). Samueb (Joseph,' James, ^ Gilesi) was born in 1731; married Martha 
Low; died in Lee, Feb. 17, 1784. Children: 

83. Dea. Josiah' b. Oct. 23, 1756; m. Ruhamah, dau. of Winthrop and 
Martha (Story) Marston; d. March 14, 1817. 

84. Joseph Low ^ b. June 7, 1761; m. Sept. 17, 1789, Elizabeth Ewer, who 
was born Sept. 24, 1766, and d. July 31, 1844; was a clothier, and settled in 
Sanbornton; d. March 19, 1836. 

85. Samuels b. Dec. 20, 1776; m. Abigail Laskey; d. April 14, 1854. 

86. Enochs; d. unm. 87. Martha =; m. Samuel Smart of Newmarket. 

88. Elizabeths; d. unm. 

(39). Nathaniel* (Joseph,' James, ^ GilesO married Sarah Powell, who died 
about 1817; went from Newmarket to Canterbury, and to Sanbornton, April, 
1767, dying there Feb. 7, 1805. His team was the first one that ever crossed 
Sanbornton bridge. Children: 

89. WiUiams b. Newmarket, March 28, 1760; m. Sarah Ames of New- 
market, who was b. April 23, 1752, and d. Sept. 14, 1841; d. Sanbornton, 
Dec. 28, 1796. 

90. Josephs b. 1761; m. (1) May 27, 1784, Molly Cate, (2) Melinda Holt; 
d. St. Armand, Canada, April 1, 1841. 

91. Nathaniels b. Canterbury, March 23,1763; m. (1) July 23, 1784, Rhoda 
Ames of Newmarket, who was b. Aug. 9, 1765, and d. Sept. 4, 1804. (2) Mrs. 
Elizabeth Jewell, widow of Jonathan Thompson; a farmer in Sanbornton. 

92. Sarahs b. 1766; d. unm. Aug. 4, 1786. 

93. Roberts b. Sanbornton, June 4, 1769; m. (1) Nov. 13, 1792, Elizabeth 
Gale, who d. March 5, 1808, (2) Sarah Sargent of Canterbury; d. June 20, 1810. 

94. David s b. Oct. 13, 1771; m. July 3, 1804, Polly Osgood, who d. March 
5, 1864; d. April 27, 1843. 

95. Marys b. 1773; m. Stuart Hoyt, who wasb. Nov. 17, 1768, andd. 1853; 
d. Sanbornton, 1840. 

96. Daniels b. July 3, 1777; m. (1) Sarah Rowe, (2) Agnes Darling, who d. 
March 1820, (3) Sarah Coffin of Alton, who d. Sept. 1846, (4) Susan Curry; 
a farmer in Sanbornton. 

97. Nancys b. May 8, 1781; m. Edward Mason. 

(44) Thomas* (Thomas,' James, ' GilesO was born July 2, 1723; married 
Sarah, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Gordon) Haley, who was born April 10, 
1725, and died Dec. 2, 1809; settled in Epping; died June 1, 1805. 

Children : 

98. Josephs b. Epping, Dec. 25, 1748; d. young. 

99. AUaces b. Feb. 15, 1751; d. young. 

100. Dorothys b. July 4, 1753; m. John Nealley of Epping; d. Feb. 12, 1839. 

101. Josephs b. Aug. 7, 1755; m. Mary Hilton of Epping; d. Franklin, 1838. 

102. Allaces b. June 20, 1757; m. Zebulon Dow; d. Oct. 20, 1842. 

103. Joshuas b. Oct. 5, 1759. 

104. Gordons b. April 10, 1763; m. Elizabeth Dow; res. Dorchester; d. 
Jan. 30, 1823. 

105. Thomass b. Aug. 14, 1766; m. July 21, 1798, Nancy Hoitt, and had 
Benjamin' b. April 10, 1803, who married Elizabeth Ann Cilley, and had J. C.» 
Burleigh b. Jan. 13, 1830, who was for many years station agent at Newmarket. 



458 History of Newfields. 

(45) James* (James,' James, ^ GilesO was born Oct. 20, 1720; married 
June 11, 1752, Sarah Foss; petitioned for a bridge over Squamscot river, Nov. 
21, 1746, and for a lottery in aid of bridge and its removal to Newfields, 1759, 
and Jan. 4, 1760, and again for lottery in aid of bridge, 1768; petitioned 
against the appointment of Capt. Jeremiah Folsom as Lt. Col., 1775; was 
paid Oct. 22, 1775, for hauUng pitchwood; died Sept. 6, 1788. His wife was 
born March 10, 1732, and died Oct. 31, 1817. Children: 

106. Mehitables b. May 20, 1753; m. Edward Folsom; settled in Gil- 
manton. 

107. Abigails b. April 11, 1755; m. May 30, 1781, Nahum Parsons Jr., 
grandson of Josiah Parsons of Cape Ann, who was b. March 2, 1754, and d. 
1846. 

108. Sarahs b. Dec. 7, 1757; m. Sept. 30, 1779, Smith, son of Joseph Chap- 
man, and had Levi« Chapman, Smith" Chapman, Kate» Chapman, who m. 
Paul Chapman, Mary" Chapman who m. Thomas York, Burleigh' Chapman, 
b. 1784. 

109. James' b. Sept. 19, 1761; m. Drusilla Ewer. 

110. Isaacs b. April 19, 1764; m. Eunice Brackett. 

111. Annas b. Oct. 11, 1766. 112. Betsey s b. April 23, 1770. 

(46). William* (James,' James,^ Gilesi) was born about 1722; married; 
signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; received as member of the West 
religious society in Newmarket, Jan. 10, 1778; petitioned, March 23, 1784, 
for the appointment of James Smith as justice of the peace at Lamprey 
River. Children : 

113. Samuels; m. Sarah Stevens, who was born, Durham, 1780, and died 
March 9, 1853; petitioned, Jan. 4, 1760, for a lottery in aid of Squamscot 
bridge, and Nov. 18, 1765 for the formation of the parish of Lee; was paid 
Oct. 22, 1775, for hauling pitchwood for fire rafts for the defence of Ports- 
mouth harbor; received one month's pay and travel, Dec. 1776, in Capt. 
Daniel Gordon's Co., Col. David Oilman's Regt., and was on the pay roll of 
that company at New York from March 15, to May 26, 1777; a member of 
the West Society, Jan. 10, 1778; petitioned for lottery to repair Squamscot 
bridge, Oct. 24, 1778; active in parish affairs, 1791, 1793, and 1795-98; d. 
Oct. 29, 1824. Their children settled in Maine. 

114. Williams; m. Sept. 24, 1774, Comfort Taylor who d. about 1820; 
mustered with Capt. Joseph Parsons Co., Nov. 22, 1775; was a member of 
the North Co., in Newmarket, March 5, 1776; requested that Lt. Col. Folsom 
be removed from his office; as a Baptist, refused to pay parish rates 1795; 
active in parish affairs, 1797-98 ; purchased, 1798, 500 acres of land in Ossipee. 
Their children settled in Ossipee. 

115. Marys b. May 16, 1757; m. Nov. 16, 1757, John Young of Newmarket; 
settled in Wolfeboro. 

116. Abigails; m. Jan. 9, 1783, Samuel Smith of Newmarket, and moved 
to Ossipee. 

117. Rachels; m. Benjamin Young; settled in Ossipee. 

(47). Josiah* (Josiah,' James* Giles') was born 1728; married Judith, 
daughter of Nicholas Tuttle, who died June 15, 1801, aged 73; d. Nov. 20, 
1808. His Will was probated Dec. 8, 1811. (123) Children: 



Genealogy. 459 

118. Sarah* b. Newmarket, June 23, 1757; m. Jacob, son of Jacob and 
Abigail Burley; d. Jan 18, 1829. 

119. Josiah' b. May 20, 1760; m. Susan Edgerly. 

120. Judith' b. Oct. 27, 1762; m. Feb. 16, 1786, Thomas Chamberlain of 
Brookfield, who was b. Feb. 11, 1758, and d. April 1815; d. April 9, 1852. 

121. Hannah. 6 122. Deborah^; m. Richard Philpot, son of Col. Jonathan 
Went worth. 

123. Mary; m. Jan. 1793, Rev. Elias Smith, who was b. Lyme, Ct., June 
17, 1769, and ordained a Baptist minister in Lee, 1792. Children: 

124. Rev. Daniel D.« Smith. 125. Rev. Matthew Hale« Smith. 

(49). Samuel* (Josiah,' James, ^ GilesO was born, 1731; married Martha 
Low; and died in Lee, Feb. 17, 1784. Children: 

126. Joseph Low'b. June 7, 1781; m. Sept. 17, 1789, Elizabeth Ewer who 
was born Sept. 24, 1766, and d. July 31, 1844; was a clothier and settled in 
Sanbornton where he d. March 19, 1846. 

127. Josiah' b. Oct. 23, 1756; m. Ruhamah, dau. of Winthrop and Martha 
(Story) Marston; d. March 14, 1817. 

128. SamueP b. Dec. 20, 1776; m. Abigail Laskey; d. April 14, 1854. 

129. Enoch'; d. unm. 130. Martha; m. Samuel Smart of Newmarkjet. 

131. Elizabeth'; d. unm. 

(51). Moses* (Giles,' James,' GilesO lived in Newmarket; petitioned for 
a lottery in aid of Squamscot bridge, 1768, and Provincial Congress against 
Lt. Col. Jeremiah Folsom, 1775; signed Association Test, July 12, 1776; 
bought one acre of marsh of Rev. John Moody, July 21, 1778; petitioned for 
a special town meeting June 8, 1785; bid off pew No. 22 in the new meeting 
house Oct. 24, 1791; died Jaii. 25, 1822. His widow died June 26, 1822. 
(136). Children: 

132. Mosess active in parish affairs, 1798-99 a,nd 1809; d. Feb. 15, 1822. 

133. Johns; Jona;than Foss, his brother-iji-law, was principal, and Seth R. 
Shackford, surety, "to see that said Burleigh fulfil his father's Will toward 
his sisters, to render it unnecessary to place him under guardianship;" was 
active in the parish, 1798 and 1809; d. ujim. 

134. Mollys; m. May 9, 1782, Jonathan Foss. 

135. Rebeccas; m. Davis. 136. Nancy.* 137. Phebe.* 138. Bet- 
seys; m. Charles Smart. 

(58) John,s (Lt. John,* John,' Andrew,' GilesO was born Sept. 19, 1745; m. 
(1) Anna, daughter of Col. Winthrop dnd Martha (Weeks) Hilton, who was 
b. July 19, 1745, and died Oct. 26, 1769,, (2) Sarah Hoit. Children: 

139. Marthas b. Newmarket, Aug. 29, 1769; m. Col. Ebe^ezer of 

Durham. 

140. Anna Hilton* ; m. Joseph Clark. 

(64). Marys (Lt. John,< John,' Andrew, ' GilesO was born Sept. 20, 1765; 
m. Aug. 22, 1784, Daniel Hill, who was bom in Newmarket July 10, 1761 ; died 
Oct. 1, 1791. Children: 

141. John Burleighs Hill b. April 22, 1785; d. Feb. 27, 1786. 

142. Olive Frosts Hill, b. Jan. 21, 1787; d. April 6, 1822. 143. Betsey Hill, 
b. Jan. 11, 1789. 143M. Daniels Hill, b. Feb. 13, 1791; d. June 8, 1815. 

(66). Henrys (Lt. John,* John,' Andrew, ' Giles') was born April 24, 1768; 
m. Sept 21, 1789, Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel Rogers of Exeter, who was 



460 HisTOKY OF Newfields. 

bom in Newmarket, May 15, 1769; was a licensed retailer of spirituous 
liquors, 1792, 1794, 1798 and 1799. Children: 

144. Elizabeth Rogers' b. Oct. 8, 1790; d. young. 145. Henry b. June 
20, 1792. 

146. Mehitable* b. May 18, 1794; m. Smith of Exeter. 147. John' 

b. July 24, 1796; m. 1817, Ann Atwood. 

148. Nathaniel Rogers' b. Jan. 13, 1799; m. Mary Jane Odiorne, who was 
b. Nov. 21, 1800, and d. May 18, 1835. 

(72) Jacobs (Jacob,* John,' Andrew, « GilesO was born June 23, 1756; 
married May 20, 1779, Sarah, daughter of Josiah and Judith (Tuttle) Burley; 
petitioned against the appointment of Capt. Jeremiah Folsom as Lt. Col., 1775 ; 
signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; drafted in the Revolution and 
reached the army in season to be present at the surrender of Gen. Burgoyne; 
received as member of the West Society Jan. 10, 1778; highway surveyor, 
1784-87; tithingman, 1785 ; selectman, 1788-89 and 1806-07; auditor, 1790-91; 
lived on his father's homestead at the corner of Grant road and Bald Hill; 
d. Feb. 13, 1828. His widow d. Jan. 18, 1829, aged 72. Children: 

149. Abigail b. Aug. 16, 1781; m. Jan. 19, 1804, Trueworthy Chamberlain, 
of Brookfield; d. June 2, 1856. 

150. Jacob' b. Nov. 17, 1783; m. (1) Mary Chamberlain, (2) Feb. 23, 1820, 
Lois Mathes. 

151. Josiah' b. March 30, 1787; m. Margaret M. Newcomb; 

152. John' b. Feb. 27, 1790; m. Feb. 1814, Betsey, dau. of Jacob and Mary 
(Peabody) Page; d. New Durham, July 23, 1812. 

153. Judith' b. Nov. 6, 1793; m. (1) Asa, son of Joshua and Abigail (Bur- 
leigh) Sanborn, (2) Col. Isaac Jenness of Rochester. 

154. Ezra' b. June 18, 1796; m. 1819, Lucy Hyde of Boston, Mass.; d. June, 
1878. 

155. Henry' b. Aug. 23, 1801; m.; and had children. 

(109). James^ (James,* Ja,mes,3 James,^ GilesO was born Sept. 19, 1761; 
married March 25, 1784, Drusilla, daughter of Rev. Nathaniel Ewer, who was 
born Aug. 30, 1764, and died June 25, 1802; lived on the homestead; died 
Aug. 13, 1854. (135) Children: 

156. Drusilla' b. Newmarket, April 13, 1785; m. Joseph Pendexter of 
Harrington; d. there Feb. 12, 1813. 

157. Sarah Ewer' b. June 10, 1786; m. July 3, 1806, John Kennard of 
Newfields; d. May 15, 1864. 

158. Clarissa' b. June 22, 1788; m. Feb. 23, 1817, Samuel, son of Joseph L. 
and Ehzabeth (Ewer) Burleigh of Sanbornton; d. there Dec. 3, 1823. 

159. James' b. Feb. 12, 1790; m. Dec. 21, 1817, Martha Watson of New- 
market, who was b. Feb. 3, 1794, and d. Feb. 26, 1828; d. Waterville, Me., 
March 3, 1830. 

160. Anne'b. March 24, 1792; d. unm. Jan. 20, 1815. 

161. Capt. Nathaniel Ewer' b. Aug. 21, 1793; m. Nov. 9, 1828, Mary Ann, 
dau. of Ward Hilton of Newmarket, who was born 1807, and d. Sept. 17, 1875; 
was a sea-captain in the West India and South America trade ; retired to New- 
fields where he built and occupied the present Universalist parsonage; was 
justice of the peace, 1837; selectman, 1854; member of the Congregational 



Genealogy. 461 

society 1859; "always doing his duty toward God and man," and was noted 
or his benevolence ; paid for building the chimney to the church, and fitting 
up the vestry; andd. Sept. 23, 1878. His wife left no children but entailed 
the Hilton estates for religious purposes; d, Sept. 20, 1878. 

162. Susan W.^ b. Nov. 11, 1796; m. Dec. 8, 1822, Temple Paul; d. Somer- 
ville, Mass., Nov. 20, 1823. 

163. Gen. Theodore Atkinson^ b. April 16, 1798; m. (1) Sept. 21, 1823, 
Ann Hart of Portsmouth, (2) Mrs. Comfort (Weeks) Coleman. 

(110). Isaacs (James, ^ James, ^ James,^ Giles') was born April 19, 1764; 
married Nov. 18, 1785, Eunice Brackett; was a farmer at Newmarket and 
Concord; died. Concord, 1818. Children. 

164. James^ b. April 2, 1786; m. Sarah J. Bennett. 

165. Eunice; m. Wiggin of Wolfeboro. 166. Eliza =; m. Dr. Merrill 

of Dover. 

167. Deborah'; m. Napoleon B. Home of Wolfeboro. 168. Sarah'; m. 
John P. Rand of West Amesbury, Mass. 

169. Mary Ann'; m. Fullerton of Wolfeboro. 170. Addison'; res. 

Wolfeboro. 

(113) Samuel' (Samuel,^ Joseph,' James, = GilesO was born in New- 
market; married Sarah Stevens, who was born in Durham, 1780, and died 
March 9, 1843; died 1825. Children: 

171. William' b. Newmarket, 1796; was blind; d. unm. Newfield, Me., Feb. 
19, 1854. 

172. Lucinda' b. 1805; m. Thomas Goold of Saccarappa, Me.; d. Jan. 26, 
1874. 

173. MaryJane'b. Mayl7, 1806; m. April 14, 1825, Daniel Shaw of Lee. 

174. Olive'; m. Frank Gulliver of Saccarappa, Me. 

175. Charles Grandison' b. June 20, 1808; m. June 1831, Augusta M. 
Huston of Portland, Me. 

(114) WiUiam' (Samuel,* Josiah,' James,^ GilesO married Sept. 24, 1774, 
Comfort Taylor of Newmarket; settled in Ossipee, 1798; was killed by a 
dead limb of the tree he was chopping falling on him, May 11, 1801. Children: 

176. Sally ' b. Newmarket, Jan. 8, 1775; m. Wilham Young of Wolfeboro; d. 
Nov. 1858. 

177. Mary b. Dec. 2, 1776; George Stevens of Newmarket; settled in 
Ossipee; d. May 6, 1861. 

178. John' b. March 16, 1778; m. (1) Olive Taylor, who d. 1803, (2) Tem- 
perance Smith, who d. Sept. 8, 1833, (3) Elizabeth Wentworth of Brunswick, 
Me., who d. Feb. 4, 1869. 

179. James' b. 1780; m. Nancy Blake of Springvale, Me., who d. Great 
Falls, Nov. 16, 1852; d. Ossipee March 6, 1846. 

180. Temperance' b. Dec. 13, 1785; m. James Scheggel; d. Ossipee, March 
7, 1860. 

181. Nancy b. May 27, 1787; m. Samuel Young of Wolfeboro; d. March 
31, 1860. 

182. Samuel'b.l790; merchant and town clerk of North Wolfeboro; d. unm. 
1822. 

183. Nathaniel' b. May 18, 1792; m. Betsey Hodsdon of Tuftonboro; a 
farmer in Ossipee; d. April 20, 1875. 



462 History of Newfields. 

(119). Josiah' (Josiah* Josiah,' James, ^ Gilesi) was born May 20, 1760; 
married Susan, daughter of Zachariah and Susanna (Taylor) Edgerly, who 
was bom June 30, 1767, and died Nov. 9, 1851 ; was a soldier in the Revolution, 
at Saratoga, and Rhode Island, and reported from Capt. Zebulon Oilman's 
company, among the sick, absent and deserted; and died May 10, 1842. 
Children : 

184. Josiah« b. Newmarket, March 26, 1792; d. unm. May 4, 1837. 

185. Susan Edgerly» b. Feb. 3, 1794; m. Dec. 13, 1830, David French of 
Stratham; d. Jan. 3, 1894. 

186. Mark'b. Aug. 22, 1796; m. Eliza Wadleigh; d. Exeter, July 12, 1874. 

187. Clarissa' b. July 26, 1798; d. unm. June 9, 1829. 

188. Deborah' b. Aug. 29, 1800; m. John Rand of Lee. 

189. Betsey S.« b. Epping, Aug. 25, 1802; m. Aug. 1, 1824, Thomas Caswell 
of Barrington. 

190. Jonathan' b. Oct. 9, 1804; m. Dec. 28, 1831, Sarah C. Neal. 

191. Jeremiah' b. April 9, 1808; d. unm. May 18, 1869. 

192. Levina' b. Aug. 25, 1809; m. John Fogg of Newmarket; d. Jan. 19, 
1837. 

(150). Jacob' (Jacob,5 Jacob,* John,' Aiidrew,^ OilesO was born Nov. 17, 
1783; married (1) Mary Chamberlain of Brookfield, (2) Lois Mathes, who was 
born July 26, 1798, afid d. April 21, 1848; was a farmer and blacksmith 
and lived on the homestead in Newmarket; died Sept. 30, 1840. 

Children by first wife: 

193. Jasper H.' b. April 5, 1811; m. Jan. 16, 1845, Harriet S. Hayden of 
Quitacy, Mass., and later, Newmarket. 

194. Frederick Plumer ' b. Dec. 25, 1814; m. Jan. 16, 1839, Martha J., 
dau. of John and Harinah M. (Oilman) Burleigh; and settled iti Middleton. 

195. Mary Chamberlain' b. June 7, 1817; d. uti,m. Sept. 5, 1840. 
Childre^Q by second wife : 

196. Reuben Mathes' b. Jan. 8, 1822; m. Olive B. Littlefield; farmer, 
living on the homestead in Newmarket. 

197. Jacob Chamberlain ' b. Aug. 17, 1831. 

198. John' b. Oct. 13, 1840; m. Ada Jane, dau. of John and Hannah (Brown) 
Perkins; res. Everett, Mass. 

(151). Josiah' (Jacob, s Jacob, « William, s James,^ GilesO was born March 
30, 1787; m. Newburyport, Mass., June 13, 1812, Margaret M. Newcomb of 
Machias, Me.; died, Newmarket, Sept. 20, 1832. Children: 

199. Sarah C' b. Newmarket, May 3, 1813; m. Hale; d. Oct. 22, 

1876. 

200. Oliver P.' b. April 10, 1815; m. Mary Jane Demerritt of Rochester; 
res. Dover; d. Nov. 8, 1848. 

201. Marietta S.' b. April 18, 1817; d. June 2, 1864. 

202. Adaline C' b. Wakefield, Sept. 10, 1819; d. unm. Oct. 19, 1859. 

203. Josiah' b. Jan. 29, 1822; d. Dec. 21, 1827. 

204. JohnW. N.'b.Dec. 10, 1824; d. Dec. 21. 1827. 

205. John W. N.'b. March IS, 1829; d. unm. July 7, 1855. 

(163). Gen. Theodore Atkinson' (James, « James,* James, « James,' Giles') 
was born April 16, 1798; married (1) Sept. 23, 1823, Mary Ann, daughter of 
Oliver and Ann F. (Gookip) Hart, of Portsmouth, (2) Comfort, daughter of 



Genealogy. 463 

Joshua and Nancy (Rollins) Weeks, and widow of Phineas ColemaJi of Newing- 
ton; a man of superior abilities; represented Greenland in the legislature ten 
years; General in the N. H. militia; died, Greenland, Nov. 3, 1878. Children : 

206. AnnEUzabeth' b. Sept. 22, 1823; m. Leonard Colcord of So. Berwick, 
Me. 

207. Sarah Kennard' b. Dec. 9, 1825; m. John C. Lyford of Exeter. 

208. Caroline Weeks' b. Nov. 9, 1827; m. Hetory Barker. 

209. Mary Clarissa' b. Feb. 7, 1830; d. in California, May 23, 1862. 

210. James Oliver' b. Feb. 27, 1831; d. July 30, 1831. 

211. Theodore' b. Aug. 3, 1833; d. March 7, 1848. 

212. Helen Augusta' b. Aug. 19, 1835; m. Alonzo P. Moore of Lewiston, 
Me.; d. May 5, 1851. 

(164). James' (Isaac,^ James,* James,' James,' GilesO was born April 2, 
1786; married Sarah Jaques Benjiett; resided at Newmarket; died April 30, 
1862. Children: 

213. John Bennett' b. Newmarket, July 19, 1807; m. (1) Lydia Caverly, 
(2) Susaji A. Matthews. 

214. James' b. May 15, 1809; m. Oct. 29, 1833, Lucy A. Davis. 

215. Sarah Jaques' b. April 15, 1811; m. Joseph Bodge. 

(177). Jonathan' (Josiah,^ Josiah,< Josiah,' James,' GilesO was bom Oct, 
9, 1804; married Dec. 28, 1831, Sarah C. Neal, who was born Sept, 28, 1807; 
a farmer in Newmarket. Children: 

216. Ann Augusta' b. Nov. 13, 1832; m. Charles E. Smith of Dover. 

217. Harrison Gray' b. Dec. 9, 1834; m. Fannie E. Connor of Exeter; 
farmer in Newmarket on the homestead. Children: 

218. WalterD.8b.0ct. 24, 1877. 219. Lillian M.^ 

220. Levina' b. May 25, 1838; m. Nov. 16, 1864, Horace B. Doe of Exeter 
(213) John Bennett' (James,' Isaac,^ James,* James,» James,' GilesO was 

born in Newmarket July 19, 1807; married (1) Lydia Caverly, who was born 
in Newington, 1809, and died Feb. 23, 1855, (2) Aug. 17, 1855, Susan Augusta, 
daughter of Samuel and Love (Kendall) Matthews of Lee, who was born Aug. 
17, 1818; a farmer and ship-carpenter of Nottingham. Children: 

221. Charles H.s b. March 23, 1830; m. Aug. 19, 1855, Olive Russell. 

222. Mary Abbys b. Jan. 5, 1833; m. Nov. 6, 1855, Stephen Smith of 
Nottingham. 

223. Jennie' b. 1849. 224. John O.s; res. Luverne, Minn. 

225. Sarah Frances' m. April 20, 1876, Ira F. Twombly; res. Haverhill, 
Mass. 

226. Ida Augustas b. Feb. 23, 1855; m. April 1877, George M. Gear of 
Barrington. 

(214.) James' (James,' Isaac,5 James,* James,' James,' Giles') was bom 
May 15, 1809; married Oct. 29, 1833, Lucy A. Davis; a carpenter and farmer 
at Newmarket. Children: 

227. Lucy A.s b. Oct. 8, 1834; d. Nov. 26, 1837. 

228. Lucy A J b. Sept. 12, 1838; m. Sept. 12, 1870, Charles E. B. Edgerly 
of Boston. 

229. Elbridge Tyler' b.Jan. 10, 1842; m. July 14, 1869, Carrie Bonnie 
of Lawrence, Mass.; graduated at Phillips Exeter academy, 1862; studied 
law with W. B. Small of Newmarket, and established his oflEice in Lawrence, 



464 History of Newfields. 

1865; was president of the Essex Bar Association, and one of the most promi- 
nent lawyers of Lawrence; was prominent in municipa,! affairs, and city 
solicitor, 1877-78; died at Rangely Lake, Me., Sept. 1, 1896, his wife and 
daughter surviving him. Child: 

230. Carrie' b. Sept. 12, 1871. 

(221). Charles H. 8 (John Bejinett,' James," Isaac,"^ James,* James,* James,' 
Giles i) was born March 23, 1830; married Aug. 19, 1855, Olive Russell. 
Children : 

231. Frank Augustus' b. Newmarket, Sept. 26, 1856; res. Brooklyn, Minn. 

232. Flora Belle' b. Lee, M,ay 1861; res. Norridgewock, Me. 

BURNHAM. 

Robert Burnham of Norwich, Norfolk Co., England, was born in 1581; 
married, 1608, Mary Andrews and had seven children, of whom John, Robert 
and Thomas came to America in the ship "Angel Gabriel" which was wrecked 
on the coast of Maine. 

Josiah Burnham, presumably a descendant, a tailor of Lee, aged 23 years, 
was a soldier in Capt. Winborn Adams' Co., Col. Enoch Poor's Regt. June 
2, 1775; and in Capt. James Hill's Newmarket Co., on Pierce's Island, Nov. 
5, 1775; was of Newmarket, aged 24, enlisting Jan. 1, and reported as deserted, 
March 29, 1776; entered Jan. 27, 1776, Capt. Samuel Young's Co., Col. Bedel's 
Regt., and joined the northern continental army under Gen. Washington; 
returned as absent from Col. Poor's Regt. at Chimney Point July 8, 1776; 
signed the Association Test July 12, 1776; was mustered in from Epping into 
Capt. Joseph Chandler's Co., Col. Wyman's Regt., Aug. 10, 1776. 

Thomas Burnham, perhaps the son of Josiah, was a soldier of the Revolution; 
signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; was active in the parish, 1797 
and 1799. 

CHANNELL. 

Abraham 1 and Robert i Channell were brothers from Essex, Mass. James* 
and Sally Peasley 2 Channell were children of Abrahami. 

CHAPMAN. 

1. Edward 1 Chapman came from Yorkshire, Eng., to Ipswich, Mass., 
where he died April 18, 1678. He married (1) 1642, Mary, daughter of 
Mark Symonds, the mother of his children, who died June 18, 1653, (2) Dorothy, 
daughter of Richard Swain, and widow of Thomas Abbott of Rowley, Mass. 
5 children: 

2. Samuel 2 (Edward married May 26, 1678, Ruth Ingalls who died in 
Ipswich, June 22, 1700; removed to North Hill, Hampton; died there Jan. 
26, 1722, aged 67. 8 ch. 

3. Samuels (Samuel, 2 Edward 1) was born Feb. 12, 1679; married March 
11, 1702, Phebe Balch of Manchester, Mass.; settled in Hampton; later 
removed to Greenland, where he died April 21, 1742. His widow died April 
11, 1758. (111). 



Genealogy. 465 

Their sons Samuel* and Joseph* were the ancestors of the Newfields and 
Lamprey River famihes. A son Paul* was the great-grandfather of Rev. 
Jacob Chapman. 

4. Samuel* (Samuel,' Samuel,' Edward was born in Hampton Dec. 7, 
1706; was in Newmarket as early as 1732; married (1) York, (2). 

Children : 

5. John.' 6. Mary.s 7. Samuel. ^ 8. Benjamin. « 9. Phebe.' 10. Ed- 
mund.' 11. Noah.' 12. Elizabeth. 6 13. Eliphaz.' 14. Martha.* 
15. David.' 16. Hannah.'. 

17. Joseph* (Samuel, ' Samuel, ^ Edward was born June 10, 1713; petitioned 
for a bridge over Squamscot river, Nov. 21, 1746, and for a lottery in aid of 
bridge, 1759 and 1760; was on the pay roll of Capt. Samuel Oilman's Co., 
Col. Enoch Poor's Regt. from May 27 to Aug. 1, 1775, of Capt. Timothy 
Clement's Co., Col. Pierse Long's Regt., from Sept. 10, to Dec. 7, 1776, from 
Dec. 7, 1776, to Jan. 7, 1777, and from Jan. 7 to Feb. 7, 1777; marched to 
Ticonderoga; with his brother Samuel, was taxed in Exeter, Newmarket 
section, 1732. Children: 

18. Smith'; m. Sarah Burleigh. 19. Levi'; m. Sally Barber. 

(7). Samuel' (Samuel,* Samuel,' Samuel^, Edward') was born March 9. 
1734; married Aug. 4, 1754, Mary Barber, who was born Feb. 4, 1729, and 
died Dec. 29, 1816; petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, Nov. 25, 1755; was 
credited with labor of men and oxen on rafts built at Newington Oct. 22, 1775; 
mustered with Capt. Peter Coffin's Co., Nov. 24, 1775; signed the Association 
Test, 1776; is mentioned, 1784 and 1786; active in the parish, 1797-98 and 
1800. Children: 

20. Jenney.6 21. Mary.« 22. EHzabeth.' 23. Samuel.s 24. Shadrach." 
25. Comfort.' 26. John.' 27. Rhoda.' 28. Andrew McLary.' 

(8). Benjamin' (Samuel,* Samuel,' Samuel, = Edward') was bom Jan. 4, 
1737; petitioned for a lottery in aid of Squamscot bridge, 1780; active in the 
parish affairs, 1798; married, 1768, Brackett. Children: 

29. Paul' b. Nov. 9, 1761; m. (1) Sally Smart, (2) Mary Chapman. 

30. Lydia.' 31. Noah." 32. John.' 33. Joseph'; lived in Meredith. 
(15). David' (Samuel, * Samuel, ' Samuel, ^ Edward') was born Dec. 7, 1752; 

married Elizabeth Clark of Stratham; was a cordwainer. (121). Children: 

34. Elizabeth.' 35. David.' 36. Edmund.' 37. James.'. 38. Nancy.' 

39. Sally.' 40. Daniel.' 41. Susan.' 

(18). Smith' (Joseph,* Samuel,' Samuel, = Edward') married Sept. 30, 1779, 
Sarah, daughter of James and Sarah (Foss) Burleigh. (118). Children: 

42. Levi.' 43. Smith.' 44. Kato.» 45. Nancy; m. Paul Chapman. 

46. Mary.' 47. Burleigh.' 

(19). Levi' (Joseph,* Samuel,' Samuel, = Edward') was born in 1755; 
enlisted May 27, 1775, in Capt. Samuel Oilman's Co.; married, Oct. 28, 1782, 
Sally Barber. (133). Children: 

48. Levi.' 49. Eben.« 50. Irene.' 51. Mary.' 

(29). Dea. Paul' (Benjamin,' Samuel,* Samuel,' Samuel, 2 Edward') 
was born Nov. 9, 1761; married (1) Jan. 20, 1785, Sally Smart, (2) Nancy, 
daughter of Smith Chapman. Children by first wife: 

52. Nancy; m. Elder William Demerett of Durham. 

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466 History of Newfields. 

53. Mary; m. Benjamin Brackett. 54. Sally'; m. Arthur Branscomb. 

55. Lydia'; m. John Shackford. 

56. Paul;' m. June 21, 1821, Marcia, dau. of Benjamin and Mercy (Barker) 
French of Deerfield, who d. Dec. 9, 1863, aged about 64. 

(35). Davids (David,^ Samuel, < Samuel,' Samuel, 2 EdwardO was born 
May 3, 1776; married Feb. 22, 1798, Mary, daughter of Nathaniel Lord, who 
was born Nov. 3, 1776 and died Nov. 14, 1818; was active in parish affairs, 
1797-99, 1801, 1808-11 and 1814; constable and collector, 1802 and 1805- 
06; assessor, 1806; representative, 1809 and 1812-13; collector, 1811; inn- 
keeper and retailer, 1811 and 1814; auditor, 1814; died, Nov. 14, 1818. 
Children: 

57. Nathaniel Lord.' 58. Mary.' 59. Mary Louisa.' 60. David.' 
61. James.' 62. Emily.' 63. John.' 64. Lucy.' 65. George.' 

CHASE. 

1. Aquilai Chase was bom in Cornwall, Eng., about 1618; was of Hampton, 
1639, and Newbury, Mass., 1646; married Anna, daughter of John Wteeler of 
Hampton; died Newbury Aug. 29, 1670. Children: 

2. Sarah.' 3. Anne.* 4. Priscilla.2 5. Mary. 2 6. Aquila.2 7. Thomas.* 
8. John.» 9. EHzabeth.' 10. Ruth.' 11. Daniel.' 12. Moses.' 

(7) Thomas' (AquilaO was born July 25, 1654; married Nov. 22, 1677, 
Rebecca Folansbee. 

13. Jonathan* (Thomas,' AquilaO was born, 1683; married Joanna Palmer; 
settled in Stratham. 

14. James* (Jonathan,* Thomas,' AquilaO went by way of Chester to 
Epping, North River, where his descendants still reside. 



1. Prescotti Chase married Sally Sanborn, and settled in Epping. Two of 
their sons were among the young men of sterling worth who were attracted to 
Newfields by the Swamscot Machine works and remained to become valuable 
citizens. They were: 

2. J. Lewis' who married Ida F., daughter of John and Angelina Bunker; 
lived in Newfields, but for several years held a responsible position with the 
Exeter Machine Co. Both were lost in the wreck of the City of Columbus off 
Gay's Head, January 1884. Child: 

3. George L.,» a lumber dealer; influential in town affairs; selectman; 
member of the school board; representative, 1902; m. Alice, dau. of Dr. John 
Chase of Epping, and Dedham, Mass. 

4. Samuel P.' who married, 1869, Lizzie, daughter of Joseph and Ruth 
Kuse; removed to Exeter, 1885; died by accident, March 1902. 

Children: 

5. Harry P.»; dentist; d. 1909, leaving a widow, but no children. 

6. Edna»; m. Prof. H. A. Ross of PhilUps Exeter Academy. 



Edmund Chase signed the Association Test at Newmarket, 1776. 



Genealogy. 467 

CHESLEY. 

1. Phillip! Chesley, the emigrant, was of Dover Neck as early as 1642; 

married (1) Elizabeth Thomas who was living in 1661, (2) Joanna who 

was hving in 1685. (125). Children: 

2. Thomas' b. about 1642; m. (1) Ehzabeth Thomas, (2) Anna . 

8. Phihp' b. 1644; m. (1) Sarah L. Crommett, (2) Sara . 

4. Esther*; m. Aug. 9, 1705, John, s. of John, and grandson of Dea. John 
Hall of Dover. 

5. Marys; m. May 26, 1701; Ralph, son of Dea. John Hall of Dover. 
Child by second wife: 

6. Joanna,' perhaps. 

(2). Thomas' (Phihpi) was born about 1642; married (1) Aug. 22, 1663, 

EHzabeth Thomas, (2) Anna ; was killed by the Indians Nov. 15, 1697. 

The warrant for the appraisement of his estate mentions Ann " widow of said 
Thomas, now the wife of Joseph Daniels, Sept. 5, 1704." The inventory was 
returned by Joseph Daniels Dec. 5, 1704, prior to which time Anna (Chesley) 
Daniels had died. Joseph Daniels made provision for John^ Chesley, son of 
said Thomas, June 29, 1708. 

Children by first wife : 

7. Thomas.* 8. John.' 9. George' of Oyster River; m. Deliverance 

; inventory ordered June 8, and taken Dec. 3, 1710. 10. Joseph. (89). 

11. Ehzabeth.' 12. Sarah.' 13. Susanna.' 14. Mary.' 

(3) Philip' (Philipi) was born in 1644; married (1) Ehzabeth, widow of 

Phihp Crommett, and daughter of Thomas Laighton, (2) Sarah ; was 

constable, 1695; disposes of land in "Newtowne " by his will dated Dec. 16, 
1695. Children: 

15. Capt. Samuel' of Oyster River; was killed by the Indians Sept. 15, 1707. 
The warrant for inventory and division of this estate dated Aug. 3, 1708, 
mentions his widow Elizabeth, and the return April 4, 1709, mentions Elizabeth 
Pinkham, formerly his wife. 16. Philip.' (88). 

17. Ebenezer. ' 18. Hannah.' 19. James'; m. Tamson Went worth. 



1. Thomas' Chesley, perhaps the son of Thomas (7) above, was born 

Jan. 1792; married Susan , who was born Sept. 1787, and died April 25, 

1875; bought and settled on the Joseph Doe-Perkins place at the Junction; 
died July 28, 1865. Children: 

2. Daughter2;m. Samuel . 3. Henry Harrison, = m. Elizabeth Alley. 

4. Daughter, 2 m. Giddings. 5. Mary; never married. 

(3). Henry Harrison' (Thomas') married Ehzabeth, daughter of Richard 
and Elizabeth Alley of Exeter; settled on the homestead near the railroad 
station at Rockingham Junction; his father's house was in Newmarket, but 
his own was so near the line that both towns claimed him as a citizen and sent 
him bills for poll-tax. After much controversy he insisted on a re-survey of 
the hne, which proved to pass through his house and bed room, but the bed 
stood on the Newfields side of the room, and so he was adjudged a citizen of 
that town. Children: 

6. Frank H. » b. 1858; m. — ■ , who d. Aug. 2, 1900, leaving a son: 

7. John Henry <; in business, Lynn, Mass. 

8. Ann Elizabeth'; m. J. Harry Prentiss of Haverhill, Mass. 



468 History of Newfields. 



CHESWELL. 



1. Hopestill March 1 Cheswell was a capable master carpentei; married 
Kennison; settled in Newmarket; petitioned for a bridge over Squam- 



scot river, Nov. 21, 1746; soon after the Revolution he built several two story- 
houses with gambrel roofs on Pleasant St., Portsmouth. Children: 

2. Wentworth, 2 named for Gov. Wentworth; m. Mary Davis. 

3. Daughter,' d. young. 

(2) Wentworth 2 (Hopestill was born in 1746; m. Mary Davis; d. 
March 8, 1817. Very influential in the community. (103). His widow 
died June 22, 1829, aged 79. Children: 

4. Elder Thomas'; m. (1) Oct. 28, 1787, Betsey Eastman, (2) Mrs. (Wright) 
BeU. (140). 

5. Paul'; active in the parish, 1798. 6. Samuel,* d. 1801. 

7. Wilham,* b. 1785; d. Dover, Oct. 21, 1806. 

8. Mary'; m. Daniel Perkins. 9. Nancy; m. Hanniford. 

10. Sally; m. Moses Chase; d, Nov. 9, 1829, aged 55. 

11. Mehitable'; m. John Smart. 12. Abby; d. March 31, 1855, aged 63. 
13. Martha'; d. unm. July 20, 1876, aged 79. 14. Daughter* b. Oct. 2, 

and d. Oct. 9, 1790. 15. Daughter'; probably d. in infancy. 

CHURCHILL. 

Tradition says the Churchills are descendants of James II and Mary 
(Stuart), Queen of Scots. 

1. Thomas I Churchill of Plymouth, Mass., married, 1758, Mary, daughter 
of Nathaniel Ewer, and sister of Rev. Nathaniel Ewer, who was born Aug. 7, 
1737; was a weaver; removed to Newmarket accompanied by his wife's 
father, who died at her home; was credited with labor on rafts at Newington 
for the defence of Pascataqua harbor, Oct. 22, 1775; signed the Association 
Test, 1776; active in parish affairs, 1797-99; died and was buried at the 
Plains north of his house in the family burying ground. A part of the Churchill 
house is still standing and occupied by William Kennison at the Plains. 

Children : 

2. Rev. Thomas 2; m. (1) Anna H. Wentworth, (2) Cragin; lived 

at the Plains west of the homestead; active in the parish, 1797-99; Osbornite, 
1800; tithingman, 1805; on school committee, 1815; after his second mar- 
riage lived in Lawrence, Mass.; died in Maine. His first wife was b. Dec. 18, 
1807, and d. in Newmarket. 

3. Joseph =; m. Oct. 7, 1795, Sally Tash. 

4. John' b. May 11, 1776; m. Nov. 14, 1799, Sarah True, who was b. in 
Deerfield, May 15, 1782, and d. May 29, 1830; the first persons of the name to 
settle in Deerfield; d. there Aug. 24, 1846. 

5. Lydia'; m. June 21, 1785, Reuben French. 

6. Mary Ewer'; m. Nov. 26, 1782, Wiggin Doe; d. Dec. 8, 1853, aged 93. 
(3) Joseph' (Thomas') married Oct. 7, 1795, Sally, daughter of Dea. John 

Tash; settled on the homestead, but about 1825 moved to Brookfield; active 
in parish affairs, 1797-99; an Osbornite, 1800; among his large family of 
children were: 



Genealogy. 469 

7. John.' 8. Joseph.' 9. Nathaniel.' 10. Eben.' 11. James'; m. Eliza, 
dau. of Rev. John Osborne. 



Ichabod Churchill m. April 3, 1788, EHzabeth Doe. 
Sarah Churchill m. May 13, 1849, John H. Chapman. 

CLARK. 

1. Richard' Clark, son of Richard, i was born in Greenland about 1693; 

married Marston who died Sept. 19, 1767; settled in Newmarket; 

died 1784. Children: 

2. Richard' b. 1693. (125). 3. Caleb,' m. Mary . 4. Stephen,* 

probably. 5. Joshua,' perhaps; bought land, Sept. 24, 1746, in Epping of 
Jonathan Norris and Joseph Hall; was 2d Major in the 4th regiment under 
Col. Nicholas Oilman, Aug. 24, 1775; and Captain of the Epping company 
of 60 six weeks' men who marched to Cambridge Dec. 1775 to take the place of 
the Connecticut troops; signed the Association Test, 1776; was justice of the 
peace and conveyancer. 

(3) Caleb' (Richard, ^ Richard') married Mary . (99). Child: 

6. Susanna* b. Jan. 1750; d. Feb. 13, 1752. 



1. Maj. Robert 1 Clark of Epping was mustered as sergeant, Sept. 10, as 
ensign Oct. 10, and reported in Capt. Timothy Clement's Co., Col. Pierse 
Long's Regt. at New Castle, Dec. 7, 1776; witnessed the pay roll of Capt. 
Timothy Clement Jan. 6, 1777; was Lieutenant in Capt. Daniel Gordon's Co., 
Col. Thomas Bartlett's Regt., for the defense of West Point, 1780; after the 
Revolution went by the title of " Major," and later "Captain;" gave his sword 
to his name sake Green Clark Fowler, the grandson of his second wife. He mar- 
ried (1) Sarah Barker, who died about 1820, (2) Hannah (Cutts), widow of 
PhiUp Fowler, April 1822, who died Nov. 9, 1854, aged 77; settled in New- 
fields about 1785; kept a tavern in the house just west of Exeter road on road 
to Piscassic, which was destroyed by fire Aug. 1903. His sign " R. Clark " 
swung from the elm in front of the house; was on the school committee, 1825; 
charter member of the Congregational church, 1829; died about 1835. Child : 

2. Nathaniel Green 2; a remarkably precocious boy, who went to sea and 
was never heard from afterwards. 

John Cutts Fowler was married at Newington in the morning, and returned 
with his bride to the marriage of his mother to Maj . Clark in the evening. 



1. Daniel 1 Clark of Sanbomton and Exeter married Elizabeth Smart. 
Children : 

2. Susan M.J b. Jan. 7, 1821; m. 1840, Capt. George W. Fernald. One ch. 

3. Alice M.2; m. E. Newton Chase of Exeter. 4. Joseph F.2 of Exeter. 

5. John N.j; m. Farmy, dau. of Samuel and Sarah (Oilman) Peavey, and 
granddaughter of James and Mercy (Dame) Peavey, who d. Feb. 14, 1882, 
(2) May 1, 1884, Lydia A., dau. of Chase and Lydia A. (Neal) Wiggin. 
Sarah (Gihnan) Peavey was dau. of James and Betsey (Ljrford) GUman. 



1. Josiah Smithi Clark was born Feb. 18, 1825; married Dec. 1849, Adaline 
J. Wentworth; was selectman, 1868-69; owned and lived on the Nathaniel 



470 History of Newfields. 

Paul farm on the Lee road. His widow married (2) Moses Humphrey of 
Concord. Children: 

2. Ellens; m. John W. Paul; d. 1897; one dau. Adaline^ Paul. 

3. Ida C.'; m. Stillman Humphrey of Concord; secretary of "Home of 
the Aged." 

4. Charles'; res. Concord; unm. 

COBBEY. 

William and Richard Cobbey petitioned for a lottery in aid of a bridge at 
Newfields, 1759 and 1760, and for a bridge at Newfields, 1766. 

James i Cobbey of Newmarket was mustered in Capt. Michael McClary's 
Co., Col. A. Scammell's Regt. for three years, Feb. 6, 1777, and received 20 
pounds state bounty. 

James 2 Cobbey Jr., with consent of his parents James and Anna Cobbey, 
apprenticed himself to PhUip and Sarah Fowler for ten years from May 10, 
1779, but ran away five months before his time expired. 

James Cobbey is mentioned, 1803. 

COE. 

1. Robert' Coe was born in 1596 in Suffolkshire, Englahd; married Anna, 
who was born in England in 1591; came to Watertown, Mass., in the ship 
Francis in 1634; moved to Connecticut, 1636; and thence to Long Island, 
1644, where he died. 3 ch. 

2. Robert 2 (Robert i) was born in Suffolkshire, 1627; came with his parents 

to America, 1634; married Hannah ; settled in Stratford, Conn., 

where he died, 1650. 3 ch. 

3. Johns (Robert, 2 Robert^) was born, Stratford, Conn., May 10, 1658; 
married Mary Hawley, Dec. 20, 1682; died Stratford, April 19, 1741. 10 ch. 

4. Joseph < (John, 3 Robert, = Robert') was born, Stratford, Feb. 2, 1686; 
married Abigail Robinson 1708; died Durham, Conn., July 15, 1754. 5 ch. 

5. Joseph^ (Joseph,! John, 3 Robert, 2 Robert') was born, Durham, Conn., 
Sept. 3, 1713; married, Abigail Curtis, 1739; died June 10, 1784. 10 ch. 

6. Rev. Curtis 6 (Joseph, ^ Joseph, ^ John," Robert, 2 Robert') was born, 
Middletown, Conn., July 21, 1750; married Anne, daughter of Hon. Ebenezer 
Thompson, 1781, who died Oct. 11, 1829 aged 68; graduated, Brown Univer- 
sity, 1776; studied theology with Rev. Mr. Benedict of Middletown; was 
ordained pastor, Durham, N. H., Nov. 1, 1780, the last minister settled and 
supported by the town; dismissed, April 23, 1806; remained a member of the 
church there till June 1817, then joined the First church, Exeter; was made a 
trustee of the New Hampshire Missionary Society, 1805, and appointed mis- 
sionary, 1807, laboring in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont; 
preached at Newmarket a portion of the time, 1810-11; superintended the 
organization of the church of Milton, 1815, and continued as long as he was 
able to preach laboring in mission fields. He removed to Newfields, 1819, 
purchasing an estate of Major Hale; was active in the Society, 1828; charter 
member of the Congregational Society, Jan. 16, 1829; died June 7, 1829, and 
lies buried in the old cemetery at the centre. "He was a good man, rigorous 



Genealogy. 471 

in doctrine and discipline, clear and impressive." His tombstone bears the 
inscription, "He has gone to receive the fruits of his faithful labours and the 
reward of a well spent life." (406). Children: 

7. Joseph' b. June 1, 1782; m. Temperance Pickering; was a merchant and 
ship master, 1827; published The True American, Concord 1840; d. Durham, 
April 26, 1852. 

8. Abigail' b. Feb. 29, 1784; m. Daniel Mathes. 

9. Ebenezer'b. Dec. 6, 1785; m. (1) Mehitable Smith, (2) Mrs. Mary W. 
Barker. 

10. Curtis' b. Sept. 16, 1787; d. South CaroUna, Sept. 3, 1817. 

11. Mary' b. Nov. 22, 1789. Her diary which is preserved from April 4, 
1810, to June 18, 1836, records Nov. 12, 1815, "I have this day publicly pro- 
fessed religion." This was in connection with the First Church, Exeter. She 
became a member of Congregational church, Newfields, 1829; d. unm. Nov. 
23, 1836. 

12. Ann' b. June 28, 1792; m. Dea. Edward Berry of Pittsfield; united with 
the First Church, Exeter, June, 1817, having been " propounded " according 
to her sister Mary, June 1, 1817; started a Sunday School in the old Newfields 
school house, April 26, 1818; was a school teacher; d. April 1, 1864. 

13. John' b. Jan. 13, 1797; m. Lavinia T. Senter of Center Harbor. 

14. Benjamin' b. July 20, 1801; m. Louisa F. Mead. 

(8). Abigail' (Rev. Curtis, ^ Joseph, ^ Joseph, « John, s Robert, 2 Robert was 
born Feb. 29, 1784; married Daniel Mathes. Child: 

15. Abigails Mathes b. 1806; d. Feb. 1, 1825. 

(9). Ebenezer' (Rev. Curtis, ^ Joseph, s Joseph, ■* John, 3 Robert, 2 Robert 1) was 
born Dec. 6, 1785; married (1) Nov. 13, 1813, Mehitable, daughter of Ebenezer 
Smith of Durham, who died May 18, 1833, (2) Nov. 30, 1835, Mrs. Mary W. 
Barker, widow of Hon. David Barker and daughter of Hon. Nathaniel Upham; 
lived at Northwood Narrows; moved to Bangor, Me., 1846; died there Oct. 
1862. Coe's Academy was named in his honor. 

Children by first wife: 

16. Ebenezer S.s b. Nov. 5, 1814; m. Mary U., dau. of Hon. David Barker 
of Rochester; an extensive lumber merchant; d. Bangor, Dec. 9, 1899. 

17. Henry W.,8 b. Feb. 1820; m. 1858, H. H., dau. of Rev. Henry Smith; 
settled in California. 

Children by second wife: 

18. Thomas Uphams b. 1837; graduated, Bowdoin College, 1857; and 
Jefferson Medical College, 1861; a practising physician, Bangor, Me. 

19. Mehitable Smiths b. Nov. 1839; d. May 1842. 

The Coe and Speed houses were the only dwelhngs between PhiHp Fowler's 
and George Hilton's. 

(14). Dea. Benjamin' (Rev. Curtis, « Joseph, e Joseph, « John, 3 Robert,* 
Robert >) was born July 20, 1801; married Louisa Frost, daughter of Levi H. 
Mead, who was born in Northwood, June 3, 1806; was farmer and trader; on 
school committee, 1825; selectman, 1826-27; united with the Congregational 
church, Sept. 1839, and by letter at Newfields, Feb. 12, 1840; was clerk of the 
church, 1840; warden of the society, 1841; justice of the peace, 1852, and of 
the quorum, 1854; county road commissioner, 1854; died, April 8, 1873. 



472 History of Newfields. 

His wife was admitted to the church July 7, 1844, and died Feb. 24, 1868. 
Child: 

20. Annas; m. May 26, 1871, Henry T. Taplin, s. of Rev. Horatio N. 
Taphn, and foster son of Henry and Nancy (Giddings) Thing. One child. 
(See TapUn). 

21. James Edward^ (adopted) was b. in Lynn, Mass., Sept. 3, 1843; 
was the son of James Babb who was b. in Epsom, Jan. 11, 1794, and 
Susan S., dau. of Levi and Susan (Hilton) Mead, b. Jan. 18, 1811, who were 
m. in Northwood Aug. 25, 1825; adopted by his uncle and aunt, Dea. Ben- 
jamin and Louisa (Mead) Coe, 1845; entered the Swamscot Machine Co. 
as an apprentice Dec. 2, 1861, and, excepting the year 1868, which he spent 
as an engineer in Cuba, has been employed there continuously; m. May 26, 
1870, Emma Blake — adopted dau. of Dea. William and Abigail (Drowne) 
Hervey — who was b. in Exeter, Dec. 24, 1843. Was teacher in the public 
school, 1868. Children: 

22. John W.» b. March 6, 1871; m. Abbie T. Hall. 

23. James Lewis » b. April 9, 1872. 

24. Arthur Babb» b. April 15, 1875; d. Nov. 19, 1880. 

(22). John W.' (James Edward, s Dea. Benjamin,' etc.) was born March 6, 
1871; graduated at Coe's Academy, Northwood 1894; student New Hampshire 
Agricultural College, Durham, 1894-95; employed in the United States 
Arsenal, Watertown, Mass., as ordnance machinist and coast inspector of 
ordnances; married Nov. 16, 1895, Abbie T., daughter of William C. and 
Flora (Wheeler) Hall, of Watertown. Children: 

25. Arthur Lewis. i« 26. Edward Curtis, i" 27. Ralph WiUiams." 28. 
Eleanor I. w 

(23). James Lewis » (James Edward,^ Dea. Benjamin,' etc.) was born April 
9, 1872; resides in Newfields; a skillful machine pattern maker; tax collector 
and active in town and church affairs; married June 12, 1901, Ahce M., dau. 
of Erastus B. and Mary A. (Dow) Jewell, of Stratham. 

ChUd: 

29. Helen Jewell." 

COFFIN. 

1. Peter 1 Coffin was a resident of Brixham parish, Plymouth, Devonshire, 
England, and died in 1613. 

2. Tristam^ (Peter ») was bom in 1609; married Dionis, daughter of Robert 
Stevens of England; came to America, 1642, bringing with him his wife and 
five children, his mother who died in Boston, May 30, 1661, aged 77, and two 
sisters, Eunice and Mary; came to SaHsbury, Mass., 1642, the same year to 
Haverhill, to Newbury, 1648, to Salisbury, 1655, and a company having been 
formed in 1659, Tristam moved to Nantucket, 1660, with his wife and sons 
James and Stephen; died Oct. 1661. Children: 

3. Peter' b. 1630. 4. Tristam' b. 1632. 5. Elizabeth. ^ 6. James.' 
7. John.' 8. Stephen' b. in Newbury, 1652. 

(3), Hon. Peter' (Tristam, 2 Peter ») was bom in Brixham, Eng., 1630; 
married Abigail, daughter of Elder Edward Starbuck of Dover. (84). 
Children : 



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9. Abigail < b. 1657; m. Daniel Davison. 

10. Capt. Peter* b. Aug. 20, 1660; m. Deborah . (85). 

11. Jethro« b. Sept. 16, 1663. 

12. Tristam* b. Jan. 18, 1665; m. Deborah Colcord. 

13. Edward* b. Feb. 20, 1669. 14. Judith* b. 1672. 

15. Elizabeth*; m. Maj. John Gihnan June 5, 1693; d. July 10, 1720. 

16. Pamel*. 17. Capt. Robert*; m. Joanna, dau. John and Elizabeth 
(Treworgie) Oilman who was b. April 30, 1679, survived him and m. (2) Henry 
Dyer, and d. Dec. 24, 1720. (86). 

As it had been the "Royal Pleasure" of "their Maj"<=s" to give to John 
Taylor or his agents employed in providing masts for the supply of naval 
stores, in which Robert Coffin was then concerned, on Sept. 9, 1694, he peti- 
tions the Lt. Governor and Council, " that such Persons as are by mee 
Employed in that Service may not be interupted therein but be free from all 
Impresses whereby they may be taken out of the s-^ Employm' being will- 
ing they shall doe their duty of Watching and Warding at the Garrisons to 
W' they belong." 

This was answered by an order to Capt. John Everett to guard with his 
Massachusetts soldiers persons so employed " ffor the Hailing a Pcell of Masts 
out of Exeter Woods." 

(4). Tristam' (Tristam, 2 Peteri) was bom in Brixham, Eng., 1632; 
married Judith, widow of Henry Somerby, and daughter of Capt. Edman 
Greenleaf; lived in Wales, and Plymouth, Mass., 1653; died Feb. 4, 1704. 
His wife died Dec. 15, 1703, aged 80, leaving 177 descendants. Ten children 
of whom the youngest was 

18. Hon. Nathaniel* (Tristam,' Tristam,^ Peter 1) born March 22, 1669, 
married March 29, 1693, Sarah, widow of Henry Dole, and daughter 
of Samuel Brockleback of Rowley, Mass. Children: 

19. Moses^ b. June 11, 1711; m. Anna Dole. 

20. Rebecca^; m. Stephen Gihnan, who sold land in Piscassic, 1767. 

(19). Moses 6 (Nathaniel,* Tristam, ' Tristam, 2 Peteri) was bom June 11, 
1711; married Nov. 28, 1732, Anna Dole; had land in Piscassic, May 3, 1758 
and 1779. Children: 

21. Enochs; was clerk in Capt. Perry's Co., from May 10 to Dec. 21, 1756; 
justice, 1764, 1776, 1778-79, 1781, 1787, 1790 and 1799; deputy from Epping 
to convention at Exeter, Jan. 2, 1775; corporal in Capt. Clement's Co., Col. 
Gilman's Regt., April 15, 1776; selectman, Epping 1776. 22. William. ^ 



1. Capt. Eliphaleti Coffin married Feb. 11, 1710, Judith, widow of Parker 
Noyes, and daughter of James Coffin of Newbury; died, 1736. (88). Children: 

2. Abigail^ b. Nov. 13, 1711; m. Israel Gihnan. 

3. Peters b. Dec. 3, 1713. 4. Judith ^ b. Dec. 12, 1717. 

5. Ehphalet2 b. Feb. 11, 1721; d. May 3, 1722. 

6. Deborah^ d. Sept. 25, 1721; probably b. before Eliphalet. 

(2). Abigail (EUphaleti) was born Nov. 13, 1711; married Dec. 2, 1731, 
Israel, son of Richard and Sarah (Clark) Gihnan, who was bom Feb. 25, 1709, 
and died Dec. 14, 1792. Child: 

7. Sarah Gihnan ' b. Jan. 28, 1740; m. Capt. Theophilus, son of Theophilus 



474 History of Newfields. 

and Mary (Wiggin) Smith, who was b. May 15, 1741, and d. Feb. 26, 1805; d. 
Feb. 26, 1805. 

There was an Enoch and Mary (Daniel) Coffin at Piscassic. Also a William. 
(136). The Coffin tavern, since the Pike-Thing tavern, was between Smith's 
and Barber's. 

COLBY. 

1. Phineasi Colby of Candia married Sally, widow of Richard Emerson, 
and daughter of John and Lydia (Robie) Clay. 

2. Jonathan E.2 (PhineasO married Sarah Ann Foster of Topsham, Vt.; 
died at Northfield, Vt., 1684; buried in Newfields. His wife survived him 
and m. (2) Otis Colcord of Candia, surviving him, and dying Mar. 1899. 

Children : 

3. Fannie G.^ b. 1844; m. Francis V. Randall; 

4. Emma E.' b. 1848; d. June 1, 1866; buried in Newfields. 

5. Asa 0.3 b. 1852; d. Nov. 9, 1868. 

(3). Fannie G.s (Jonathan E.,2 PhineasO was born in West Topsham, Vt.; 
married, Newfields, Francis V. Randall, born Braintree, Vt., Colonel of the 
13th and 17 Regts. Vt. Volunteers, and died Northfield, Vt., 1885; died Ellen- 
dale, N. D., Oct. 1893; buried in Newfields. Children: 

6. Phib Randall b. 1865; lawyer, Ellendale, N. D. 

7. Volney« Randall b. 1875; druggist, Ellendale, N. D. 

The Colbys lived many years on Swamscot St. in the house owned 
by H. Jenness Paul, but in 1910 bought by William Sheehy. 

COLCORD. 

1. Edwardi Colcord was born in 1616 or 1617; married Ann ; 

came to America in 1661, settling at Pascataqua; died in Hampton Feb. 10, 
1682. (67). Children: 

2. Jonathan^ b. 1640; d. Aug. 31, 1661. 

3. Hannah^ b. 1643; m. Dec. 28, 1668, Dea. Thomas Dearborn; d. July 17, 
1720. 

4. Sarahs b. 1646; m. Dec. 30, 1668, John Hobbs. 

5. Maryi b. Oct. 4, 1649; m. Dec. 28, 1670, Benjamin Fifield. 

6. Edward 2 b. Feb. 2, 1652; killed by Indians, June 13, 1677. 

7. Samuel 2 b. 1655; m. Mary Ayer. 

8. Mehitable^ b. 1658; m. Nathaniel Stevens of Dover. 

9. Shuah^ b. June 12, 1660. 

10. Deborah^b. May 21, 1664; m. Tristam Coffin. 

11. Abigail^b. July23, 1667. 

(7). Samuel 2 (Edward i) was bom in 1655; married Mary Ayer of Haverhill, 
Mass. Children: 

12. Samuel b. March 11, 1682; m. . 

13. Jonathan^b. March 4, 1684; m. 14. Elizabeth^b. Dec. 26, 1686. 

15. Hannah' b. April 17, 1689; m. Nov. 2, 1709, Samuel Dudley. 

16. Edwards b. April 1, 1692. 17. Ebenezer' b. May 20, 1695; m. Hannah 
Fellows. 18. Mary 3 b. March 24, 1698. 



Genealogy. 475 

(12). Lt. Samuel' (Samuel, 2 EdwardO was born in Hampton March 11, 
1682; married Sept. 13, 1704, Elizabeth, daughter of Lt. Peter and Susanna 
(Cousins or Coffin) Folsom; was a soldier on garrison duty, Hampton, 1696; 
settled in Kingston; left Kingston with his brother Jonathan and other 
settlers, 1707, on account of Indian alarms, and refused to return for a time; 
afterwards returned and died there about 1718. The inventory of his estate was 
taken May 27, and return made June 14, 1718. Administration was granted 
to his widow Elizabeth June 4, 1718. She married (2) Aug. 19, 1718, Lt. 
Samuel Sanborn of Kingston, and died April 8, 1756. Children: 

19. Peteri b. June 27, 1705; was captured, with others, in 1724 by the 
Indians and sent to Canada, but made his escape after six months. 

20. EHzabeth* b. June 13, 1708. 

21. Samuel b. Aug. 22, 1710; m. Dec. 28, 1732, Mehitable Ladd; signed the 
Association Test at Kingston, Sept. 23, 1776; probably d. June 22, 1783. 
Between 1733 and 1751 seven children were born to him who may have been 
Samuel, Elizabeth, Peter, Mary, Albert, Bessie F., and . 

22. Hannah^; m. Dr. Joseph Bartlett; moved to Salisbury about 1749, 
and became the mother of Hon. Ichabod Bartlett. 

23. Benjamin^ b. Jan. 15 and d. Jan. 30, 1714. 

24. Mary 4 b. Jan. 1, 1715; m. 1736, Col. Eben Stevens, and had 

25. Ebenezers b. Feb. 16, 1739. 

(13). Jonathan 3 (Samuel, 2 Edward 1) was born March 4, 1684; married 

(106). 

Children : 

26. Jonathan^; m. Sarah Burleigh. 

27. Hannah* b. Dec. 21, 1708; m. Daniel Oilman. 

28. Gideon^; m. Rachel Parsons. 29. Edward^; m. Jane Coffin. 

(26). Jonathan * (Jonathan, 3 Samuel, 2 Edward 1) married Sarah Burleigh; 
sold to Ens. Joseph Jewett an eighth part of " our " sawmill in 
Nottingham, Nov. 20, 1753; petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, 1766; 
bought land of Josiah Adams and others, Nov. 10, 1769; with his son Jonathan 
petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, 1772; exports cattle to Passamoquody 
1775; was allowed for labor on fire rafts at Newington, Oct. 22, 1775; signed 
the Association Test at Newmarket July 12, 1776; on committee to dismiss 
Rev. John Moody April 28, 1777; is mentioned as late as 1785. Children: 

30. Jonathan^ b. about 1749; petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, 1772; 
m. Nancy Marshall. Child: 

31. Emilys; m. John A. Burleigh. 

32. Samueb b. 1752; m. (1) Mary Pearson, (2) Anna Robinson. 

33. Joseph^ b. 1754; m. Fanny Russell. 

34. Wilham.s 35. Mary.' 36. Jesse.' 

(28). Oideon* (Jonathan, 3 Samuel, 2 Edward 1) married Rachel, daughter 
of Josiah and Eunice (Sargent) Parsons, and granddaughter of John Parsons 
whose father Jaffrey was born near Exeter, Eng., in 1631, and died at 
Gloucester, Mass., Aug. 1689. His wife was born at Cape Ann, Mass., June 
29, 1726; survived him and married (2) June 22, 1774, Dea. Samuel Lane; died 
Jan. 18, 1813. (111). Children: 

37. Gideon^ b. 1745; m. (1) Mary Moore, (2) Lois Lyford. 

38. Jobs; settled in Tuftonborough. 



476 History of Newfields. 

39. Josiahs; a soldier in Capt. James Hill's Co. on Pierce's Island, Nov. 5, 
1775; signed the Association Test in Newmarket, July 12, 1776; settled in 
Parsonsfield, Me. 

40. Nathaniels; settled in Hallowell, Me. 

41. Benjamin 5; settled in Northwood. 

42. Jeremiahs b. Oct. 17, 1760; m. Sept. 27, 1787, Sally, dau. of John and 
Elizabeth Perkins, who was b. Oct. 2, 1767 and d. Feb. 13, 1792; is mentioned in 
the Newmarket records, 1781 and 1784. (135). 

43. Eunices; m. Oct. 2, 1783, her step-brother, Jabez Lane of Stratham, 
who was b. May 16, 1760, and d. April 3, 1810. 

(29). Edward* (Jonathan, ^ Samuel, 2 Edward 1) married Jane Coffin; had a 
garrison house on Hall's mill road; petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge, 
1760, 1766 and 1772; was awarded damages on the laying out of Hall's mill 
road, 1766 and 1772; was not accepted with Capt. Samuel Edmund's Co., June 
6, 1775; signed the Association Test at Newmarket, July 12, 1776; on com- 
mittee for the dismission of Rev. John Moody, April 28, 1777; is mentioned in 
the Newmarket records, 1787. His will was probated about 1799. Children: 

44. Johns b. Nov. 30, 1745; m. Helen Carpenter. 

45. Georges b. 1750; m. Joanna , who d. June 24, 1823, aged 54; d. 

Exeter, July 23, 1825. 

46. Eliphalets b. 1756; lived in the Oak lands; d. Exeter, Jan. 28, 1829. 
At a town meeting, April 16, 1798, Dr. Josiah Bartlett was allowed $3.97 and 
Dr. John Marsters, $15, for " Doctoring Eliphalet Colcord." An Eliphalet 
Colcord also lived on the hill south of Zebulon Thing in Exeter, and d. Aug. 13, 
1854, aged 62. Probably son of the above. 

47. Peters b. March 7, 1758; m. (1) Jane Coffin, (2) Phebe Hamilton. 

48. Elizabeths; m. Nicholas Hersey. 47. Hannahs; m. John Oilman. 

(33). Josephs (Jonathan, * Jonathan, ^ Samuel, 2 Edward') was born in 1754; 
married Fannie Russell. His wife was born in England in 1756; came to 
this coiuitry in her uncle Capt. Armet's ship with his family; was prevented 
from returning to her parents, who were in good circumstances, by the breaking 
out of the Revolutionary war, the ship having been blockaded at Portsmouth; 
was an educated and cultured young lady and became a school teacher; met 
Joseph Colcord for the first time at her school house where he was drawing a 
load of wood; became acquainted with and finally married him; came to the 
farm in Newmarket; though unaccustomed to work at her father's home, 
became a capable woman and proved an excellent housekeeper and a much- 
respected matron. She never saw her parents after coming to America. Her 
husband was at the battle of Bunker Hill; corporal in Capt. James Hill's Co., 
on Pierce's Island, Nov. 1775; and at the surrender of Burgoyne; signed the 
Association Test, 1776. He settled on the homestead of his grandfather 
Jonathan Colcord. (136). Children: 

50. Thomas R.«; m. Esther W. Robbins. 51. Carolines; m. Josiah Watson. 

52. Sallys m. William Safford. 53. Josephs b. March 1781; m. Sally 
Jenness. 

54. John A.« b. Aug. 31, 1787; m. Comfort Folsom, who d. May 24, 1860, 
leaving daughters Rhoda' and Harriet'; was the " Jack Colcord " of Hall's 
mill road, and built a cottage just north of the railroad crossing; d. Jan. 23, 
1854. 



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55. Fanny Russell s; m. Daniel Prescott. 

56. Betsey A.'; m. Cotton S. Brown. 

(37). Gideon 5 (Gideon/ Jonathan,' Samuel, = Edward i) was bom in 1745; 
married (1) Mary, daughter of William and Abigail (Gilman) and sister of 
Dr. Coffin Moore, who died Sept. 5, 1798, aged 50, (2) (pubhshed July 19, 1799) 
Mrs. Lois, daughter of Kinsley and Mary (Hilton) James, and widow of The- 
ophilus Lyford, who died June 21, 1826, aged 86; died, April 16, 1819. (136). 
Children by first wife: 

57. John. 6 58. Elizabeth. « 59. Marys; m. John Giddings. 

60. Abigails; m. Eliphalet Neal. 

(44). Capt. Johns (Edward,* Jonathan, 3 Samuel, = Edward i) was born in 
Newfields Nov. 30, 1745; married July 10, 1777, Helen, daughter of Anthony 
W. Carpenter, who was born in Norwalk, Ct., Nov. 17, 1757. Children: 

61. Betsey Anns b. June 15, 1778. 62. Polly Carpenters b. Jan. 31, 1780, 

63. Abigail Stephensons b. Dec. 17, 1781. 

64. Tristam Coffins b. March 8, 1784. 

65. John Carpenters b. Jan. 20, 1787. 

66. Anthony Carpenters b. Dec. 18, 1788. 

(47). Peters (Edward, « Jonathan, 3 Samuel, 2 Edward 1) was born March 
7, 1758; married (1) Jane Coffin, (2) Phebe Hamilton; is mentioned in 
Newmarket records, 1785 and Feb. 8, 1799, as a Baptist; located for a time, 
tradition says, near the Colcord estate in the pasture toward the Oaklands; 
also lived in a cottage near the Coffin estate just beyond the entrance to Hed- 
ding camp ground; afterwards moved to the vicinity of the Sanborn place in 
Epping; active in the parish, 1797; died Jail 15, 1836. Child: 

67. Coffins b. in the cottage near the Hedding camp ground; became the 
milUonaire builder and owner of the Philadelphia horse railroads, with John 
O. Stearns, brother of Gov. Onslow Stearns, partner. The trustees of " Coffin 
Colket " of Philadelphia, Nov. 1892, conveyed to Lorenzo Nealy and Jacob 
R. Pettingill, for $205, land and buildings on Water St., Exeter. 

(50). Thomas R.s (Joseph, s Jonathan, * Jonathan, 3 Samuel, 2 Edward 1) 
married Esther W. Rollins of Salem Mass.; member of the Congregational 
Society, Newfields; settled in Salem. His wife died there, Aug. 1866. Children: 

68. Edward'; m. Sarah Smith of Newburyport. 

69. Thomas'; m. Eleanor Tracey of Newburyport. 

7Q. Joseph'; d. unm. 71. Clara'; m. Dr. William Fletcher of Concord. 
72. Laura'; m. Charles Hoag. 73. Susan'; d. unm. 

(51). Carolines (Joseph, s Jonathan, < Jonathan 3 Samuel, 2 Edward 1) married 
Josiah Watson; lived at Great Falls (Somersworth) . Cliildren: 

74. Joseph' Watson. 75. Caroline' Watson. 76. Frances' Watson. 

77. Thomas' Watson. 

(52). Sallys (Joseph, 5 Jonathan, < Jonathan, 3 Samuel, « Edward married 
WilUam Safiford of Exeter. Children: 

78. Thomas' Safford; m. Lydia Bott of Salem. 

79. William' Safford; settled in Yarmouth, Me. 

80. Lavina' Safford; m. Perley Tuck of Kensington; settled in Exeter, Me. 

81. John' Safford; went to Yarmouth, Me. 

82. Sarah' Safford; m. Thomas S. Kennard, selectman of Newfields, 1859. 

83. Joseph' Safford; m. Frances Bott of Salem. 



478 History of Newfields. 

84. George' Safford; m. Sarah E. Evans of Concord; res. Boston. 

85. Frances 'Safford; m. Stephen Bailey; res. Chelsea, Mass. 

(53). Joseph^ (Joseph, 6 Jonathan, « Jonathan, ^ Samuel, ^ Edward i) was born 
March 1781; married Sally, daughter of Francis and Sarah (Batchelder) 
Jenness, who died Dec. 31, 1872, aged 89; settled first on his father's home- 
stead, but built and lived in the house lately occupied by his daughter Mrs. 
Esther A. Beckett — Swain; selectman, 1816-17; assessor, 1818; connected 
with the Congregational Society, 1829; died Sept. 21, 1857. Children: 

86. Francis J.,' b. 1807; d. July 3, 1825. 

87. Sarah A.'; m. Joseph Smith. 87H- Joseph'; d. March 1812. 

88. John' b. 1811 or 1812; d. Feb. 25, 1833. 

89. Frances R.' b. June 11, 1815; m. Joshua W. Neal. 

90. Esther A.' b. April 1819; m. (1) Joseph L. Beckett, (2) Swain. 

91. EUzabeth Armet' b. April 1824; d. Oct. 1825. 

(55). Fanny Russell" (Joseph, ^ Jonathan, ^ Jonathan, 3 Samuel, 2 Edward 1) 
married Daniel Prescott of Kensington. Children: 

92. Mary Elizabeth' Prescott; m. Rev. James Smith. 

93. Lorenzo' Prescott; m. Mary Jane Wiggin of Salem. 

94. Frances Esther' Prescott; m. Joseph D. Wadleigh. 

95. Lydia Ann' Prescott; m. John Adams Blake of Kensington. 

96. Daniel Russell' Prescott; m. Lavina R. Simpson; res. homestead in 
Kensington. 

(56). Betsey Armet « (Joseph, ^ Jonathan, < Jonathan,' Samuel, 2 Edward 1) 
married Cotton S. Brown of Concord. Children: 

97. Alfred' Brown; d. young. 97)^. Newell R.' Brown; m. Nancy J. 
Simpson. 

98. Frances' Brown; m. Hosea Barton. 

99. Emeline' Brown; m. Augustus Culberton. 

100. George' Brown; m. Mary Burton. 

101. Caroline' Brown; m. John Perrin. 

(59). Marys (Gideon,^ Gideon, ^ Jonathan, 3 Samuel, ^ Edward 1) married 
John Giddings of Exeter. Children: 

102. Edward' Giddings; m. Elizabeth Smith. 

103. Mary M.' Giddings, b. 1818; d. unm, April 19, 1891. 

104. Elizabeth' Giddings; d. young. 
104J^. Nancy Giddings; m. Henry Thing. 

105. Charlotte' Giddings; m. George Hardy. 

106. John' Giddings; m. Ellen M. Scammon. 

(60). Abigail" (Gideon," Gideon,-' Jonathan,' Samuel, 2 Edward') married 
Eliphalet Neal. Children. 

107. Lydia Ann' Neal; m. Chase Wiggin. 

108. Joshua W.' Neal; m. May 1843, Francis R. Colcord. 

(87.) Sarah A. ' (Joseph, " Joseph, " Jonathan,^ Jonathan, 3 Samuel, 2 Edward 1) 
married Aug. 22, 1830, Joseph Smith of Newmarket, who was born July 1805, 
and died May 6, 1884; settled in Salem, Mass.; died Nov. 27, 1887, aged 78. 
Children: 

109. Sarah Frances^ Smith; m. Capt. Paul Upton, who d. Jan. 1884. 

110. Josephs Smith; m. Emma Joselyn; settled in New York. 



Genealogy. 479 

111. Lawrence P.' Smith; res. Charleston, S. C. 

112. George Jennesss Smith b. 1845; d. Newfields, Sept. 5, 1847. 

(89). Frances R.' (Joseph, ^ Joseph, 5 Jonathan,* Jonathan,' Samuel, 2 
Edward 1) was born June 11, 1815; married May 1843, Joshua W. Neal; died 
Feb. 12, 1888. Children: 

113. George R.s Neal; m. 114. Frank C.s Neal; m. 115. Daughters; d. 
(90). Esther A.' (Joseph, e Joseph, 5 Jonathan, * Jonathan,' Samuel, 2 

Edward 1) was born April 1819; married (1) Joseph L. Beckett, (2) 

Swain; resided in Boston till after the death of her first husband, then 
Newfields; survived her second husband; died, Newfields, Oct. 26, 1898. 
Children : 

116. Sarah Augusta^ Beckett, m. Frederick H. Dodge; and had 

117. Lottie Augusta' Dodge; m. Henry Whiton. 

118. James Merrill^ Beckett; d. Feb. 8, 1879, aged 35 years. 

(91). EUzabeth Armet' (Joseph, « Joseph, 5 Jonathan, * Jonathan,' Samuel,' 
EdwardO was born March 28, 1817; married John B. Rider; settled in 
Newfields; died Aug. 11, 1893. Children: 

119. Sarah E.s Rider; m. Edward J. Beal. (See Beal) 

120. John F. C.8 Rider; m. Helen A. Freeze. (See Rider) 

121. Caroline A.s Rider; m. Charles Scruton; d. Jan, 12, 1873. 

COLEMAN. 

1. Ephrauni Coleman married (1), (2) widow Holyoke, (3) Sarah, daughter 
of Josiah Adams, who died March 23, 1863, aged 88; lived in Newington. 
Children by first wife: 

2. Sumner. 2 3. Jamesa b. 1798; m. 1825, Lydia, dau. of Capt. Charles 
and Elizabeth (Drowne) Treadwell; owned and lived in the Fernald house 
where Samuel P. Badger resided, having his store near by the corner of Amos 
Paul's garden; an open horse shed connected house and store; trader; 
town clerk, 1828, 1830 and 1832; on school committee, 1825; postmaster, 
1829-37; member of the Congregational society, 1829; interested in building 
the meeting house at Newfields; was a small round built man of lovely disposi- 
tion; trusted with untold sums of money by his neighbors; could not refuse 
when money was pressed into his keeping; finally failed in business, went to 
Great Falls, and died a broken-hearted man, Feb. 18, 1862. His widow died 
May 9. 1875, aged 75. 

CONNER. 

1. Cornelius 1 Conner married Sarah , and settled first in Exeter, 

but afterwards removed to Salisbury, N. H. 

2. Jeremiahs (Cornelius was born Nov. 6, 1672; married July 3, 1696, 
Ann, daughter of Edward Gove, who died Feb. 12, 1722; was probably on 
Capt. Kinsley's pay roll from Dec. 12, 1669 to Jan. 9, 1696; is first mentioned 
on Exeter town books, Oct. 10, 1664; was in Capt. Nicholas Oilman's scout of 
1712; selectman, Exeter, Jan. 26, 1732; about April 1731, paid £20-10s for 
pew No. 28 in the meeting house, and Nov. 7, 1731, £lO-5s for gallery pew 
No. 6; was on committee Sept. 28, 1731 "to discourse with workman about 



480 History of Newfiblds. 

taking down the old meeting house and building a court house" ; settled on the 
farm where the late Jewett Conner died. 

3. Jonathan' (Jeremiah, 2 Cornelius was born Dec. 5, 1699; married 
Jan. 23, 1724, Mehitabel, daughter of John and Mehitabel Thing, who was 
born July 19, 1706; paid £21-15s early in 1731 for pew No. 2, in Exeter 
meeting house; commissioned quarter-master under Gov. Belcher, Oct. 21, 
1737; selectman, Exeter, 1742; wagoner at Louisburg, 1745. 

4. Jonathan" (Jonathan,' Jeremiah, 2 Cornehusi) was born Oct. 14, 1737; 
married March 10, 1765, Mary Jewett, who died Nov. 25, 1816; died Nov. 13, 
1820. 

5. Nathaniel 5 (Jonathan,* Jonathan,' Jeremiah, 2 Cornelius i) was born Oct. 
16, 1773; married (1) Tirzah, daughter of Thomas Jr. and Anne (James) 
Lyford, who was born March 31, 1775 and died July 26, 1828, (2) Jan. 22, 1833, 
Mrs. Elizabeth Palmer; was a noted builder. 

6. John L.6 (Nathaniel, 6 Jonathan,'' Jonathan,' Jeremiah, 2 Cornehusi) 
was born Aug. 16, 1803; married Hannah Thurston. Children: 

7. Enoch J. 7; m. Adalaide, dau. of Joseph and Sarah (Bean) Pease; settled 
in Portsmouth. 

8. William H.' b. Exeter, 1842; m. Juliette, dau. of Joseph and Sarah 
(Bean) Pease, who was b., Newfields, 1846, and d. May 29, 1897; served 
Newfields, as representative, selectman and treasurer; d. Aug. 30, 1909. 
Children : 

9. Sydney^ b. 1868; m. 1889, Lizzie B. Smith; d. Oct. 1890. 

10. Ralph E.-i b. July 4, 1869; graduated Phillips Exeter Academy, 1888; 
Tufts College, 1892; ordained to the Universalist ministry. May 1892, with 
pastorates at Gardner, Mass., Waltham, Mass., Sacramento, Cal., and North 
Attleboro, Mass.; m. Oct. 16, 1895, Blanche, dau. of George F. and Octavia 
A. ■ (Lynde) Peabody, of Gardner, Mass. 

11. Olive'; d. in childhood. 12. Mabel'; d. April 1888, aged 12. 
13. Juliette P.' 14. Emma P.' 15. Alfred.' 

CRAM. 

John Cram was of Boston, 1637, and of Exeter, 1639; received lot No. 17 
in the division of lands between Rocky Point and Hilton's creek; joined the 
Exeter combination. 

1. Dea. James 1 married Mary, daughter of William Folsom. (113). 
Children : 

2. William 2 — probably. Like his father he was a blacksmith and lived in 
the Locke-Fowler house. His shop stood where now stands the Hanson cottage. 

3. Nancy 2 or Hannah2; m. Ward Hilton. 4. James 2; m. Mary S. Rawlins. 
(4). James 2 (Dea. James, i) married Sept. 12, 1790, Mary Sanborn, daughter 

of Nicholas Rawlins, who was born in Stratham June 3, 1772, and died Feb. 1, 
1824; was a blacksmith, and his shop was later fitted up by A. M. Wiggin into 
the dwelling which stands between the Elm House and Ward Hilton's residence; 
was active in pa,rish affairs in 1794 and 1797-99; was soldier, 1814. Children: 

5. Levi' b. Oct. 24, 1806; m. Love Bunker. 

6. Ann' b. 1813; d. 1843. 

7. Mary; m. a Methodist minister, possibly Rev. W. J. Kidder. 



Genealogy, 481 

(5). Levi' (James,' Dea. James i) was born Oct. 24, 1806; married Love 
Bunker, who died Sept. 8, 1875, aged 71. 



David Cram married June 14, 1786, Susanna Clough; was active in parish 
affairs, 1797-99. 

Daniel Cram was a soldier, 1814. 

DEALE. 

1. Capt. Aaroni Deale, of Salisbury, Mass., sea-captain, married, 1795, 
Sarah, daughter of Col. Israel Oilman; was active in parish affairs, 1797 
and 1799 and 1800. ChUdren: 

2. Capt. Oilman.2 3. Sarahs; m. John J. Wilhams. 
4. Mary Ann;^ m. Benjamin J. Williams. 

DOE. 

1. Nicholas! Doe married Martha — ; was in Dover as early as 1667, 

and later at Oyster River; died, 1691. Children: 

2. John2 b. Aug. 25, 1669. 3. Sampson^ b. April 1, 1671; m. Mary — — -. 

4. EHzabeth^ b. Feb. 7, 1679. 

(2). Johns (Nicholas!) was born Aug. 25, 1669; married Elizabeth — — ■ — ; 
was at Lubberland, 1694; died about 1742. (90). Children: 

5. Daniels; m. Margaret . 6. John ^ ; m. Ruth Dearborn. T.Joseph.' 

8. Benjamin. 3 9. Mary Mason.' 10. Elizabeth^; m. Joshua Woodman. 

11. Marthas; m. Edward Woodman. 

(3). Sampsons (Nicholas') was born April 6, 1671; married Mary — ■ — ■ — -, 
who was baptized March 19, 1718; was at Lubberland, 1694; is mentioned 
in the records, 1720; apportioned 20 acres of land by the committee of Exeter, 
1725, and 80 acres, 1738; petitioned for the incorporation of Durham, May 
15, 1732; and for a bridge over Squamscot river, 1746. (90). Children: 

12. Nathaniels bap. March 19, 1718. 

13. Sampson' bap. March 21, 1718; with Nicholas, Joseph, John Doe, Jr. 
and others, "having endured the brunt and hardships of the late war," 
petitioned for a township "anywhere." 

14. Nicholas' bap. June 7, 1719. 15. EHzabeth' bap. Jan. 1723. 
16. Zebulons bap. July 15, 1725. 17. Sarah' bap. Dec. 6, 1727. 

18. Samuel' bap. March 21, 1718. 

(5). Daniel' (John, 2 Nicholas 1) married Margaret — ■; was a soldier, 

1754. Children: 

19. Jeremiah^ bap. July 15, 1725. 20. James^ bap. Feb. 5, 1729. 
21. John^ bap. June 8, 1729. 

(6). John' (John, 2 Nicholas') married Ruth Dearborn; was a soldier, 
1754; for "hard service in the war" petitioned for a township, 1754; was 
credited with labor on fire rafts at Newington, Oct. 22, 1775; signed the 
Association Test, 1776; was mustered from Col. John McClary's Regt. of 
militia into the continental service from Deerfield, 1777; was of Effingham, 
1778; and one of the original settlers of Parsonsfield, Me., prior to 1780. 
Child: 

31 



482 History of Newfields. 

22. John.' 

(7). Joseph' (John, 2 Nicholas^ was born in 1730; married Ruth , 

who died Oct. 29, 1812, aged 68; died Nov. 7, 1817. (134). Child: 

23. Joseph* b. Nov. 15, 1776; m. Mary Bodwell Ricker. 

(14). Nicholas' (Sampson,^ NicholasO was baptized June 7, 1719; married 
and had a child: (105). 

24. Nicholas, « m. Elizabeth Sanborn. 

(16). Zebulon' (Sampson,^ Nicholasi) was baptized July 15, 1725; married 

before 1753, Rebecca ; sold thatch land to John Bennett, Jan. 18, 

1753; petitioned for lottery in aid of Squamscot bridge and its removal to 
Newfields, 1760; was a hatter. Child: 

25. Zebulon.i 

(18). Samuel' (Sampson,2 Nicholasi) was baptized March 21, 1721 at 
Lubberland; married, Abigail, daughter of Judge Andrew Wiggin. (94). 
Children : 

26. Samuel*; m. April 26, 1763, Eliza Pickering; lived in Newmarket; 
was lieutenant, 1756; petitioned for lottery in aid of Squamscot bridge, 
1760. 

27. Wiggin* b. 1758; m. Mary E. Churchill. 

(23). Joseph* (Joseph,' John, 2 Nicholas was born in Newmarket, Nov. 
15, 1776; married Mary Bodwell, daughter of Ebenezer Ricker; active in 
the parish, 1799 and 1811; constable, 1802 and 1809; dissented "against 
being taxed any more for the support of Congregational or Presbyterian 
Society"; sold Stephen Boardman of Newmarket, trader, for $15, 12 acres, 
more or less, of land in Newmarket, part of the Drisco field, being land con- 
tained in deed given by Edward and Walter Smith, dated Nov. 9, 1807; 
moderator of the parish, 1812; soldier, 1812; early took up his residence 
in RoUinsford; after several years removed to Derry, but soon returned 
to RoUinsford; lived in the house afterwards occupied by his son. Judge Doe; 
was a large land owner and successful farmer; though not a professional 
lawyer, wrote many legal documents; filled many offices of trust; several 
times represented his town in the legislature; was a man of powerful intel- 
lect, and exerted a controlling influence on the surrounding community; 
died RoUinsford, Feb. 28, 1860. Children: 

28. Ebenezer Ricker^ b. Nov. 29, 1810. 

29. Mary E.s b. Aug. 30, 1812. 

30. Martha W.s b. Dec. 7, 1813. 

31. Joseph BodweU^ b. AprU 20, 1818. 

32. Thomas Bartlett^ b. Feb. 17, 1820. 

33. Charles CogsweU^ b. April 11, 1830; m. Haven. 

(24). Nicholas* (Nicholas, » Sampson,2 Nicholasi) married EUzabeth, 
daughter of Ezekiel Sanborn; signed the Association Test July 12, 1776; 
active in parish affairs, 1797. Child: 

34. Nicholas, 6 m. Deborah Parsons. 

(25). Zebulon* (Zebulon,' Sampson, 2 Nicholas petitioned for a road 
from Lamprey River to Durham, Feb. 11, 1768; and for a lottery in aid of 
Squamscot bridge, 1768; was credited for labor on fire rafts at Newington, 
Oct. 22, 1775; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776. Child: 



Genealogy. 483 

35. Zebulons b. 1748; entered Capt. Samuel Gilman's Co. May 1, 1775, and 
on the pay roll Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted in Capt. Til ton's Co., Col. Enoch 
Poor's Regt., Jan. 1, 1776; signed the Association Test July 12, 1776; was 
mustered from Col. Gilman's Regt. into Capt. Simon Marston's Co. Aug., 
1776; was tithingman, 1789 and 1795; innholder, 1796; tavemer, 1797; 
Osbomite, 1800, and deacon. 

(27). Wiggin^ (Samuel, ^ Sampson, 2 Nicholas was born in 1758; married 
March 26, 1782, Mary Ewer Churchill, who was born Aug. 22, 1760, and 
died Dec. 8, 1853; died May 19, 1831. Children: 

36. James. 5 38. John.s 38. Andrew.^ 39. Joseph R.^ 40. Zebulon.s 
41. Daughters; m. Finder. 42. Daughter^; m. Wood. 

43. Daughters; m. FuUington. 44. Deborah^ b. Jan. 1797; d. unm. 

Oct. 12, 1878. 

(33). Charles C.s (Joseph, 1 Joseph, 3 John, 2 Nicholas!) was born in Derry, 

April 11, 1830; married — , daughter of George Wallace Haven, who 

survived him; graduated at Dartmouth College, 1849; read law with Hon. 
Daniel M. Christie of Dover, and at Harvard Law School, 1850-53; opened 
an office in Dover, 1854; in partnership with Chester W. Woodman till Nov. 
1, 1859, when he was appointed associate justice of the Supreme Court of 
New Hampshire, so continuing, 1859-75; was appointed Chief Justice, 
1876, and discharged the duties of the office with rare fidelity and to the 
entire satisfaction of the State till his death; was also clerk of the N. H. 
Senate, 1853-54, and Strafford Co. solicitor, 1854-66; received from Dart- 
mouth College' the degree of LL.D., 1873; was a man of vast legal attain- 
ments, remarkably clear in his decisions, the only N. E. jurist whose opinions 
have been quoted in British courts of law; died March 10, 1896. Children: 

45. Perleys graduated Harvard College; journaUst, Boston. 

46. Haven, 6 b. 1870; m. Mary B. Stubbard; representative for Rollins- 
ford, 1895; an electrical engineer, Rochester; senator 1911. Child: 47. Edith 
Helen' b. Dec. 25, 1896. 

48. Son. 6 49. Daughter.s 50. Daughter.' 51. Daughter,' 52, Daugh- 
ter.' 53. Daughter.' 

(34). Nicholas^ (Nicholas, ^ Nicholas,' Sampson, 2 Nicholas >) was born 
July 4, 1771; married Feb. 21, 1796, Deborah Parsons, who was born Jime 
30, 1775, and Dec. 6, 1808, became the second wife of Isaiah Lane who was 
born Dec. 11, 1770 and died May 29, 1827; was drowned Sept. 18, 1798 
in rescuing a young man who had fallen into the stream at a sheep washing. 
Children: 

54. Ehzabeth' b. Dec. 31, 1796. 

55. Nicholas* b. Dec. 14, 1798; m. Abigail Noble. 

(55). Nicholas' (Nicholas, 5 Nicholas,^ Nicholas, = Sampson,2 Nicholasi) 
was born Dec. 14, 1798; married July 10, 1825, Abigail Noble, who was 
bom Jan. 16, 1802 and died Jan. 20, 1853; died July 27, 1867. 

Children : 

56. Elizabeth C' b. Dec. 6, 1826; m. Nov. 6, 1858, Benjamin F. Tuttle 
who d. Dec. 22, 1875; d. June 5, 1877. Child: 

57. Charles 8 Tuttle. 

58. Parsons N.' b. Oct. 8, 1832; m. (1) Hannah G. Cottrell, (2) Lavina 
B. Fogg. 



484 History of Newfields. 

59. Eldridge' b. Sept. 1832; m. 1867, Almira Caswell. Children: 

60. Fred Ej 61. Daughter. ^ 

(58). Parsons N.' (Nicholas, ^ Nicholas, ^ Nicholas, « Nicholas, ^ Sampson,* 
Nicholasi) was born Oct. 8, 1823; married (1) July 1, 1853, Hannah G. Cot- 
trell of Providence, R. I., who died July 9, 1855, and (2) April 30, 1861, Lavina 
B., daughter of Dr. John Fogg; died, Newfields, June 24, 1883. His widow 
died Nov. 8. 1909. Child by first wife: 

62. Herbert P.^ b. Dec. 20, 1854. 
Children by second wife: 

63. Ella A.s; unmarried. 64. Ahce^; unmarried. 

65. Bert P.s; reporter; res., Newfields; unmarried. 

66. Harrys; m. Maud L. Dow; in business, Boston; res. Somerville, Mass. 
One child. 

1. Stephen 1 Doe was born in Newmarket; married Ruth Winslow of 
Falmouth, Me.; lived in Portland, Falmouth and Smnner, Me. Children: 

2. Amos Winslow2 b. Portland, March 8, 1809; m. (1) Mary Ann, dau. 
of Daniel Pond, who d. July 2, 1845, (2) Oct. 19, 1845, Deborah, dau. of 
Morton Curtis, who d. Aug. 31, 1855, (3) 1857, Martha, dau. of WilUam 
Merrill; settled in Norway, Me. 

3. Nancys b. Oct. 21, 1810; d. 1817. 

4. Ruths b. Falmouth, March 19, 1813; m. Nathan Fogg. 

5. Samueb b. March 19, 1813; m. Nancy Stearns; d. Aug. 19, 1843. 

6. Benjamins b. Sumner, July 10, 1816; m. Rhoda Durgin; res. Georgia, Me. 

7. Williams b. Oct. 16, 1816; m. Mary Ann Gile; res. Lexington, Mass. 

8. Stephens b. April 15, 1820; m. Nancy Evans; res. Paris, Me. 

9. Adahnesb. March 28, 1822; m. Ethan Haskell ; res. Lewiston, Me. 

10. Emehnes b. Jan. 8, 1825; m. Colby Hutchinson; res. Hebron, Me. 

11. Hirams b. Nov. 15, 1828; m. Betsey Noble; res. Hebron, Me. 



Capt. Andrew Doe married probably (2) 1786, Polly Follett; was a soldier 
from Sept. 19, 1755 to Jan. 4, 1756; in Capt. Paul Gerrish's Co., Col. Peter 
Gilman's Regt., 1786; was an Osbornite, 1800; lived on the hill, Durham 
side of Lamprey river. 

1. Capt. Andrewi Doe, probably son of the above, was born July 1765; 

married Mary A. , who was born Dec. 11, 1804 and died Nov. 11, 

1882; active in the parish 1794 and 1797-1800; died Oct. 13, 1857. Child: 

2. Mary D.s b. Aug. 1831; m. H. W. Veasey; d. Jan. 26, 1873. 



1. Captain Andrew W.i Doe was born in 1785; married Sally, daughter 
of David Chapman, who was born March 4, 1788, and died Nov. 15, 1850; 
died June 19, 1820. Children: 

2. Eliza W.s b. June 6, 1816; d. June 2, 1833. 

3. Andrews b. Sept. 28, 1818; m. Martha , who was b. April 2, 

1833, and d. March 2, 1861; d. Jan. 31, 1875. 



1. Ebenezeri Doe was born in 1777; m. Sarah , who was b. 1784, 

and surviving her husband m. (2) Josiah Folsom, and d. Oct. 12, 1844; d, 
May 31, 1838. Child: 

2. Ebenezers b. 1810; d. May 18, 1833. 



Genealogy. 485 

1. Johni Doe was born Aug. 23, 1820; married Marj^ — •; died Feb. 

2, 1871. Children: 

2. Sarah Ella^ b. Jan. 1854; d. Aug. 24, 1854. 

3. Andrew W.^ b. Oct. 31, 1861; d. Nov. 1, 1861. 



Andrew S. Doe was born Oct. 28, 1818; married Martha , who 

was bom April 2, 1854, and died March 2, 1861; died Jan. 31, 1875. 

DOW. 

1. LorenzQiDow was born in South Berwick, Me., July 11, 1822; came to 
Newmarket when a young man and was in business there several years; married 
Elizabeth A. Winslow of Nottingham; came to Newfields, 1853, and was con- 
nected with the Swamscott Machine Works for more than 40 years; was one 
of the wardens of the Congregational church for 30 years. Both he and his 
wife were workers for the church and the good of the community, ever ready to 
aid in sickness and sorrow. By their tender words of sympathy and kindly 
ministeries to the needy, many homes were blessed. Their burial was in the 
Riverside cemetery, Newmarket. Mr. Dow, died Sept. 22, 1901, and his 
widow, Jan. 16, 1909. Children: 2. Isophene Kimball.^ 3. Annie Hilton.* 

DROWNE. 

1. Leonardi Drowne was born in 1646, and became the emigrant ancestor 
of the family coming from the west of England to America soon after the 
accession to the throne of Charles II; married (1) about 1680 Ehzabeth 

Abbott at or near Portsmouth, who died, 1704, (2) ; was a 

resident of Portsmouth May 23, 1677; settled at Sturgeon's Creek six imles 
above Portsmouth, where he carried on ship-building till the India war 
compelled his removal to Boston, 1692, where he followed the same occupa- 
tion; is said to have been the founder of one of the first Baptist churches in 
Maine, 1682, for which he was driven from his home; died Oct. 31, 1729, 
and was buried in Copp's Hill burying ground. 

Children, all born at Sturgeon's Creek: 

2. Solomons b. Jan. 23, 1681; m. Esther Jones. 

3. Shem2 b. 1684; m. 4. Samuel^; m. 5. Mary^; m. James Kettle of 
Charlestown. 

(2) Solomon^ (Leonard^ was born Jan. 23, 1681; married Nov. 8, 1703, 
Esther Jones; was a ship-builder at Bristol, R. I.; died Oct. 9, 1730. 

6. Solomon' b. Oct. 4, 1706. 7. Esther' b. Oct. 26, 1708. 

8. Ehzabeth' b. Sept. 8, 1710. 9. Joseph' b. Feb. 8, 1712. 

10. Bathsheba' b. June 10, 1715. 11. Benjamin' b. June 9, 1717. 

12. Mary b. June 7, 1719. 13. Samuel' b. July 31, 1721; m. Sarah Reed. 

14. Sarah' b. July 23, 1723. 15. Jonathan' b. July 29, 1725. 

16. Shem' b. June 13, 1728. 

(3). Dea. Shem^ (Leonard') settled iu Boston; was given May 21, 1729, 
by vote of the proprietors of Nottingham the privilege of building a grist 
mill upon the South branch of North river near Bow street, "having the privi- 
lege of that fall and no more, provided He build it in good time by the first of 



486 History of Newfields. 

December next; also that he shall have fifty acres of Land adjoyning toe ye 
falls above voted for building the grist mill provided he Grind all the Inhabi- 
tants Corn of Nottingham"; was moderator of a meeting of proprietors of 
Nottingham at Exeter, April 19, 1732; was a famous copper-smith; made the 
vane on Faneuil Hall in compliment to Peter Faneuil who had a similar vane 
on his summer house which stood in the rear of his mansion on the summit of 
Pemberton Hill. The vane was originally of copper in the form of a gigantic 
grasshopper, but later gilded; was copied from that of the Royal Exchange, 
London, the grasshopper being the crest of Sir Thomas Graham, the founder; 
also made the gilt rooster formerly on Cockerel church, Hanover St., now on 
the steeple of the Shepard Memorial church, Cambridge; also the gilded 
Indian chief which stood on the Province House, and is to-day to be seen in 
the rooms of the Massachusetts Historical Society; died Jan. 13, 1774. 

A stone was erected to his memory on the western rise of the old Copps Hill 
burial ground in Boston. Children: 

17. Thomas^; repaired the grasshopper vane June 28, 1768. 

18. Sarah'; m. Rev. Jeremiah Candy of Boston. 
(4). Samuel^ (Leonardi) married. Children: 

19. Simeon.3 20. Susanna^; m. John Johnson of Boston. 

(13). Rev. Samuels (Solomon,2 Leonard') was born July 31, 1721; married 
Oct. 27, 1743 at Rehoboth, Mass., Sarah Reed, who was born Dec. 12, 1722 
and died Sept. 12, 1784; was New Light preacher; was invited by a number 
of the members of Dr. Langdon's church in Portsmouth — separating on 
account of difference of opinion on church government — to take the oversight 
of the flock, and erected for him a house of worship on Pitt street ; accepting 
their invitation he arrived in Portsmouth from Coventry, R. I., with his family 
July 7, 1758; was ordained pastor, Nov. 2, 1761; having in some way offended 
Gov. Wentworth, the Governor authorized all the ministers in the province 
to solemnize marriages "except one Samuel Drown"; died there in office 
Jan. 17, 1770. Children: 

21. Mary* b. Aug. 20, 1744 in Providence, R. I.; d. Aug. 31, 1744. 

22. Wilham* b. Sept. 22, 1745; d. Dec. 20, 1747. 

23. Sarah* b. Sept. 3, 1747; d. Newmarket, May 1820. 

24. Samuel* b. Oct. 25, 1749; m. Mary Pickering. 

25. Capt. Peter* b. Jan. 10, 1752 at Coventry, R. I.; was witness to a deed 
from Joseph Thomas to Samuel Baker, Jan. 7, 1768; selectman of New Durham, 
1783; having "served as a Captain in Col. Stephen Peabody's Regiment in 
Rhode Island in the year 1778" petitioned June 6, 1785, to have the deprecia- 
tion of his pay made up to him, Col. Thomas Tash signing the petition in his 
behalf; was murdered by Elisha Thomas at New Durham, Feb. 4, 1788. 

The circumstances attending the murder were as follows: 
A nmnber of persons had assembled at the tavern of a Mr. Randall. Among 
others present were Col. Tash, Capt. Peter Drowne, a son of Col. Tash and 
Elisha Thomas. Thomas getting into a dispute with one of those present, 
took a stone in his fist, and was deahng his blows with a great deal of violence, 
when Captain Drowne pained at the inhuman sight stept between them, and 
taking Thomas to one side of the room endeavored by soft words to cool down 
his resentment and dissuade him from continuing such conduct, but instead 
of stopping Thomas drew a knife and plunged it into Drowne's breast, Drowne 



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dying within a few hours. Thomas threatened death to any who should 
approach him, and wounding several times the son of Col. Tash who endeav- 
ored to seize him, made his escape, but was soon apprehended and lodged in 
Dover jail. In due time he was tried, convicted, sentenced to death, and was 
hung at Dover, June 4, 1788. A previous endeavor to escape was unsuccessful. 

Some days after his committal to jail, his wife taking the youngest of her six 
children in her arms to one of the neighbors, set out for Dover to visit her 
husband. During the night following the eldest of her five other children, a 
boy, was awakened by the falhng of a board on his bed, and saw that the house 
was in flames. Springing up instantly he attempted to save his four brothers 
and sisters, but was unsuccessful and they perished in the flames, he only 
escaping to tell the tale. 

But misfortunes did not come singly. As Mrs. Thomas was returning in a 
sleigh from Dover to New Durham, the horses took fright and running against 
another sleigh, the "tongue came with such force against the unhappy woman's 
side as to break three of her ribs, and it was with the greatest difficulty she 
escaped being torn in pieces." 

26. Betseys b. Nov. 9, 1754; d. same day. 

27. Thomas* b. April 27, 1757; m. Comfort Wiggin. 

28. Benjamin* b. Portsmouth, July 14, 1759; m. Frances, dau. of William 
Gardner of Portsmouth. 

29. Mary^b. July 19, 1762; d. Seekonk, Mass., Sept. 18, 1823. 

30. Joseph* b. Oct. 9, 1767; d. Portsmouth, Nov. 9, 1827. His widow 
d. Newmarket, June 1841. 

(24). Dea. Samuel* (Rev. Samuel,' Solomon, 2 Leonard^ was bom in Provi- 
dence, R. I., Oct. 25, 1749; married Mary, daughter of Capt. Thomas and 
Dorothy (Stover) Pickering, who was sister of Capt. Thomas of Revolu- 
tionary fame and of Ohve who married George Jerry Osborne; settled in 
Portsmouth; was a noted patriot of the Revolution; Uved on State St., and 
kept shop opposite Long wharf; his connection with and version of the capture 
of Fort William and Mary, Dec. 1774, gives great credit to Capt. Thomas 
Pickering, his brother-in-law, Maj. John Langdon and about 40 other 
patriots of Portsmouth, all the powder captiured passing through the hands of 
Langdon and himself. 

In 1775, the ship of war Scarborough commanded by Capt. Barclay was 
in the lower harbor. The captain was accustomed to seize American fishing 
craft, and send a boat ashore for provisions for his crew and the King's forces 
at Boston. Captain Pickering greatly resented this action. One day borrow- 
ing Drowne's musket, which Mrs. Drowne, his sister, handed him, he stationed 
himself behind a pile of lumber on the wharf with a companion, Samuel 
Hutchins, to hold his ammunition and ram-rod, and blazed away at the 
advance boat. The musket did good execution. Though the boat proceeded 
on her trip that day, this much is certain, the Scarborough' s provision boat 
never repeated the attempt to visit the Portsmouth market. Captain Picker- 
ing died unmarried in command of the Hampden, a privateer of 20 years, March 
1779, aged 32. 

When in 1775, Gov. John W^entworth left his seat on Pleasant St., he 
entrusted the care of his place to Dea. Drowne, and it was afterwards recov- 
ered by the Wentworth family. Dea. Drowne signed the Association Test 



488 History of Newfields. 

at Portsmouth Aug. 14, 1776; was on the committee of twelve efficient citi- 
zens of Portsmouth to receive Gen. Washington, Oct. 31 to Nov. 4, 1789, 
the General coming from Newburyport, spending four days, and leaving by 
way of Exeter; died Aug. 7, 1815. His widow died at the home of her daughter, 
Mrs. Treadwell, June 23, 1841, aged 97. Children: 

31. Lydias; m. Wyatt. 

32. Sarahs; m, July 23, 1795, John, son of John and Lydia (Pickering) 
Underwood, whose daughter Clara Adaline Drowne Underwood m. Jan. 6, 
1830, Hon. Chandler E. Potter, the historian of Manchester. 

33. Marys; m. Blimt. 34. EUzabeth^ m. Charles Treadwell. 

35. Daniel P.s ; starting in pursuit of gray squirrels with the sporting piece 
of Sir WilHam Pepperell in hand, in the autumn of 1799 or 1800, he called upon 
Major Demeritt in Madbury, who put into Drowne's hand about two charges 
of powder saying that his father assisted in taking it from Fort William and 
Mary, and bade him to see that it did execution, and it did, Drowne returning 
to Portsmouth with a nice bunch of squirrels and a good story for his father. 

36. Thomas B.e; m. Appleton. 

(27). Dea. Thomas^ (Rev. Samuel, 3 Solomon, 2 Leonardi) was born in Cov- 
entry, R. I., April 27, 1757; married Nov. 27, 1785, Comfort, daughter of 
Richard and Abigail Wiggin. 

Children, the first three born in Pembroke, the rest in Newmarket : 

37. Sallys b. Dec. 12, 1786; d. Jan. 10, 1787. 

38. Samuels b. Dec. 19, 1787; m. Fanny Brooks of Newburyport, Mass.; 
d. Nov. 2, 1841. Ch. 

39. Capt. Peters b. Sept. 1, 1789; was a soldier, 1814; m. Alice Davis of 
Newburyport, Mass.; d. there, Sept. 14, 1828. Ch. 

40. Dummer Wiggins b. Jan. 1, 1791; d. at sea on board of the U. S. ship 
Adams, March 23, 1816. 

41. Thomass b. Nov. 27, 1792; m. Mrs. Judith Stevens; d. March 20, 
1887. Ch. 

42. Benjamins b. April 1, 1794; d. Oct. 29, 1796. 

43. Richard W.s b. Oct. 30, 1795; m. Phebe Boardman of Newburyport, 
Mass.; d. Aug. 20, 1888. By his will dated June 11, 1888, he gave to the 
Congregational society, Newfields, $1,000. 6 ch. 

44. Andrews b. Feb. 20, 1797; was a soldier, 1814; went to sea; d. unm. 
Sept. 27, 1829. 

45. John Osbornes b. July 24, 1798; m. Susan Tarr. 

46. Marys b. Feb. 7, 1800; m. 1821, Amos M., son of Jonathan and Dorothy 
(Blake) Read, who was b. Oct. 18, 1796, and became a hardware dealer in 
Pawtucket, R. I.; settled there; d. June 12, 1822, leaving one son: 

47. Augustus^ Read b. June 1, 1822. 

48. Abigail W.s b. Nov. 30, 1801; m. Dec. 25, 1836, Dea. Wilham P. Harvey, 
who was b. June 30, 1809, and d. Oct. 15, 1880; first joined the church in 
Stratham, by letter at Lamprey River, May 21, 1829, and Newfields Feb. 9, 
1840; was a member of the Newfields Sunday School Union, 1829. 

49. James Thurston^ b. Feb. 7, 1803; d. unm., Exeter, Oct. 24, 1852. 

50. Benjamins b. Aug. 11, 1804; sailed from New Orleans April 13, 1831, 
and never heard from afterwards ; was unm. 

51. Ehzabeths b. Jan. 3, 1806; m. Elbridge A. Batelleof Dover, Mass., was 



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a member of the New fields Sunday School Union, 1829; settled in Pawtucket, 
R. I.; d. there, Feb. 21, 1888. 

52. Josephs b. Jan. 31, 1808; m. Elizabeth Sturtevant of Portland, Me.; 
was a corporal in Capt. Samuel Wheelwright's Co., Col. David Oilman's 
Regt., Dec. 7, 1776, and mustered into the Continental army for New York; 
on its pay roll from Dec. 7, 1776 to March 15, 1777; a watch-maker; lived in 
New Orleans, Exeter and Portland, Me.; d. Jan. 22, 1897. His will made 
liberal bequests. 

53. Sarah Anns b. Nov. 3, 1811 ; d. unm. Sept. 12, 1824. 

(45). John Osborne^ (Dea. Thomas, « Rev. Samuel,' Solomon, 2 Leonard') 
was born July 24, 1798; married Susan Tarr of Rockport, Mass.; settled 
there about 1834; with his wife joined the Congregational church, 1839; was 
a shoemaker; died with a Christian character above reproach Jan. 26, 1890. 
His wife survived him, and was 91 years old at the time of his death. 

Children. 

54. Augustus^; settled in Lynn. 55. Joseph«; settled in Rockport. 
56. Susans; settled in Rockport. 

DUDA— DURELL. 

1. "Philipi Duday" was one of the 272 petitioners of New Hampshire, 
Feb. 20, 1690, to return to the former union with Massachusetts; received 
from Exeter a grant of 50 acres of land Feb. 25, 1698, then of Arundell, Me., 
which be conveyed to his son Joseph Dec. 30, 1738. 

2. "Joseph^ Doudy" (PhilipO was a blacksmith in Durham; married (l) 
Rebecca, eldest daughter of Charles Adams Jr. of Durham Point, (2) Hannah, 
who returned inventory on his estate, Dec. 25, 1751; was on the muster roll 
of Capt. James Davis, 1712; with his wife Rebecca deeded for 80 pounds 18 
acres of the Adams home plantation to Francis Mathes, March 4, 1712; signed 
his name "Duda," 1716; bought of John Footman (Foster?) 20 acres on the 
north side of Lamprey river at Sandy bank, Oct. 1717; sold PhiHp Crommet, 
alias Cromwell, two acres of land, Nov. 28, 1743; with his wife Rebecca, was 
baptized by Rev. Hugh Adams, Nov. 10, 1717. Children: 

3. Benmores bap. Nov. 10, 1717; rated at Durham, 1778, 1787-9 and 1791. 

4. Susannas or Sarah bap. Nov. 10, 1717; m. Francis Durgin. 

5. Nicholas,3 the first to spell his name Durell, b. about 1730; m. 1748, 
Judith Kennison; deeded land to Benjamin Richards of Rochester, Feb. 14, 
1754; petitioned for the parish of Lee, Nov. 18, 1765, and for a bridge at 
Newfields, 1766; was in Lee, 1787. Children: 

6. Deborah^bap. Jan. 13, 1754; m. Antipas Oilman (pub. March 18, 1794). 

7. Daniel Meserve^ b. July 20, 1769; was grandfather of Judge Durell. 

8. Mary^; m. Trueworthy Durgin. 

9. Zebulon< of Newmarket; m. Mary Oilman of Exeter (pub. July 14, 1776); 
petioned for a lottery in aid of Squamscot bridge and its removal to Newfields, 
1760; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776. 



1. Joseph! Duda or Durell married 1792, Nancy Stevens Uved at the corner 
of Wadleigh and Orant road; active in the parish, 1814; constable, collector 
and juror of Lee, 1817; died Feb. 19, 1826. 



490 History of Newfields. 

2. Newman^ (Joseph') married Sally, daughter of Elder John and Mary 
(Frost) Osborne. Among his several children, some still living in Newmarket, 
was 

3. Charles E.^; lived in Newfields; m. 1848, Paulina Allen of Wells, Me., 
who d. Sept. 1910; was representative, 1894; died Jan. 2, 1904. 

Children : 

4. Emma^; m. George H. Tilton of Exeter. 

5. Franks L.; m. Apr. 13, 1873, Georgie M. Smart; res. Somerville, Mass. 
No ch. 

6. Charles^; d. July 17, 1880; drowned in the Swampscot. 

7. Arthur^; m. 1890, Abbie B. Brackett of Greenland.; res. Lynn, Mass. 
Three sons. 

(4). Emma^ (Charles E.,3 Newman,^ Joseph") married George H. Tilton of 
Exeter, who died May 1905; died June 1903. Children: 

8. Alice* Tilton; m. Clarence Paul. One son Haven« Paul and Daughter.* 

9. George G.s Tilton; d. July 1905. 

DUDLEY. 

1. Rogeri Dudley was a Captain in the wars under Queen Elizabeth, and 
was slain in battle in early life. 

2. Gov. Thomas^ (Rogeri) was born in Northampton, England, 1576; 
came to this country, 1630; married (1) Dorothy in England, who died at 
Roxbury, Mass., Sept. 27, 1643, aged 61, (2) April 14, 1644, Catharine 
Dighton, widow of Samuel Hackburn of Dorchester, Mass., who survived 
him and married (3) Rev. John Allen of Dedham, Mass. ; hved at Ipswich, 
Mass., till about 1639; was assistant, 6 years, deputy governor, 13, and gover- 
nor, 4 years; died Roxbury, Mass., July 31, 1651. 

Children, first five by first wife : 

3. Samuel b. about 1610; m. (1) Mary Winthrop. (2) Mary Byley. 

4. Anne' b. about 1612; m. Gov. Simon Bradstreet. 

5. Patience'; m. Maj.-Gen. Daniel Denison, who d. Sept. 20, 1682; d. 
Ipswich, Mass., Feb. 8, 1690. 

6. Sarah' bap. Eng., July 23, 1620; m. (1) Benjamin Keayne, (2) 

Pacy; d. 1659. 

7. Mercy b. Sept. 27, 1621; m. Rev. John Woodbridge of Newbury, Mass., 
who was b. 1613, and d. March 27, 1696; d. July 1, 1691. 

8. Deborah' b. Feb. 27, 1645; m. Jonathan Wade of Medford, Mass.; 
d. Nov. 1, 1683. 

9. Gov. Joseph' b. Sept. 23, 1647; m. Rebecca, dau. of Judge Edward Tyng, 
who d. Sept. 21, 1722; graduated. Harvard college, 1665; governor under 
James II, Queen Anne, and George I; provincial governor of Massachusetts, 
1686, and New Hampshire, 1702; popular in New Hampshire, because a 
loyalist; d. Roxbury, Mass., April 2, 1720. 

10. Paul' bap. Sept. 8, 1650; m. about 1676, Mary, dau. of Gov. John Lev- 
erett, who was b. Feb. 12, 1655, survived him and m. (2) Col. Penn Townsend, 
and was buried July 5, 1699; collector of customs, Boston; d. Dec. 1, 1681. 

(3). Rev. Samuel' (Thomas^, RogerO was born in Canons, Ashby, England 
about 1610; married (1) 1632, Mary, daughter of Gov. John and Mary (Forth) 



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Winthrop, who died at Salisbury, April 12, 1643, (2) Mary, perhaps daughter 

of Byley of Sarum, Eng., and sister of Henry Byley of Salisbury, 

(3) EHzabeth , who was living in Exeter, 1702; came to New England, 

and was ordained, Exeter, 1650; was of Ipswich, Mass., where he owned a 
house, 1638, and of Salisbury, 1643; was minister, Exeter, 1650, till his death 
Feb. 10, 1683. 

Children by first wife: 

11. Thomas^ bap. Boston, March 9, 1634; graduated, Harvard college, 
1651; d. unm. Nov. 7, 1655. 

12. John'' bap. Boston, June 28, 1635; d. young. 

13. Margaret-ibap., Cambridge; d. young at Salisbury. 

14. Samuel^ bap. Cambridge Aug. 2, 1639; d. Salisbury, April 17, 1643. 

15. Ann^b. Oct. 16, 1641; m. Edward Hilton, Newfields. 
By second wife: 

16. Theophilus^ b. Oct. 31, 1644; a judge; wtness, 1681; d. unm. 

17. Mary^b. April 21, 1646; d. Dec. 28, 1646. 

18. Biley^ b. Sept. 27, 1647; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Moses Oilman, who was 
b. April 19, 1663; d. Exeter, about 1728. His Will was probated July 4, 1728, 
and mentioned his wife Elizabeth, and kinsmen Theophilus Hardy and Biley 
Lyford. 

19. Mary4 b. Jan. 6, 1650; m. Samuel Hardy at Beverly, Mass. 

20. Thomass" m. Mary ; d. Exeter, 1713. 

By third wife: 

21. Ehzabeth^ b. 1652; m. Sept. 25, 1674, Judge Kinsley Hall. 

22. Stephen^; m. (1) Sarah Oilman, (2) Mary Thing, 

23. James^ b. 1663; m. Ehzabeth, dau. of Samuel Leavitt; d. Exeter, Nov. 
14, 1720. 

24. Timothy,4 d. before 1702. 

25. Abigail"; m. Watson of North Hampton. 

26. Dorothy"; m. Oct. 26, 1681, Moses Leavitt, surveyor at Exeter. 

27. Rebecca"; m. Nov. 21, 1681, Francis Lyford of Exeter. 

28. Samuel"; m. Hannah ; d. Exeter, 1732. 

(22). Stephen" (Rev. Samuel,' Thomas,^ RogerO married (1) Dec. 24, 1684, 
Sarah, daughter of John Oilman, who was born Feb. 25, 1667, and died Jan. 
24, 1713, (2) Mary Thing; cordwainer; purchased of the Indian Pennewit 
and Abigail, his squaw, Raymond, 1719; died, Exeter, 1734. His Will was 
dated Feb. 17, and probated May 13, 1734. Children: 

29. Samuel b. Dec. 19, 1686; m. Nov. 24, 1709, Hannah Colcord; d. 
Exeter, Feb. 16, 1718. 

30. Stephens b. March 10, 1688; m. Sarah Davison; d. 1734. 

31. Jamess b. June 11, 1690; m. Mercy Folsom. 

32. Johns b. Oct. 4, 1692; killed by the Indians at Poplm, 1710. 

33. Nicholas^ b. Aug. 27, 1694; m. EHzabeth Gordon; d. Brentwood, 
near Exeter, July 1766. 

34. Joannas b. May 3, 1697; m. Nicholas Ferryman, a lawyer of Exeter. 

35. Trueworthys b. 1700; m. Hannah, dau. of John Oilman; captain in the 
French war; d. 1745. 

36. Josephs b. 1702; m. Nov. 26, 1724, Maria, dau. of Joshua Oilman. 

37. Abigails b. 1704; m. Lyford of Exeter. 



492 History of Newfields. 

38. Sarahs b. Jan. 15, 1706; m. Maj. Ezekiel Gilman. 

39. Elizabeth^; m. Simon Gilman. 

(31). Jamesii (Stephen*, Rev. Samuel,' Thomas,' Roger') was born June 11, 
1690; married Mercy, daughter of Dea. John Folsom; was an officer in 
the French war; died, Exeter, 1746. Children: 

40. James." 41. Abigail. ^ 42. Samuel.' 43. John.' 44. Joseph.' 

45. Joanna.' 46. Sarah.' 47. Mercy.' One of the sons became Judge 
Dudley of Raymond. 

Jonathan Dudley petitioned to be joined to Massachusetts, 1739. 

Jonathan Stone Dudley acknowledged the receipt of four dollars for a 
regimental coat in Capt. Samuel Oilman's Co., Col. Enoch Poor's Regt., Oct. 
1775; had received one pair of shoes, Oct. 22, 1775; signed the Association 
Test, 1776. 

Nicholas Dudley was credited with labor of men and oxen on fire rafts at 
Newington, Oct. 22, 1775. 

DYER. 

1. Williami Dyer was of Boston, 1635; married Mary ; was made 

freeman, 1636; disarmed, 1637, as supporter of Rev. John Wheelwright, 
disfranchised and removed to Rhode Island, 1638, accompanying Mrs. 
Hutchinson in her exile. His wife returned in 1660 to suffer on the scaffold. 
Children. : 

2. Samuel' bap. Dec. 20, 1635. 3. William.' 4. Henry.' 
5. Mahershalalhashbaz.2 6. Charles.' 

Henry' Dyer, probably son of Wilham,i married Joanna Gilman, widow 
of Capt. Robert Coffin and daughter of John Gilman, who was born April 
30, 1669 and died Dec. 24, 1720. Her will presented for probate June 7, 1721, 
mentioned "brother John Gilman, and his children, Peter, Robert and John, 
and his daughters Elizabeth and Abigail "; "sister Lea vitt "; "sister Foulsam "; 
"five sisters Lydia White, Ehzabeth Wadleigh, Abigail Thing, Olive Leavitt, 
Katherine Foulsham"; "cousin True worthy Dudley"; "my cousin Sarah 
Dudley, my sister's daughter." 

Her husband, Henry Dyer of Exeter died in 1719, and administration on 
his estate was granted Nov. 7, 1719, to George Jaffrey of Portsmouth, and 
inventory returned Oct. 30, 1721. 

EDGERLY. 

1. Thomas' Edgerly from England was admitted an inhabitant of Oyster 
River, Jan. 19, 1665; married Sept. 28, 1665, Rebecca, widow of Henry Hal- 
lowell, and daughter of John and Remembrance Ault of Oyster River; took 
the oath of fidelity, June 21, 1669; admitted freeman. May 15, 1672; was one 
of the justices before whom Rev. Joshua Moody was tried for non-conformity, 
1684, and dissented from the majority, soon losing his commission thereby; 
his garrison house was burned by the Indians July 18, 1694, his son Zechariah* 
killed, and himseK taken prisoner but soon released;" in his destitution and 
affliction petitioned, July 17, 1694, the Governor and Council as follows: 

"Humbly Desires your Consideration of his Low Condition and that you 



Genealogy. 493 

would Grant him and his Neigh" Liberty to make the house of John Rand 
A Garrison ffor the Security and defence of some of the Remaining ffamihes 
adjacent, and to Graunt us supply of six men and wee shall all ways pray ffor 
your happiness and Prosperity." 

He boarded soldiers on garrison duty at Oyster River, 1695-96; and deeded 
his lands to his son Joseph, 1715. Children: 

2. Thomas 2 b. 1666; m. Jane Wheedon. 

3. Samuel b. 1668; m. EUzabeth Tuttle. 

4. John2 b. 1670; m. Elizabeth Rawlins. 

5. Zechariah2 b. 1673; killed by the Indians, July 18, 1694. 

6. Rebecca^ b. 1673; m. Aaron Hutcote of Oyster River. 

7. Joseph^ b. 1677; m. Mary Green. 

(2) Thomas^ (Thomas was born at Oyster River, 1666; married Dec. 3, 
1691, Jane Wheedon; lived at Oyster River till June 6, 1700, when he moved to 
Exeter; petitioned respecting Oyster River parish affairs, 1716; tithingman, 
1721 and 1724; "haward" and field driver 1722 and 1727; apportioned 20 
acres of common land, 1725; died, Exeter. Children: 

8. Johns b. 1693; killed by the Indians, 1694. 

9. Abigail 3 b. 1695; m. John Hutchins of Durham. 

10. Marys b. 1697; m. Thomas Kelly of Brentwood. 

11. Samuels b. 1700; apportioned 20 acres of land, 1725; tithingman, 1728. 

12. Joseph^ b. 1702; m. (1) Sarah Rawlins, (2) widow Sanborn, (3) 
Judith Currier. 

(3) Samueb (ThomasO was born, 1668; married 1695, Ehzabeth, daughter 
of Capt. John Tuttle of Dover Neck; died. Oyster River, 1725. Administra- 
tion on his estate was granted to his son John, Dec. 8, 1725, and inventory 
returned Jime 8, 1726. Children: 

13. Dorothys b. 1697; m. James Durgin of Durham. 

14. Johns b. 1700; m. Ehzabeth Wakeman. 

15. Elizabeths b. 1702; m. Elder John Amble of Durham. 

16. James s b. 1704; m. Eleanor Sawyer. 

17. Judiths b. 1709; m. Jonathan Durgin of Durham. 

18. Samuels b. 1713; d. 1733. 19. Mosess b. 1716; m. Mary Kent. 

(14). Johns (Samuel,2 Thomas') was born, 1700; married Elizabeth Wake- 
man; administered on his father's estate, 1725. Child: 

20. Thomas'"; who married and had a son: 

21. Josiah^ b. New Dm-ham, July 12, 1769; m. Mary, daughter of Col. 
Thomas Tash; moved to Farmington, 1808; d. there, 1825. 

(19). Mosess (Samuel,2 Thomas') was born, 1716; married Mary, daughter 
of John Kent of Durham; died. New Durham, 1785. Children: 

22. Moses^b. 1737; m. (1) Polly Thompson, (2) Mrs. Elizabeth Wedgewood. 

23. Ebenezer^b. 1742; m. Tamsen Smith. 24. James' b. 1744; d. young. 
(22). Moses« (Moses, s Samuel, 2 Thomas') was born, 1737; married (1) 

1763, Polly Thompson, (2) widow Ehzabeth Wedgewood; lived in Newmarket; 
petitioned for a road from Lamprey River to Durham, Feb. 11, 1768; signed 
the Association Test, July 12, 1776; died, 1799. Children: 

25. Mosess b. 1764; m. Love Thompson. 

26. Ebenezers b. 1765; m. Betsey Durgin. 

27. Nathaniels b. 1767; d. young. 



494 History of Newfields. 

28. Joseph^ b. 1769; m. 1793, Sarah W. Colbath; moved to Wolfeborough, 
1800; d. there, 1828. 7 ch. 

29. Dorothys b. 1771; m. Richard Kent of Durham. 

30. Pollys b. 1773; m. Samuel Drew of Durham. 

31. Ann Elizabeth* b. 1776; m. Bradbury Jewell of Sandwich. 



1. Johni Edgerly was a witness, 1734; had a son: 

2. John^ who m. (1) Sept. 6, 1787, Temperance Duda, (2) 1819, Mary 
Langley; petitioned for a lottery in aid of Newfields bridge, 1768; was a soldier 
1814. 



Olley Edgerly was an Osbornite, 1800. 

Nathaniel Edgerly was b. Nov. 1804, and died Sept. 1, 1847. 

Mrs. Ruth Edgerly, originally a Methodist, became a member of the Con- 
gregational society, 1829, and church, 1841. She married (2) Scriggins 

and died May 1, 1860, aged 92, leaving her house to the Congregational 
society, which is now the ell of the house of William R. Hobbs. 

Zebulon Edgerly was quartermaster in Col. Stephen Evan's regiment to 
Rhode Island, Aug. 1778. 

Deborah Edgerly was born Aug. 29, 1800; m. John Rand, a farmer of Lee; 
d. July 4, 1866. 

Joseph Edgerly died, Newmarket, Jan. 10, 1892. 

EWER. 

1. Thomas 1 Ewer, who was the ancestor of the family in America, was born 
in England in 1595, and came from London to Charlestown, Mass., with his 
wife Sarah, daughter of William Lamed, who was born in 1607, in the ship 
James in 1635; was admitted to the First church, Charlestown, Nov. 8, 1635, 

and his wife, Oct. 12, 1635; died there, 1638. His widow married (2) 

Covin, and conveyed lands of her former husband on Charlestown Neck. 

Children : 

2. John^; d. 1652. 3. Sarahs m. June 18, 1643, Thomas Blossom; d. 1650, 
4. Elizabeth^ b. 1631; d. 1641. 5. Thomas^ b. 1633; m. 

6. Mary2 b. about 1635; m. Feb. 2, 1652, John Judkins. 

(5). Thomas^ (Thomasi) was born, 1633; was of Barnstable, Mass., 1661 
married, and died, 1667. 

7. Thomass (Thomas, 2 ThomasO was born Dec. 1663; married Oct. 1684 
Elizabeth Lovell, who died March 12, 1712; joined the church, Barnstable 
June 28, 1691. Children: 

8. Thomas^ b. Jan. 1686; m. Reliance Toby. 

9. Shubaeb b. 1690; m. 1714, Rebecca Conant. 

10. John* b. Feb. 1692; m. . 

11. Mehitable* b. Oct. 1694; d. Nov. 1694. 

12. Nathaniel* b. Nov. 1695; m. Mary Stuart. 

13. Jonathan* b. July 1696; d. Nov. 1696. 

14. Hezekiah*bap. Oct. 17, 1697. 15. Mehitable* bap. Oct. 11, 1698. 
16. Thankful* bap. Oct. 1701. 17. Abigail* bap. April 7, 1703. 



Genealogy. 495 

(8). Thomas'' (Thomas, ^ Thomas, 2 ThomasO was born Jan. 1686; married 
Rehance Toby; both members of the church, Barnstable. Children: 

18. Johns bap. May 3, 1719; d. Great Marshes, Barnstable. 

19. Thomass died at sea. 20. Mercys bap. Nov. 25, 1721. 

21. Sarahs bap. ApriI1724. 

22. Seth^b. March 14, 1729; m. Lydia Churchill. 

23. Sarahs bap. 1732. 24. Sylvanus^ bap. March 1741. 

(10). John^ (Thomas, 3 Thomas,'- ThomasO was born Feb. 1692; bap. March 
27, 1692; married. Children: 

25. Ebenezer s bap. Dec. 27, 1741. 26. John^ bap. Jan. 13, 1744. 

27. Davids bap. May 10, 1747. 

(12). Nathaniel" (Thomas, ' Thomas, ^ ThomasO was born Nov. 1695; 
married Nov. 8, 1723, Mary, daughter of James Stuart of Sandwich, Mass.; 
admitted to the church at Barnstable, Feb. 1714; after the death of his wife, 
sold his property at Barnstable and came to Newmarket; died there, 1772. 

Children : 

28. Silass b. Nov. 8, 1724; m. Lydia Garette. 

29. Nathaniels b. April 17, 1726; m. Drusilla Covill. 

30. Desires b. Nov. 26, 1727; tailoress at Portsmouth; became the second 
wife of Capt. Ebenezer Deering; survived him and moved to Newmarket; 
died there. 

31. Gamaliels b. June 19, 1732; d. near Lake Champlain about 1752. 

32. Mary Stuarts b. Aug. 7, 1737; m. 1758, Thomas Churchill of Plymouth, 
Mass.; moved to Newmarket, caring for her father till he died. 

(22). Seths (Thomas," Thomas, 3 Thomas, 2 Thomas^ was born March 14, 
1729; married Lydia, daughter of Barnabas and Lydia (Harlowe) Churchill; 
commanded the ship Camberwell of six guns and eighteen men, 1781 ; died April 
15, 1801. Children: 

33. Seth.s 34. Isaac, « b. 1762. 

35. Sylvanuse; m. (1) Crosby, (2) Margaret Folgerand had 

36. Peter F.^ 37. Seth.' 38. Lydia.' 39. Mercy.' 

(28). Silass (Nathaniel," Thomas, ^ Thomas, 2 ThomasO was born Nov. 8, 
1724; married Lydia Garette. Children: 

40. Mehitablei5 b. May 1, 1747; m. July 20, 1775, John Meader of Newmarket 
who was a soldier in the Revolution. 

41. Abigails b. March 2, 1748. 

42. Susannahs b. Dec. 5, 1750; m. Thomas Taylor from Dublin, Ireland, 
who was a soldier in the Revolution; res. Newmarket; d. 1813. 

43. Silass b. Aug. 10, 1752; m. Anna Armstrong. 

44. EUzabeths b. Dec. 14, 1754. 

45. Princes b. Feb. 5, 1757; is mentioned in Newmarket, 1782; made a 
voyage to the West Indies after the peace of 1783 ; died soon after. 

(29). Rev. Nathaniels (Nathaniel", Thomas^, Thomass Thomas') was born 
at Great Marshes, Barnstable, Mass., April 17, 1726; married 1748, Drusilla, 
daughter of James Covill of Chatham, Mass., who died Dec. 28, 1814, aged 83; 
died April 1 806 ; esteemed and remembered with great respect . (114). Children : 

46. Dorcass b. Barnstable; m. June 16, 1774, Maj. Joseph Young. 

47. Sallys; d. at sixteen. 48. Rufuss b. 1753; m. Anna Furber. 

49. Gamaliels b. about 1756; received from the New Hampshire Conven- 



496 History of Newfields. 

tion of Ministers at Exeter, 1772, £ 2-13-6, for promoting his education; gradu- 
ated, Dartmouth college, 1777; died soon after while studying for the ministry, 
aged 24. 

50. Drusilla^ b. Aug. 30, 1764; m. James Burleigh. 

51. Ehzabeth" b. Sept. 24, 1766; m. Joseph Low Burleigh. 

52. Marys b. 1771 ; m. Jonathan Barker, Jr. 

53. Nathaniel b. Aug. 4, 1772; m. Sarah. Goodhue. 

54. James Covill«; m. Elizabeth Watson. 

(43). Capt. Silas' (Silas, ^ Nathaniel, « Thomas, ^ Thomas, 2 Thomas^ was 
born Aug. 10, 1752; married, June 29, 1780, Anna, daughter of John and 
Christian Armstrong of Boston, who died Jan. 29, 1816, aged 56; died March 
13, 1805. Children: 

55. Silas; d. 1782. 56. Anne' b. April 19, 1784; d. July 24, 1797. 

57. Henry b. Aug. 1785; d. Sept. 2, 1802. 

58. Rebecca' b. Nov. 25, 1786; d. Feb. 7, 1811. 

59. Elizabeth' b. July 1788. 

60. Charles' b. Sept. 4, 1790; was a gentleman of antiquarian tastes, and is 
regarded as the founder of the New England Historic-Genealogical Society 
of Boston. 

(46). Dorcase (Rev. Nathaniel, 5 Nathaniel, ^ Thomas,^ Thomas, 2 Thomas*) 
was born in Barnstable, Mass. ; married June 16, 1774, Maj. Joseph Young, who 
died July 6, 1812. Children : 

64. Levi' Young. 65. Joseph' Young. 66. Nathaniel' Young. 67. Thomas' 
Young. 68. Several daughters'. 

(48). Rufuss (Rev. Nathaniel, ^ Nathaniel, ^ Thonjas,' Thomas,^ ThomasO 
was born, Barnstable, 1753; was a soldier of the Revolution; credited with 
labor on fire rafts at Newington, Oct. 22, 1775; received six pounds advance 
pay and bounty in Capt. Daniel Gordon's Co., Col. Thomas Tash's Regt. and 
mustered Sept. 20, 1776; was of Barnstead, June 7, 1784; petitioned for the 
appointment of Jonathan Chesley of Barnstead justice of the peace, Nov. 11, 
1788; with others, petitioned for a bridge over Suncook river, 1792; lived also 
at Gilmanton and Sanbornton Bridge; died about 1840. Children: 

69. Moses.' 70. Nathaniel.' 71. Joseph.' 72. Drusilla.' 

(59). Drusilla« (Rev. Nathaniel, 5 Nathaniel,'' Thomas, 3 Thomas,^ Thomas*) 
was born Aug. 30, 1764; married March 25, 1784, James Burleigh of New- 
market, who was born Sept. 19, 1761, and died Aug. 13, 1854; died June 25, 
1802. Children: 

73. Drusilla' Burleigh b. April 13, 1785; m. June 2, 1811, Joseph Poindexter, 
d. Barrington, Feb. 12, 1813. 

74. Sarah Ewer' Burleigh b. June 10, 1786; m. July 3, 1806, John Kennard 
of Portsmouth and Newfields; d. May 15, 1864. 

75. Clarissa' Burleigh b. June 22, 1788; m. Feb. 23, 1817, Samuel Burleigh 
of Sanbornton; d. Dec. 3, 1823. 

76. James' Burleigh b. Feb. 12, 1790; m. Dec. 21, 1817, Martha Watson; 
d. Waterville, Me., March 4, 1830. 

77. Ann' Burleigh b. March 24, 1792; d. unm. Jan. 20, 1815. 

78. Capt. Nathaniel Ewer' Burleigh b. Aug. 21, 1793; m. Oct. 9, 1824, Mary 
Ann Hilton; d. Sept. 20, 1878. 



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79. Susannah Wiggin' Burleigh b. Nov. 11, 1796; m. Dec. 8, 1822, Temple 
Paul; d. Nov. 20, 1823. 

80. Theodore Atkinson' Burleigh b. April 16, 1798; m. (1) Sept. 21, 1823, 
Mary Ann Hart, (2) Mrs. Comfort (Weeks) Coleman. 

(51). EUzabethe (Rev. Nathaniel, s Nathaniel, < Thomas,' Thomas, ^ Thomas') 
was born Sept. 24, 1766; married Sept. 17, 1789, Joseph Low Burleigh, who 
died March 19, 1836; settled in Sanbornton; died July 31, 1844. Children: 

81. Samuel' Burleigh b. June 17, 1790; m. Feb. 23, 1817, Clarissa Burleigh; 
d. Sept. 1, 1826. 

82. Joseph' Burleigh b. Jan. 12, 1793; m. Jan. 24, 1814, Mehitable Calef; 
d. Dec. 27, 1852. 

(52). Marys (Rev. Nathaniel^, Nathaniel,* Thomas,' Thomas,' ThomasO 
was born, 1771; married July 2, 1792, Jonathan Barker Jr., of Epping; died 
1848. Children: 

83. Benjamin' Barker. 84. Paul' Barker. 85. John' Barker. 86. Daugh- 
ter'; m. r- Currier. 

(53). Nathaniel (Rev. Nathaniel, ^ Nathaniel, « Thomas, ' Thomas, 2 Thomas') 
was born Aug. 4, 1772; married Sarah, daughter of Nathaniel Goodhue of 
Nottingham; bought of his father, Nov. 30, 1792, for £200 lawful money, two 
tracts of land in Newmarket and Durham — one of 38 acres with a barn thereon, 
and the other of 9 acres homestead with buildings thereon. (140). Children: 

87. Sarah'; m. Daniel Harvey; united with the Congregational church, 
Lamprey River village, on profession, July 7, 1833. 

88. Drusilla'; m. Moses Thompson, a singing master of Durham. 

89. John'b. Feb. 18, 1806; thrice married. 

90. Abigail'; d. aged 21 months. 91. Mary; married. . 

92. Nathaniel' b. 1819; united with the Congregational church. Lamprey 
River on profession, Jan. 6, 1833; d. June 1838. 
. 93. James Covin,' who had a son: 

94. Nathaniel, 8 who fitted himself for a teacher, and died. 

(54). James Covill^ (Rev. Nathaniel, » Nathaniel,* Thomas,' Thomas,* 
Thomas') married Elizabeth Watson; was taxed in Newmarket, 1794-96; 
witness to a deed of land from the Smart heirs to Nathaniel Ewer, Jr., March 
20, 1795; joiner of Epping; bought lands and buildings of Levi Towle, 1801; 
bought land of Daniel Watson, 1805; sold land to Daniel Lawrence and George 
Hilton, 1805. CMldren: 

95. Nathaniel.' 96, 97. James' and George,' twins. 98. Porter.' 99 
Burleigh.' 100. Polly.' 101. Daughter.' 

(89). John' (Nathaniel,6 Rev. Nathaniel.^ Nathaniel,* Thomas,' Thomas, « 
Thomas') was born, Newmarket, Feb. 18, 1806; married (1) Louisa, daughter 
of Jacob O., and Dorothy W. Brown, who was born Jan. 2, 1814, and died 

Dec. 29, 1865, (2) Ann Gibson, who died Feb. 1871, and (3) , 

who survived him; d. 1882. Children, aU by first wife: 

102. Robert S. B.s b. Feb. 21, 1838; d. July 26, 1859. 

103. Sarah H.s b. Nov. 2, 1839; d. Feb. 26, 1840. 

104. Henry H.^b. March 28, 1841; d. July 1, 1856. 

105. DrusiUa T.s b. June 2, 1844; m. William True Sanders. 

106. Mary L.^ b. March 29, 1848; d. Feb. 28, 1872. 

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498 History of Newfields. 

(105). Drusilla T.8 (John,' Nathaniel,« Rev. Nathaniel, s Nathaniel, <Thomas,» 
Thomas, 2 Thomas was born June 2, 1844; married William True Sanders; 
died, 1883. Children: 

107. Edith' Sanders b. Aug. 6, 1868; d. April 12, 1869. 

108. Mabel' Sanders b. Sept. 18, 1870. 

109. Alice' Sanders b. Oct. 14, 1873. 110. Ella' Sanders b. Sept. 5, 1875. 

FERNALD. 

The name is also spelt Furnall, Furnell and Furnald. 

1. Dr. Renaldi Fernald married Joanna ; was surgeon of the party 

of about eighty emigrants sent over to Pascataqua by Capt. John Mason, 1631, 
bringing with him two chairs, one of which existed as an interesting relic in 
1859, in the possession of a descendant of the sixth generation. In 1640, 
Renald and other principal inhabitants of Strawberry Bank deeded 50 acres 
of land for a glebe or parsonage; was grand juryman, 1643; with others, 
petitioned the General Court of Massachusetts, 1653, for a definite township, 
and that Strawberry Bank be called Portsmouth; d. 1656. Children: 

2. Johns; 3, Samuel, 2 4. William^. 5. Thomas. 2 

(5). Thomas^ (Dr. Renaldi) was a land holder in Portsmouth, 1660; deeded 
to his sister, first, the wife of Allin Loyd, and second, of Richard Waterhouse, 
the whole of "ye Doctor's island " in Portsmouth Bay. 



1. Capt. Joseph' Fernald was born Oct. 30, 1779 in Newfields, was active in 
the parish, 1808-10; his father dying when he was very young, his mother 
married again and moved away, and he was bound out to Dea. Thomas 
Drowne of Newfields, where he learned the trade of tanner, shoemaker and 
currier; enlisted as lieutenant in the company of Capt. Peter Hersey of 
Newfields which marched to Portsmouth Plains, Sept. 9, and was discharged 
Sept. 27, 1814; from about this time he began to follow the river, continuing 
for 30 years; was tanner and currier at Newfields till he sold out to Charles 
Lane; sold his Coleman-Badger house and moved to Exeter, 1817; carried 
on his trade in Exeter in company with Col. John Rogers, near his residence, 
and erected a tide-mill for grinding bark; signed a petition for a town meeting 
relating to ministerial support April 6, 1806, and March 27, 1809; chosen 
surveyor of highways March 8, 1808, and of lumber, March 13, 1810. 

His mother married (2) Parcher of Portsmouth, and had three 

daughters, two dying unm. in Boston. 

He married (1) Nancy Smart, who d. Sept. 30, 1805, aged 30, (2) Dorothy 
Smart, who d. April 19, 1811, aged 24, (3) Mehitable Smart, all daughters, 
of Josiah Smart; died, Exeter, Oct. 18, 1846. In all his dealings with men 
covering many years, he was above reproach for fidelity, integrity and strict 
honesty; was manly, enterprising, public spirited and charitable; lived an 
upright life, and died a Christian death. George W., Nathaniel G. and William 
P. Fernald were executors of his Will. Children: 

2. Nancys; m. HoUis Smart. 3. Dorothys; m. Jonathan Wiggin. 

4. GsorgeW.^b. Jan. 1, 1816; m. Susan Clark; selectman, Exeter, 1852-54, 
and 1868-70; representative, 1871; trustee of Robinson Seminary 1880- 
1900; d. Sept. 19, 1900; left a daughter, Mrs. E. Newton Chase. 



Genealogy. 499 

5. Nathaniel G.^; m. Harriet Farley. 6. Isaac H.^; m. Ethelind Leavitt. 

7. William, 2 twin of preceding; d. in infancy. 

8. William P. 2; m. Maria Sanborn. 9. Joseph^; unm. 

10. John2; m. Elizabeth Leavitt. 11. Charles^; m. Harriet Brown. 
12. Martha^; d. young. 13. Francis^; unm. 14. Mary 0.=; unm. 
15. Mehitable^; d. young. 

FIELD. 

1. John' Field married Ruth Thayer; was a tanner; removed from Braintree, 
Mass., to Peterboro, N. H. in 1785. 

2. Williams (JohnO was born Nov. 18, 1782; married Mary McAllister, 
who was born in Peterboro Nov. 26, 1785 and died, 1857; died 1863. 15 ch. 

3. Alberts (William,2 Johni) was born, Peterboro, July 14, 1825; married 
(1) Jan. 14, 1851, Mehitable, daughter of Thomas Perkins, who died Sept. 2, 
1883, (2) Augusta E., daughter of Thomas J. and Phebe (Stillman) Russell, 
of Newburyport, Mass.; settled in Newfields, 1847; connected with the 
Swamscot Machine Works till 1864; engaged in general mercantile business, 
1864-89; postmaster, 1868-84; selectman four years; representative, 1861; 
died Jan. 10, 1901. Child by first wife: 

4. EHzabeth P.^ 

FIFIELD 

1. George B.i Fifield married Mary Smith, and settled in Stratham. 
Children: 

2. George E.^ b. March 31, 1828; m. Hannah Paul. 

3. Charles W. 2 4. 01ivia2; m. David Rundlett. 5. Emma.^ 

(2). George E.^ (George B.i) was born in Stratham March 31, 1828; married 
Sept. 19, 1854, Hannah M. C, daughter of Samuel and Martha (Tarleton) 
Paul, who was born in Newfields, Dec. 1834, and died, 1876; settled in New- 
fields in 1853;. was a man of superior intelligence and a good citizen; had great 
mechanical skill and invented and manufactured steam engines which were 
much used in the South; died Dec. 18, 1903. Child: 

6. George S.= b. Newfields, April 9, 1871; m. Sept. 3, 1907, Elizabeth C, 
dau. of John W. and Mary A. Hayes, of Portsmouth; a druggist, Boston, 
Mass,; retains the homestead of his grandfather, Samuel Paul. 

(4). Olivia^ (George B.i) married David Rundlett. Child: 

7. Mary E.' Both of her parents dying, she was adopted by her uncle and 
aunt, George E. and Hannah M. Fifield, and d. unm. Aug. 30, 1907. 

FITTS. 

1. Robert! Fitts was the ancestor of the family in America, who, with his 
wife Grace D., was among the original settlers of Salisbury, Mass., in 1639 or 
1640. " About 1662 he removed to Ipswich, where he died May 9, 1665, 
leaving a wife Grace, and a son Abraham. 2" 

2. Abrahams (Roberti) married (1) May 16, 1655, Sarah, daughter of 
Simon Thompson of Ipswich, who died June 5, 1664, (2) Jan. 7, 1668, Rebecca, 
widow of Tylar Birdley of Ipswich; died March 27, 1692. 

3. Richard^ (Abraham, 2 Robert^ was born Feb. 26, 1672; married March 



500 History of Newfields. 

18, 1695, Sarah Thorne; settled in Salisbury, Mass., on lands included in 
the original grant to his grandfather Robert; died Dec. 3, 1774. His wife 
was a superior woman, remarkable for resolution of character, bravery and 
piety, walking 16 miles to worship with the people of God at Ipswich, of which 
church she was a member. She was affectionate and charitable, and died 
March 1773, aged 100 years. 

4. Danieb (Richard,^ Abraham,' Robert^ was born April 30, 1710; mar- 
ried Nov. 11, 1734, Ruth, daughter of Ephraim and Lydia Brown of Salisbury; 
settled in Salisbury; was a man of great mental and physical energy and- 
decision of character; died March 30, 1796. 

5. Abraham^ (Daniel,* Richard,' Abraham,^ Robert^ was born Oct. 24, 
1736; married May 27, 1760, Dorothy, daughter of Henry Hall of Chester; 
settled in Candia; was highly respected in church and state; died Aug. 6, 
1808. 10 ch. 

6. Reubens (Abraham,^ Daniel,* Richard,' Abraham,* Robert^ was born 
March 8, 1770; married Nov. 14, 1792, Annie, daughter of Jethro and 
Mehitable (Jewett) Hill who came from Stratham to Candia in 1765; both 
were worthy members of church and community. He died Sept. 20, 1838. 

7. John' (Reuben,6 Abraham,5 Daniel,* Richard,' Abraham,' Robert^ was 
born March 19, 1794; married Abigail, daughter of John and Hannah 
(Godfrey) Lane of Candia. Both were respected and honored members of 
the Congregational church and society of Candia. Children : 

8. James Hills b. March 3, 1829; married Jan. 1, 1862, Mary Celina, dau. 
of Dea. Coffin M. and Dolly (Pillsbury) French, who was b. May 6, 1832, 
and joined the Congregational church in Candia with Mr. Fitts and 44 others 
March 1849; was pastor. Congregational church, Newfields, 1880-1900; 
died Nov. 22, 1900. His wife survived him. 

9. Hannah Lane' b. March 1, 1831; united with the church in Candia 
March 1849; was a teacher in New England, and 22 years among the Freed- 
men in Wilmington, N. C; returned north on account of failing health; died 
Jan. 5, 1898. 

10. John Lanes b. Dec. 8, 1834; united with the church March 1849; was 
a soldier in the New Hampshire Second Regiment of Volunteers, 1861-64; a 
teacher, farmer, selectman, justice of the peace, surveyor and licensed convey- 
ancer of land; m. Sept. 21, 1865, Augusta J., dau. of Jesse Smith of Candia, 
who d. April 1910. 

FOGG. 

Tombstones in the Piscassic burying ground give the following: 

Jonathan Fogg died Sept. 10, 1835, aged 47. 

Nancy D., widow of Jonathan Fogg died Jan. 30, 1849, aged 50. 

James Fogg died July 20, 1845, aged 71. 

Deborah, his wife, died Jan. 9, 1848, aged about 72 years. 

Not able to connect with the Hampton Foggs. 

FOLSOM. 

Old records spell the name variously Ffulsham, Foulsham, Foulsom, 
Folsham. The first traceable ancestor of the family is 

1. Rogeri Foulsham of Necton, Norfolk, Eng., whose Will is dated 1534. 



Genealogy. 501 

2. William,2 (Rogers) married Agnes Smith of Besthorpe. 

3. Adam3 (William,^ Rogers) married Emma .i Will dated 1565. 

4. Adam« (Adam,3 William,2 Rogers) was baptized, 1560; married Grace 
lived in Hingham; died, 1630. 



5. Adams (Adam,^ Adam,^ William,2 RogerO married Agnes ; lived 

in Hingham; died, 1627. 

6. Johne (Adam,5 Adam,^ Adam,^ William, 2 Rogeri) was baptized in Hing- 
ham, Eng., 1615; married there, Oct. 4, 1636, Mary, daughter of Edward and 
Mary Clark Oilman, who was baptized Aug. 6, 1615; emigrated April 26, 1638, 
in the ship Diligent of Ipswich, Eng., John Martin, master; landed at Boston 
Aug. 10, 1638; settled first in Hingham, Mass., but prior to 1655 removed to 
Exeter; selectman, 1659; received a grant of land, 1660; juryman, 1662; 
died Dec. 27, 1681. His widow survived him eight or ten years. From him, 
as far as known, are descended the Folsoms of America. 1 Children: 

7. Samuel^ bap. Oct. 3, 1641; m. Dec. 22, 1663, Mary Robie of Hampton; 
d. 1700. 

8. Johns bap. Oct. 3, 1641; m. Nov. 10, 1675, Abigail Perkins. 

9. Nathaniebbap. June2, 1644; m. (1) Hannah Farrow of Ipswich, Mass., 
(2) Mary . 

10. Israel^ bap. April 26, 1646; received a grant of land, Oct. 10, 1664, and 
died soon after; m. and had 

11. Israels; m. (1) before 1738, Sarah Durgin, (2) Joanna Rawlins, (3) 
Polly Rand. 

12. Peter2 bap. April 8, 1649; m. Susanna Cousins. 

13. Mary2 bap. April 13, 1751; m. June 12, 1672, George Marsh. 

14. Ephraim2 b. Feb. 23, 1654; m. Phaltiel Hall. 

(7). Samueb (JohnO was baptized Oct. 3, 1641, though probably born, 
1637, in England; married Mary, daughter of Henry Robie of Hampton; 
was a farmer, and dealt some in lumber; administered on his father's estate, 
1692; died, 1700. Children born in Exeter: 

15. Mary3 b. Sept. 27, 1664; m. Ezekiel Ladd of Haverhill, Mass. 

16. Ebenezers b. about 1666; m. Hannah Smith of Exeter. 

17. Ruth3 b. about 1670; m. March 4, 1692, Moses Norris. 

18. Samuel^; m. Abigail (Cole) Foss of Hampton; settled in Hampton; ad- 
ministered on the estate of his father, 1701. 

19. Israel,' m. Rachel ; weaver; owned land in Exeter and Stratham; 

moved to Ashford, Ct. 

20. Deliverance^; lived in Greenland; d. unm. 

(8). Dea. John^ (JohnO was born, 1638; married Nov. 10, 1675, Abigail, 
daughter of Abraham Perkins of Hampton; owned lands in Exeter, Hampton, 
Brentwood and Newmarket; was rated in Exeter, April 20, 1680; bought 
land of Edward Hilton at Newfields, 1681; constable under Gov. Crawford, 
1684; qualified as member of the General Assembly for Exeter, Nov. 1, 1694; 
took oath May 15, 1685; recognized as member, Dec. 28, 1697; one of a 

'John Folsom, the emigrant, is the sixth generation from Roger, but to save unnecessary 
repetition in what follows we mark him as the first generation, as he is, of the American 
family. If one wishes to connect directly with Roger simply add five to any given genera- 
tion. 



502 History of Newfields. 

committee to run lines between town and town in the province. His Will wag 
dated Nov. 24, 1713; died before Dec. 6, 1715. Children born in Exeter: 

21. Abigails b. Dec. 23, 1676; m. Edward Oilman. 

22. John3 b. about 1680; m. Mary Sewall. 

23. Sarah;' m. before 1715, Nathaniel Stevens, as 2d wife. 

24. Mary;3 m. and d. before her father, leaving two children. 

25. Lydia^; m. Robert Stockman of Kingston. 

26. Mercys; m. James Dudley; lived in Brentwood. 

27. Abrahams b. about 1678; m. (1) 1703, Anna Chase of Newbury, (2) 
Elizabeth , 

28. Jeremys; m. Elizabeth ; 



29. Jonathans b. about 1685; m. Anna Ladd. 

(12). Lt. Peter2 (Johni) was baptized April 8, 1649; married May 6, 1678, 
Susanna Cousins of Wells, Me.; settled in Exeter on the Hampton road; d. 
1717. Children: 

30. Elizabeths; m. (1) Sept. 13, 1704, Lt. Samuel Colcord, (2) Aug. 19, 1718, 
Lt. Samuel Sanborn of Kingston; d. April 8, 1756. 

31. Susannas; m. Caleb, son of Moses Oilman. 

32. Marys; m. Joseph Thing. 

33. Peters b. about 1682; m. Catharine, dau. of John Oilman. 

34. Johns; b. 1685; m. (1) Hannah Oilman, (2) Sarah Lyford?; perhaps 
(3) Mary . 

(14). Ephraim^ (John') was born Feb. 23, 1654; married Phaltial, daughter 
of Lt. Ralph Hall of Dover; was the first of the name in Newmarket; settled 
near Crow Eagle Falls, Piscassic river; was granted by the town of Exeter Feb. 
21, 1698, 20 acres of land "where he can find it common;" also April 17, 1700, 
20 acres of the common lands, which were laid out by the town measurers 
Biley Dudley and Robert Coffin, May 23, 1700; also Sept: 9, 1700," where he 
can find it common " and not previously granted; he was killed by an Indian 
June 11, 1709. (123). Children: 

36. Elizabeth; m. Feb. 1, 1725, John Robinson of Exeter. 

37. Daughters; m. — York. 38. Lydias; m. Olidden. 

39. Abigails; m. Joseph Judkins of Newmarket. 

40. Sarahs; m. Thomas Young, who d. May 1767. 

41. Ephraims b. about 1672; m. — — — ■ Taylor. 

42. Wilhams; m. (1) Hannah Oilman, (2) Mrs. Elizabeth Sanborn. 

(22.) Johns (Dea. John, 2 John') was born about 1680; married Mary 
Sewall; petitioned for Squamscot bridge, 1746; and lottery in aid, 1759-60 
and 1768; settled near King's Falls, Exeter; died, 1775. Children: 

43. Susanna* b. May 10, 1718; m. (1) Kingston, Nov. 2, 1738, Lt. Jonathan 
Bradley, who was killed by the Indians, Concord, Aug. 11, 1746, (2) John 
Bradley. 

44. Mary* b. 1719; m. Samuel Bradley; lived in Penacook, Concord. 

45. Child*; d. early. 

46. Josiah* b. July 24, 1725; m. Ehzabeth Bradley; removed to Haverhill, 
Mass., prior to Sept. 1749. 

(27). Abrahams (Dea. John,2 JohnO was born about 1678; m. (1) 1703, 
Anna, daughter of Aquila Chase of Newbury, (2) Elizabeth , who 



Genealogy. 503 

survived him; lived on north side of road leading to Hampton; died, Dec. 
1740. Children bom in Exeter: 

47. Daniel b. about 1704; m. (1) , dau. of Nathaniel Folsom, (2) 

Huldah Eastman; d. 1756. 

48. Jonathan''; a joiner, Sheepscot, Me.; d. 1745. 

49. Abraham^; settled in Exeter; m. Sarah Folsom. 

50. Mary«; m. James Rundlet; survived her husband. 

(28). Jeremys (Dea. John,'- JohnO married Elizabeth ; died 1757. 

(95). Children born in Newmarket: 

51. Nathan^ b. about 1717; m. Ehzabeth . 

52. Jeremiah^b. July 25, 1719; m. Mary Hersey. 

53. Elizabeth^; m. Walter Bryent of Newmarket. 

54. Susan*; m. John Mead of Stratham. 

55. Abigail.* 56. Sarah; m. Jacob Low of Stratham. 

57. Anna* b. Aug. 1731; m. Joseph Young of Newmarket. 

58. John* b. July 7, 1723; m. (1) Sarah Veasey, (2) Mrs. Martha (Wiggin) 
Brackett. 

(29). Jonathan^ (Dea. John,2 JohnO was born about 1685; married Anna, 
daughter of Nathaniel Ladd; was a soldier, 1710; surveyor of highways, 1728, 
and of fences, 1733; petitioned to be joined to Massachusetts, 1739; inherited 
the homestead, and became wealthy and influential; died, 1740. His widow 
Anna administered on the estate, and with others June 30, 1743, petitioned 
the General Assembly for permission to divide a piece of land in Exeter; 
petition was granted. Children born in Exeter; 

59. John* b. about 1713; m. (1) Abigail Hilton, (2) Abigail Smith. 

60. Mary* b. Feb. 17, 1722; m. Peter Folsom; d. Oct. 1, 1791. 

61. Jonathan* b. 1724; m. (1) Oilman, (2) Deborah Hall. 

62. Gen. Nathaniel* b. 1726; m. (1) Dorothy Smith, who d. Feb. 1776, 
(2)'Mrs. Mary (Sprague) Fisher of Newburyport; d. May 26, 1790. 

63. Anna*; m. David Gilman, 

64. Samuel* b. Feb. 22, 1732; m. (1) Anna Thmg, (2) Elizabeth Emery. 

65. Trueworthy* b. about 1734; m. Mary West of Boston; a cordwainer. 

66. Josiah* b. Nov. 5, 1735; m. May 27, 1762, Elizabeth Gilman; settled 
in Dover; d. Feb. 12, 1816. 

67. Sarah*; m. John Nelson of Exeter; a ship carpenter. 

68. Elizabeth*; m. John Bowden of Exeter; settled in Gilmanton. 

69. Abigail*; m. Ebenezer Sinclair, a farmer, Exeter. 

. (33). Peters (Lt. Peter,^ John') was born about 1682; married Catharine, 
daughter of John Gilman; died 1718. Children born in Exeter: 

70. Susanna* b. Sept. 27, 1704. 

71. Elizabeth* b. March 20, 1707; m. Feb. 1, 1726, John Robmson. 

72. John* b. March 14, 1709; m. (1) Hannah Sanborn, (2) Eleanor , 

(3) Martha . 

73. James* b. Oct. 16, 1711; m. Elizabeth Thing; d. 1748. 

74. Peter* b. July 27, 1714; m. Mary Folsom who d. Oct. 1, 1791; settled 
in Gilmanton; d. July 11, 1792. 

75. Catharine* b. Jan. 24, 1716; m. Samuel Lamson. 

(34). John' (Lt. Peter,2 John') was born 1685; married (1) Hannah, 



504 History of Newfields. 

daughter of James Gilman, (2) Sarah, daughter of Francis Lyford, (3) Mary 

; owned land in Newmarket and Epping; (75). 

Children born in Exeter: 

76. Peter^ b. 1718; m. Hannah Morrison. 

77. Elizabeth^- m. Thurston. 

78. Mary^; m. William Folsom of Newmarket. 

79. Joshua^ b. 1719; m. Abi. Mead; settled in Epping; d. 1796. 

80. Sarah*; m. Abraham Folsom, a joiner; settled in Epping. 

81. Susanna*; m. Nathaniel Bean of Exeter and Warner. 

82. Josiah* b. Sept. 25, 1725; m. May 9, 1755, Mrs. Martha (Eastman) 
Gould; d. Feb. 27, 1804. 

(41). Ephraims (Ephraim,2 Johni) was born in 1672; married Taylor; 

settled in Newmarket; was granted 20 acres of land Feb. 2, 1697, 10 acres 
of which was laid out July 1, 1717, on the south side of Lamprey river about 
two miles above Packer's Falls; sold to Samuel Brackett of Newmarket 
8 acres, more or less, of land in Newmarket July 18, 1740; is supposed to have 
had besides the following, a son Joseph, a trader who died in Newmarket 
prior to 1741. Children: 

83. Ephraim*; m. Eunice Smart; settled in Newmarket. 

84. John*; lived in Durham before Dec. 1764. 

85. Andrew* b. 1720; m. Eleanor Rust. 

86. WiUiam* b. 1723; m. Mary Folsom. 

87. Sarah*; had land in Durham; d. unm. 

(42). William^ (Ephraim,2 JohnO married (1) Hannah Gilman of Exeter, 

(2) Elizabeth, widow of Benjamin Sanborn; selectman, Newmarket, 20 years; 
died, 1755. Children except Nathan by first wife: 

88. Abigail*; d. unm. Dorchester, aged over 90. 

89. Mary*; m. Dea. James Cram. 90. Lydia*; m. John Lyford. 

91. James*; m. Margaret F. Cotton. 

92. WUliam*; m. Mary Low of Stratham. 

93. David b. 1755; m. Sarah Gilman of Exeter. 

94. Nathan* (or Dudley); perished of cold on a gondola between Ports- 
mouth and Newmarket during the night of Nov. 21, 1774. 

(51). Nathan* (Jeremiah^, Dea. John,2 John i) was born about 1717; mar- 
ried Elizabeth ; settled near Wadleigh's Falls and owned part of the 

mill there; died 1769. Children: 

95. Elizabeths; m. before 1758, (1) Edward Hilton of Newmarket, (2) 
July 21, 1778, Col. David Gilman of Tamworth; d. Newmarket, March 25, 
1810. 

96. Asas b. Sept. 24, 1757; m. (1) EHzabeth Boardman, (2) Betsey Gile. 

(3) Widow Durgin, (4) Mary Gove. 

97. Abigails b. Aug. 30, 1760; m. (1) Col. Israel Gilman of Newmarket, 
(2) Oct. 12, 1797, Maj. Richard Shepard of Holderness. 

(52). Col. Jeremiah* (Jeremiah,3 Dea. John, 2 Johni) was born July 25, 1719; 
married March 28, 1742, Mary Hersey; was active in parish affairs, 1797-1800. 
Children born in Newmarket: 

98. Jeremiahs b. June 20, 1743; m. Nancy ; res. Rochester and 

New Durham. 



Genealogy. 505 

99. Johns b. Oct. 12, 1745; m. Elizabeth Smith. 

100. Peters b. Dec. 13, 1747; m. Sally Dam. 

101. Simeons b. April 7, 1749; m. Sarah Rust of Ipswich; signed the 
Association Test July 12, 1776; d. Jan. 16, 1810. 

102. Josiahs b. June 20, 1751; Hannah Gushing; settled in Rochester. 

103. Levis b. July 12, 1753; m. Dec. 4, 1777, Joanna, dau. of Dr. John and 
Martha (Wingate) Weeks of Greenland; signed the Association Test, 1776; 
was a soldier, 1777; settled in Tamworth, 1779; d. June 21, 1844. 

104. Enochs b. Feb. 20, 1755; m. Widow Foss; lived near Wadleigh's 
Falls; d. about 1835. 

105. Jacobs b. Oct. 22, 1758; d. unm. in the army, 1777. 

106. Marys b. Sept. 25, 1761; m. Peter Hersey. 

107. Samuels b. July 20, 1765; d. unm. about 1787. 

(57.) Anna* (Jeremiah,^ Dea. John,2 JohnO was bom Aug. 1731; married 
Joseph Young of Newmarket. Ghildren born in Newmarket: 

108. Josephs Young b. April 5, 1754; m. Dorcas Ewer; d. July 6, 1812. 

109. Benjamins Young b. July 8, 1756; m. (1) , (2) Rebecca 

Bickford. 

110. Jeremiah'i Young b. Nov. 15, 1758; m. Sally Gram; d. July 14, 1793. 

111. Johns Young b. Dec. 3, 1760; m. Mason; d. June 25, 1808. 

112. Sarahs Young b. March 25, 1763; m. Eben Meader; d. April 25, 
1844. 

(58). Johns (Jeremiah,3 Dea. John,2 Johni) was born July 7, 1723; married 
(1) Jan. 1748, Sarah, daughter of Samuel Veasey of Stratham, who died, 
1756, (2) March 17, 1757, Mrs. Martha Brackett, daughter of Thomas Wiggin, 
who died, 1729. 

The House, March 7, 1776 "Voted That the account of John Folsom charged 
against Andrew McGlary be allowed paid out of the Treasury"; signed 
the Association Test, July 12, 1776; put by the Legislature at Hampton on 
a committee on the defence of the sea-coast; was a soldier, 1777, and Gapt. 
1778; certified Nov. 8, 1779, to the good record of Thomas Packer Jr. who was 
a soldier in his Go., Gol. Moses Kelley's Regt. in his expedition to Rhode Island 
and on account of sickness asks compensation, and his account of £ 31-12s. was 
allowed. He died April 17, 1787. Ghildren: 

113. Samuels b. 1749; d. 1750. 

114. Davids b. May 20, 1750; m. Dorothy Johnson. 

115. Hannahs b. June 1753; d. 1755. 116. Marys b. 1755; d. 1759. 
By second wife: 

117. Sarahs b. Feb. 10, 1758; m. Nov. 2, 1777, John Poor of Stratham. 

118. Marthas b. Jan. 11, 1760; m. (1) Thomas Brackett, (2) Shadrach 
Robinson. 

119. Anns or Nancy b. June 16, 1762; m. Jan. 11, 1788, John Adams. 

120. Elizabeths b. June 23, 1769; m. Winthrop Hilton; d. March 8, 1800. 
(61). Lt. Jonathan (Jonathan, Dea. John, John) was born in Exeter, 1724; 

married (1) Oilman, (2) Deborah, daughter of Joseph Hall; Ueutenant, 

Gapt. Somerby Oilman's Go., at first capture of Louisburg, 1745; in expedition 
against Grown Point, 1755; had charge of a mortar at Bunker Hill, and threw 
a bomb upon the deck of a British man-of-war, which led her to draw off as 
soon as possible; res. Epping and Newmarket; was voted by the House, 



506 History of Newfields. 

Dec. 9, 1746, £ 13-12s for himself and 30 men under him for their muster 
roll for scouting six days from Aug. 16, "above Pautucket Mountains;" died, 
New Durham, 1800. Children. 

121. Jonathans b. Newfields, Jan. 12, 1747; m. (1) 1774, Sarah Bickford 
of Newmarket, (2) 1789, Mary Young of Newburyport; lived in Newmarket 
till 1770; settled in New Durham, 1773. 

122. Moses^ b. in Durham or Newmarket, 1749; m. res. Acton, Me.; d. 
1832. 

123. Benjamins b. about 1755; m. Mary Baker. 

124. Jamess b. about 1753; m. Mary Smith; kept tavern, Durham; d. 
1819. 

125. Dollys; m. Norris of Epping. 

126. Hannahs; m. Dea. Joshua Lane of Epping. 

127. Nancys; m. Marston of Sandwich. 

(76). Peter^ (John,^ Lt. Peter,2 Johni) was born, 1718; married Hannah 
Morrison; settled at Piscassic, near Exeter line, with part of his farm in 
Exeter; died 1815. Children born in Newfields : 

128. Benjamins b. Sept. 5, 1740; m.; is said to have traded and kept tavern, 
Piscassic; afterwards removed to Gilmanton. 

129. Marys b. 1742; d. in infancy. 

130. Peters b. 1744; d. in infancy. 

131. Peters b. Aug. 8, 1745; m. (1) Betsey Calef of Exeter, (2) Mrs. Eliza- 
beth Bean. 

132. Hannahs b. 1747; d. young. 133. Lydias b. Feb. 22, 1749; d. young. 

134. Judiths d. Feb. 2, 1751. 

135. Marys b. June 17, 1754; m. Swett. 

136. Hannahs b. Oct. 10, 1756; m. (1) Fifield, (2) Carrol. 

137. Johns b. April 29, 1759; m. Weymouth; res. Limerick, Me. 

138. Lydias b. 1761; m. Oct. 16, 1783, John Parsons; res. Gilmanton. 

139. Mehitables b. April 7, 1764; m. 1785, Jesse Wedgewood; d. Parsons- 
field, Me., June 17, 1824. 

(85). Andrew^ (Ephraim,^ Ephraim,^ JohnO was born in 1720 in Newmarket; 
married Eleanor, daughter of Rev. Henry Rust, who was born May 1730, 
and died Jan. 13, 1792; settled in Newmarket; petitioned for Squamscot 
bridge, Nov. 21, 1746; and for lottery in aid, 1759-60; died, Ossipee, April 
12, 1799. Children born in Newmarket : 

140. Ehzabeths b. Nov. 24, 1754; d. Nov. 8, 1757. 

141. Anna,s b. April 4, 1757; d. unm. between 1795 and 1804. 

142. Andrews b. March 15, 1759; m. Anna Folsom of Newmarket; who 
d. July 25, 1848; d. Ossipee, Feb. 9, 1852. 

143. Eleanors b. Sept. 27, 1760; m. Abraham Thompson of Stratham. 

144. Tubelahs b. Aug. 23, 1762; d. July 1, 1803. 

145. SaUies b. April 5, 1765; d. July 7, 1776. 

146. Deborahs b. May 23, 1767; d. Ossipee, July 28, 1801. 

(86). WiUiam« (Ephraim,' Ephraim,2 Johni) married Mary Folsom; peti- 
tioned for Squamscot bridge, Nov. 21, 1746; a farmer, Newmarket; died, 
Feb. 1809. Children born in Newmarket: 

147. Johns; m.; d. of small pox in the Revolution. 



Genealogy. 507 

148. Edwards; m. Mehitable Burleigh; signed the Association Test, 1776; 
went to Gilmanton, 1779. 

149. Hannahs b. March 29, 1744; m. 1765, Abraham Folsom; res. Meredith. 

150. Sarahs; m. Dearborn. 

151. Jonathans; m. Dec. 7, 1786, Prudence Weeks; signed the Association 
Test, 1776. 

152. Rachels; m. Kimball. 153. Mary.s 154. Elizabeths; both 

unm. 1789. 

155. Ephraims; m. Dorothy ; a joiner, Durham. 

156. Benjamins b. 1761; blind 20 years; d. Newmarket, Sept. 25, 1843. 
(91). James,4 (WiUiam,' Ephraiin,^ JohnO married Margaret F. Cotton; 

settled in Newmarket; went to Gilmanton, 1772; died there, 1776. 
Children born in Newmarket: 

157. Josephs; m.; settled in Palmyra, Me. 

158. Marys; m. a farmer. Centre Harbor. 

159. Jamess b. June 2, 1770; m. Nov. 17, 1891, Susanna Piper; res. Gilman- 
ton. 

160. John 8 b. Oct. 25, 1772; m. (1) Anna Smith of Deerfield, (2) Jan. 15, 
1843, Hannah Bean; a farmer, Alton and Gilmanton; d. Nov. 24, 1857. 

161. Bettys; m. Sutton of Northfield. 

162. Judiths b. Gilmanton, Jan. 2, 1775; m. Sept. 6, 1793, Jeremiah San- 
born; settled in Sanbornton; d. May 19, 1847. 

(92). William* (WiUiam,^ Ephraun,2 Johni) married Mary Low of Stratham; 
administered on his father's estate, 1755; died Feb. 1809. (133). Children 
born in Newmarket: 

163. Elishas; d. young. 

164. Annas b. 1760; m. 1789, Abraham Folsom of Ossipee; d. July 25, 
1848. 

165. Jacobs; m. June 4, 1787, EKzabeth Smart of Newmarket; res. Wolfe- 
borough; d. Oct. 22, 1826. 

166. Marys; d. unm. 167. Lydias; d. unm. 

168. Mehitables; m. Robert Smart. 

169. Hannahs; m. Daniel Cooley of Exeter. 

170. Betseys b. 1775; m. J. Brackett of Wolfeborough. 

171. Josiahs b. Jan. 1774 or Nov. 9, 1777; m. (1) Abigail Ham of Durham, 
(2) Elinor (Haines) Batchelder; a farmer, Newmarket. 

172. Sallys; m. Joseph Furber of Wolfeborough. 

(93). Maj. Davidi (WiUiam,' Ephraim,^ Johni) was born in 1755; resided 
in Epping, married Sarah, daughter of Thomas Gilman; was major, 1780; 
an influential business man; died, 1791. Children born in Epping: 

173. Thomas s b. Dec. 6, 1752; m. Sally Watson of Nottingham. 

174. Sarahs; m. — Hackett. 175. Abigail bap. June 11, 1758. 

176. Davids bap. 1761; d. unm., Dorchester. 

177. Winthrops bap. 1763; m. Noble of Lee. 

178. Jamess b. Dec. 22, 1767; m. Nov. 1791, Abigail Blake. 

179. Annas; m. Moses Davis of Epping. 

180. Hannahs; m. Dec. 2, 1792, Noah Dow. 

181. Gilmans b. 1765-70; m. about 1795, Ruth Page of Hebron. 

182. Ezekiels b. 1778; m. Mary Norris of Epping. 



508 History of Newfields. 

(96). Lt. Asas (Nathan/ Jeremiah/ Dea. John/JohnO was born Sept. 24, 
1757; married (1) March 30, 1779, Elizabeth daughter of Dea. Stephen 
Boardman, (2) Nov. 17, 1796, Betsey Gile, (3) Widow Durgin of New Durham, 
(4) Mary Gove of Nottingham; was a blacksmith; died, Deerfield, July 15, 
1843. His first wife was bom May 2, 1760, and died Feb. 17, 1796; his second 
wife, b. March 28, 1778, and died Oct. 16, 1802; his widow died Sept. 12, 1855. 
(127). Children by first wife: 

183. Nathan Boardman^ b. 1780; m. Sarah Quincy of Portsmouth. 

184. Elizabeth^ b. June 17, 1782; m. Aug. 16, 1802, Dea. Daniel Mathes of 
Durham. 

185. Sallys b. Oct. 22, 1784; m. 1800, Samuel Cochran of Pembroke. 

186. Nancys b. Sept. 16, 1786; m. Tash of New Durham. 

187. Hannahs b. Dec. 5, 1788; m. June 19, 1817, Charles Robinson. 

188. Mary B.s b. June 1, 1790; m. Samuel Piper of Stratham. 

189. Martha B.s b. June 1, 1792; m. Feb. 19, 1831, John Leavitt of Aliens- 
town. Children by second wife: 

190. Asas; d. at sea aged about 20. 191. Charlottes; d. in infancy. 

192. Abigails; m. (1) Joseph Cate of AUenstown, (2) Daniel Leavitt. 
(99). Col. Johns (Col. Jeremiah,^ Jeremiah,^ Dea. John,^ Johni) was bom 

Oct. 12, 1745; married Dec. 13, 1767, Ehzabeth daughter of Col. Joseph Smith, 
who was born Aug. 29, 1750, and died Dec. 25, 1828; died,- 1820. (116). 
Children born in Newmarket. 

193. Johns, b. Jan. 30, 1769; m. March 22, 1798, Anna Odlin of Exeter. 

194. Jeremiahs b. Jan. 19, 1772; m. Dec. 14, 1806, Betsey dau. of Nicholas 
Hersey; active in the parish, 1797-1800; d. Jan. 29, 1850. 

195. Joseph Smiths b. Oct. 30, 1774; merchant, Lee; d. unm. May 24, 1804. 

196. Winthrops b. Aug. 3, 1784; m. Nov. 3, 1806, Nancy Tash. 

197. Betseys b. Sept. 10, 1790; m. Oct. 14, 1812, Rev. Israel Chesley of Lee. 
(100). Peters (Col. Jeremiah, ^ Jeremiah, ^ Dea. John, 2 John was born 

Dec. 13, 1747; married Sally Dam; trader in Lee and Madbury; drowned 
in Small Point harbor, Me., prior to 1800. Children born in Newmarket: 

198. Sallys b. July 20, 1771; m. May 28, 1794, Joshua Durgin of Limington, 
Me. 

199. Peters b. June 18, 1773; m. Nov. 30, 1797, Betsey Durgin of Cornish, 
Me. 

200. Betseys b. Madbury, 1780; m. Capt. James Brooks of Portland, Me. 

201. Josephs b. 1782; m. Deborah Bennet; a sailor; res. Eastport, Me. 

202. Jeremiahs b. Madbury, 1784; shipwright, Limington, and Scarboro, 
Me., 1819. 

203. Johns; b. 1786. 204. Lydias b. 1788. 205. Marys b. 1790. 

206. Samuels b. 1796. 207. Nancys b. 1798; m. Dr. Leader Dam of 
Portland, Me. 

(106). Marys (Col. Jeremiah,^ Jeremiah,^ Dea. John,^ Johni) was born, 
Newmarket, Sept. 25, 1761; married Peter Hersey of Piscassic, who died 
Feb. 17, 1831, aged 80; died Aug. 21, 1839. 

Children born in Newfields : 

208. Marys Hersey b. May 6, 1791; d. unm. Oct. 19, 1852. 

209. Jeremiahs Hersey b. Sept. 3, 1793; m. Nov. 8, 1849, Anna W. Wiggin 
of Stratham; d. Dec. 11, 1851. 



Genealogy. 509 

210. Nancys Hersey b. July 26, 1796; d. unm. Aug. 6, 1862. 

211. James^ Hersey b. 1798; d. in infancy. 

212. Peters Hersey b. May 15, 1800; a farmer, Newfields; d. unm. Oct. 8, 
1871. 

2.13. Jacobs Hersey b. Dec. 9, 1803; d. unm. on homestead. 

(114). Maj. Davids (Col. Johns Col. Jeremiah, ^ Dea. John, 2 John') was 
born May 20, 1750; married 1775, Dorothy, daughter of Rev. William Johnson 
of Newbury, Mass.; credited with labor on fire rafts at Newington, Oct. 22, 
1775; the first to make nails cut by machinery; aided in laying out the town of 
Tamworth, 1776. His wife survived him and married (2) Joseph Blanchard 
of Chester. Children born in Newmarket: 

214. Wilham J.s b. 1774; m. Catharine Gardner Flagg; d. Dec. 11, 1809. 

215. Johns b. March 11, 1776; m. (1) Mehitable Melvin, (2) Dorothy 
T. Underbill. 

(123). Benjamins (Lt. Jonathan,* Jonathan,3 Dea. John,2 Johni) was born 
about 1751; married April 1, 1779, Mary Barker who was born, 1754, and 
died Jan. 5, 1806; signed the Association Test, 1776; soldier, 1755-58, 
1765, 1781, 1784-87; captain 1785 and 1787; a farmer, Newmarket; died 
Feb. 21, 1790. Children born in Newmarket: 

216. Marys b. Jan. 25, 1780; m. Aug. 16, 1802, Ballard Pinkham of Durham. 

217. Stephens b. Oct. 20, 1781. 

218. Lewiss b. Nov. 17, 1783; m. Jan. 8, 1806, Eunice B. Deland. 

219. Jamess b. Aug. 18, 1785; m. Mary Gordon, who survived him. 

220. Georges b. Dec. 22, 1788; d. May 8, 1803. 

221. Benjamins b. Sept. 3, 1790; m. Aug. 13, 1813, Mary Pinkham of 
Durham; printer, Walpole, and Newburyport, Mass. 

(131). Lt. Peters (Peter,* John,^ Lt. Peter,2 JohnO was born Aug. 8, 1745; 
married (1) Betsey, daughter of Oliver Calef, (2) May 14, 1794, Mrs. EUza- 
beth Bean; moved to Gilmanton, March, 1773; died there, March 1827. 

Children, first three born in Newmarket, rest, Gilmanton: 

222. Ruths b. Feb. 18, 1768. 

223. Jamess b. April 20, 1770; m. Deborah Adams of Gilmanton. 

224. Peter Lawrences b. March 27, 1772; m. 1797, Mrs. Mary Lawrence 
of FishkiU, N. Y. 

225. Benjamins b. March 7, 1774; m. Sarah Chadbourne of Maine. 

226. Jonathans b. June 27, 1776. 227. John b. July 22, 1779. 

228. Hannahs b. Sept. 11, 1781; m. Nov. 27, 1799, William Peaslee. 

229. Jeremiahs b. Nov. 6, 1783; d. in infancy. 

230. Jeremiahs b. June 22, 1786. 

231. Betsey Smiths b. Aug. 5, 1788; m. Jan. 1810, Daniel Brown of Brent- 
wood. Children by second wife : 

232. Elizabeths b. 1795. 233. Jamess b. Oct. 2, 1797. 

234. Lawrences b. Aug. 22, 1799; m. Jan. 12, 1825, Lydia Parsons. 

(171). Josiahs (William,* William,' Ephraim,^ Johni) was born Jan. 1774, or 
Nov. 9, 1777; married (1) Abigail Ham of Durham, giving as a marriage 
fee "a scythe, and a bushel of beans," (2) Mrs. Elinor (Haines) Batchelder; 
a farmer, Newmarket; lived on place of his great-grandfather, Ephraim; his 
house was open to clergymen of all denominations; died June 28, 1856. 



510 History of Newfields. 

Children born in Newmarket: 

235. Dr. William^ b. 1806; m. (1) Irena Lamprey, of Kensington, (2) Mrs. 
Martha (Garland) Dearborn. 236. Marys; a teacher; urmi. 

237. Abigail b. Sept. 11, 1811; m. March 8, 1840, Washington Haines, of 
Newmarket. 

238. Dr. Josiah A.^ b. March 3, 1815; m. (1) Clara Packard of Cambridge, 
Me., (2) Rollins. 

(182). Ezekieb (Maj. David, ^ William, s Ephraim,2 Johni) was born in 
Epping, 1778; married Mary Norris of Epping, who was born Oct. 25, 1778, 
and died, Raymond, Feb. 8, 1869; supposed to have died in Montreal, Canada. 

Children born in Epping : 

239. Noah D.^ b. 1800; m. Sarah Y. Smith. 

240. Moses D.e b. Aug. 18, 1801; m. June 1824, Mandana Piper. 

241. Gilmahs b. Feb. 12, 1805; m. June 18, 1833, Betsey Norris. 

(235). Dr. Williami! (Josiah, ^ William, « William, 3 Ephraim,^ Johni) was born 
1806; married (1) Irena, daughter of Hon. Smith Lamprey of Kensington, 
(2) Mrs. Martha (Garland) Dearborn; physician, Newmarket; health failing, 
retired to the old farm; died 1867. Children born in Newmarket. : 

242. Edwin'; d. at fifteen. 243. Martha' b. 1844; 

244. Channing' b. June 1, 1848; m. Ruth F. Savage. 

245. Herbert'; b. Oct. 1850; m. 1873, Frances A. Millard of Oskaloosa, 
Kansas. 

(239). Noah D.6 (Ezekie^ Maj. David, < William, 3 Ephraim,^ Johni) was 
born in Epping, 1800; m. Sarah Y., daughter of Josiah and Es'ther Smith 
of Piscassic; died, Newfields, Jan. 27, 1853. Children born in Newmarket: 

246. Ezekiel H.'; m. Sept. 27, 1847, Martha Simpson of Newburyport, 
Mass; d. June 26, 1849. 

247. Mary E.'; m. Jan. 16, 1849, Walter Clapp of Newmarket. 

248. Relief S.'; m. Ezekiel Drew. 

249. Sarah G.'; d. unm. April 29, 1854. 

250. John G.'; m. Martha Whitney; res. Winchester, Mass. 

251. Deborah'; d. unm. Sept. 11, 1849. 252. Emily; d. in infancy. 
(244). Channing' (Dr. William,^ Josiah,^ Winiam,^ William,' Ephraim,^ 

Johni) was born, Newmarket, June 1, 1848; married Nov. 12, 1870, Ruth 
F. Savage of Newmarket; is owner of the ancestral acres upon which his 
forefathers settled in 1674. Children: 

253. Henry Herbert^b. Portsmouth, Aug. 28, 1871; graduated, Dartmouth 
college, 1892; a lawyer, Boston. 

254. Alice Irena^ b. Portsmouth, Jan. 9, 1873. 

255. Arthur Channing s b. Dover, Jan. 17, 1875; graduated, Dartmouth 
college, 1897; in business, Boston. 

256. Emily S.s b. Dover, Sept. 3, 1876. 

257. Mary H.s b. Somerville, Mass., Oct. 8, 1880. 

FOSS. 

Jeremiah Foss enlisted in Capt. Samuel Oilman's Co. May 27, 1775, and 
was on its pay roll Aug. 1, 1775; received four dollars for a regimental coat 
Oct. 1775; was returned with Capt. Samuel Hayes' Co. on Pierce's Island 



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Nov. 5, 1775; Signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; mustered with 
Capt. Daniel Gordon's Co., Col. Thomas Tash's Regt., Sept. 20, 1776; joined 
the West society April 12, 1779. 

Jonathan Foss was returned with Capt. Cutting Cilley's Co. on Pierce's 
Island Nov. 5, 1775; was mustered with Capt. Nathan Sanborn's Co., Col. 
Thomas Tash's Regt., Sept. 1776, to reinforce the army in New York. 

Thomas Foss, May 30, 1775, enlisted in Capt. Samuel Oilman's Co.', and 
was returned on its pay roll Aug. 1, 1775; acknowledged receipt of four 
dollars coat money, Oct. 1775; drummer in Capt. Cutting Cilley's Co., on 
Pierce's Island, Nov. 5, 1775; was of Newmarket and returned on the list 
of "sick absent" of Capt. Adam's Co., Col. Enoch Poor's Regt., July 8, 1776; 
of Newmarket, aged 19, mustered with Capt. Frederick M. Bell's Co., 2d 
N. H., Continental Regt., April 14, 1777; was a member of the parish, 1805. 

FOWLER. 

1. Philipi Fowler, one of the founders of New England, was probably born 
in Marlborough, Wiltshire', Eng., about 1590; married (1) Mary Winsley, 
who died Aug. 30, 1659, (2) Feb. 27, 1660, Mary, widow of George Norton 
of Salem, Mass. After having taken the "Oath of Alligiance and Supremacie," 
at Southampton, March 24, 1634, he came to America with his family in the 
ship "Mary andJohn," of London; Robert Syres, master; was admitted free- 
man, Boston, Sept. 3, 1634; was at Ispwich, Mass., 1635. His name is on a 
patent or charter from Lord SuflBeld, 1623, to a body of settlers at Cape Ann. 
These planters afterwards moved to Salem and Boston "for a better soil." 

Children : 

2. Margaret^ bap. May 25, 1615; m. (1) Christopher Osgood, (2) Thomas 
Rowell of Salisbury, (3) Thomas Coleman. (4) Thomas Osborne; was at 
Ispwich, April 16, 1650. 

3. Mary b. about 1617; m. William Chandler. 

4. Samueb b. 1618; m. (1) , (2) widow Margaret Morgan; 

cordwainer apprentice, Boston; afterwards, Salisbury, Mass. 

5. Hester;2 m. (1) Jathnell Bird, (2) Robert Collins. 

6. Josephs b. probably about 1729; m. Martha Kimball. 

7. Thomas^ b. 1636; m. Hannah Jordan. 

(6). Joseph^ (Philipi) was born in England about 1629; married Martha, 
daughter of Richard and Ursula (Scott) Kimball; was a tanner and husband- 
man at Ipswich; killed by the Indians near Deerfield, Mass., May 19, 1676, 
on his return from the Falls fight. Children: 

8. Joseph' b. about 1647; m. Elizabeth Hutton. 

9. Philip3 b. Dec. 25, 1648; m. Elizabeth Herrick. 

10. Johns; m. (l) Sarah , (2) Hannah Scott. 

11. Mary3; m. Jan. 20, 1674, John Briers. 

(7). Thomas^ (Philipi) was born, 1636; married April 23, 1660, Hannah, 
daughter of Francis and Jane (Wilson) Jordan of Ipswich, who was born 
March 14, 1639, and died Amesbury, June 15, 1716; died Amesbury, Mass., 
Oct. 3, 1727. Children: 

12. Hannah^ b. Ipswich, Jan. 7, 1661; m. Dec. 24, 1685, Jarvice Ring. 

13. Thomas' b. Salisbury, March 16, 1666. 



512 History of Newfields. 

14. William^ b. Amesbury, June 8, 1668; m. Hannah Dow. 

15. Janes; m. Nov. 24, 1681, Stephen Ford. 

16. Marys m. Sept. 23, 1706, Isaac Colby. 

17. Margarets m. Jan. 2, 1699, William Challis. 

18. Jeremiahs m. Jan. 6, 1707, Rebecca Colby. 

19. Johns m. Hannah . 

(8) Joseph^ (Joseph, 2 PhilipO was born, Ipswich, about 1647; married 
Elizabeth, daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Hutton of Wenham, who died 
there May 22, 1734; died, Wenham, Feb. 10, 1718. Children: 

20. Elizabeth* b. 1678; m. Samuel Kimball, Jr. 

21. Joseph* b. Jan. 15, 1679; m. Susannah Davis. 

22. Richards m. Miriam Balch. 

(9). Philips (Joseph, 2 Philip') was born, Ipswich, Dec. 25, 1648; married 
Jan. 20, 1673, Beverly, Elizabeth, daughter of Henry and Editha (Laskin) 
Herrick, who was baptized at Salem, July 4, 1647, and died May 6, 1727; 
was a tanner, and afterwards trader; a man of superior ability, and as a 
merchant, deputy marshal and attorney, left a good record; died Nov. 16, 
1715. Children: 

23. Philip* b. Nov. 27, 1675; d. June 1, 1676. 

24. Ehzabeth* b. Feb. 11, 1678. 

25. Mary* b. about 1680; m. John Treadwell. 

26. Martha* b. May 15, 1681; d. young. 

27. Joseph* b. Aug. 7, 1683; m. (1) Sarah Bartlett, (2) Mrs. Mary Trask, 
(3). Mrs. Abigail Perley, (4) Mrs. Hannah Sedan. 

28. John* b. Jan. 12, 1685; m. Mercy Jacob. 

29. Benjamin* b. April 19, 1687; m. (1) Mary Briar, (2) Sarah Warner, 
(3). Mary Thorla, (4) Mrs. Anna Foster. 

30. Martha* b. April 6, 1690; m. Lt. John March. 

31. Philip* b. Oct. 1691; m. Susanna Jacob. 

(31). Philip* (Philip,3 Joseph,2 Philipi) was born, Ipswich, Oct. 1691;married 
there July 5, 1716, Susanna, daughter of Joseph and Susanna (Symonds) 
Jacob; a tanner; died there May 16, 1767. His widow died there, 1773. 
Children. 

32. Ehzabeths b. March 25, 1717; m. 1736, Capt. Benjamin Herbert of 
Salem, Mass. 

33. Philips b. June 22, 1719; m. Sarah Shatswell. 

34. Jacobs b. Aug. 24, 1721; m. Deborah, dau. of Richard and Jane (Hilton) 
Mattoon of Salem, Mass.; was mustered into Capt. William Prescott's Co., 
Col. Thomas Tash's Regt., from Col. Jonathan Moulton's Regt., Sept. 21, 1776; 
keeper, 1786, 1789, 1791 and 1795, of the pound, which Oilman sold to Rev. 
Samuel Tomb, 1795; found glass to mend the windows of the meeting house, 
Nov. 7, 1796. Child: 

35. Deborahii b. Feb. 13, 1746; m. Col. Samuel Oilman. 

36. Susannah* b. Ipswich, May 14, 1723; m. William Beckett of Salem, 
Mass.; and had William^, PhiUp,6 and Samuel^ Beckett. 

37. Samuels b. March 21, 1724; d. July 6, 1725. 

38. Marthas bap. Ipswich, Dec. 12, 1725; m. Sept. 14, 1744, John Harris; 
d. Ipswich, Oct. 22, 1751. 



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39. Judiths b. Ipswich, Sept. 4, 1726; m. Winthrop Thing of Exeter; d. 
July 25, 1806. 1 ch. 

40. Winthrops; married and had five sons and two daughters. 

41. Samuels b. April 7, 1729; d. Ipswich, 1729. 

42. Marys b. Feb. 7, 1730; d. June 10, 1731. 

43. Marys b. March 21, 1732; m. Jan. 24, 1754, Abraham Parsons, Jr. of 
Newmarket. 

44. Symondss b. Aug. 20, 1734; m. Hannah Weeks. 

45. Lucys b. Oct. 22, 1735; d. April 14, 1736. 

46. Ebenezers b. April 14, 1738; d. April 26, 1738. 

47. Benjamins b. April 14, 1738; d. April 14, 1738. 

48. Ebenezers bap. April 16, 1738; d. July 5, 1739. 

49. Lucys b. May 4, 1739; d. July 5, 1739. 

(33). Philips (Philip,^ Philip,' Joseph,^ Philips) was born at Ipswich, June 
22, 1719; m. (1) Sarah, daughter of Richard and Sarah Shatswell of Ipswich, 
(2) Aug. 26, 1781, Aphia Stevens; died, Newmarket, Sept. 18, 1811. 

Children : 

50. Sarahs b. July 21, 1762; m. Gov. William Plumer. 

51. Pollys b. May 30, 1766; d. March 31, 1770. 

52. Philips b. May 6, 1769; m. Hannah Cutts. 

(35). Deborahs (Jacob, s Philip,^ Philip, s Joseph,^ Philipi) was born Feb. 13, 
1746; married Dec. 17, 1761, Col. Samuel Oilman of the Revolution 
who died Nov. 21, 1799; settled in Newmarket; after the war removed to 
Tamworth; died Aug. 20, 1786. Children: 

53. Jacob' Oilman b. June 16, 1765; m. April 10, 1803, Betsey S. Oilman; 
settled in Tamworth. 

54. Deborah' Oilman b. March 5, 1767; m. March 25, 1788, Andrew Milton 
of Lee and Newmarket; d. Feb. 8, 1835. 

55. Samuel' Oilman b. May 13, 1769; lived in Tamworth. 

56. Polly Oilman b. Aug. 17, 1771; m. Wilham Oilman of Tamworth. 

57. Abigail' Oilman b. Aug. 17, 1773; m. WiUiam Remick. 

58. Israel' Oilman b. June 13, 1775; settled in Sandwich. 

59. Elizabeth' Oilman b. April 30, 1779; m. Samuel Thing. 

60. Susan' Oilman b. March 16, 1781; m. (1) Israel Oilman, (2) Abraham 
Perkins. 

(44). Symondss (Philip, < Philip,' Joseph,^ Philipi) was born at Ipswich Aug. 
20, 1734; married July 12, 1756, Hannah, daughter of Jonathan Weeks, who 
was born at Greenland Aug. 12, 1738, and died at Epsom, Dec. 9, 1807; signed 
the Association Test, July 12, 1776; died, Epsom, April 6, 1821. Children: 

61. Hannahs b. Nov. 22, 1757; d. April 1, 1760. 

62. Susannahs b. Oct. 25, 1760; m. John Jenness of Meredith. 

63. Symondss b. Dec. 25, 1762; d. March 6, 1764. 

64. Hannahs b. Oct. 19, 1764; m. (1) David Robinson, (2) Joshua Phelps. 

65. Abigails b. April 18, 1767; m. Nathan Libbey of Epsom; 

66. Benjamins b. June 10, 1769; m. Mehitable Ladd. 

67. Sallys b. July 24, 1771; m. Zebadiah Lovejoy. 

68. Samuels b. May 9, 1775; m. Betsey Davis. 

69. Pollys b. Oct. 21, 1777; m. Samuel Learned. 

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514 History of Newfields. 

70. Esthers b. Epsom, May 16, 1780; m. Rev. Asa Merrill of Stratham; 
d. July 28, 1831. 11 children. 

71. Winthrope b. April 19, 1788; m. Abigail Davis of Epsom. 8 ch. 

(50). Sarahs (Philips, Philip," Philip,^ Joseph,^ Philipi) was born in New- 
market June 22, 1762; married there, Feb. 12, 1788, William, son of Samuel 
and Mary (Dole) Plumer of Epping, who was born in Newbury June 25,. 1759, 
was governor in 1812, 1816-18, and held other high public offices in the state, 
and died Dec. 22, 1850; died April 1, 1852. Children: 

72. Sally Fowler? Plumer b. Nov. 17, 1790; m. May 20, 1816, William' 
Claggett of Portsmouth; d. Sept. 18, 1818. 

73. Samuel' Plumer b. Dec. 19, 1792; m. April 13, 1820, Mary Huse of 
Lawrence; d. Epping, Sept. 9, 1871. 

74. Wilham' Plumer b. Epping, Feb. 9, 1794; m. Sept. 13, 1820, Margaret 
Frost Mead of Newmarket. 

75. George Washington' Plumer b. Feb. 1796; m. Sept. 19, 1824, Betsey 
Plumer. 

76. John Jay Plumer b. Dec. 26, 1799; d. unm. May 2, 1849. 

77. Quintus' Plumer b. May 5, 1805; d. May 29, 1805. 

(51). Philips (Pl;iilipj5 Philip," Philip,^ Joseph,^ PhihpO was born in New- 
market May 25, 1764; married Feb. 25, 1790, Hannah Cutts of Buxton, Me.; 
settled in Newmarket; d. Nov. 6, 1807. His widow married (2) April 4, 1822, 
Capt. Robert Clark, who died Nov. 18, 1834; died Nov. 9, 1854. Children: 

78. Mary b. Nov. 17, 1892; m. about 1815, Joseph Pinder; d. Jan. 14, 1861. 

79. John Cutts' b. Oct. 3, 1794; m. (1) Mary W. Nutter, (2) Susan K. 
Wiggin. 

80. Eliza' b. Dec. 10, 1796; m. Jan. 13, 1825, Thomas Brown of Newmarket. 

81. Sarah' b. March 9, 1799; d. unm. Jan. 5, 1832. 

82. Charlotte' b. July 26, 1801; m. David Stevens. 

83. Samuel ' b. June 4, 1804; d. Sept. 5, 1804. 

(62). Susannahs (Symonds,^ Philip," Phihp,^ Joseph, 2 PhilipO was born in 
Newmarket Oct. 25, 1760; married, Pembroke, Jan. 10, 1782, John Jenness, 
who was born in Meredith July 25, 1759, and died in Boston, April 15, 1830; 
settled in Rye; died Meredith, Jan. 4, 1800. Children: 

84. Susanna Fowler' Jenness b. Feb. 6, 1783; d. unm. Salem, May 8, 1859. 
85- John' Jenness b. Nov. 30, 1784; m. Lucinda Winship of Ogdensburg, 

N. Y. 

86. Hannah Fowler' Jenness b. Aug. 6, 1786; m. Nathaniel Le Favor; 
d. Salem, Oct. 7, 1816. 

87. Symonds' Jenness, b. Sept. 8, 1789; lost at sea. 

88. Sarah' Jenness b. Feb. 7. 1791; m. (1) Samuel Whittier, (2) William D. 
Orne of Hopkinton; d. Concord. 

89. Abigail' Jenness b. Oct. 4, 1793; unm. Cambridge, Mass., 1882. 

90. Job' Jenness b. July 1795; m. 

91. Mary Jenness b. May 31, 1797; m. Daniel Haskell of Boston; d. 
there March 2, 1879. 

92. Twins' b. Meredith, Jan. 4, 1800; d. same day, as also their mother. 
(64). Hannahs (Symonds,^ Philip," Philip,^ Joseph,^ Philip') was born in 

Newmarket, Oct. 19, 1764; married (1) David Robinson, (2) May 7, 1787, 
Joshua Phelps; died Pembroke, Dec. 17, 1817. Children: 



Genealogy. 515 

93. Jonathan Robinson' Phelps b. Epsom, June 27, 1785; m. Liicy Dunton. 

94. Betsey Phelps b. June 13, 1788; m. John Grant; d. April 2, 1880. 

95. Samuel' Phelps b. Sept. 1791; m. Dec. 1816, Azubah Learned of 
Piermont; d. there March 1822. 

96. Abigail' Phelps b. 1794; m. 1817, Moses Holmes of Piermont; d. 1822. 

97. Sarah' Phelps b. 1797; d. unm., Piermont, 1822. 

98. Sophia' Phelps b. 1799; d. Pembroke, 1811. 

99. Seth' Phelps b. April 6, 1804; m. Dec.l3, 1831, Laura Hovey of Albany, 
Vt. 

(65). Abigails (Symonds,^ Philip,* Philip, ^ Joseph,^ Philip") was born in 
Newmarket April 17, 1767; married, Epsom, Jan. 6, 1791, Nathan Libby, 
who was born there July 20, 1767, and died Jan. 19, 1814; settled on the home- 
stead; died Dec. 17, 1843. Children: 

100. Nathan' Libby b. March 11, 1792; d. April 1792. 

101. Abigail' Libby b. March 11, 1792; d. April 9, 1792. 

102. Lucy Libby b. July 20, 1793; m. John S. Haynes; d. June 23, 1873. 

103. Hannah' Libby b. March 8, 1795; d. March 13, 1802. 

104. Peggy Libby b. Aug. 9, 1797; d. March 23, 1802. 

105. Nathan' Libby b. May 13, 1803; d. July 28, 1807. 

106. Nathan' Libby b. June 25, 1808; m. Savalia Abbott of Pembroke; 
d. Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 19, 1874. 

107. Benjamin Fowler' Libby b. July 31, 1813; m. Nov. 12, 1834, Almira 
A. Rodgers. 

(66). Benjamins (Symonds,^ Philip,* Philip,' Joseph,2 Philipi) was born in 
Newmarket June 10, 1769; married, Pembroke, Jan. 15, 1795, Mehitable Ladd, 
who was born in Newmarket March 9, 1776, and died, Pembroke, Sept. 9, 
1853; died, Epsom, July 24, 1832. Children: 

108. Jerusha' b. June 24, 1795; m. Chandler Hutchinson. 

109. Esther' b. March 16, 1797; m. Wilham Abbott Jr. 

110. Mehitable' b. May 27, 1798; d. unm., Pembroke. 

111. Benjamin' b. March 7, 1800; m. Hannah Campbell. 

112. John Ladd' b. Aug. 1, 1801; m. Lavinia Abbott. 

113. Samuel' b. Sept. 30, 1803; d. unm. Dec. 22, 1878. 

114. Polly b. July 7, 1805; d. July 28, 1805. 

115. David' b. April 5, 1807; d. May 9, 1807. 

116. Asa' b. Feb. 23, 1811; m. Mary D. C. Knox. 

117. Clarissa' b. Feb. 21, 1815; d. May 16, 1815. 

118. Trueworthy Ladd' b. Dec. 21, 1816; m. Catharine L. Sargent. 

(67). Sallys (Symonds,^ Philip,* Philip, ^ Joseph,^ PhilipO was born in New- 
market July 24, 1771; married Zebadiah Lovejoy of Pembroke, who was 
born Sept. 7, 1778, and died Sept. 7, 1847; died, Epsom, Dec. 23, 1831. 

Children : 

119. John' Lovejoy b. Sept. 1, 1801; m. Feb. 10, 1832, Judith Critchett. 

120. Herbert' Lovejoy b. July 16, 1806; m. Dec. 15, 1834, Hannah Critchett. 
(68). Samuels (Symonds,= Philip,* Philip, ^ Joseph,2 PhUipi) was born in 

Newmarket May 9, 1775; married, Epsom, Nov. 22, 1804, Betsey Davis, 
who was born in Rye, March 4, 1782, and died, Epsom, Jan. 16, 1836; died, 
Epsom, Feb. 27, 1860. Children: 

121. Symonds' b. July 22, 1805; m. Lucinda Holt. 



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122. William' b. Feb. 9, 1809; m. Saloma Stickney. 

123. Fanny b. Oct. 31, 1811; m. Samuel Yeaton. 

124. Susan' b. Oct. 20, 1816; m. Rufus D. Scales of Concord; d. Sept. 7, 
1880. 

125. Sally b. June 20, 1819; m. Stickney Robinson of Manchester. 

(69). PoUye (Symonds,5 Philip, < Philip,^ Joseph,^ Philipi) was born in New- 
market Oct. 21, 1777; married Oct. 1802, Samuel Learned of Piermont; 
died Nov. 22, 1826. Children: 

126. Moses' Learned b. Feb. 11, 1804; m. Sept. 13, 1826, Hannah Jewett 
of Went worth. 10 ch. 

127. Jonathan Weeks' Learned b. June 3, 1806; m. March 1838, Abigail 
Darling. 

128. Adin' Learned b. March 1808; d. unm. 1832. 

129. Asa Merrill' Learned; d. in infancy. 

130. Hannah' Learned; d. in infancy. 

131. Samuel' Learned b. March 2, 1812; m. Sabrina Stevens of Piermont. 

132. Mary Learned b. Aug. 13, 1813; m. David Rogers of Lowell, Mass. 

133. Winthrop Fowler' Learned b. Dec. 18, 1816; m. Sarah Hobart. 

134. Daniel' Learned b. April 20, 1818; m. Sarah Oilman of Lowell. 

(79). John Cutts« (Philip, = Philip, « Philip,' Joseph, 2 Phihpi) was born in 
Newmarket Oct. 3, 1794; married (1) April 4, 1822, Mary W. Nutter of 
Rochester, who was born Oct. 29, 1798, and died Sept. 21, 1852, (2) Feb. 22, 
1855, Susan K. Wiggin of Newfields, who was born Sept. 11, 1795, and died 
Dec. 30, 1864; soldier 1814; on committee of parish 1817 and 1824; active in 
Society, 1824; pound keeper, 1823; police officer, 1830; died May 3, 1869. 
Children born in Newmarket: 

135. Green Clark' b. Feb. 27, 1823; m. (1) Sarah M. Hall. (2) Ellen A. 
Locke. 

136. John Fletcher' b. March 2, 1826; m. (1) CorneHa L. Hall, (2) Dorcas 
A. Winn, (3) Mrs. Mary F. Pollard. 

137. MaryAngeline'b. Feb. 16, 1828; m. Mark W. Chase. 

(82). Charlotte^ (Philip,5 Philip,^ Philip,' Joseph,^ Philipi) was born in 
Newmarket July 26, 1801; married there. May 21, 1828, David Stevens, who 
was born in Deerfield, Oct. 1, 1804; settled in Deerfield Centre. Children: 

138. George Harrison' Stevens b. Feb. 25, 1830; m. (1) Nancy P. Daven- 
port, (2) Anna Titus of Manchester. 

139. Sarah Abigail' Stevens b. May 9, 1833; m. John M. Ballou; res. 
Deerfield. 

(116). Judge Asa' (Benjamin,^ Symonds,^ Philip,^ Philip,' Joseph,^ PhilipO 
was born in Pembroke Feb. 23, 1811; married, Epsom, July 13, 1837, Mary 
Dole Cilley Knox, who was born Sept. 15, 1815; lawyer of Concord; judge, 
1855-61. Children: 

140. Frank Asa^ b. May 24, 1842; m. (1) Flora A. Johnson, (2) . 

141. George Roberts b. April 25, 1844; m. Isabel Minot. 

142. Clara Marias b. June 3, 1847; res. Boston; unm. 

143. WiUiam Plumers b. Oct. 3, 1850; graduated, Dartmouth college, 
1872; lawyer, Boston. 

144. Edward Cilleys b. Jan. 1, 1853; m. April 30, 1874, Sarah A. Watson.; 
farmer, Orange, Mass. 




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Genealogy. 517 

(135). Green Clark' (John Cutts,' Philip/ Philip,6 Philip,* Philip,' Joseph,^ 
Philipi) was born in Newfields Feb. 27, 1823; married Sept. 25, 1859, Sarah M., 
daughter of Thomas B. and Mehitable Hall, who was born in Lee, Sept. 25, 
1825, and died, Raymond, Aug. 25, 1877, (2) Ellen A Locke, who died April 
22, 1893; d. Dec. 1, 1902. Child: 

145. James Edwin' b. Raymond, June 17, 1861. 

(136). John Fletchers (John Cutts,' Philip,^ Philip, ^ Philip, < Philip,' Joseph,* 
PhilipO was born in Newfields, March 2, 1826; married (1) Jan. 20, 1853, 
Cornelia M., daughter of Thomas B. and Mehitable Hall of Lee, who died, 
Newfields Oct. 15, 1862, (2) Nov. 16, 1863, Dorcas A., daughter of James 
and Lydia Winn of Tamworth, who was born March 18, 1832, and died, New- 
fields, July 4, 1875, (3) Nov. 14, 1878, Mrs. Mary F. Pollard, daughter of 
George and Mary (Tarbell) Clough of Pepperell, Mass., who was born Sept. 21, 
1839 and died, Newfields, Aug. 6, 1907; died Jan. 28, 1905. 

Child by first wife : 

146. CorneUa Hall' b. Dec. 25, 1855; died Dec. 6, 1907. 
Child by second wife: 

147. Annie Belle' b. Sept. 25, 1864; d. Sept. 25, 1864. 

(137). Mary Angeline^ (John Cutts,' Phihp,» Philip.^ Philip,* Philip,' 
Joseph,2 Philipi) was born in Newfields, Feb. 16, 1828; married Jan. 26, 1853, 
Mark W. Chase, who was born in North Berwick, Me., Feb. 10, 1828, and died 
in Berwick Apr. 3, 1911; died, Nov. 27, 1907. Children: 

148. Frank Hartwell' Chase b. June 17, 1854; m. Sept. 21, 1881, Georgie 
A. Hurd of North Berwick. 

149. Fred A.» Chase b. Aug. 3, 1862; d. Sept. 26, 1862. 

FOX. 

Benjamin Fox bought land of Joseph Barber Jan. 21 and March 5, 1747. 

Edward Fox owned land in Newmarket adjoining land of John Barber, 
May 20, 1756; was a soldier, 1756; a laborer, Newmarket; enlisted by 
Hercules Mooney for the reduction of Canada, April 12, 1758; enlisted May 
30, 1775, in Capt. Samuel Gilman's Co., and was on its pay roll Aug. 1, 1775; 
received from Capt. Oilman four dollars for coat, Oct. 4, 1775; was returned 
with Capt. Benjamin Butler's Co., on Great Island, Nov. 5, 1775; lived at 
the southwest corner of the Piscassic and Oak Land roads, and gave to the 
rise of the road the name of "Foxborough Hill." 

FREEZE. 

1. Jonathan! Freeze married Lucy K. of Sandwich, N. H. 

2. Albert S.2 (JonathanO was born Dec. 21, 1817; married Sarah B., dau. 
of Samuel and Martha (Tarleton) Paul, who was born in Newfields Feb. 13, 
1822, and died, Newton, Mass., Nov. 16, 1890; postmaster, Newfields, 1861- 
64; died Stoneham, Mass., May 16, 1898. Children born in Newfields: 

3. Helen A.' b. Oct. 3, 1845; m. Nov. 21, 1863, John F. C. Rider; d. Jan. 
19, 1906. One son (See Rider). 

4. Sarah M.^ b. Sept. 24, 1847; m. Dec. 3, 1866, Augustus J. Leavitt of 
Exeter; d. North Easton, Mass., March 6, 1886. Child: 

5. Helen A.* Leavitt b. 1868. 



518 History of Newfields. 

6. George Pj b. Aug. 11, 1850; res. Gilford, N. H.; unm. 

7. Charles Aj b. Aug. 30, 1852; m. Mary E. Goodrich. 

8. Edward F.3 b. Jan. 7, 1855; res. Meredith, N. H. 

9. Alfred S.s b. April 29, 1859; m. Josephine E. F. Meader; res. Moulton- 
boro, N. H. No ch. 

10. Louis H.3 b. Nov. 8, 1866; m. Emma J. Grover. 

(7). Charles A.s (Albert S.,2 JonathanO was born Aug. 30, 1852; married 
Jan. 29, 1881, Mary E. Goodrich of East Kingston; residence, Keene. 
Children : 

11. Louis B.4 12. Sarah M.^ 

(10). Louis H.' (Albert S.,2 Jonathani) was born Nov. 8, 1866; married 
Emma J. Grover; residence, Newton, Mass. Children: 

13. Marion.^ 14. Sybil. ^ 15. Albert 8j; d. Nov. 1, 1899. 

FRENCH. 

1. A young man by the name of Frenchi came to America as a servant 
of Thomas Wiggin, and became, as it is said, the ancestor of the French family. 
He married and had two sons, one of whom perhaps was 

2. Simons who married and had the following children: 

3. Thomas. 3 4. William. ^ 5. David. 3 6. Simon. 3 7. Bradstreet.3 

(4). Williams (Simon,2 1) was of Hampton Falls; enlisted in the com- 
pany of Ezekiel Worthen May 1 for the Crown Point expedition under Col. 
Nathaniel Meserve, and discharged Oct. 18, 1756; enlisted April 17, 1759, 
in Col. Weare's Regt. for Canada; was Lieutenant in Capt. Mark Wiggin's 
Co., Pierce's Island, Nov. 5, 1775; was of Lee, 1785. Was a man of remark- 
able size and strength. Children: 

8. William^ 9. Jeremiah^; settled in Sanbornton. 

(8). William,^ (WiUiam,3 Simon,^ 1) married Ohve Winan (127). 

Children: 

10. Jeremiah.5 11. Benjamin^; m. Mary Young. 12. Reuben. 5 

13. Simeon. 5 14. Mark.^ 15. Lucy. 5 16. Betsey. = 17. Bradstreet.s 

(11). Benjamins (Wilham,« William,3 Simon,^ 1) married Mary 

Young; was a soldier, 1814; died June 26, 185-. His widow died Oct. 26, 
1867. Children: 

18. Nathaniel Youngi^ b. July 20, 1810. 19. Mary Jane^ b. Nov. 24, 1811. 

20. Benjamin Franklin^ b. May 9, 1813. 

21. Joseph Youngs b. March 26, 1815; m. Susan Messer. 

(12). Reubens (William,^ William,3 Simon, 2 1) married. Children: 

22. Josephs b. Feb. 28, 1754. 23. Sarahs b. March 9, 1755. 
24. Jabezs b. June 17, 1757. 25. Solomons b. May 31, 1759. 

26. Reubens b. Feb. 14, 1761; m. Lydia Churchill. 

27. Caleb' b. Aug. 18, 1762. 28. Joshuas b. May 18, 1764. 

(21). Joseph Youngs (Benjamin,5 William,^ William,^ Simon,2 1) 

was bom March 26, 1815; married Susan, daughter of Nehemiah and Susan 
(Herrick) Messer; kept a shoe shop in Lawrence, Mass. Children: 

29. Sarah C.'; d. young. 30. Joseph Eugene' b. Jan. 9, 1854. 

31. Sarah Minnie' b. Aug. 31, 1856. 

(26). Reubens (Reuben, s William, « William,' Simon, 2 was born 



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Feb. 14, 1761; married June 21, -, Lydia Churchill ; was active in parish 

affairs, 1794; member of Elder Osborne's conference, 1800. Children: 

32. Thomas'. 33. Lucy.' 34. Mary; m. Timothy Joy. 

35. Lydia'; d. in infancy. 36. Reuben' b. June 3, 1792; m. Sally True 
Badger. 

37. Lydia.' 38. Olive.' 39, 40. Sally and Betsey,' twins. 

41. WiUiam'; d. Aug. 10, 1834. 42. Edmund.' 

43. Bradstreef; m. Olive C. Oilman, who d. Jan. 7, 1859, aged 50; d. 1885. 
(36). Reuben' (Reuben, « Reuben, ^ Wilham,^ Winiam,3 Simon, 2 1) 

was born June 3, 1792; married Sally True, daughter of Samuel E. Badger, 
who was born Oct. 10, 1797, and died March 22, 1883; resided in Newmarket; 
died Nov. 19, 1885. Children: 

44. Mary Francess; m. July 27, 1858, Rev. Thomas V. B. Haines, who was 
b. Dec. 26, 1833, and d. North Hampton, May 9, 1903. 

45. Daughters; m. Perley W. Tenney, who was b. Oct. 24, 1839, and d. 
Nov. 30, 1869. 

46. David M.s; a sculptor, Newburyport, Mass. 



1. Benjamini French died in Newmarket June 26, 1850. 

2. Capt. William Wallace^ (Benjamini) was born, Eastport, Me., Feb. 
1820; m. Nov. 11, 1850, Elizabeth D., niece and foster daughter of Capt. Na- 
thaniel Burleigh, who accompanied him on his sea voyages; was connected 
with the United States Marine service, sailing from New York, and circumnavi- 
gated the globe three times; on his last voyage to France and South American 
ports was killed at Pernambuco, South America, the crew having mutinied 
against the officers of the ship, and he was killed in his berth, and buried at 
that port by the Masonic Fraternity of which he was a member. The crew 
were shipped to New York for trial, and were acquitted as there were no 
eye-witnesses of the deed. 

His wife accompanied him on his voyages with her children until they 
became of school age, and then lived in the house in Newfields erected by Mr. 
French, now occupied by Dr. A. H. Varney. She married (2) Calvin Varney, 
father of the Doctor, of Melrose, Mass., where she lived until the death of 
her husband twenty years later, and then removed to Brentwood, and died 
there Aug. 7, 1899, aged 79. Children: 

3. Wilham Franklin^ b. Jan. 1, 1852 on board ship Moslem in the China 
sea; d. Brentwood, 1890. 

4. Clarence Aj b. March 1, 1853; m. Loretta G. Stevens. 

5. Clara Burleigh^ b. Exeter, Aug. 7, 1854; d. there, 1856. 

6. Charles Holmes^ b. Capetown, Cape of Good Hope, Africa, Nov. 10, 
1857; d. Everett, Wn., 1905. 

(4). Clarence A.3 (WiUiam W.,2 Benjamini) was born March 1, 1853, on 
board ship at Portsmouth, England; married Jan. 14, 1881, Loretta G. Stevens 
of Washington, D. C; went to Minneapolis, Minn. Nov. 1869, and was one 
of the founders of the Minneapolis Daily Journal now one of the leading news- 
papers of the state; bought in 1885 the Monticello Times, a weekly newspaper 
at Monticello, Minn., where he has since resided. Children: 

7. Clarence^; d. in infancy. 8. Wallace*; d. in infancy. 



520 History of Newfields. 

9. Clara Burleigh^ b. July 21, 1883; graduated Carleton College, North- 
field, Minn., 1903; m. Jan. 4, 1909, Dr. Percy T. Watson; now stationed, 
under the auspices of the American Board of Foreign Missions, as medical 
missionary at Fen Cho Fu, China. 

10. Edith E.s m. June 4, 1908, Hubert M. Miller; d. Feb. 27, 1909. Child: 

11. Dorothy C.^ Miller; is cared for by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. 
Clarence A. French. 



1. Andrewi French married Anna ; owned the covenant, June 28, 

1761. Children: 

2. Elijah^ bap. June 28, 1761. 3. Andrew^ bap. June 28, 1761. 
4. Mary2 bap. April 8, 1763. 5. Anna^ bap. April 5, 1767. 

6. Betseys bap. April 29, 1770; 7. Chase William^ b. April 26, 1772. 

8. Timothy-'; m. Mrs. Polly (Tarleton) Britton. 

(8). Timothys (Andrewi) married Mrs. Polly Britton, daughter of Stillman 
Tarleton; died about 1817. Children: 

9. Martha'; m. Supply Hodgdon. 10. Sarah'; d. unm. 

11. Johns b. Aug. 1806; m. Phebe Kenniston. 

12. Timothy; m. Mary Chapman. 

13. Zachariah Beal'; m. Abigail Pearl. 14. George'; d. young. 

(11). John' (Timothy,! Andrewi) was born Aug. 1806; married Phebe, 
daughter of John and Mary Kenniston; died March 23, 1881. Children: 

15. Mary Ann^ b. Feb. 16, 1828; m. Lucius Pease; d. April 21, 1889. 

16. Lydia«; d. aged two years and five months. 

17. Almira Frances*; d. aged two years and seven months. 

18. John Henrys d. 1872. 19. Charles Williams d. 1870. His son 
died from the bite of a dog. 



1. Capt. Nathaniel' married Anna . Child: 

2. Benjamin^ b. South Hampton, Aug. 11, 1750; m. (1) Dec. 21, 1774, 
Mercy, dau. of John and Mercy Barber, who was b. Stratham, April 27, 1749, 
(2) April 19, 1801, Mary, dau. of Gen. James Hill, and widow of Arthur Brans- 
comb, who was b. June 2, 1764, and d. June 7, 1860; was active in parishaft'airs 
1793, 1797 and 1799; d. Jan. 16, 1827. Child by first wife: 

3. Mercy b. July 1798; m. June 21, 1821, Paul Chapman of Lamprey 
River, who was b. Jnlv 1798, and d. Dec. 9, 1863. 

GALE. 

Dr. George W.2 Gale, son of Capt. Jacob' Gale of Kingston, married Nov. 12, 
1823, Ruth Wood; settled in Newfields, where in 1830 and 1837 he was Fellow 
of the New Hampshire Medical Society; later removed to Exeter; died there 
Aug. 5, 1873, aged 80. Had a daughter Mary Ann.' 

His grave stone contains the following inscription : 

"God who is Omnipotent, Omniscent, Omnipresent Electric fluid is his life 



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principal of man which ceased to act through the organization of Dr. George 
W. Gale of Exeter, N. H., Aug. 5, 1873, Aged 80 years. 

" The breath of Life is the breath of Life, after it ceased to act in the forma- 
tion of dust, which is returned to earth from which it was taken. 

"Man has no power independent of any other power." 

GIDDINGS. 

1. Zebuloni Giddings was born May 10, 1703; married (1) Oct. 12, 1724, 
Deborah, daughter of Thomas Webster, who died Feb. 2, 1767, (2) May 8, 
1773, Joaima, widow of Joseph Cottle of Newburyport, Mass., who was born 
Feb. 1711, and died July 21, 1773; probably lived in the Rowland house 
till his death; built a stately mansion for his son. Dr. John Giddings, on the 
Plains, which has subsequently been occupied by Jeremiah Smith, and later, 
Joseph L. CiUey; was an innkeeper, and his public house stood on the road over 
which all the lumbermen hauled their logs to the river side^; was appointed 
by the town on a committee to remove the town books and records from the 
custody of town clerk, Bartholemew Thing, to the new one, Elisha Odlin; 
also to resist the petition of 62 citizens before the General Assembly, April 8, 
1755, praying to be freed from paying taxes to the old meeting house and to 
be incorporated as a second parish; was chosen representative to the Assembly, 
at a second town meeting which reconsidered a disorderly election, Oct. 25, 
1755; was representative 9 years, and town clerk 29; died May 30, 1789. 
Children: 

2. Pernal2 b. Sept. 28, 1725. 

3. John2 b. Sept. 11, 1728; m. Mehitabel Gihnan. 

4. Abigail b. Oct. 30, 1729; m. Sept. 10, 1756, PhiUp, son of John Babson. 

5. Zebulon2 b. Feb. 7, 1733; m. Lydia Robinson. 

6. Mary2 b. Oct. 23, 1734. 

7. Eliphalet2 b. Sept. 17, 1736; m. (1) Anne Lovering, (2) Ann Lyford. 

8. George^ b. July 17, 1738. 

9. Nathaniel b. Dec. 26, 1744; m. Mary Elwell. 

10. Deborah^ b. Feb. 2, 1747. 

(3). Dr. John2 (ZebulonO was born in Exeter Sept. 11, 1728; married 
Mehitabel, eldest daughter of Brig. Peter Gilman; became a physician; also 
engaged in mercantile business; commanded a company of wagoners and 
battle-axe men, attached to Col. Nathaniel Meserve's Regt. in the expedition 
against Crown Point, May 4 to Oct. 27, 1756; witnessed against the Stamp 
Act, Nov. 15, 1765; on a committee to settle the boundary between Hampton 
Falls and Seabrook, 1768; was appointed a committee of correspondence, 
Jan. 3, 1774; chosen deputy to the Provincial Congress at Exeter, July 18, 
1774; on a committee to see that the Association Test be strictly adhered to, 
Dec. 26, 1774; commanded a party marching from Exeter to Portsmouth to 

lit was at his house that aggrieved mast-men met on the evening of April 23, 1734, 
disguised themselves as Indians and sallied forth, about 30 in number, to the public house of 
Samuel Gilman at the Square, where they handled pretty roughly and hustled out of town 
David Dunbar's ten men who were on an expedition to Coppyhold saw mill to seize and mark 
trees reserved for the British navy. The frightened and dispersed party had come up the 
river from Portsmouth, but the rioters scuttled their boat and destroyed the sails, and the 
unlucky wights were fain to retrace their steps to Portsmouth as best they could. C. H. Bell. 



522 History of Newfields. 

support if necessary, Sullivan and Langdon in the raid on Fort William and - 
Mary, Dec. 1774; represented Exeter in the Provincial Congress, Exeter, 
April 21, 1775, but modestly withdrew his name as delegate to the Continental 
Congress; delegate to the Fifth Provincial Congress, Exeter, Jan. 5, 1776, 
which adopted the first written constitution of either of the United States; 
with John Jr. and Ehphalet Giddings, signed the Association Test, 1776; 
committee suicide by drowning Nov. 23, 1785. His wiie and children survived 
him. Children: 

11. Marys b. July 13, 1752. 

12. Johns b. July 22, 1754; d. June 12, 1798. f 

13. Dorothys b. Oct. 15, 1758. 14. Mehitable^ b. Feb. 1, 1764. 

15. Deborahs b. May 30, 1770. 

(5). Zebulon2 (ZebulonO was born Feb. 7, 1733; married May 30, 1754, 
Lydia, daughter of Ephraim and Mary Robinson; died at Cape Cod, March 
9, 1759. His wife survived him and married (2) Samuel Giknan, and d. 
July 4, 1778, or Dec. 1791. Children: 

16. Lydias b. Aug. 14, 1755. 17. Deborahs b. Dec. 22, 1756. 

18. Zebulons b. Oct. 14, 1758. 

(7). Eliphalet2 (Zebuloni) was born Sept. 17, 1736; married (1) Anne 
Lovering, who died March 7, 1809, aged 69, (2) Feb. 16, 1812, Mrs. Ann Lyford, 
who died Aug. 12, 1818; was chosen committee of Exeter, July 19, 1779, to 
regulate prices for the necessaries of life; lived on the homestead, Exeter, in 
the house later occupied by Rev. William F. Rowland, his son-in-law, now 
owned by Dr. Charles H. Gerrish; died June 30, 1830. Children: 

19. Zebulons b. Sept. 26, 1761; d. March 1769. 

20. Nathaniels b. Feb. 6, 1765; m. (1) Anne Folsom, (2) Peggy Warren. 

21. Pernals b. Sept. 23, 1768; d. Dec. 1768. 

22. Josephs b. July 11, 1770; d. Sept. 10, 1770. 

23. Eliphalets b. July 12, 1773; d. Aug. 19, 1773. 

24. Annes b. Feb. 15, 1775; d. Aug. 15, 1776. 

25. Lucretias b. Dec. 10, 1776; d. May 13, 1777. 

26. Annes b. Oct. 22, 1779; m. Aug." 29, 1802, Rev. W. F. Rowland; d. 
June 1811. 

(9). Nathaniel (Zebuloni) was born Dec. 26, 1744; married Jan. 6, 1769, 
Mary, daughter of Zebulon and Lucy Elwell. Children: 

27. Abigails b. Oct. 17, 1769; d. June 1776. 

28. Lucys b. Feb. 22, 1774. 29. Nathaniels b. April 17, 1784. 

(12). Johns (Johns Zebuloni) was born July 22, 1754; married Sept. 25, 
1781, EUzabeth Wiggin; Mved in the field nearly opposite the school house 
on the Newfields and Exeter road, later occupied by Mr. Beckett, uncle of 
Joseph L. Beckett, who gave name to Beckett's brook; died June 12, 1798. 
Child: 

30. John^ b. 1781; m. Mary Colcord. 

(20). Gen. Nathaniels (Eliphalet,^ Zebuloni) was born Feb. 6, 1765; mar- 
ried (1) May 21, 1788, Anne, daughter of Gen. Nathaniel Folsom who was 
born Aug. 31, 1761, and died April 27, 1794, (2) Nov. 6, 1794, Mrs. Peggy 
Warren; died March 1803. Children by first wife: 

31. Eliphalets b. Dec. 13, 1783; d. at St. Mary's. 



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32. Dollys b. Jan. 9, 1785; d. in infancy. 

33. Pollys b. Aug. 15, 1786; m. Bailey of Newburyport, Mass. 

34. Harriet Andia^ b. Feb. 25, 1789; m. Boardman. 

35. Nathanieb b. Aug. 1, 1791; d. Newburyport, June 1814. 
Child by second wife: 

36. Joseph^ b. Feb. 9, 1798; d. Aug. 15, 1798. 

(30). John^ (John,3 John, 2 Zebuloni) was born 1781; married Mary, daugh- 
ter of Gideon and Mary (Moore) Colcord, who died July 2, 1843, aged 64; died 
Sept. 6, 1825. Children: 

37. Edward Hiltons; m. Elizabeth Smith; res. Exeter. 

38. Mary Moore^ d. unm. April 19, 1881, aged 73. 

39. Ehzabeths; d. Nov. 21, 1825, aged 17. 

40. Charlottes b. Oct. 16, 1815; m. George Hardy, who d. Exeter, Jan. 22, 
1893, aged 81; had George^ Hardy and two daughters; d. Oct. 21, 1900. 

41. Johns b. about 1817; m. 1883, Ellen M. Scammons; d. Nov. 24, 1904. 

42. Nancys; m. Henry Thing. 

GILMAN. 

1. Edwardi Oilman of Caston, Norfolk Co., England, married June 22, 
1550, Rose Rysse, who survived him, and married (2) April 3, 1578, John 
Snell, and died about Oct. 1, 1613. 

2. Robert^ (EdwardO was baptized at Caston, July 10, 1559; married 
Mary — , who was buried March 9, 1618; was bm-ied March 6, 1631. 

3. Roberts (Robert,^ Edwardi) was of Hingham; married (1) May 14, 1611, 

Rose Hawes, (2) Mary , who siuvived him, and proved his will Jan. 

21, 1658. 

4. Edward^ (Robert,3 Robert,2 Edward") the emigrant ancestor of the 
family in America, was born in Hingham, Norfolk Co., Eng.; married June 
3, 1614, Mary Clark; died June 22, 1681. 1 Children: 

5. Mary2 bap. Hingham, Eng., Aug. 6, 1615; m. John Foulsham, one of 
the passengers on the ship Diligent. 

6. Edward^ bap. Dec. 26, 1617; m. Smith. 

7. Lydias; bap. Dec. 26, 1617; m. Hingham, Eng., Jan. 19, 1645, Daniel, 
son of Matthew Gushing who was born in England, 1619; freeman, Hingham, 
Mass., 1671; representative, magistrate and town clerk many years. 

8. Sarah= bap. Hingham, Eng., Jan. 19, 1622. 

9. Johns b. Jan. 10, 1624; m. EHzabeth Treworgie. 

10. Moses2 bap. Hingham, Eng., March 11, 1630; m. Elizabeth Hersie. 
Foiu- other sons d. young and uomarried. 

(6). Edwards (Edward^ was baptized, Hingham, Eng., Dec. 26, 1617; 

married a daughter of Richard Smith of Ipswich, Mass.; settled in Exeter; 

went to England for mill gearing in 1653, and was lost at sea. His widow 

administered on his estate, 1655. Child: 

V- 11. Edward^ b. 1648; m. Dec. 20, 1674, Abigail, dau. of Antipas Maverick, 

1 Edward Oilman, the emigrant, is the fifth generation from Edward of Caston, but to save 
unnecessary repetition in what follows we mark him as the first generation, as he is, of the 
American family. If one wishes to connect directly with Edward of Caston, simply add three 
to any given generation. 



524 History of Newfields. 

and was ancestor of the Gilmanton branch of the family; petitioned for the 
protection and government of Massachusetts, Feb. 20, 1689; died 1692. 

(9). Johns (Edward') was born in Hingham, Eng., Jan. 10, 1624; probably 
married (1) a daughter of John and Welthena Goddard, (2) June 30, 1657, 
EUzabeth, daughter of James and Catharine (Shapleigh) Treworgie; and 
died July 24, 1708. Children by second wife: 

12. Mary3 b. Sept. 10, 1658; m. July 26, 1677, Capt. Jonathan Thing, 
who d. Oct. 30 1694; d. Aug. 1691. Their son Jonathan* Thing b. Sept. 21, 
1678; m. Abigail, dau. of Benjamin Oilman and had Bartholemew^ b. Feb. 
25, 1682, who m. Dec. 7, 1705, Abigail Coffin, and had Marys b. Jan. 11, 1713, 
who m. Oct. 22, 1730, Rev. Nicholas Gihnan. Bartholemew d. April 28, 1738. 

13. Jamess b. Feb. 6, 1660; d. young. 

14. Ehzabeth3 b. Aug. 16, 1661; m. (1) July 12, 1678, Nathaniel Ladd, who 
was implicated with Edward Gove, 1683, tried for treason, but released on 
bail, and killed by the Indians, Aug. 11, 1691, (2) Dec. 3, 1693, Henry Wad- 
leigh, who d. Aug. 2, 1732. 12 ch., 7 by first husband. 

15. Johns b. Oct. 6, 1663; d. in childhood. 

16. Catharine^ b. March 17, 1665; d. Sept. 2, 1684. 

17. Sarahs b. Feb. 25, 1667; m. Dec. 24, 1684, Stephen, son of Rev. Samuel 
Dudley; d. Jan. 24, 1713. 10 ch. 

18. Lydias b. Dec. 12, 1668; m. Oct. 14, 1687, Capt. John White of Haver- 
hill, Mass. 14 ch. 

19. Samuels b. March 30, 1671; d. Aug. 9, 1691. 

20. Nicholas^ b. Dec. 26, 1672; m. Sarah Clark. 

21. Abigail b. Nov. 3, or 9, 1674; m. July 8, 1696, Samuel, son of Jonathan 
and Joanna Thing; d. Nov. 7, 1725. 

22. John b. Jan. 19, 1677; m. (1) EUzabeth Coffin, (2) Elizabeth (Clark) 
Hale. 

23. Deborahs b. Apr. 30, 1679, twin; d. Sept. 30, 1680. 

24. Joannas b. Apr. 30, 1679, twin; m. (1) Henry Dyer, (2) Capt. Robert 
Coffin, who d. May 18, 1710; d. Dec. 24, 1720. No ch. 

25. Josephs b. Oct. 28, 1680; d. in infancy. 

26. Alices b. May 23, 1683; m. 1707, Capt. James Leavitt; d. Jan. 2, 1721; 
8ch. 

27. Catharines b. Nov. 27, 1684; m. (1) Peter Folsom, who d. 1718, leaving 
6 ch., (2) Richard Calley of Stratham. 

(10). Moses2 (EdwardO was baptized, Hingham, Eng. March 11, 1630; 
married Ehzabeth, daughter of Wilham Hersie, and was the ancestor of the 
Newmarket (Piscassic) famifies; was buried not far from his house, near 
the road to Newfields. His will was dated Jan. 12, 1691, and probated Aug. 
6, 1702. (74). Children: 

28. Mosess; m. (1) Anne — , (2) Elizabeth . 

29. Jeremiahs b. Aug. 31, 1660; m. Mary Wiggin. 

30. Jamess b. May 31, 1665; m. Mary Dolloff. 

31. Johns b. June 7, 1668; m. . 

32. David. s 33. Joshuas; m. Mariah Hersey. 

34. Calebs; m. Susannah Folsom. 

35. Elizabeths b. April 19, 1673; m. Biley Dudley. 



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36. Judith^; m. Thomas Lyford; d. 1727. ♦ 

37. Marys; m. Cornelius Conner. 

(20). Maj. Nicholas^ (John, 2 Edwardi) was born Dec. 26, 1672; married, 
June 10, 1697, Sarah, daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Somerby) Clark, 
who was born June 17, 1698, and died Aug. 25, 1742; assigned a place for a 
pew in the new meeting house, Feb. 3, 1698; selectman, 1701, 1709, 1725-26; 
captain in command of Hilton's garrison, 1710; judge of the Superior Court, 
merchant, farmer; with 175 others received grant of Gilmanton, May 20, 1727; 
died, 1741. The division of his estate occmred April 24, 1749. Inventory was 
ordered May and returned June 24, 1749. Total value, £33,93 l-7s.-10d. 
Administration was granted to Samuel Oilman. 

Some lands mentioned are "Jones' marsh adjoining Samuel Oilman's farm 
at New Market," "Bray's marsh," "land in Newmarket lying between Jere- 
miah Folsom's land and land heretofore Dr. Robert Oilman's land at Lamprey 
River, 200 acres." Children: 

38. Samueb b. May 1, 1698; m. (1) Abigail Lord, (2) Mrs. Mary Woodman. 

39. John' b. Dec. 24, 1699; m. (1) Nov. 8, 1720, Mary dau. of John Thing, 
who was b. May 3, 1702, and surviving him, m. (2) Dec. 8, 1724, Hon. Peter 
Oilman; d. Dec. 6, 1722. Two sons died in infancy. 

40. Daniel^ b. Jan. 28, 1702; m. (1) Mary Lord, (2) Abigail Sawyer. 

41. Nathaniel^ b. March 2, 1704; m. Sept. 16, 1725, Sarah, dau. of Rev. 
Samuel Emery. Had 5 daughters, and one son who d. unm. His widow m. 
(2) Hon. John Phillips the benefactor of Phillips Exeter academy; d. Oct. 1765. 

42. Nicholas^ b. Jan. 18, 1708; m. Mary Thing. 

43. Josiah4 b. Feb. 10, 1710; m. Abigail Coffin. 

44. Sarah^ b. June 25, 1712; m. Aug. 26, 1730, Rev. James Pike of Somers- 
worth. 

45. Trueworthy^ b. Oct. 15, 1714; m. (1) Susannah Lowe. (2) Hannah Ayers. 

46. EUzabeth^b. Nov. 5, 1717; d. April 25, 1740. 

47. Joannah^ b. July 20, 1720; m. Dec. 9, 1742, Col. John Wentworth; d. 
April 3, 1750. 

(22). Johns (John,2 Edward') was born Jan. 19, 1677; married (1) June 5, 
1698, Elizabeth, daughter of Peter and Abigail Coffin, who died July 10, 1720, 
(2) Dec. 20, 1720, Ehzabeth, daughter of Nathaniel Clark of Newbury, Mass., 
and widow of Dea. Robert Hale of Beverly, Mass.; petitioned Feb. 20, 1689, 
to be joined to Massachusetts as formerly; was one of the grantees of Oilman- 
ton and mentioned in the charter as chairman of the boaid of selectmen. 
His Will was probated April 28, 1742. Children: 

48. Joannah^ b. Sept. 10, 1700. 

49. Enzabeth4 b. Feb. 5, 1741; m. 1723, Robert Hale Jr. of Beverly, Mass.; 
d. Aug. 19, 1736. 

50. Peters b. Feb. 6, 1703; m. (1) Dec. 8, 1724, Mary (Thing) Oihnan, (2) 
Dorothy (Wentworth) Taylor. 

51. Abigail b. Aug. 19, 1707; m. WiUiam Moore of Stratham. 

52. Robert^ b. June 2, 1710; m. PrisciUa Bartlett, who d. Nov. 15, 1743. 

53. John4 b. Oct. 25, 1712; m. Jane Deane. 54. Joannah^ b. Oct. 27, 1716. 
55. Nicholas^ b. Jan. 20, 1721; m. Mary, dau. of Col. Daniel Oilman; d. 

April 4, 1746. No ch. 



526 History of Newfields. 

56. Sarahs b. July 23, 1724. 

57. Samueb b. April 20, 1725; m. (1) Tabitha Gilman, (2) May 4, 1761, 
Lydia (Robinson), widow of Col. Zebulon Giddings; d. July 4, 1778. 

58. Nathaniel* b. June 18, 1726; m. (1) Russell, (2) Howe; 

was 2d Lieutenant in Capt. Joseph Parson's Co., mustered Nov. 22, 1775. 

(28). Mosess (Moses,'- EdwardO married (1) Anne , (2) Elizabeth 

; was selectman, 1694; petitioned for the government and protection 

of Massachusetts, Feb. 20, 1689; received a grant of 30 acres of swamp, Feb. 
21, 1698, which was laid out March 10, 1698, at Plaisted's wigwam; constable, 
1700; "Ensign, Moses Gilman chosen to run lines between town and town 
in the province" — ^his garrison being referred to as standing previous to 1710; 
was among 30 Gilman names on a list of 249, to whom common lands were 
apportioned, 1725; allotted 24 acres Aug. 9, 1738 and again, 1739; was among 
262 persons in Exeter who petitioned to be joined to Massachusetts; owned 
land on the east and west side of Bloody Brook, and fresh meadows which were 
commonly called "Moses's Meadows"; died, 1747. His Will was dated April 
4, 1741, and probated Oct. 28, 1747. His son Moses was executor. Children: 

59. Abigail* b. July 24, 1693; m. Oct. 31, 1712, John, son of Thomas Lord 
of Ipswich. 16 ch. 

60. Moses*; m. Mary Tracy. 

61. Ann*; m. Lougee. 62. Judith*; m. Smith. 

63. Shuah*; m. Thurston. 

64. Ehzabeth*; m. Samuel Thurston, who was b. Jan. 21, 1751; and had 
Samuel Thurston, Anna^ Thurston, Ehzabeth^ Thurston, Gilman^ Thurston, 
and Nathaniel^ Thurston. The last four were minors Dee. 15, 1784. 

"- (29). Capt. Jeremiahs (Moses,^ Edward') was born March 31, 1660; mar- 
ried Mary, daughter of Andrew and Anne (Bradstreet) Wiggin, who was born 
March 22, 1667, and admitted a member of the church at Hampton April 4, 
1697. (83). Children: 

65. Jeremiah,^ who in the spring of 1709 with his brother Andrew and two 
others, were captured by the Indians at Pickpocket Mill. Andrew soon 
escaped, and was told Jeremiah was killed, but later it was affirmed that after 
a tedious captivity he escaped to the Connecticut river and spent the remain- 
der of his days near its mouth, his descendants being found near Hartford and 
New Haven. 

66. Andrew* b. 1690; m. (1) Joanna Thing, (2) Bridget Hilton. 

67. Simon*; m. Elizabeth . His lot, Aug. 28, 1738, is mentioned as next 

to Edward Hilton's; d. about 1750. 

68. Israel*; m. (1) Deborah Thing, (2) Sanborn. 

69. Thomas.* 70. Benjamin*; m. and had 

71. Jonathans; m. Mehitable Kimball. 

72. Ezekiel* b. Jan. 15, 1706; m. Sarah Dudley. 

~^73. Hannah.* 74. Joseph*; m. Elizabeth ; res. Newmarket. 

(30). James3 (Moses,2 Edward^) was born May 31, 1665; married Mary, 
daughter of Christian DoUoff; petitioned for the government and protection 
of Massachusetts as formerly, Feb. 20, 1690; juryman, 1707; with others 
sold to Nathan Bennett, 1715, a part of Moses Gilman's grant of 600 acres; 
presented a claim to land granted to his father Feb. 8, 1714; received of his 



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mother deed of land, April 25, 1714; gave land for highway from Newfields 
landing to Nottingham, March 1733; with 262 others petitioned to be joined 
to Massachusetts, 1739; died 1753. Children: 

75. Nehemiahi b. 1700; m. 

76. Jonathan* b. 1701; m. Jan. 16, 1723, Elizabeth Leavitt; settled in 
Exeter. 11 ch. 

77. James"; m. Elizabeth Lyford. 

78. Hannah*; m. John Folsom. 79. Elizabeth*; m. Peter Hersey. 5 ch. 
80. Mary; m. and had fom* children. 81. Sarah*; m. Leavitt. 

82. Rachel* b. 1699; m. Benjamin Folsom; d. March 16, 1785. 

83. Ruth*; m. Cram. 

(31). Capt. Johns (Moses,^ Edwardi) was born June 7, 1668; petitioned for 
the government and protection of Massachusetts, Feb. 20, 1690; received of 
his mother deed of land, April 25, 1714; was a proprietor of Gilmanton May 
20, 1727, and one of the selectmen mentioned in the charter; married; d. 
1753. Children: 

84. John*; owned a saw and grist mill at Little river; m. and had ch. 

85. Jonathan*; m. Ruth Sanborn. 

86. Hannah*; m. Capt. Trueworthy Dudley of the French and Indian war. 

87. Martha*; m. Nathaniel Webster. 88. David.* 

89. Josiah*; m. Betsey Oilman. 

(33). Joshuas (Moses,2 Edward') married Nov. 10, 1702, Mariah Hersey; 
with others sold to Nathan Bennett, 1715, a part of Moses Oilman's grant 
of 600 acres; apportioned 30 acres of common lands, 1725; had land near 
Piscassic river and Smart's mill, 1726; assigned 60 acres to heirs of Joshua 
Oilman, Aug. 9, 1738; representative, Hampton; died Jan. 26, 1718. 
Children: 

90. Maria b. Oct. 2, 1704; m. (1) Nov. 26, 1724, Joseph Dudley, who was 
born 1702, and d. about 1725, (2) May 14, 1726, Philip Conner. 

91. Sarah b. Dec. 20, 1708; m. May 26, 1726, Samuel Conner. 

92. Hannah b. Sept. 14, 1712. 

93. Joshua b. Feb. 2, 1716; m. Feb. 3, 1737, Esther Sanborn. 

(34). Calebs (Moses,^ EdwardO married Susanna Folsom; received of 
his mother deed of saw mill June 11, 1712; was selectman, 1725; apportioned 
150 acres of land, 1725; sold Joshua Brackett 23 acres of land on the north side 
of Piscassic river near Smart's mill, Oct. 4, 1726; proprietor, Gilmanton, May 
20, 1727. Children: 

94. David.* 95. Caleb* b. 1678; d. March 26, 1766. 

96. Ehzabeth* b. Aug. 17, 1727; m. June 22, 1749, Judge John Dudley; 
d. May 13, 1806. 

(38). Samuel* (Maj. Nicholas,^ Johns, Edward') was born May 1, 1698; 
married (1) Sept. 2, 1719, Abigail, daughter of Robert Lord of Ipswich, Mass., 
who died Nov. 29, 1745, (2) Feb. 18, 1747, Mrs. Mary Woodbridge of Salem, 
Mass., who was born Nov. 18, 1715, and died March 14, 1759; settled in 
Exeter; was commissioned as captain March 30, 1732; justice, April 16, 
1740; judge of the Superior Court, 1740-47; Colonel of the 4th Infantry Regt. 
July 10, 1755; owned a large property and several negro slaves; died Jan, 3, 
1785. Children, last two by second wife: 



528 History of Newfields. 

97. Samuels b. May 20, 1720; d. July 11, 1741. 

98. Nicholas^ b. Oct. 6, 1722; d. April 4, 1742. 

99. Roberts b. Aug. 30, 1724; m. Sept. 19, 1745, Elizabeth , who d. 

Nov. 2, 1757, leaving a son Samuel b. July 10, 1746, and d. Feb. 28, 1749; d. 
March 22, 1746. 

100. Sarahs b. Dec. 1, 1725; d. Dec. 8, 1725. 

101. Abigails b. April 8, 1727; d. Aug. 4, 1729. 

102. Daniels b. June 30, 1728; d. Nov. 7, 1728. 

103. Johns b. May 4, 1730; d. Sept. 24, 1735. 

104. Samuels b. Aug. 3, 1751; d. Oct. 27, 1756. 

105. Peters b. Sept. 26, 1755; d. Oct. 28, 1756. 

(40). Daniel (Maj. Nicholas,^ John,2 Edwardi) was born Jan. 28, 1702; 
married (1) Sept. 2, 1724, Mary, daughter of Robert Lord, who died March 
22, 1736, (2) Sept. 23, 1736, Abigail Sawyer; petitioned for a lottery in aid 
of Squamscot bridge and its removal to Newfields, 1759-60; died of apoplexy 
in church Oct. 14, 1780. By his Will he gives his silver tankard to "the church 
of Christ whereof the Rev<i. Daniel Rogers is pastor." Children: 

106. Marys b. Nov. 12, 1725; m. Nicholas Gihnan; d. May 1745. 

107. Johns b. Sept. 17, 1727. 

108. Daniels b. Nov. 18, 1729; m. Mary Leavitt. 

109. Nicholass b. Oct. 21, 1731; m. Dec. 21, 1752, Ann, dau. of Rev. John 
and Ehzabeth (Rogers) Taylor; father of Gov. John Taylor Gilman; d. 
April 7, 1783. 

110. Samuels; d. May 1, 1769. 

111. Bartholemews; m. Eunice Taylor; d. Wells, Me., Oct. 1773. 

112. Francis.s 113. Nathaniels; m. Treadwell of Portsmouth. 

114. Elizabeth.s 115. Abigail b. Sept. 21, 1738. 

(42.) Rev. Nicholas^ (Maj. Nicholas,3 John,2 EdwardO was born Jan. 18, 
1708; married Oct. 2, 1730, Mary, daughter of Bartholemew and Sarah (Kent) 
Thing, who was born Jan. 3, 1713, and died Feb. 22, 1789; fitted for college 
at Newburyport Latin school; graduated. Harvard college, 1724; teacher, 
Stratham, July 20, 1724 to April 30, 1725, and Exeter, 1725; united with the 
church, Exeter, Sept. 1724; preached his first sermon, Kingston, April 30, 
1727; called to Newmarket Feb. 1728, but dechned; afterwards preached at 
Exeter, Portsmouth Plains, Hampton, and Drinkwater; ordained, Durham, 
March 3, 1742; was a faithful friend of Rev. George Whitefield, and wrote 
an elaborate defence in reply to the pamphlets and sermons issued against him, 
on his third coming to America, 1744-45; visited him, March 1745; concentrated 
at this time all his efTorts, in the enthusiasm of his ardent temperament, on the 
religious efforts connected with the expedition to Louisburg, but the actions of 
his party were held up by witnesses in no very flattering light; was endowed 
with many amiable and useful accomphshments, persuasive as a preacher, 
exemplary and charitable; died in office, April 13, 1748. His Ubrary was 
valued at £3,237-13s.-4d. His widow was appointed guardian of his children. 
Children : 

116. Bartholemews b. Aug. 26, 1731. 117. Nicholass b. June 13, 1733. 

118. Rev. Tristams b. Nov. 24, 1735; m. May 1771, Ehzabeth, dau. of 
Joseph Sayer of Wells, Me.; graduated, Harvard college, 1757; ordained 



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North Yarmouth, Me., Dec. 8, 1769; trustee of Bowdoin college; president 
of Maine Missionary society; received 293 to his church, including Phillis, 
his negro slave; d. April 1, 1809. 

119. Joseph^ b. May 5, 1738; m. (1) Jane Tyler, (2) Rebecca, dau. of Ben- 
jamin and Elizabeth (Hale) Ives, who was b. Jime 23, 1745; was appointed by 
Washington governor of the " Northwestern Territory; " d. May 30, 1823. 

120. Josiahs b. Sept. 2, 1740; m. Nov. 30, 1763, Sarah, dau. of Samuel 
Gihnan, who was b. June 17, 1745, and d. July 26, 1785; d. Feb. 8, 1801. 

121. Johns b. May 10, 1742; was one of a committee to examine and settle 
all the accounts of those persons who have had monies out of the Colony 
treasury for pubhc use; was ordered, Feb. 17, 1781, to make out in his own 
name the accounts of the state against the United States for transportation; 
d. June 8, 1752. 

(60). Moses,« (Moses,3 Moses,^ Edward') married Mary Tracy; settled in 
Newmarket; was apportioned 20 acres of common land Aug. 2, 1738; from 
April 24 to Oct. 19, 1755 was corporal in Capt. Nathaniel Folsom's Co., Col. 
Joseph Blanchard's Regt.; died Jan. 9, 1769. Children: 

122. Moses.5 123. Simon.s 124. Joseph.^. 

125. Samuels b. 1750; m. Ruth Philbrick of Deerfield; d. 1821. 

126. Shuah.5 127. Sarah.= 128. Mary.s 

(66). Andrew^ (Capt. Jeremiah,3 Moses,^ EdwardO was born, 1690; mar- 
ried (1) Joanna, daughter of Samuel Thing of Exeter, who died Nov. 16, 1727, 
(2) April 3, 1728, Bridget, daughter of Col. Winthrop Hilton, who died Nov. 
10, 1736; was lieutenant in Capt. Daniel Ladd's Co., in a march after the 
enemy towards " Winnipissocke Pond " May 17, 1724; was captured by the 
Indians, and after remaining for a time in captivity, returned to his friends, and 
lived in Brentwood; was proprietor of Gilmanton, May 20, 1727; assigned 
30 acres of land Aug. 9, 1738; petitioned, with 262 others, to be joined to 
Massachusetts, 1739, and against a township in the southwest part of Exeter, 
1741 and 1742; died about 1756. Children: 

129. Joanna.5 130. Deborah.^ 131. Mary.s 

132. Winthrops b. Feb. 14, 1731; m. (1) Deborah, dau. of Antipas Oilman, 
(2) Betsey Mitchel Folsom; d. Gihnanton, April 12, 1812. 

133. Elizabeths b. Nov. 30, 1732; m. Bowditch of Salem. 

134. Annas b. Oct. 23, 1734; m. Daniel Leavitt of Brentwood. 

135. Andrews b. Oct. 28, 1736; d. Jan. 28, 1737. 

(68). Capt. Israel^ (Capt. Jeremiah, 3 Moses,^ Edward') married (1) Deborah, 
daughter of Samuel Thing, who was born Feb. 24, 1708, and died about 1737, 
(2) Sanborn; lived beyond the Piscassic burying ground. (105). 

Children: 

136. Israel; m. Hannah Snoith. 

137. Samuels b. April 1732; m. (1) Deborah Fowler, (2) Deborah Thing. 

138. Davids b. June 9, 1735; m. Mrs. Sarah (Smith) Hilton. 

139. Abigails b. 1737; m. Sanborn of Sanbornton. 

140. Bradstreets; m. MoUy Marshall of Brentwood. 

141. Johns; m. ■ — ■ Colcord; lived in Meredith. 

142. Benjamins; m. — Clough of Loudon; res. Tamworth; representa- 
tive nine years after 1806. 

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530 History of Newfields. 

143. Deborahs; m. Joseph Sanborn; joined the Shakers. 

144. Judiths; m. Cochran; both joined the Shakers. 

145. Sallys; m. (i) John Sanborn, (2) Carter of Tamworth. 

146. Jeremiahs; m. Johnson; res. Tamworth; in legislature, 1797-98. 

(71). Jonathans (Benjamin,^ Capt. Jeremiah,^ Moses,2 EdwardO married 

Mehitable Kimball. Children: 

147. Calebs; d. young. 148. Johns; settled in Wakefield. 

149. Jonathans; settled in Shapleigh, Me. 

150. Benjamins; settled in Ossipee. 

151. Porters; m.; settled in Wakefield. 152. Dudleys; settled in Maine. 

153. Mehitables; m. Daniel Pike of Wakefield. 

154. Samuels b. March 15, 1752; m. (1) Sarah Hall, (2) Martha Kinsman. 
(72). Maj. EzekielJ (Benjamin^, Capt. Jeremiah,^ Moses,^ Edward') was born 

Jan. 15, 1706; married Sarah, daughter of Stephen Dudley, who was born 
Jan. 15, 1706; was major in Col. Samuel Moore's Regt. in expedition to 
Louisburg; died at Louisburg Garrison, Cape Breton. 

155. Hannahs; m. Pike of Newmarket. 

156. Bradstreets; settled in Epping. 157. Joannas; m. Joseph Adams. 

(75). Nehemiah^ (James,' Moses, 2 Edward') was born, 1700; was a pro- 
prietor of Gilmanton, May 20, 1727; had land assigned him Aug. 9, 1738, nine 
acres at home and seven acres at Mackerel brook, joining his father's ten 
acres; sold land in Newmarket to Samuel Brackett, 1743. Children: 

158. Theophiluss; m. 159. Nehemiahs; m. EUzabeth Mead. 
160. Johns; m. Olive Neal. I6I. Ehphalets; m. Sarah Hardy. 
162. Jamess; m. Smith. 163. Davids; m. Molly Connor. 

164. Elizabeths; m. Thomas Folsom. 

(77). James^ (James, 3 Moses, 2 Edward") married EHzabeth daughter of 
Theophilus and Lois (James) Lyford; was assigned, Aug. 8, 1758, 9 acres 
at home, and 11 acres at Mackerel brook; built the house now occupied by 
Samuel Peavey, 1737; petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge and its removal 
to Newfields, 1759-60; signed the Association Test, 1776; died about 1779. His 
Will was probated July 1779; gives the homestead to his son Biley, a meadow 
at Piscassic to Zebulon, also three acres, near Bray's brook; directs that 
legacies be given to his daughter Judith Dow ; gives to his grandson Timothy, 
among other lands, land adjoining the dwelling house his son Timothy owned 
when he died, containing 50 acres with mill privilege; also 20 acres of land 
in Epping; to his grandson James Gihnan Folsom, after paying certain legacies 
to his brothers and sisters, a common right in Brentwood; and land in Epping 
to his grandson James GUman Lyford. Children : 

165. Bileys b. Feb. 25, 1727; m. Mary Webster 

166. Zebulons of Piscassic; hved at the Zebulon Thing corner; signed the 
Association Test, 1776; soldier, 1814. 

167. Timothys; hved where Jacob Hersey does; apple trees were carried 
on horseback from the Gihnan to the Hersey farm; d. previous to 1776, 
leaving sons Jamess and Timothy, s 

168. Daughters; m. Lt. Jonathan Folsom, who was born, 1724, and surviving 
his wife, m. (2) Deborah, dau. of Joseph Hall; left children, Jonathan, Moses, 
Benjamin, James, Dorothy, who m. Norris of Epping, and d. prior to 



Genealogy. 531 

1776, Hannah, who m. Dea. John Lane of Epping, Nancy, who m. 

Marston of Sandwich, and Betsey. 

169. Daughters; m. Lyford, and had James Gihnan? Lyford. 

170. Judiths; m. Dow of Epping. 

(132). Winthrop- (Andrew,^ Capt. Jeremiah,3 Moses,2 EdwardO was born 
Feb. 14, 1731; married (1) Deborah, daughter of Antipas Oilman, (2) Betsey 
Mitchell Folsom; settle in Gihnanton; died April 12, 1812. Children; 

171. Lydia.s 172. Deborah.^ 

173. Andrews; ^as a deacon; chorister to pitch the tune and "deacon " 
the hymn; called " spooler " from his manner in singing counter in fugue 
tunes; wore a wig, and sometimes wrong side fore; was first lieutenant in 
Capt. David Copp's Co. at Pierce's Island, Nov. 5, 1775, and in Capt. David 
Copp's Co., of Wakefield, No. 25 of the "six weeks men'' Dec. 1775; signed the 
Association Test, 1776; petitioned the selectmen in reference to the loca- 
tion of the new meeting house, March 10, 1791; selectman, 1792-93; on 
committee of the parish, 1794; tithingman, 1797 and 1802; died April 23, 1836, 
aged about 80. 

174. Winthrops b. March 10, 1766; m. Aug. 21, 1788, Abigail, dau. of Col. 
Antipas Gihnan; d. Jan. 4, 1826. 

175. Bridget.^ 176. Abigail.^ 

177. Antipas" b. Oct. 2, 1769; m. Joanna Oilman; d. Oilford, Nov. 18, 
1849. 

178. Anna.s 179. Nathaniel." 180. Sarah." 181. Sally." 182. Shuah." 
183. John." 

(143). Dea. Samuel" (Jonathan,^ Benjamin,* Capt. Jeremiah, ^ Moses, ^ 
Edwardi) was born March 15, 1752; married (1) May 30, 1774, Sarah Hall, 
(2) Sept. 16, 1779, Martha Kinsman, who died Oct. 1809; died Aug. 29, 1838. 
Children : 

184. Jonathan ' b. April 27, 1784; settled in Maiden, Mass. 

185. John K.7 b. Aug. 14, 1787; settled in Newburyport; m. and had 

Martha E.s who m. Peabody, Samuel K.s who m. and had Lizzie,' 

Lucy' and Margaret. « 

186. Martha' b. Feb. 21, 1789; d. in Vh-ginia, 1864. 

187. Lydia' b. May 11, 1791; m. Joseph Boardman; d. Feb. 2, 1832. 

188. Hannah' b. May 15, 1794; went to Virginia. 

189. Samuel Kinsman' b. May 2, 1796; m. April 24, 1821, Lucy Dummer 
who was b. Aug. 20, 1802. 

(144). Col. Israels (Israel,* Jeremiah,^ Moses,2 EdwardO married May 29, 
1754, Hannah, daughter of Col. Joseph Smith, who was born June 29, 1734, 
and died Sept. 16, 1823; died Feb. 20, 1777. (106). Children: 

190. Andrew"; never married. (122). 191. Sarah"; m. Capt. Aaron Deale. 
192. Hannah." 193. Deborah"; was on the chm-ch roll, 1814. 

194. Joseph -Smith"; m. Ehzabeth (Oilman) Dudley, sister of Oov. John 
Taylor Oilman. 

194K. Israel"; m. March 22, 1778, Abigail, dau. of Nathan Folsom who was 
b. Aug. 30, 1760, survived him and m. (2) Maj. Richard Shepard of 
Holderness; d. Jan. 16, 1797. 

(145). Samuels (Israel,* Capt. Jeremiah,^ Moses,^ EdwardO was born April 



532 History of Newfields. 

1732; married (1) Dec. 17, 1761, Deborah, daughter of Jacob Fowler, who 
was born Feb. 30, 1746, and died Aug. 20, 1786, (2) Oct. 13, 1788, Deborah 
Thing, who died Sept. 22, 1829; petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, Nov. 
25, 1755; was a soldier in Lt. Col. John Hart's Co., Col. Nathaniel Meserve's 
Regt., in the expedition to Crown Point, from June 5 to Oct. 12, 1756; received 
a grant of 2000 acres, for service in war, March 1, 1770, then including in the 
town of Adams, now Jackson, but added to Chatham, June 23, 1817; repre- 
sentative 1776-82; selectman, 1776, 1782, 1785-87; on committee of the 
parish for the dismission of Rev. John Moody, April 28, 1777; with others 
petitioned for a lottery to repair Newfields bridge Oct. 21, 1780; of the Legis- 
lature June 1777, "to draw up and bring in a bill for the punishment of persons 
who shall by any misbehavior in word or deed be adjudged inimicable to the 
liberty and freedom of the States of America (not within the act of treason) 
and directing how such trials shall be had, and how judgment therein 
shall be executed"; member of N. H. Committee of Safety, 1777; trustee 
of the confiscated estate of Gov. John Wentworth at Wolfeboro, 1780-82; 
died Tamworth, Nov. 21, 1799. Children: 

195. Jacob' b. June 10, 1765; m. April 10, 1803, Betsey S. dau. of Col. 
David Giknan; was Lt. Col. of 19th N. H. Regiment. 

1953^. Deborahs b. March 5, 1767; m. Andrew Hilton of Lee and New- 
market; d. Feb. 8, 1835. 

196. Samuel" b. May 13, 1769; settled in Tamworth. 

197. Pollye b. Aug. 17, 1771; m. WilUam Gihnan of Tamworth. 

198. Abigails b. Aug. 17, 1773; m. William Remick. 

199. Israels b. June 13, 1775; settled in Sandwich. 

200. EHzabeths b. April 30, 1779; m. Samuel Thing. 

201. Susans b. March 16, 1781; m. (1) Israel Gihnan, (2) Abraham Perkins. 
(146). Col. David' (Israel,^ Capt. Jeremiah,3 Moses,^ EdwardO was born 

June 9, 1735; married July 21, 1778, Sarah, daughter of Col. Joseph Smith, 
and widow of Lt. Winthrop Hilton, who was born March 26, 1738, and died, 
Newmarket, March 25, 1810; petitioned for a road, 1765, and for bridge at 
Newfields, 1766; selectman and representative, Pembroke, 1775; signed the 
Association Test at Exeter, 1776; was made colonel and his regiment was 
employed from April 10 to July 4, 1775 in defense of Pascataqua Harbor; 
was recommended to the Legislature as a colonel in a battalion for Ticonderoga 
Jime 17, 1776, and his regiment of mihtia was sent forward as reinforcenjents 
Dec. 1776; was appointed colonel of the squad of 500 men drafted from the 
mihtia and sent to New York to garrison forts George and Ticonderoga; 
settled finally in Tamworth, and represented the town in the Legislature some 
years from 1788 to 1805. Children: 

202. Betsey S.s b. Sept. 1, 1779; m. Jacob Gihnan of Tamworth. 

203. Simons; m. Phebe, dau. of Japheth AUen of Bridgewater, Mass.; d. 
Dec. 9, 1861. 

204. Israels; m. Hannah Thing. 

205. Deborahs; m. Ames; settled, Belfast, Me., and later, Boston. 

(148). Bradstreets (Israel," Capt. Jeremiah,^ Moses,^ Edward') was born, 

1744; married Mary Marshall, who died May 5, 1832, aged 83. (125). 
Children: 

206. Warrene b. 1772; m. Sally Dame; was a schoolmaster of the old regime, 



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and once entered the window of the school house unseen, and flogged the whole 
school for tardiness; always found the Brodhead boys a source of vexation; 
his heavy ferule was always in hand to be appUed to boys or girls — the boys 
with their hands clasped behind them and their heads under his desk; was 
mate of a vessel 12 years; wore ear rings; had a son John? who died at sea, 
Lycurgus E.' who d. July 10, 1845, aged 30, and Perley Blodgett^ who m. 

Rhoda Ann , who d. March 30, 1867, aged 48, leaving their dau. Fanny 

Ss. who d. Feb. 7, 1862, aged 18; d. 1855. 

207. Nathaniels; m. Rebecca, dau. of John Wedgewood, and Uved in the 
Wedgewood home, where Freeman Sanborn now Uves. 

208. Bradstreete; lost at sea. 209. Pollys; m. Griffin of Epsom. 

210. Rhodas; m. Gate. 

211. Betseys ^- Nathaniel Gilman, who was b. Feb. 22, 1776. 

212. Henrys; m. (1) 1812, , (2) widow Mahala (Wood) 

Hersey, mother of Edward Hersey; was a soldier, 1814; settled in Tam worth; 
by first wife had son Alfred,' and by second, Georges 

213. Glarissas; m. Thomas Wiggin. 

214. Hannahs; m. (1) John Burley, (2) John Palmer. 

215. Sukeys; m. Gilman. 

216. Israels; m. Mehitable Burley; was a soldier, 1814; Uved on the John 
Foss place; once hung himseK, but was cut down aUve; when returning from 
Exeter with an ox team, the oxen rushed into a brook near the Cilley place, 
and he was thrown under the wheels, but managed to get out, secure a new 
cart and drive home, calling at the Palmer's on Bald Hill, but was so badly 
injured that he died the next day. His father would not allow him to be buried 
with the family he had so disgraced. The wall of the cemetery was afterwards 
removed, and now covers the outcast's grave. Children: 

217. Mary Ann.' 218. Elbridge.' 219. Nathaniel.' 

(158). Theophiluss (Nehemiah,* James,^ Moses,^ EdwardO married 

. Children: 

220. Nathaniels b. Jan. 24, 1752; d. Jan. 22, 1753. 

221. Nathaniels b. May 16, 1753; m. Sarah Branscomb; res. Waterville, 
Me.; d. 1803. 

222. Deborahs b. April 11, 1755; m. Simeon Ladd; d. Dec. 1834. 

223. Ehphalets b. Jan. 20, 1757; m. May 10, 1778, Sarah Conner; d. Nov. 
25, 1822. 

224. Mollys b. Aug. 6, 1759; m. Maj. Jonathan Cass; d. Aug. 1836. 

225. Marthas b. Aug. 6, 1761; m. James Gilman of Brentwood. 

226. Theophiluss b. May 12, 1765; m. Louisa Lyford; res. Sandwich. 

227. Elizabeths b. Aug. 11, 1768. 

(159). Nehemiahs (Nehemiah,« James,' Moses,^ Edward^) married EUzabeth 
Mead, who was born, 1727, and died at Meredith, Feb. 21, 1824; was killed 
by the Indians at the massacre at Fort William Henry, Lake George, Aug. 10, 
1757. Children: 

228. Simeon.s 229. Bradburys b. Nov. 5, 1755; m. Hannah Gilman. 
230. Mary.s 231. Elizabeth.s 

(165). Bileys (James,^ James,' Moses,2 Edward") was born Feb. 25, 1727; 
married Mary Webster who was born Aug. 10, 1730, died Aug. 6, 1803. 



534 History of Newfields. 

Children : 

232. Williame b. Dec. 3, 1752; d. May 17, 1777. 

233. Bileys b. Sept. 12, 1754; d. 1758. 

234. Hannah" b. Nov. 23, 1756; m. Bradley Gihnan; d. June 10, 1829. 

235. Marye b. Nov. 21, 1759; m. Nov. 5, 1821, Ohver Tash. 

236. Biley»b. Sept. 12, 1762; m. Harriet BaUey; d. Feb. 27, 1819. 

237. Jamess b. Feb. 18, 1765; m. Aug. 3, 1829, Betsey Lyford. 

238. Susannas b. Nov. 9, 1767; d. May 2, 1810. 

239. Judith" b. April 17, 1770; d. 1861. 

240. Deborah" b. June 29, 1773; m. Noah Barker. 

(166). Zebulons (James,^ James,^ Moses,^ Edward*) married EUzabeth 
-, who was born, 1739, and died Nov. 20, 1820; Uved at the Zebulon 



Thing Corner at Piscassic; signed the Association Test, 1776; soldier, 1814; 
was with Capt. Jethro Pearson and Col. Peter Oilman to reinforce the army 
at Lake George from Sept. 19 to Dec. 14, 1755; lieutenant in Capt. Daniel 
Gordon's Co., Col. Thomas Tash's Regt, Sept. 20, 1776; appointed captain 
of a company in Col. Stephen Evans' Regt, Sept. 24, 1777; reported a deserter 
Oct. 23, 1777. Children: 

241. James" b. Oct. 19, 1759; corporal in Capt. James Hill's Co. at Pierce's 
Island Nov. 5, 1775; entered Capt. Samuel McConnell's Co., Col. David 
Oilman's Regt. Dec. 5, 1776; d. Dec. 3, 1823. 

242. Betsey" b. Jan. 20, 1762; d. June 10, 1788. 

243. Zebulon" b. April 20, 1764; d. Oct. 13, 1792. 

244. Dudley" b. Sept. 20, 1766; d. May 18, 1816. 

245. Lydia" b. Aug. 15, 1768; m. Winthrop Thing of Exeter. 

246. Hannah" b. July 15, 1771. 

247. Antipas" b. July 2, 1773; m. Betsey, dau. of Bradstreet Oilman. 

248. Mary" b. Feb. 22, 1776. 249. Abigail" b. March 22, 1778. 

(189). Samuel Kinsman' (Samuel," Jonathan,5 Benjamin,* Capt. Jeremiah,' 
Moses2, Edward') was born May 2, 1796; married April 24, 1821, Lucy 
Dummer; settled in Hallowell, Me. Children: 

250. Gershom Drnnmer^ b. May 29, 1822; m. Oct. 5, 1864, Lizzie A. Field; 
settled at Newton Centre, Mass., and had Lucy Field^ and Gorham Abbott.' 

251. Sarah Maria'; d. 1827. 

252. Lucy Dummer' b. Aug. 2, 1828; d. July 10, 1838. 

253. Ellen Louisa Dummer' b. May 2, 1831; m. Nov. 2, 1854, Austin 
Abbott and had Lucy Oilman' Abbott b. Sept. 7, 1858, and William' Abbott 
b. Sept. 30, 1860; d. Sept. 20, 1865. 

254. Sarah Frances' b. Jan. 15, 1735. 

255. John Abbott' b. June 24, 1837; m. Oct. 22, 1861, Louisa Sprague; 
settled at Newton Centre, Mass., and had William Sprague' b. March 10, 1865, 
and AUce Dummer' b. May 2, 1867. 

256. Sophia Bond' b. July 8, 1840. 

257. Samuel Kinsman' b. Aug. 18, 1842; m. Sept. 5, 1865, Belle J. Wright; 
settled at Cambridgeport, Mass. 

(237). James" (Biley," James,* James,' Moses,2 Edward') was born Feb. 18, 
1765; married Aug. 3, 1829, Betsey, daughter of Theophilus and Lois (James) 
Lyford, who was born Jan. 10, 1764, and died Feb. 3, 1829; deeded land to 
Edward Parson, 1814. Children: 



Genealogy. 535 

258. Betsey b. March 22, 1790; m. Phillips Gikaan. 

259. Biley b. April 16, 1792; m. Harriet . 

260. Mary; d. young. 261. Mary? b. Jan. 7, 1797. 

262. James' b. May 15, 1800; m. Isabel . 

263. Sarah' b. July 30, 1804; m. Samuel Peavey. 

(258). Betsey (Jamess, Biley,^ James,^ James,^ Moses,^ Edward') was born 
March 22, 1790; married Phillips Oilman. Children: 

264. Charlotte G.^ GUman, b. June 24, 1817. 

265. Marys Gilman, b. July 22, 1819. 

266. Oliver J.s Gilman, b. June 27, 1822. 

267. Charles W.s Oilman, b. April 22, 1825. 

(262). James' (James,6 Biley,^ James, ■» James,' Moses,' Edward') was 
born May 15, 1800; married Isabel . Children: 

268. Emily Frances^ b. Oct. 16, 1826; d. Dec. 23, 1831. 

269. Augustus H.8 b. Jan. 17, 1829; d. July 1829. 

GLIDDEN. 

Joseph GMdden was apportioned 30 acres, 1725; sold land to Nathaniel 
Bartlett, 1726; cordwainer, of Durham, and with others, Feb. 18, 1750-55, 
divided land on each side of Lamprey river at Wadleigh's Falls, one mile square, 
called S3Tnond's grant. 

John GUdden was granted 50 acres of land Feb. 3, 1698, and 50 acres April 
1705. The inventory of his estate was taken May 13 and returned June 3, 
1718. Administration was granted to his brother Richard Olidden. Mention 
is made of 40 acres of land with house and barn, and the 20th part of a sawmill. 

Charles GUdden of Portsmouth, 1665, and Exeter, 1677, received a grant 
of land Feb. 3, 1698; was a soldier in garrison, Exeter, from Aug. 31 to Sept. 
28, 1696; had 10 acres joining Richard Olidden's 50 acres and Nathaniel 
Pease 10 acres, March 15, 1721; had land laid out to him near Bald Hill in 
1721; died prior to 1731. 

Richard Olidden was probably son of Charles, and of Exeter, 1698; highway 
surveyor, 1699; administered on the estate of his brother John, 1719. His 
Will dated Oct. 18, 1727, and probated Dec. 4, 1728, mention his wife Sarah, 
and children, Andrew (97), Joseph, Richard, Benjamin, Jonathan, Josiah and 
John, and daughter Susarma Woodman, Sarah and EUzabeth GUdden, grand- 
children, children of his son Charles, deceased. (87). 

GOODING— GOODWIN. 

1. Danieh Gooding, the first of Kittery, Me., married Margaret, daughter 
of Thomas and Patience Chadbourne. 

2. Daniel (Danieb) of Kittery, married Amy . 

3. James3 (Damel,2 DanielO was baptized in Kittery July 5, 1697.; married 
Susannah Durgin(?); is mentioned in town books of Newmarket, 1730-57; 
sold to Samuel Brackett for 80 pounds, Dec. 20, 1734, land on the north side 
of the highway leading to Wadleigh's mills; bought land in Newmarket 
located on the main road from Newmarket viUage to Lee just west of Piscassic 
river, 1734 and 1737; petitioned, as also his son James, for a bridge over 



536 History of Newfields. 

Squamscot river, Nov. 21, 1746. His Will dated March 23, 1757, and probated 
May 1757, mentions wife Susannah, son James, executor, daughter, Susannah 
Pakner, Jeremiah Goodwin, and grandchildren, John and Susannah Yorke. 
Children: 

4. Susannah* bap. March 1719; m. Pahner. 

5. James*; m. Mehitable Lawrence. 6. Zerviah. 

(5). James* (James, ^ Daniel, 2 Danieh) married Mehitable, daughter of 
Joseph and Mehitable (Tilton) Lawrence; as early as 1746 began to buy 
land in the "Four Corners' District" and continued to add by purchase till 
1765; was a soldier, 1755-56; sold to John Brackett, 1763, the land "with 
dwelling house occupied by my father"; lived on the Plains road opposite the 
Bennett place. Children: 

7. Jamess b. 1754; m. Copp. 8. Robert^ b. prior to 1757. 

9. Catys b. March 14, 1759; m. Josiah Bennett. 

10. Mehitables; m. Aug. 1, 1779, Jacob Ames, Jr. 

11. Hannahs m. March 23, 1786, Walter Bryent Jr., as 2d wife. 

(7). Jamess (James,* James,^ Daniel,^ DanielO was born in 1754; probably 

married Copp; lived in Newmarket and Milton; was a soldier in 

Capt. Samuel Oilman's Co., Col. Enoch Poor's Regt., June 6, 1775, having 
enlisted March 27, 1775; was on its pay roll Aug. 1, 1775; received four 
dollars coat money Oct. 4, 1775; ensign in Capt. Stephen Hodkins' Co., at 
Kittery Point, Nov. 5, 1775, and in Capt. David Place's "six weeks" men 
Dec. 1775; on the pay roll of Capt. Jason Wait's Co., Col. Timothy Bedel's 
Regt., 1776; 3d sergeant in Capt. John Drew's Co., for Canada, 1776; signed 
the Association Test July 12, 1776. Children: 

12. Jamese b. Milton; m. Mary Walkham. 

13. Lydian; m. Fernald of Lebanon. 

14. PoUye; m. Eben Walkham, brother of Mary. 

(8). Roberts (James,* James, 3 Daniel,' DanielO was born about 1757; 
married Mehitable Lawrence; Uved on Ash Swamp road, on the farm now 
occupied by G. Norton; was credited with two days' labor on rafts built at 
Newington, Oct. 22, 1775, and 10 pounds for care of James Goodwin, a soldier 
in Capt. Jonathan Emerson's Co., April 5, 1777; member, and his wife also, 
of the West religious society, Jan. 10, 1778; petitioned for the appointment 
of Jeremy Bryent justice, April 5, 1784; active in parish affairs, 1791 and 
1800; deeded to his son Joseph Lawrence several parcels of land, 1793, a part of 
it being the land James Goodwin purchased of John Wiggin, William Taylor, 
etc., being identical pieces described in deeds to James Goodwin; died Feb. 
2, 1821. Children: 

15. Joseph Lawrences m. (1) Nov. 15, 1782, Martha Hilton, (2) Oct. 13, 
1794, Betsey Hilton; was active in the parish, 1799 and 1805. Gravestones 
of himself and wife are standing on the farm of Mr. Sewall near "Four 
Corners." 

(9). Catys (James,* James,^ Daniel,^ DanielO was born March 14, 1759; 
married June 13, 1776, Josiah Bennett, who died May 20, 1832, aged 78; 
died Jan. 1, 1815. Children: 

16. Robert Goodwin' Bennett. 17. Arthur^ Bennett. 
18. Cottons Bennett. 19. James' Bennett. 

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Genealogy. 537 

(12). James6 (James,^ James,* James,' Daniel,^ DanielO was born in Milton; 
married Mary Walkham, who was born May 1, 1788, and died Newmarket, 
Dec. 17, 1854; was a soldier, 1812, and pensioner. Children: 

20. Huldah'; m. Corson. 21. PoUy.' 22. Joseph.^ 

23. Olive E^; m. Peabody. 24. Child'; d. 25. Child'; d. 

26. Hopsley Meserve'; d. Newmarket, Jan. 17, 1847, aged 23. 

27. John Rollins'. 28. Joseph Boody; m. Anna E. Kennard. 

29. James Lewis'; soldier, 1862; m.; no ch. 

(28). Joseph Boody (James.^ James,^ James,* James,' Daniel,2 Danieh) 
was born in Milton, 1831; married Anna E., daughter of Thomas S. and 
Sarah Folsom (Mathes) Kennard of Newfields, who died March 10, 1901; 
Uved in the house now occupied by S. P. Badger; served an apprenticeship with 
Mr. WiUdns of Middleton, Mass., to the trade of shoe manufacturer; settled 
in Cleveland, O.; died there Nov. 21, 1896, and was buried at Newfields. 

Children : 

30. Charles R.f b. Dec. 22, 1861; d. Jan. 2, 1864. 

31. Daughters b. Dover; d. aged two years. 

32. Lewis Kennards; d. Ohio, March 1, 1892, aged 24. 

33. Harrys; graduated Dartmouth College, 1895; m.; lives near Boston. 

34. Helens (adopted daughter). 

HALE. 

Enoch Hale, Jr., of Newburyport, Mass., bought land and buildings of 
Rev. Samuel Tomb, 1798, which he sold to David Wiggin 3d, April 8, 1801. 
These premises became the "Parsonage" in 1803. 

Maj. Enoch Hale built a house and sold it to "Quaker Doe," which his son, 
"Boston Joe," sold to Rev. Curtis Coe; was active in the parish, 1810. 

Members of the Hale family were probably buried south of Cobbey brook 
in the field at the right of the road. 

HALL. 

1. Johni Hall was born in England. Children: 

2. Johns; m. Ehzabeth . 

3. Ralphs b. 1618; m. Mary . 



(2). Johns (Johni) was born in England in 1617; married Elizabeth ; 

became member of the Dover combination, Oct. 20, 1640; hved on Great 
Bay, Greenland; bought land at Strawberry Point, 1658; was selectman and 
town clerk; on the Dover tax list, 1659; grand juror, Dover, 1661; bought of 
Peter Coffin of Dover land granted to Elder Starbuck, 1662; died 1694. 

Children: 

4. John' b. about 1649; m. Abigail Roberts. 5. Ralph'; m. Mary Chesley. 

6. Hatevil'; m. Mercy , and had Hatevil* b. Feb. 13, 1707, who m. 

Sarah Furbish of Kittery, Me.; settled in Falmouth, Me. 

7. Nathaniel'. 8. Grace' b. May 16, 1664. 

(3). Ralphs (Johni) was born in 1618; married Mary ; died March, 

1701. (75). Children: 

9. Mercy b. Jan. 15, 1647; d. July 1648. 



538 History of Newfiei^ds. 

10. Marys b. Jan. 15, 1647; m. Jan. 13, 1669, Edward Smith. 

11. Hildea3 b. April 16, 1649. 

12. Ralphs; probably lived in Dover; d. June 6, 1671. 

13. Samuels. 14. Joseph^; m. Mary Hilton. 

15. Kinsleys b. 1652; m. Sept. 26, 1674, Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. Samuel 
Dudley. 

16. Phaltiels; m. Ephraim Folsom. 

(4). Johns (John,2 Johni) was born about 1649; married Nov. 8, 1671, 
Abigail, daughter of John and Abigail (Nutter) Roberts, who survived him 
and married (2) Thomas Downs of Cochecho; representative, 1698; died 1698. 

Children : 

17. John^ b. June 27, 1673; m. Hester Chesley. 

18. Thomas^ b. June 19, 1675; owned mills at Oyster River; m. and had 
children. 

19. Abigail^ b. Feb. 24, 1679. 

20. Josephs m- Esther and had Abigail b. July 3, 1708. 

21. Sarah«; m. Gershom, son of Thomas Downs. 

(5). Ralphs (John,2 Johni) married May 26, 1701, Mary, daughter of Philip 
Chesley . Children : 

22. Benjamin^ b. June 1702; m. Frances Willey of Lee; res. Barrington. 
8 ch. 

23. John4. 24. Joseph^ b. March 26, 1706; m. Peniel Bean; d. Nov. 14, 
1782. 9 ch. 

25. Jamess d. 1735. 26. Jonathan." 27. Isaac^ settled in Medford, Mass. 

28. Ralph«; m. Ehzabeth Willey of Lee; res. Barrington. 8 ch. 

(13). Samuels (Ralph, 2 Johni) was a commissioner, 1656; granted 50 acres 
of land Jan. 31, 1681; died 1690. Children: 

29. Josiah4 b. Dec. 22, 1651. 30. Edward" b. Feb. 25, 1653. 
31. Sarah" b. June 23, 1654. 32. Abigail" b. May 2, 1656. 

33. Nathaniel Bartlett" b. Dec. 11, 1657. 34. Meribah" b. June 3, 1659. 
35. Kinsley" b. Oct. 12, 1660. 36. Elizabeth" b. Dec. 17, 1662. 
(14). Josephs (Ralph,2 Johni) married Mary, daughter of Edward Hilton, 
Jr., who died April 1, 1755, aged 72; died about 1702. (76). 
Children born before 1702: 

37. Joseph"; m. (1) Mary Moody (2) Eunice . 

38. Edward"; m. (1) Mary Willson, (2) Hannah Lord. 

(15). Kinsleys (Ralph,^ Johni) was born in Exeter, 1652; married (1) Sept. 

26, 1674, Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. Samuel Dudley, (2) Mary , who 

died Jan. 24, 1729, aged 64; died 1736. (76). Children: 

39. Josiah"; m. (1) Woodbury, (2) Hannah Light. 

40. Paul"; m. Mercy ; was granted 80 acres of land, 1705; had a 

daughter Elizabeth. 5 His Will was probated June 7, 1707, giving house, barn 
and "shays" to his wife and daughter. 

41. Ehzabeth"; m. Francis James; had a son Kinsley^ James b. Feb. 19, 
1709, who m. Nov. 5, 1735, Mary, dau. of Dudley Hilton. 

42. Mary"; m. John, son of Capt. Tobias and Mary (Hubbard) Langdon, 
of Portsmouth, and became, Dec. 1739, the mother of Gov. John Langdon, 
LL.D. 



Genealogy. 539 

43. Mercys; m. Dudley Hilton. 

(17). John^ (John,3 John,^ John') was born June 27, 1673; married Aug. 9, 
1705, Hester, daughter of Thomas Chesley, who escaped the massacre at 
Oyster River, 1697, by jumping from an upper window with a babe in her 
arms; Uved on Dover Neck and in Somersworth. Children : 

44. Johns m. (1) Anne Morrill of Kittery, Me., (2) Oct. 17, 1743, Sarah 
Stackpole, who d. Jan. 1804, aged 86; settled in Somersworth; d. Oct. 19, 
1789. 11 ch. 

45. Samuel. 5 46. James. s 47. Hezekiah.s 48. Esther. ^ 49. Bestey.^ 
(37). Joseph^ (Joseph,3 R,alph,2 John') married (1) 1700, Mary Moody of 

Newbury, Mass., who died April 1, 1775, aged 72, (2) Eunice , who 

died March 27, 1790, aged 94 or 97; Ensign, Capt. Thomas Tash's Co., Col. 
John Hart's Regt., and discharged Aug. 19, 1758; died 1767. (91). Children: 

50. Judiths b. Sept. 22, 1700. 

51. Loves b. June 10, 1716; m. Isaac Bartlett; d. 1754. Their dau. Sarah^ 
Bartlett m. (1) Col. Winborn Adams. 

52. Marys; m. Fitz WilUam Sargent, who was b. Gloucester, Mass., 1701, 
and d. 1769; d. 1781. 

53. Sarahs b. Sept. 12, 1721; m. Feb. 4, 1746, Lt. John Burleigh; d. June 
25, 1757. 

54. Deborahs; m. Lt. Jonathan Folsom as 2d wife. 

55. Rebeccas; m. Samuel Adams. 

(38). Edward^ (Joseph^, Ralph, 2 Johni) married (1) Mary Willson, who 
was born Nov. 10, 1680 and died Dec. 2, 1737, (2) Hannah, daughter of 
Robert Lord of Ipswich, Mass.; died about 1767. (92). Children all by 
first wife: 

56. Anns; m. April 5, 1730, Rev. John Moody; d. July 14, 1771. 

57. Tamsens; m. John Bergen of Newmarket. 

58. Daughters; m. Rev. Page. 

59. Jemimas; m. Benjamin Smith of Durham. 

60. Mercys; m. Joseph Merrill of Newmarket. 

61. Marys b. 1720; m. John Perkins, father of Capt. John; d. 1814. 

(39). Josiah^ (Kinsley,^ Ralph,^ Johni) married (1) • Woodbury of 

Beverly, Mass., (2) May 10, 1719, Hannah, wadow of John Light, who survived 
him and married (3) Edward Hall; was granted 120 acres of land, 1725; com- 
mittee on town lands, March 30, 1724; town clerk, 1726-29. 

Children by first wife : 

62. Elizabeths; m. Tobias Lear. 63. Marys; m. John Langdon. 
By second wife: 

64. Kinsleys b. Nov. 11, 1720. 65. Josiahs b. Oct. 21, 1721. 

66. Dudleys b. Jan. 20, 1723. 67. Samuels b. April 20, 1724. 

68. Abigails b. June 20, 1726. 69. Pauls b. April 18, 1728. 

(43). Mercys (Kinsley,^ Ralph,: JohnO married (1) Dudley, son of the 2d 
Edward Hilton, who with his brother Col. Winthrop Hilton, was attacked by 
the Indians June 23, 1710, and never heard of afterwards, but probably died 
in captivity, (2) Nathaniel Ladd. Children by first husband: 

70. Ehzabeths Hilton; m. Christopher Robinson; d. Cape Breton, leaving 
two daughters. 

71. Anns Hilton; m. Nathaniel Ladd, Jr. 



540 History of Newfields. 

72. Marys Hilton; m. Kinsley James Hall. 
Children by second husband : 

73. Dudleys Ladd. 74. Pauls Ladd. 



1. Samueli Hall of Portsmouth married Margaret ; had charge of 

the transportation in gondolas to Durham Falls of the gunpowder taken 
from Fort WilUam and Mary, Dec. 1774. Children: 

2. Margaret^ b. Nov. 15, 1752. 3. Stacy^ b. Nov. 3, 1754. 
4. John^ b. July 10, 1757. 5. Lucy^ b. Aug. 15, 1759. 

6. Samuel b. March 10, 1761. 7. Elizabeth^ b. April 19, 1763. 

8. Anna2 b. March 15, 1766. 9. Andrew^ b. Dec. 13, 1767. 

10. Theodore^ b. Nov. 4, 1768. 11. Lydia^ b. April 1, 1771. 

12. Sarahs b. Sept. 10, 1773. 13. Benning^ b. March 1, 1775. 

(9). Andrew^ (Samuel) i was born Dec. 13, 1767; married Sarah, daughter 
of Thomas and Sarah Bickford, who was born Aug. 7, 1769 and died Aug. 
12, 1853; moved from Portsmouth to Newmarket, and bought the Smart 
place of Bradbury Robinson about 1812; was corporal, 1814; died Jan. 21, 1853. 

Children probably born in Portsmouth: 

14. Sarahs b. Dec. 2, 1792. 

15. Thomas Bickford^ b. Oct. 1, 1794; m. (1) Mehitable L. Bennett, (2) 
Hannah K. Adams, (3) Mindwell A. York. 

16. Andrews b. Nov. 14, 1796; m. Sept. 7, 1845, Mrs. Sally Howard; corporal 
1814; d. May 28, 1871. 

17. Lucys b. Sept. 22, 1799; d. March 1875. 18. Loanna' b. April 27, 1802. 

19. CorneUa D.3 b. April 22, 1806; Uving in 1883. 

20. Paschals b. May 17, 1808. 

(15). Thomas Bickford^ (Andrew,^ Samuel') was born in Portsmouth, Oct. 
1, 1794; married (1) March 11, 1821, Mehitable L. Bennett, who was born in 
Newmarket Jan. 15, 1802, and died Lee, May 8, 1839, (2) Oct. 11, 1840, 
Hannah K. Adams of Warren, R. I., who was born Dec. 13, 1794, (3) Aug. 
26, 1866, Mindwell A. York, who was born in Kittery, Me., Nov. 20, 1802, 

survived him and married (2) Downs, and died, Exeter, June 2, 1883; 

died Lee, March 31, 1867. Children by first wife: 

21. Paschab b. Oct. 20, 1822; m. Mary Howard, who d. Apr. 11, 1887; 
lived on the old place, Newfields; d. there leaving son George,^ who m. Anna 
Pease, and Loanna^ who m. Clifford Dixon. 

22. Elizabeth A.« b. Jan. 23, 1824; m. Capt. Charles Bailey of Portsmouth; 
died Dec. 15, 1905. 

23. Sarah M.^b. Sept. 25, 1825; m. Sept. 25, 1859, Green Clark Fowler, and 
had James Edwins Fowler; d. Aug. 25, 1877. 

24. Corneha L.^ b. March 8, 1827; m. Jan. 20, 1853, John Fletcher Fowler; 
had Corneha Halb Fowler, who died Dec. 6, 1907; d. Newfields, Oct. 15, 1862. 

25. Thomas C.^ b. June 13, 1829; d. Sept. 7, 1830. 

26. James B.^ b. Dec. 13, 1830; d. July 29, 1845. 

27. Frances L.^ b. March 9, 1836; m. Andrew W. Austin. 

28. Thomas B.4b. May 7, 1838; d. Dec. 18, 1838. 

(27). Frances L. (Thomas Bickford, Andrew, Samuel) was born March 
9, 1836; married Andrew W. Austin, who was born Jan. 19, 1832 and died 
Nov. 19, 1887; died June 18, 1887. Children: 



Genealogy. 541 

29. Charles S.^* Austin; m. Nellie Emerson of Exeter. 

30. Cornelia L.s Austin; m. George G. Randall of Portsmouth. 

31. Ella E.6 Austin; m. Harry Butler of South Berwick, Me. 

HANSON. 

1. Ebenezeri Hanson was born April 12, 1759; married Sept. 6, 1789, Abigail, 
daughter of John of Barrington, and granddaughter of Arthur Caverno, who 
was born May 10, 1770, and died April 14, 1854. Arthur Caverno was of 
Scotch descent, and born in Ireland, who married Fannie Potts and emi- 
grated to America about 1735. 

2. Paul2 (Ebenezeri) was born Dec. 12, 1791; married Feb. 22, 1824, Betsey 
Jenness of Northwood, who was born May 6, 1791, and died Jan 10, 1877; 
died March 21, 1872. Children: 

3. Francis Jenness^ b. Nov. 9, 1825; m. Dec. 3, 1846, Sarah D., dau. of 
Jonathan Hoitt of Northwood. 

4. John Chnton3 b. March 21, 1831; m. (1) June 3, 1852, Martha Jane, 
dau. of Jonathan and Dorcas (Taylor) Hoitt of Northwood, who was b. Nov. 
18, 1830, and d. March 2, 1866, (2) Nov. 30, 1867, Anne Lucy, dau. of Charles 
and Hannah (French) Lane of Newfields, who was b. Sept. 1, 1834; came to 
Newfields Aug. 2, 1866 and for a time was clerk in the store of Charles Lane; 
afterwards became proprietor, and for more than 20 years was a successful 
merchant; then retired and Aug. 15, 1895, removed with his family to Cam- 
bridge, Mass., where he still resides. Child by his first wife: 

5. Emma Bell^ b. Sept. 26, 1854; m. (1) May 5, 1875, George Everett Hardy 
of Newfields, who was b. Jan. 14, 1854, and d. July 13, 1903, (2) Oct. 12, 1905, 
Otis A. Graham of Haverhill, Mass. 

Children by his second wife born in Newfields : 

6. Charles Lane* b. May 22, 1870; m. Bertha W. Fhnt. 

7. WiUiam Clinton* b. Dec. 18, 1874; physician; res. Cambridge, Mass. 
(390). 

(6). Charles Lane* (John Clinton,^ Paul,^ Ebenezeri) was born May 22, 
1870; married June 25, 1902, Bertha Winthrop, daughter of Francis FUnt of 
Cambridge, Mass.; is a teacher in Cambridge. (389). Children: 

8. Pauls b. July 29, 1906. 9. Helen Bemis^ b. Nov. 23, 1909. 

HARDY. 

1. Georgei Hardy was born in Kensington Aug. 29, 1811; married April, 
1845, Charlotte, daughter of John and Mary (Colcord) Giddings; was a nephew 
of Mrs. Benjamin Lovering; died Jan. 22, 1893. His wife died July, 1900. 
Children : 

2. Mary Emma^; m. (1) Nathaniel Conner, (2) Lawrence; res. 

Lowell, Mass. 

3. George Everett2 b. Jan. 14, 1854; m. Emma B., dau. of John C. and 
Martha (Hoitt) Hanson; was head clerk for several years in John Hanson's 
store, Newfields; in 1888 entered mercantile business in Haverhill, Mass.; 
retired on account of failing health and d. July 13, 1903. 



542 History of Newfields. 

Theophilus Hardy married Mary, daughter of John Sullivan of Somers- 
worth and sister of Maj.-Gen. John Sullivan of Durham; was chosen con- 
stable of Exeter March 28, 1720; is mentioned as kinsman in the Will of 
Biley Dudley, dated Jan. 24, 1723 and probated July 4, 1728; was a witness, 
1768. 



Stephen Hardy refused to sign the Association Test, 1776; sold land in 
Newfields, 1790, to Josiah Adams and William Carlo; married Mary B., 
daughter of Daniel HiU, who was born, 1792, and died June 22, 1867. 

HART. 

1. Thomasi Hart married AHce , who died June 8, 1682, aged about 

70; embarked at Baddow, Essex Co., England, in the Desire June, 1635, and 
came to Boston as a servant to John Brown, a tailor; was at Ipswich, 'Mass., 
in 1639; a proprietor and commoner, 1641; was a tanner; died March 8, 1674, 
aged 67. Children born in Ipswich: 

2. Thomas^ b. about 1640; m. Mary Norton. 

3. Samuel b. 1645; m. Sarah Norton; d. Aug. 30, 1725. 

4. Sara^; m. George Norton, Jr. 

5. Mary 2; not known that she married. 

6. Deborah; m. Feb. 16, 1673, Benjamin Proctor. 

(2). Thomas^ (Thomasi) was born about 1640; married, Ipswich, Oct. 
12, 1664, Mary Norton, who was born in Gloucester, Mass., Feb. 28, 1643, 
and died Nov. 28, 1689; was representative to the General Court, 1693-94; 
selectman, Ipswich, 1693-94; a tanner; died Dec. 31, 1717. 

Children born in Ipswich : 

7. Marys b. Aug. 25, 1665; m. Dilhngham Cadwell of Ipswich. 

8. Thomas 3 b. Nov. 15, 1667; m. Elizabeth . 

9. George^ b. Jan. 11, 1669; m. Sarah Hart. 

10. Lydia' b. Oct. 10, 1671; m. June 15, 1718, William Parker; lived in 
Portsmouth. 

11. Samuels b. Aug. 16, 1674; settled in Portsmouth. 

12. Nathaniels b. April 30, 1677; m. about 1798, Joanna Matthews. 

13. Johns b. Dec. 20, 1678; d. Oct. 27, 1743. 

14. Josephs b. Nov. 18, 1680. 

(9). Ens. Georges (Thomas,2 Thomas^ was born in Ipswich, Mass., Jan. 11, 
1669; married (1) Ipswich, May 5, 1698, Ehzabeth Wells, who died June 13, 
1722, (2) (pub. Nov. 10, 1722), Mrs. Martha Tuttle, who died Aug. 17, 1723, 
(3) (pub. Apr. 4, 1724), Mrs. Hannah Treadwell, who died April 17, 1745; 
was a cooper. His Will was probated Jan. 22, 1753. 

Children born in Ipswich: 

15. Thomas^ b. March 25, 1699; m. Ehzabeth Knowlton. 

16. George^ b. April 15, 1702; d. Aug. 27, 1722. 

17. Nathanieb b. July 8, 1704; m. 1731, Ehzabeth Perkins; d. Feb. 27, 
1758. 

18. John«; was hving in 1753. 

(15.) Thomas^ (Ens. George,' Thomas,^ ThomasO was born in Ipswich, 



Genealogy. 543 

March 25, 1699; published July 22, 1721 to Ehzabeth, daughter of Abraham 
and Mary (Smith) Knowlton of Ipswich; was a cooper. 
Children born in Ipswich : 

19. Georges bap. Aug. 26, 1722; d. Aug. 27, 1722. 

20. EUzabeths bap. April 26, 1724; pub. Aug. 15, 1756, to Philip Hammond. 

21. Deborahs bap. Aug. 21, 1726; d. unm. June 18, 1803. 

22. Thomaso bap. Aug. 10, 1729; d. June 8, 1730. 

23. Georges bap. May 30, 1731 ; m. Lydia Stevens. 

24. Mary bap. Aug. 22, 1742; d. Jan. 6, 1803. 

(23). Georges (Thomas, « George,^ Thomas,^ Thomas') was born May 30, 
1731; married, Ipswich, Jan. 30, 1755, Lydia, daughter of Aaron and Lydia 
(Bennett) Stevens; moved to Newfields, 1760, and is said to have lived 
near the school house; bought land in Newmarket for 100 pounds of 
Thomas Perkins of Stratham; petitioned for a bridge over Squamscot 
river, 1760; refused to sign Association Test, 1776; joined the West rehgious 
society, 1779; died June 10, 1807. His widow died June 6, 1815. 

Children, first three born in Ipswich, others in Newfields: 

25. Lydia6 b. Jan. 18, 1755. 

26. EUzabeths b. Dec. 25, 1757; married Nov. 9, 1777, Benjamin, son of 
Jabez and Ehzabeth (Studley) Sweet of Ipswich, who was born Aug. 24, 
1746 and died Dec. 22, 1830; went from Newmarket back to Ipswich; died 
Jan. 4, 1844. 

27. Sarahs b. Dec. 2, 1759; d. unm. Newmarket, March 14, 1814. 

28. Johns b. about 1762; was living, 1840. 

29. Samuels b. about 1765; m.; died, 1851. 

30. Nathaniels b. about 1767; m. Joanna Matthews. 

31. Capt. Georges; m. Nov. 14, 1784, Mrs. Christina Cook; res. Portsmouth. 

32. Marys; unm. 1840. 33. Hannahs; m. Gannett; living, 1840. 

34. Davids b. Nov. 12, 1779; married (l) Ipswich, Dec. 10, 1805, Deborah, 

daughter of Thomas Cadwell, who died May 17, 1839, (2) 1840, Ehza Ann, 
daughter of Capt. Anthony and Betsey (Cook) Knapp of Newburyport, Mass., 
who died March 4, 1892; died Aug. 3, 1865. No ch. 

HARVEY— HERVEY. 

1. 1 Hervey of Newburyport, Mass., married and had 

^. Robert^ b. 1805; m. Mrs. Ann Maria (Rowe) Cram. 

3. WiUiam Plummer2 b. July 31, 1809; m. Abigail Wiggin Drowne. 

4. Abigail; united with the Congregational church, Stratham, Oct. 7, 1827, 
and Newfields, Feb. 12, 1840. 

(2) Robert^ ( 1) was born in Newburyport in 1805; came to Newfields 

when a young man and entered the employ of the Swamscot Machine Co., and 
so continued till his last sickness; married Mrs. Ann Maria (Rowe) Cram of 
Kensington, who survived him; was tax collector, 1853-55, 1859-62 and 
1877; preferred to spell his name Harvey; died Sept. 7, 1886. Children: 

5. Abby Rebecca^; m. John Murch of Portsmouth; res. San Francisco, Cal. 

6. Marys; m. Charles Hosford; res. Cahfornia. 

(3). WilUam Plmnmerz ( 1) was born in Newburyport July 31, 1809; 

married Dec. 25, 1836, Abigail Wiggin, daughter of Dea. Thomas and Comfort 



544 History of Newfields. 

(Wiggin) Drowne, who was born Nov. 30, 1801, and died Dec. 28, 1890; 
admitted to the church in Straham Feb. 3, 1828, and by letter to the church 
in Newfields, Feb. 12, 1840; was one of the church committee, 1841; succeeded 
Thomas Drowne as deacon, 1847; was in the employ of the Swamscot Machine 
Co. tiU prevented by faiUng health; died Oct. 15, 1880. Child: 
7. Emma' (adopted) ; m. James E. Coe of Newfields. 

HERSEY. 

1. Peter Hersey was born in Hingham, Mass.; married Elizabeth, daughter 
of James Gihnan of Exeter, who in 1743 was interested in Moses Oilman's 600 
acre lot; died at Hersey Lane in 1722. His widow EHzabeth was granted 
letters of administration Sept. 5, 1722. (83.) Children: 

2. James2 b. 1708; m. Jemima Burleigh. 

3. Sarah2 b. 1712; m. Jacob Ames; sold to her brother James, Dec. 7, 1743, 
all her right to the estate of her father; her husband bought of Winthrop 
Hilton, Oct. 23, 1752, 10 acres of land Hilton had bought of Thomas Haley; 
purchased of Daniel Lyford, May 30, 1753, land joining his own and that of 
Walter Neal on Piscassic river; petitioned for a bridge at Newfields Nov. 25, 
1755; bought land of his brother Nathaniel, Dec. 11, 1758, and 12 acres of 
Joseph Young, April 21, 1763; had sons, Jacobs and Daniel Ames; d. 1806. 

4. Polly2 b. 1714; m. March 28, 1742, Col. Jeremiah Folsom, who was b. 
July 25, 1719, and d. 1802; devoted followers of Whitefield. 10 ch. 

5. Johns b. 1717; was a witness, 1740; petitioned for Squamscot bridge 
Nov. 12, 1746. 

6. Peters b. Aug. 1720; m. Polly Colcord. 

(2). James 2 (Peter 1) was born, 1708; married Jemima Burleigh; with his 
brother John, petitioned for a bridge over Squamscot river, Nov. 21, 1746. 
Children: 

7. Jamess b. Hersey Lane, 1744; m. 

8. Jonathans b. 1746; m. Feb. 15, 1772, Mary Wiggin. 

9. Josiahs b. 1748; m. 10. Wilham' b. 1751; m. Polly Smart. 
11. Pollys b. 1753. 12. Peter' b. 1756; m. Polly Sheafe. 

13. EHzabeth' b. 1758. 14. Miner' b. 1761. 

15. Jacob' b. 1764; drowned. 16. John' b. 1768. 

(6.) Peters (Peteri) was born Aug. 1720; married Polly Colcord of Brent- 
wood, who died Dec. 15, 1795; after serving his time as a farmer with his grand- 
father James Oilman, received from him 75 acres of land at Piscassic, and by 
Will of James Oilman one half of 50 acres at Piscassic on the easterly side, also 
his part of a saw mill at Piscassic, on payment of ten pounds to his daughter 
Hannah, aunt of Peter; was a wheelwright in Exeter, Dec. 7, 1743, when he 
sold his right in his father's estate; built the house where Edward Hersey 
fives in 1740-42, using charred clapboards from his grandfather Oilman's 
old house for lathing, bringing clapboards and apple trees by a bridle path 
on horseback; petitioned for a bridge at Newfields; was run over by his cart 
wheel at the "Foxborough HiU" while returning from Newfields landing, and 
died Aug. 9, 1756. The old "mast way" turning to the left near the Piscassic 
burying ground, passed to the north of Samuel Oilman's, Peter Hersey's and 
Neal's, coming out at Hall's mill bridge. Children: 



Genealogy. 545 

17. Betseys b. 1748; d. Oct. 3, 1828. 

18. Nicholas^ b. Aug. 14, 1749; m. Betsey Colcord, 

19. Peters b. 1751; m. Mary Folsom. 

(7). Jamess (Jaraes,^ Peteri) was born, Hersey Lane, 1744; was the king's 
surveyor, 1774-87; soldier, 1782; moved to Sanbornton and laid out Ossipee, 
Ossipee Gore and other places. Children: 

20. Pollys b. 1782. 21. Betseys b. 1784; m. Coffran. 

22. Sarah* b. Oct. 24, 1785; m. Ebenezer Butler. 

23. Ruth* b. 1788; m. Coffran. 

24. Nancy* b. Oct. 22, 1792; m. March 12, 1818, Henry Butler, Jr., who 
was born June 30, 1783, m. (1) Oct. 1, 1806, Abigail Lord of Nottingham, 
and lived in Bangor and Hampden, Me., having by his two wives seven daugh- 
ters in succession and then seven sons. 

25. James* b. 1793; taught the academy at Deerfield Parade subsequently 
to 1812. 

26. Abigail* b. 1796. 27. Jacob * b. 1799. 

28. Fanny* b. 1802; m. Joseph Bartlett. 

29. Lucinda* b. 1804; m. Blake. 

(8). Jonathans (James,2 Peteri) was born, 1746; m. Feb. 15, 1772, Mary 
Wiggin of Stratham, who was born, 1752; settled in Wolfeborough. 
Children : 

30. Samuel* b. 1772. 31. James* b. 1774. 32. WiUiam* b. 1777. 
33. John* b. 1779. 34. EUjah* b. 1782. 35. Polly* b. 1785. 

36. Jonathan* b. 1787. 37. Nabby* b. 1789; m. John Neal. 

38. Jacob* b. 1792. 

(9). Josiahs (James, 2 Peteri) was born 1748; married and settled in Sanborn- 
ton. Children: 

39. Josiah* b. 1789. 40. Stephen* b. 1791. 41. James* b. 1793. 
42. Jacob* b. 1795. 43. Gihnan* b. 1798. 44. Harriet* b. 1802. 

45. Nathaniel C* b. 1804. 

(10.) Williams (James,2 Peteri) was born 1751; married April 9, 1791, Polly 
Smart; settled in Sanbornton. Children: 

46. Betsey* b. 1791. 47. Sally* b. 1793. 48. Nancy* b. 1794. 
49. PoUy* b. 1796. 50. DoUy S.* b. 1798. 51. Noah* b. 1800. 
52. Hannah* b. 1802. 53. Miner* b. 1805. 54. Edna* b. 1807. 

(12). Peters (James,2 Peteri) was born 1756; married Jan. 30, 1780, Polly 
Sheafe; settled in Sanbornton. Children: 

55. Samuel* b. 1780. 56. Mary* b. 1782. 57. Peter* b. 1791. 

(18). Nicholass (Peter,^ Peteri) was born Aug. 14, 1749; married Betsey, 
daughter of Edward Colcord, who was born Jan. 1, 1748, and died Oct. 3, 
1828; settled on the homestead; died, Aug. 1, 1822. Children: 

58. Polly* b. July 2, 1779; d. Dec. 3, 1786. 

59. Edward* b. May 23, 1781; m. Parthenia Wood. 

60. Betsey* b. Feb. 9, 1783; m. Jeremiah Folsom.* 

61. Peter* b. April 22, 1784; d. Aug. 22, 1784. 

62. Peter* b. Nov. 10, 1789; m. Mahala Wood. 

(19). Peters (Peter,2 Peteri) was born 1751; married Dec. 16, 1790, his 
cousin Mary, daughter of Col. Jeremiah and Polly (Hersey) Folsom, who was 
born Sept. 25, 1761, and died Aug. 21, 1839; died. Feb. 17, 1831. Children: 

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546 History of Newfields. 

63. Pollys b. May 6, 1791; d. unm. Oct. 19, 1852. 

64. Jeremiah^ b. Sept. 3, 1793; m. Nov. 8, 1849, Anna W. Wiggin of Strat- 
ham; was sergeant, 1814; d. Dec. 11, 1851. No ch. His widow m. (2) John 
Foss, as second wife, and lived on the Henry Oilman place. 

65. Nancys b. July 26, 1796; d. unm. Aug. 6, 1862. 

66. James" b. 1798; d. May 24, 1798. 

67. Peter" b. May 15, 1800; d. unm. Oct. 8, 1871 at his birth place. 

68. Jacob" b. Dec. 9, 1803; lived on the homestead; the largest land 
owner in town; was a successful farmer, stock raiser, and useful citizen; d. unm. 
Feb. 19, 1889. The title to land in the family goes back to colonial times; 
grants were from the crown. A small portion of the old mill stone at the 
Oilman and Hersey mill, was to be seen in 1886 lying in the bed of the stream. 

(22). Sarah" (James,^ James,2 Peter') was born Oct. 24, 1785; married Oct. 
19, 1809, Ebenezer, son of Gen. Henry and Ehzabeth (Fisk) Butler of Notting- 
ham, who was born March 13, 1781, and died Dec. 25, 1850; died Nov. 27, 1854. 

Children: 

69. James Herseys Butler b. Oct. 27, 1811; was judge of court of common 
pleas. 

70. Henriettas Butler b. Dec. 24, 1813. 

71. Sally Tiltons Butler b. Nov. 30, 1818; d. Nov. 13, 1853. 

72. Louisas Butler b. March 30, 1823; d. Nov. 11, 1830. 

(59). Edward" (Nicholas,' Peter,2 Peteri; was born May 23, 1781; married 
Parthenia, daughter of Aaron and Olive Wood, who died Dec. 31, 1854, aged 
61. Her mother Ohve, died Oct. 19, 1848, aged 77. Children: 

73. Olive W.s b. 1806; d. Jan. 10. 1842. 

74. Mary E.s b. 1815; m. George C. Gilchrist; d. June 13, 1846. 

(60). Betsey" (Nicholas,' Peter,2 PeterO was born Feb. 9, 1783; married 
Dec. 14, 1806, Jeremiah Folsom, who was born Jan. 19, 1772, and died Jan. 
29, 1850. Children: 

75. Nicholas Hersey^ Folsom b. May 10, 1808; d. unm. May 20, 1848. 

76. Eliza M.s Folsom b. June 30, 1815; d. unm. Feb. 19, 1880. 

(62). Capt. Peter" (Nicholas,' Peter,^ PeterO was born Nov. 10, 1789^ 
married March 4, 1816, Mahala Wood, who survived him and married (2) 
April 16, 1823, Henry Bradstreet Oilman and moved to Gilmanton; was. 
captain, 1814. Child: 

77. Edwards b. Aug. 5, 1816; m. Elizabeth Hobbs. 

(77). Edwards (Capt. Peter," Nicholas,' Peter,2 PeterO was born Aug. 5,. 
1816; married Elizabeth Hobbs; told the story of his ancestors who were assem- 
bled at the James Oilman homestead making a treaty with the Squamscot 
Indians. "Peace was proclaimed with the Indians at Exeter, Aug. 5, 1727."' 
Children : 

78. Ransom P." b. 1841; d. young. 79. Ransom P.s b. 1843. 

80. Ohve G.s b. 1844; m. Augustus W. Richards. 

81. Nelhe'^ b. 1846; m. (1) Capt. Riggs of Portland, Me., (2) . 

82. Edwin S.s b. 1848; m. Flora E. Smith. 

83. Wilmot H.6 b. 1850; m. Jones. 

84. Addles b. 1853; m. Cummings of Boston. 

85. Jacobs A. b. 1855; m. Bowley. 

86. Annies b. 1857. 87. Idons b. 1859. 



Genealogy. 547 

1. Williami Hersie married Elizabeth , who survived him; was of 

Hingham, Mass., 1635; received a grant of land. June 1635; made a freeman, 
1638; member of the artillery company, 1652; died March 24, 1658. (83). 

Children : 

2. \V illiams; gave his judgment with reference to the location of the meeting: 
house. May 3, 1680; rated for building the meeting house, 1680. His wife was. 
assigned a seat "in the body of the meeting house," Jan. 5, 1681. 

3. Johns; xn. Mary, dau. of John Fearing; was seated in "the second seate 
in ye gallery at ye West End for young men," Jan. 5, 1681, and his wife also 
"in the gallery. " 

4. James2; gave judgment relative to the location of the meeting house, 
May 3, 1680; "seated in the 3d seat in the front gallery," Jan. 5, 1681. His 
wife also was seated "in the gallery." 

5. Frances^; m. Richard Croade of Hingham. 

6. Elizabeth^; m. Moses Oilman. 

7. Judith^; m. Humphrey Wilson of Exeter. 

(6). Ehzabeth^ (Wilhami) married Moses Oilman of Exeter (See Oilman 
Family.) 

8. James3 Oilman (EMzabeth,^ Williami) married Mary Dolloff. 

9. Ehzabeth^ Gihnan (James' Oilman, Ehzabeth^, WiUiamO married Peter 
Hersey. 

HILL, 

1. John! Hill was born about 1625, and was at Dover in 1649, where he was 
taxed as a resident of "Oyster River," 1649-72; received grants of land from 
the town, 1652, 1653, 1655 and 1656; was grand juryman, 1668. His wife 
was Elizabeth . 

2. Samueb (Johni) was probably born at Oyster River about, 1659; married 
Oct. 28, 1680, Ehzabeth, daughter of William and Mary WiUiams of Oyster 
River; bought land in Eliot, Me., 1686, and settled there. His Will dated Aug. 
28, 1713, was probated March 28, 1723. 

3. Benjamins (Samuel,^ Johni) was born July 2, 1703; married Jan. 12^ 
1726, Mary, daughter of Andrew and Catherine (Furbush) Neal. 

4. Oen. Jamesi (Benjamin,' Samuel,2 Johni) was born at Kittery, Me., 
Dec. 20, 1734; married (1) Jan. 1, 1761, Sarah, daughter of Dr. Edmund, 
grandson of Tristam the emigrant from Brixton Parish, England, and Shuah 
(Bartlett) Coffin, who was born July 1, 1742, and died Feb. 3, 1774, (2) June 
20, 1774, Mrs. Sarah, widow of John, son of John and Sarah (Hall) Burleigh, 
and daughter of Capt. Joseph and Sarah (Jewett) Hoyt of Stratham, who was 
born March 19, 1747, and died Dec. 10, 1789, (3) April 6, 1790, Mrs. Martha, 
widow (1) of Thomas Brackett and (2) of Col. John Folsom of Stratham, and 
daughter of Thomas Wiggin, who was born, 1729, and died June 7, 1812; settled 
in Newmarket in 1761, and became a prominent citizen, taking an active part 
in the civil and miUtary affairs of the town all his hfe. It is not certain where 
he first hved, but in 1778 he purchased of Bradstreet Doe the "Neck" farm so 
called, lying between Lubberland road and the shore of Oreat Bay, recently 
the home of the late Almon R. Smith; purchased of his son-in-law, John Moody 
Smith, "the parsonage" farm, 1786, giving in payment the "Neck" farm, where 
his son-in-law, John Moody Smith, and his brother Joseph Hall Smith after- 



548 History of Newfields. 

wards lived. This parsonage farm was located just north of Rockingham 
Junction, east of the main road from Newfields to Newmarket, which was 
the homestead of Rev. John Moody during his life in Newmarket, and given 
in his Will, dated 1778, to John Moody Smith, his namesake. The "parson- 
age," a fine, substantial, dignified colonial mansion, was probably built soon 
after Mr. Moody's settlement over the first church, in 1728, and is still stand- 
ing in good condition, and deserves to be carefully preserved because of its 
association with the history of the town. Gen. Hill added to this estate land 
adjoining bought of Valentine Hill, Richard Perkins, and his sister, Ann 
(Perkins) Brackett, Eliphalet Mighels and others, till he had a farm reaching 
from the County road to the shore of Great Bay. In his Will all his surviving 
children received portions of this large estate, the homestead going to his 
youngest son, Amos Shepherd Hill, who disposed of the same to Capt. Charles 
Treadwell, and is now owned by the Boston and Maine railroad. Gen. Hill 
■died Aug. 22, 1811, and Ues buried in the old cemetery just south of Rocking- 
ham Junction, as also his second wife. (121). 
Children by his first wife: 

5. Daniels b. July 16, 1761; m. Ehzabeth Burleigh. 

6. Sarahs b. Jan. 5, 1763; m. John Moody Smith. 

6|. Marys b. June 2, 1764; m. (1) April 25, 1786, Arthur Branscomb, who d. 
Nov. 1, 1792, (2) April 1801, Benjamin French of Deerfield, (3) Benjamin Joy. 

7. Jamess b. March 2, 1766; m. Sarah Pottle. 

8. Apphias b. Dec. 4, 1767; d. Jan. 21, 1770. 

9. Eunices b. May 28, 1770; m. (1) Longfellow, who d. April 6, 1812, 

(2) Smiley. 

10. Elizabeths b. Feb. 22, 1772; m. Oct. 17, 1796, Joseph Hall Smith. 

11. WiUiams b. April 7, 1773; m. 1806, at Exeter, Sarah Wyatt. 
Children by second wife: 

12. Hannahs b. March 27, 1775; m. Dec. 11, 1794, Henry Wiggin, Jr.; d. 
Jan. 6, 1798. 

13. John Burleighs b. June 3, 1776; settled in Portsmouth. 

14. Joseph Hoyts b. Jan. 16, 1778; m. Hannah Watson; settled in Skowhegan, 
Me. 

15. Benjamins b. Sept. 19, 1779; lived at Portsmouth; d. Feb. 15, 1812. (140). 

16. Deborahs b. May 3, 1781; m. Robert Perkins; d. Sept. 1815. 

17. Apphias b. July 4, 1783; m. Henry Wiggin, Jr.; d. Sept. 10, 1819. 

18. Mehitable Burleighs b. July 2, 1785; m. Samuel Boardman of New- 
market; settled in Skowhegan, Me. 

19. Olive Rindges b. Jan 1, 1787; m. (1) Joseph Smith Neal, who d. April 
27, 1816, (2) July 21, 1819, Abner P. Stinson; had two daughters. 

20. Amos Shepherds b. March 30, 1788; m. March 6, 1814, Hannah Randall 
of Lee; settled in or near Norridgewalk, Me.; had Joseph,« and several other 
children. 

(5). Maj. Daniels (Gen. James,^ Benjamin,3 Samuel,2 Johni) was born 
July 10, 1761; married Aug. 22, 1784, Ehzabeth, daughter of John and his 
third wife Mehitable (Sheafe) Burleigh, who was born June 10, 1767, and died, 
March 29, 1845; resided on the Burleigh homestead on the west side of the 
County road from Newmarket to Newfields, about one mile north of the Hill 
house, now owned and occupied by Frank Tebbetts, his great-grandson, — a 



Genealogy. 549 

rambling, colonial building well preserved. The first wife of Lt. Burleigh was 
thought to return in spirit to haunt the rooms she had once occupied to the 
great consternation of those left behind, who called in the minister and with 
solemn rites "laid the ghost" assigning to it an upper chamber which was 
sealed up and not entered for more than a hundred years, having been opened 
for use only a few years since. Children : 

21. John Burleigh^ b. April 22, 1785; d. Feb. 27, 1786. 

22. Olive Frost" b. Jan. 21, 1787; received to full communion with the 
church in Stratham, Jan. 1800; m. Nathan Hilton; d. April 6, 1822. 

23. Betseys b. Jan. 11, 1789; d. unm. at the homestead, July 1, 1867. 

24. Daniels b. Feb. 13, 1791; d. unm., Savannah, Ga., June 8, 1815. 

25. Marys b. Nov. 23, 1792; m. Stephen Hardy; d. June 22, 1867. 

26. John Burleighe b. Jan. 9, 1795; settled in Portsmouth; an active busi- 
ness man. 

27. Nathaniels b. Oct. 9, 1796; m. Esther Ely of Dover. 

28. Jamess b. Feb. 10, 1799. 

29. Henrys b. April 13, 1800; d. Feb. 26, 1803. 

30. Mehitable Sheafes b. Dec. 25, 1802; m. Stevens of Deerfield. 

31. Sarah Anns b. Jan. 15, 1806. 32. George H.s b. Sept. 26, 1807. 

(7). James5 (Gen. James,^ Benjamin,^ Samuel, = Johni) was born March 2, 
1766; m. April 15, 1790, Sarah Pottle; settled in Minot, Me.; died, April 9, 1850. 
Children : 

33. Sarah C.s b. Jan. 7, 1791; d. Oct. 7, 1791. 

34. James C.s b. May 7, 1792; d. May 20, 1864. 

35. Sarah L.s b. Nov. 27, 1793; d. Feb. 1, 1817. \ 

36. Elizabeth P.s b. April 1, 1796; d. Nov. 30, 1818. 

37. Nancy D.s b. April 2, 1798; d. July 21, 1818. 

38. Brackley R.s b. Oct. 16, 1800; d. March 2, 1818. 

39. WiUiamM.sb. Feb. 1, 1803; d. June 5, 1822. 

40. Olive R.s b. Dec. 6, 1805; d. July 18, 1829. 

41. Mary B.s b. Feb. 12, 1809. 

(18.) Mehitable Burleigh^ (Gen. James,'' Benjamin,3 Samuel,^ Johni) was 
born July 2, 1785; married Oct. 1805, Samuel Boardman of Newmarket; settled 
in Norridgewock, Me. Children: 

42. Charless Boardman. 43. Martha^ Boardman. 44. Apphias Boardman. 
45. Jamess Boardman. 46. Sarahs Boardman. 47. Nancys Boardman. 
48. WiUiams Boardman. 49. Mehitables Boardman. 50. Marys Boardman. 
51. Samuel Moodys Boardman. 52. Harriets Boardman. 

53. Benjamins Boardman. 

(27). Nathaniels (Maj. Daniel, Gen. James,^ Benjamin,3 Samuel, John') 
was born Oct. 9, 1796; married Esther, daughter of Nathaniel W. and Esther 
(Emerson) Ely of Dover, who was born Feb. 2, 1803 and died April 10, 1889; 
hved many years in Dover, but finally returned to Newmarket and died there. 
Children : 

54. Esther'; m. Oliver Tebbetts, and had one son Franks Tebbetts. 

55. Mary Edna'; m. (1) Gray, (2) — Dow; hved and died in 

Dover; an active business woman. 



550 History of Newfields. 



HILTON. 



Edward and William Hilton were brothers, bom in London, and came 
early to America, William, at least, coming in the ship Fortune arriving at 
Plymouth, Mass., Nov. 9, 1621, his wife and two children following him in the 
ship Anne in July, 1623, in which year he was granted land in Plymouth. 
With his brother Edward began the settlement of Dover in 1623. 

1. Edward Hiltoni married (1) , (2) Katherine, widow of 

James Treworgie of Kittery, Me., and daughter of Alexander and Mary 
Shapleigh of Maine; was considered the founder of Dover; died, 1671. Letters 
of administration were granted March 6, 1671, to his four sons. The appraisers 
of his estate were Samuel Dalton, Antipas Maverick, Robert Burnum, William 
JFollett and WiUiam More. The inventory was taken March 9, 1671, totalling 
£2,204. William, Samuel and Charles, sons and administrators, deed, Nov. 
11, 1674, 300 acres of upland butting on Piscassic river "120 rods and running 
Jnto th9 woods upon a west and by north line one mile and a half; likewise 
half of the marsh butting on Lampreell River's mouth, &c." to Walter Barefoot 
of Dover. (59), Children by first wife : 

3. Edward^; m. Ann Dudley. 4. Williams; m. Rebecca Symes. 

5. Samuels; in the division of his father's estate, Jan. 1, 1677, his portion of 
land extended ' on Squamscot river from Smart's creek to the place where 
George Norton had built a vessel and so running back into the woods, as also 
lands at Lamprey and Piscassic rivers"; was a tax payer at Exeter, April 20, 
1680; juryman, 1683 and 1685; petitioned for the government and protection 
of Massachusetts, as formerly, Feb. 20, 1790; sold marsh and flats at Lamprey 
river creek to Richard Hilton, May 24, 1699; was a millwright of Exeter, and 
sold to Joseph Smith of Oyster River, carpenter, Sept. 2, 1699, "one half of a 
saw mill situated on Piscassick river, with one half of ye falls, Iron works, 
utensils with one half of all ye thereto belonging, with one half of all trees and 
timber growing & being upon ye tract of Land formerly granted unto my 
father Edward Hilton deceased in consideration of setting the saw mill afore- 
said by the Town of Exeter — as also one half part of ye s-i tract of Land, the 
whole content being a quarter of a mile below & a mile a quarter above 
the mill & is to be square, the said bounds of the new sale of the half 
part aforementioned on that side of ye river that the dwelUng house & ba,rn 
stands to begin on the north side of Piscassick river and upward by Dover Une, 
with all the rights &c."; also sold to Richard Hilton, Feb. 28, 1700, "several 
pieces of upland against salt river and ye land of Wm. Hilton's land deceased"; 
was not known to have had a family. 

6. Charles^; mortgaged his dwelling and ware house at Strawberry Bank 
Sept. 8, 1669, to Walter Barefoot to secure 400 pounds sterUng in merchantable 
boards at price current at a convenient landing place in Pascataqua; with his 
brothers WilUam and Samuel sold land at Piscassic river to Walter Barefoot, 
Nov. 11, 1674; had his portion of his father's lands on Lamprey and Piscassic 
Tivers, Jan. 1, 1677; sold marsh to Anthony Stanyan, July 17, 1678, which was 
conveyed to him by execution, and afterwards sold to Samuel Leavitt, and 
later to John Folsom who sold one half of seven acres and a half of marsh at 
Lamprey river Point, so called, to Richard Hilton, Aug. 2, 1693; sold one half 
of Hilton's saw mill and land on Lamprey river to Nicholas Shapleigh of 




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Kittery, Sept. 14, 1680; juryman of Exeter, 1683; died about Feb. 4, 1684; 
was not known to have had a family. 

7. Susanna2; m. Christopher Palmer; had a son Samueb Palmer. 

8. Sobriety^; m. Henry Moulton, who was a selectman of Hampton, 1680, 
juryman, 1684, and petitioned against Cranfield, 1685. 

9. EUzabeth^; m. June 30, 1657, John Oilman; d. Sept. 8, 1719, aged 80. 

In her deed to Samuel Treworthie, 1664, Katherine Hilton says, "I grant 
all my meds or tracts of land situated above Stanyan's creek in the township 
of Kittery in piscattay river, formerly called Thompson's point, now known 
by ye name of Treworthy's point, Ijdng between two creeks, w<=i> neck or 
tract of land I bought of M'. Roules ye Indian." 

(3). Edward2 (Edwardi) married Ann, daughter of Rev. Samuel Dudley. 
(77). Children: 

10. Winthrops b. about 1671. 11. Dudley'; d. 1710. 

12. Josephs b. about 1681. 13. Jane^; m. Richard Mattoon. 

14. Anns; ni. a cousin, Richard Hilton. 15. Marys; m. Joseph Hall. 

16. Sobrietys; m. Jonathan Hilton, who was a soldier, 1710; presents claim 
against the estate of Col. Winthrop Hilton "for his wife's portion of 15 pounds 
given by her father's will," 1717; petitioned for a bridge Nov. 21, 1746. 

(4). Capt. Williams (Edward') married Rebecca, daughter of John Symes 
of Kittery, Me.; died, Exeter, about 1690, his wife surviving him. Letters of 
administration were granted to his son Richard, and the claims, against the 
estate, of Joseph Smith of Oyster River, Lt. Gov. Samuel Wentworth, PhiUp 
Chesley, Oeorge Jaffrey, Robert Smart, WilUam Ardell, William Perkins and 
others, were allowed Nov. 14, 1701. William Perkins held a mortgage against 
the estate. (79). Children: 

17. Richards; m. Ann Hilton. 

18. Jonathans; m. Sobriety Hilton, his cousin, and had Charles^ who was a 
minor Dec. 10, 1727, and Jonathans (97). 

19. Johns; was rated at Oyster River, 1659; petitioned "by order" to join 
Massachusetts, Feb. 20, 1690. 

20. Wilhams; m. Joanna ; was juryman, 1707; with Samuel Hilton, 

his uncle, of Exeter, yeoman, for 60 pounds sold Oct. 12, 1720, to Joshua 
Brackett of Greenland "the one halfe of a certain saw mill commonly known by 
the name of Hilton's mill standing on Wadleighs falls on Lampereel River in 
ye Township of Exeter, together with the one Eighth parte of ye falls & 
priveledge of the stream thereunto belonging, and also ye parte of ye Dam & 
yeard that belongs to the same with ye Eighth parte of the field adjoyning and 
appertaining to s^ mill, together with all ways, water corses priveledges and 
appurtenances whatsoever"; was "hay ward and field driver" 1723; apportioned 
50 acres of common land, 1725; with Samuel Hilton, for 22 pounds sold Samuel 
Brackett land at Lamprey river creek, 1732; for 11 pounds sold Joshua Brackett 
salt marsh at Lamprey river creek. May 15, 1733; had his ten acre right as- 
signed, Aug. 9, 1738; sold Joshua Brackett, Feb. 25, 1740, for 225 pounds 27 
acres of land "beginning 29 rods 9 1-2 ft. south west from ye land w^^ Benj 
Smith Bot. of ye s^ Wm. Hilton afores^ at ye country Road near s^ Wm. Hil- 
tons House & from thence to run norwest 184 rods & from thence to run north- 
east to Benn. Smith afores^. his land, & from thence to run down South- 
easterly Bownding by s^ Ben°. Smith his land to ye Country Road afores^. 



552 History of Newfields. 

then by y« Road to y^ first Bounds"; was a soldier at Louisburg; died there, 
1745. By mistake his name was omitted in making up the muster roll, and 
the allowance due him for three months' service, seven pounds and ten shilUngs, 
was voted by the Legislature Aug. 29, 1747, to his widow Joanna Hilton. 

(10.) Col. Winthrop3 (Edward,^ EdwardO was born about 1671; married 
Ann, daughter of Humphrey Wilson, who survived him and married (2) Capt. 
Jonathan, son of Robert Wadleigh of Exeter, and died March 8, 1744; was at 
the head of Edward Hilton's garrison, which was re-enforced, April 24, 1695, 
by two soldiers from Hampton; was killed by the Indians June 23, 1710. His 
death was universally lamented. His estate was settled in probate, 1711. His 
silver-headed cane is still preserved in the family of Bradbury L. Cilley of 
Exeter. His widow after her marriage to Mr. Wadleigh received license, Oct. 
3, 1717, to sell his estate and "to receive the balance of 133 pounds as her 
thirds, she relinquishing right of "dowry." She was "paid 134-4-7" by Richard 
Hilton, Jr., and "Quite her thirds." Some fifty persons presented claims 
against the estate, Oct. 3, 1717. (78). Children: 

21. Judith4;m. (1) July 29, 1725, William Pike, son of Joseph of Barnstable, 
Eng., who died Oct. 25, 1726, leaving Elizabeth^ Pike b. May 22, 1726, who m. 
June 2, 1751, Dea. Samuel Brooks, who d. March 7, 1794, (2) Nov. 1, 1731, 
Rev. Ehsha OdHn of Amesbury, Mass. 

22. Ann«; m. Ebenezer Pierpont of Roxbury, Mass. 

23. Deborah^ m. (1) Dec. 22, 1722, Samuel Thing, (2) Oct. 21, 1725, Ben- 
jamin Thing, and had by her last husband a son Winthrops Thing, who also 
had a daughter Deborah^ Thing, who m. William Kuse. 

27. Ehzabeth^ m. John Dudley. 25. Bridget^; m. Andrew Gilman. 

26. Winthropi b. Dec. 21, 1710; m. Martha (Weeks) Wiggin. 

(11). Dudleys (Edward,2 EdwardO married prior to 1707, Mercy Kinsley 
Hall, who survived her husband, and afterwards married (2) Nathaniel Ladd*; 
was granted 50 acres of common land March 28, 1698, also 20 acres April 17, 
1700, and 50 acres of "Land on ye commons," April 1702; was a soldier, 
1710, and with his brother Col. Winthrop when killed June 23, 1710, and 
never heard from afterwards, probably dying in captivity. Children: 

27. Ehzabeth*; m. Christopher Robinson, who d. at Cape Breton, leaving 
two daughters. 

28. Ann«; m. (1) Nathaniel Ladd, Jr., (2) Joseph Malone. 

29. Mary* b. Oct. 22, 1709; m. (1) Nov. 5, 1735, Kinsley James, (2) 

Lyford. 

(12). Joseph^ (Edward,2 Edward') was born about 1681; married (1) 
Hannah, daughter of Richard Jose of Portsmouth, (2) Oct. 10, 1716, Mrs. 
Rebecca Adams, daughter of John and Sarah (Mirick) Atkinson; petitioned 
for a bridge over Squamscot river, Nov. 21, 1746. Child by first wife: 

30. Hannah*; in the settlement of her grandfather Richard Jose's estate in 
1718 received her mother's portion, and with the consent of her father, 
John Pray was appointed her guardian to receive and care for it, which 
amounted to one eighth of the estate, sharing equally with her mother's 

*Mr. Ladd and wife who were granted letters of administration on the estate of "Her 
Former Husband" declined to serve, and recommended to Hon. Richard Waldron, judge of 
probate, the appointment of Clement Hughes. 



Genealogy. 553 

brother and sisters, Richard, Martha, Joanna Pray, Jane Gate, Mary- 
Roberts, Sarah Brewster and Margaret Jose. Children by second wife: 

31. Israel b. Oct. 10, 1717; went South. 

32. Joseph^* m. Sarah ; went to the CaroHnas; a blacksmith; d. by 

1764. ' 

33. Theodore^; m. Mary Sinclair. 34. Dudley; m. Sarah Taylor. 

(17). Richard^ (Capt. William,2 Edward^) married his cousin Ann, daughter 
of Edward Hilton, Jr.; his granddaughter, born in Newfields, m. (1) Gov. 
Benning Wentworth, (2) Dec. 19, 1770, Gol. Michael Wentworth, by whom 
she had Martha Wentworth, who m. Jan. 7, 1802, John Wentworth, attorney- 
general of Prince Edward Island, and Mary who d. May 1, 1851, aged 78; d. 
Dec. 28, 1805, aged 68. (80). Ghildren: 

35. Richards m. Ehzabeth ; sold to Joshua Brackett land granted 

to Samuel Symonds by the General Court; had 10 acres of land assigned him, 
and laid to Samuel Hilton Aug. 9, 1738; d. 1736. 36. Benjamin^. 

37. Samueb b. about 1697; m. Jan. 26, 1733, Prudence Page; sold for 46 
pounds to Joshua Brackett of Portsmouth, July 24, 1719, 45 acres of land in 
Exeter, which is the "six teenth part of that piece of land containing a mile 
square which my honored father Richard Hilton Esq. sold me" Dec. 13, 1719; 
was apportioned 60 acres of common land, 1725; with his brother WilUam sold 
land to Samuel Brackett, 1732; was on the muster roll of Capt. Andrew Wiggin, 
1725; a soldier under Col. John Goffe and Joseph Blanchard on Connecticut 
river, 1754; d. 1758. His Will probated May 25, 1758, mentions his "wife 
Prudence, sole heir and executrix; 60 acres of land on the northwest side of 
Piscassick river; 1-3 of a neck of land on the southeast side of Piscassick 
bounded North Easterly on Lamprey river; 1-4 part of one mile & half 
square called Exeter grant to the Hiltons; with 10 acres granted to me by 
Exeter near Black Rocks." 

38. WiUiam^; m. (1) Margaret , (2) Joanna ; was in Capt. 

Moses Dustin's Co. from Canada, Dec. 22, 1780. 

39. Edward^; m. Ehzabeth Folsom. 

(23). Deborah* (Col. Winthrop,' Edward, 2 Edward') married (1) Dec. 26, 
1722, Samuel, son of Samuel and Abigail (Gilman) Thing, who was born March 
28, 1699, and died Sept. 1723, (2) Oct. 21, 1725, Benjamin, son of Capt. Jona- 
than and Mary (Gilman) Thing, who was born Nov. 12, 1688. 

Child by first husband : 

40. Samuels Thing b. Oct. 9, 1723; d. March 14, 1724. 
Children by second husband : 

41. Pernals Thing b. July 29, 1726. 

42. Winthrops Thing b. Jan. 10, 1728; m. Judith Fowler. 

(26). Lt.-Col. Winthrop* (Col. Winthrop,^ Edward, 2 Edward') was born 
Dec. 21, 1710, six months after his father's death; married (1) Martha, daugh- 
ter of Joshua Weeks, and widow of Chase Wiggin, (2) Coffin, widow (1) 

of Joseph Marsh and (2) of Joseph Mills, who died March 31, 1769, aged 65; 
is said to have redeemed the homestead which had been sold by exchanging 
lands with Capt. Robert Pike; was assigned 50 acres of common lands, 1725; 
gave land for a highway from Newfields landing to Nottingham, March 6, 1733; 
petitioned for a bridge over Squamscot river Nov. 21, 1746, and for a lottery 
in aid of bridge, 1759-60; commissioned by Gov. Benning Wentworth captain 



554 History of Newfields. 

of Co. 3 of the 4th regiment of militia under Col. Samuel Oilman, Aug. 1755; 
soldier, 1758; bought a mill of Mr. Hall, 1758; petitioned for Hall's mill road 
July 3, 1765, and for bridge at Newfields, 1766; commissioned Lt.-Col. of the 
4th regiment of miUtia, 1764; started promptly for Lexington April, 1775; 
signed the Association Test July 12, 1776; is said to have served as lieutenant 
in the Revolution in Col. Alexander Scammel's Regt. and was wounded at 
Saratoga; died Dec. 26, 1781. Children: 

43. Winthrops b. Oct. 7, 1737; m. Sarah Smith. 

44. Ichabods b. June 22, 1740; m. Susanna Smith. 

45. Anns b. July 19, 1745; m. John Burleigh, Jr.; d. Oct. 24, 1769, leaving 
Martha" Burleigh b. Aug. 29, 1769, who m. Col. Ebenezer Thompson, Jr., of 
Durham. 

(33). Theodore^ (Joseph,^ Edward,^ Edwardi) married Mary Sinclair of 
Stratham; petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, Nov. 25, 1755, for lottery in 
aid of bridge, 1759-60, and for a road, 1765; died 1769. Children: 

46. Joseph-' b. Jan. 13, 1747; m. Sarah Thurston of Epping; settled in Deer- 
field; d. 1826. 

47. Marys b. July 16, 1749; m. John Marston. 

48. Richards b. July 6, 1752; m. Patty Leavitt; settled in Shapleigh, Me. 

49. Wilhams b. Aug. 15, 1759; settled in Cornville, Me. 

50. Sarahs b. Jan. 9, 1762. 

51. Nathaniels b. March 17, 1764; settled in Portsmouth. 

52. Hannahs; m. Philip Davis. 

(34). Dudley (Joseph,' Edward, 2 EdwardO married Sarah Taylor. 
Children : 

53. Dudleys was returned with Capt. James Hill's Co. on Pierce's Island, 
Nov. 5, 1775; settled in Parsonsfield, Me. 

54. Daniels; m. Anna ; settled in Newmarket. 

55. Georges; m. Mary Wiggin. 56. Wards; m. Hannah Cram; settled in 
Newfields. 

57. Nathans ; m. Olivia F. Hill; settled in Deerfield. 

58. Annas; m. Maj. WiUiam Norris; d. May 13, 1861 aged 93-7. 

' 59. Ebenezers(?).— <5(ru A V^^ 

(39). Edward^ (Richard,' Capt. William,2 Edward') married before 1768 
EHzabeth, daughter of Nathan Folsom; apportioned 40 acres of common land, 
1725; had 10 acres assigned him, Aug. 9, 1738; petitioned for a bridge over 
Squamscot river, Nov. 21, 1746; having "endured the brunt & hardships of 
the late war" petitioned for a township anywhere, Jan. 3, 1754; quarter- 
master Co. 5, cavalry with Maj. Thomas Tash, at No. 4, 1757; owned a saw 
mill where in 1716 his brother Capt. Richard had one, 1759; petitioned for 
lottery in aid of bridge 1759-60; leased 56 acres of land including the home- 
stead to his son Josiahs, 1760; as attorney to Josiah Hilton gained possession of 
56 acres and buildings from Philip Fowler, 1764; sold to Ichabod Brackett 
for 400 pounds, June 1, 1767 all lands bought of him by deed of July 14, 1766; 
secured writ of ejectment against PhiUp Fowler, 1768; sold to Ichabod Bartlett 
for 15 pounds 12 acres of land, April 20, 1774; died, prior to Sept. 8, 1778, and 
was buried in the Fowler orchard near the graves of those killed in the Indian 
skirmish. His widow married (2) July 21, 1778, Col. David Oilman of Tarn- 



Genealogy. 555 

worth, and died at Newmarket March 25, 1810. Her daughter Betsey S.s 
Gilman b. Sept. 1, 1779, m. Col. Jacob Oilman of Tamworth, and d. 1864. 

Children : 

60. Josiahs m. Martha Haley. 61. Capt. Edward^; m. (1) Nov. 26, 1792, 
Deborah Wiggin, (2) Jan. 31, 1798, Patty Leavitt, who survived him, and d. 
Jan. 2, 1822. (127). 

62. Bettys; m. Smart. 623^. Mary^; m. Brackett. 

63. Loves; ni. ^^ Pickering. 

(42). Winthrops Thing (Deborah,'* Col. Winthrop,^ Edward, 2 Edward') was 
born Jan. 10, 1728; married Judith, daughter of Phihp and Susanna Fowler; 
died July 25, 1806. Children: 

64. Abigails Thing bap. Dec. 16, 1753; was the Nabby Thing on the old 
church hst. 

65. Winthrops Thing b. March 20, 1755; pub. March 28, 1794, to Lydia 
Gilman. 9 ch. 

66. Deborah" Thing bap. Jan. 30, 1757; m. Wilham Kuse. 

67. Ehzabeth" Thing, bap. Feb. 18, 1759. 

(43). Lt. Winthrops (Lt.-Col. Winthrop,^ Col. Winthrop,^ Edward,^ Edward') 
was born Oct. 7, 1737; married Sept. 5, 1762, Sarah, daughter of Joseph Smith 
of Lamprey River, who died March 25, 1810; was witness to a deed, Nov. 20, 
1758; petitioned for lottery in aid of bridge, 1759-60, for Hall's mill road, 
July 3, 1765, and for bridge at Newfields, 1766; sold land in Piscassic to Isaac 
Marston, 1770; was an active and useful officer of the militia; wounded in 
'Northwood by the falling of a tree, Jan. 11, 1775, and died from the effects, 
Jan. 14, 1775. Children: 

68. Andrew Smiths b. Aug. 8, 1763; m. Deborah Oilman. 

69. Winthrope b. Sept. 26, 1766; m. Abigail Hilton. 

70. Sarahe b. Sept. 27, 1772; d. April 11, 1846. 

71. Ichabod«= b. Nov. 23, 1774; active in parish affairs, 1799, 1805 and 1817; 
coUector, 1818; d. May 7, 1824. 

(44). Ichabods (Lt.-Col. Winthrop,'' Col. Winthrop,^ Edward,^ Edward') was 
born June 22, 1740; married Nov. 24, 1763, Susannah, daughter of Col. Joseph 
Smith, who died Oct. 9, 1794, aged 50; died March 25, 1822. (119) . Children: 

72. Susannah^ b. March 18, 1767; m. Levi, son of John Mead. 

73. Winthrops b. Oct. 26, 1770; m. (1) Ehzabeth Folsom, (2) Theodate 
Jenness. 

(46). Col. Josephs (Theodore,^ Joseph,^ Edward,^ Edward') was born at 
Epping June 13, 1747; married June, 1770, Sarah, daughter of Stephen and 
Mary St. Claire (Sinkler) Thurston of Epping, who was born, 1752, and died 
Aug. 15, 1813; a large land holder in Deerfield; commissioned 2d Lt. in Capt. 
Michael McClary's Co., Col. Scammel's Regt., Gen. Poor's Brigade, 1777; 
was severely wounded in the hip at the battle of Saratoga, Oct. 7, 1777 at 
Stilwater; recovered so far as to be able to do some duty but resigned his com- 
mission Oct. 10, 1778; was entitled to half pay, but by vote of the Assembly, 
March 20, 1782, was struck off from the list of half pay pensioners; died Deer- 
field, Nov. 16, 1826. Children: 

74. Betsey.n 75. Sarah.' 76. Hannah«; d. young. 

77. Stephens; settled in Maine. 78. Joseph^; m. and hved in Deerfield. 
79. Johns; settled in Deerfield. 80. Daniel; settled in Maine. 



556 History of Newfields. 

81. Theodores 

82. Winthrop«; representative, Deerfield, 1829; grand juror, 1840; d. Deer- 
field. 

83. Hannahs; m. July 6, 1806, Benjamin Butler. 

84. Mehitable^ b. Aug. 16, 1790; m. April 4, 1810, Capt. David Haines of 
Deerfield, who commanded a company of artillery at Portsmouth. 

(54). Daniels (Dudley,^ Joseph,^ Edward, ^ EdwardO married Anna ; 

settled in Newfields; died Jan. 6, 1800, aged 75. His wife died March 26, 

1808, aged 76. (109). Child: 

85. Daniels m. (1) Sarah Wiggin, (2) Ehza . 

(55.) Georges (Dudley,* Joseph,^ Edward,2 Edward^) married July, 1803, 
Mary, daughter of Andrew and Anna (Ross) Wiggin, who was born Oct. 9, 
1780, and died June 10, 1832; died Sept. 2, 1821. (134). Child: 

86. George Oliver'; m. Nancy, dau. of William and Margery Walker of 
Portsmouth. 

(56). Wards (Dudley,* Joseph, ^ Edward, 2 EdwardO was born, 1774; married 
Hannah Cram, who died Oct. 11, 1868, aged 81; hved, Newfields, on the corner 
opposite the UniversaHst church; member of the Congregational society, 1829; 
active in parish and society, 1799, 1805 and 1828-29; dropped dead in the 
fields as he was starting for his house, July 26, 1848, aged 74. Child: 

87. Mary Ann'; m. Nov. 9, 1828, Capt. Nathaniel Ewer Burleigh; member 
of Newfields S. S. Union, 1829; d. Sept. 17, 1785, aged 68, leaving property to 
the Congregational society. 

(57). Nathan^ (Dudley,* Joseph,^ Edward, = Edward') married Olive Frost,' 
daughter of Maj. Daniel and Elizabeth (Burleigh) Hill, who was born Jan. 21, 
1787, and died April 6, 1822. Child: 

88. Ann Amanda'; m. Feb. 19, 1843, Albert, son of Joseph and 

(Neal) Wiggin. 

(60). Josiahs (Edward,* Richard, ^ Capt. William,^ Edward') married Martha, 
daughter of Benjamin Haley, who was born Sept. 9, 1805, and died June 25, 
1879. Children: 

89. Richards; m. Martha Leavitt. 

90. Edward"; m. Sept. 11, 1792, Elizabeth Watson; sold Philip Fowler land 
on Grant road, bounded by Fowler's land and land of his brother Richard; 
member of the Congregational parish, 1814; was buried in the field back of his 
house. No children. 

(68). Andrew Smiths (Lt. Winthrop,^ Lt.-Col. Winthrop,* Col. Win- 
throp,3 Edward,2 Edward') was born Aug. 8, 1763; married March 25, 
1784, Deborah, daughter of Col. Samuel Oilman, who was born March 
5, 1767, and died Feb. 8, 1835; owned land joining Col. John Folsom, 

1809, which was the land where stood Newfields academy, now the church 
and school common; died June 18, 1838. Children: 

91. Clarissa' b. Dec. 11, 1785; m. Samuel Ham. 

92. Deborah' b. May 17, 1788; d. unm. Lynn, Mass., June 30, 1883; buried 
in the Hilton Cemetery, Newfields. 

93. Sarah' b. June 5, 1790; m. Samuel Langley. 

94. Susan' b. July 4, 1792; m. John Kelly. 

95. Ann' b. Nov. 15, 1794; m. David Langley; d. July 14, 1822. 

96. EUza' b. June 10, 1797; m. John Farnham. 



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97. Andrew b. Aug. 14, 1799; d. Oct. 1, 1815. 

98. John' b. Feb. 11, 1802; m. Sally Clark; res. Lynn, Mass. 

99. Thomas Jefferson' b. May 1804; m. Elizabeth Coombs. 

100. Joseph S.' b. Jan. 5, 1808; d. March 30, 1810. 

101. Mary J.' b. Dec. 19, 1809; d. Sept. 3, 1862. 

(69). Winthrops (Lt. Winthrop,^ Lt.-Col. Winthrop,^ Col. Winthrop,' 
Edward, 2 EdwardO was born Sept. 26, 1766; married Dec. 11, 1795, Abigail, 
daughter of Capt. Edward Hilton, who died Dec. 20, 1861, aged 84; died July 
6,1826. Both were buried at Grape Hill. (128). Children: 

102. Elizabeth' b. April 22, 1796; m. WiUiam Pike. 

103. Sally S.' b. April 16, 1798; m. EUphalet Dearborn of Epping. 

104. Winthrop S.' b. Sept. 12, 1800; m. Dorothy Ladd of Epping. 

105. Abigail' b. Aug. 7, 1803. 106. Martha Ann' b. Nov. 5, 1809. 

107. Mary Jane' b. June 21, 1812. 

(73). Lt.Winthrops (Ichabod,^ Lt.-Col. Winthrop,^ Col. Winthrop,^ Edward,^ 
EdwardO was born Oct. 26, 1770; married (1) Elizabeth, daughter of Col. John 
and Martha (Wiggin) Folsom, who was born June 23, 1769, and died March 8, 
1800, leaving John F.' Hilton of Lynn, who m. Lydia Morse, and had seven 
children, (2) May 22, 1801, Theodate, daughter of Francis and Sarah (Bachel- 
der) Jenness, who was born Feb. 11, 1780, and d. Dec. 16, 1866; recovered 
land of John Folsom, 1809; was lieutenant, 1815-17; died Oct. 15, 1817. (140). 

Children by second wife: 

108. Elizabeth Folsom' b. Jan. 17, 1803; d. Dec. 31, 1853. 

109. Mary Ann' b. Dec. 8, 1814; d. unm. Sept. 26, 1877. 

110. Capt. Winthrop S.' b. Oct. 14, 1806; d. unm. Jan. 10, 1885; the last 
of the name to hold a residence at Newfields. 

111. Francis James' b. Dec. 20, 1808; d. unm. Oct. 14, 1879. 

112. Susan Smith' b. Aug. 8, 1811; m. Nov. 26, 1831, Jeduthun Bruce. 

113. Martha Weeks' b. Sept. 22, 1813; m. Joseph A. Warner. 

114. Andrew Jackson' b. Aug. 28, 1815; m. Mary J. Clement. 

(85). Capt. Daniels (Daniel,^ Dudley,^ Joseph,' Edward,^ Edwardi) mar- 
ried (1) Sarah, daughter of Simon and Hannah (Marble) Wiggin, who was born 

June 5, 1762 and died July 24, 1799, aged 37, (2) Eliza , who died Dec. 

8, 1819, aged 62; was major, 1791; active in parish affairs, 1791, 1793 and 
1797-99; taverner, 1797; fifer, 1814. Child: 

115. Charlotte'; m. (1) Dr. James Odell of Stratham, who was b. 1785, 
studied medicine with Dr. Graves of Brentwood, and d. Feb., 1822, (2) Walter 
Wiggin. 

(86). George Oliver « (George, s Dudley,* Joseph, 3 Edward, 2 Edwardi), 
married Nancy, daughter of Wilham and Margery Walker of Portsmouth, 
who died Dec. 27, 1872, aged 69; was a member of the Congregational parish, 
1824; original member of the Newfields Iron Co., 1834; representative, 1838; 
justice of the peace, 1852-54; died Aug. 9, 1866, aged 61. Children: 

116. George Walker' b. 1832; m. Martha, daughter of Paul Chapman; d. 
Aug. 11, 1864. 

117. Mary Miltimore'; m. Joseph H. Wiggin of Dover. Children d. in 
infancy. 

(89). Col. Richards (Josiah,^ Edward,* Richard,^ Capt. WiUiam,2 EdwardO 



558 History of Newfields. 

married Martha Leavitt of Exeter who survived hirrt and died Aug. 20, 1851, 
aged 75. (129). Children: 

118. Josiah'; Uved on the Capt. Edward Hilton place; m. Martha 

who was b. Sept. 9, 1805, and d. June 25, 1879. 

119. Edward'; lived on his uncle Edward Hilton place; m. Mary Pike, who 
was b. Feb. 1810, and d. March 3, 1881; d. Oct. 6, 1883, aged 73. 

120. Elizabeth R.'; m. John S. Walker; d. Sept. 21, 1863, aged 64. 

121. Martha L.' b. 1805; d. Oct. 3, 1850. 

122. Ann M.'; d. Oct. 14, 1840, aged 20. 

123. Sarah' b. Aug. 18, 1801; m. William H. Clark. 

(94). Susan' (Andrew Smith,^ Lt. Winthrop,^ Lt.-Col. Winthrop,^ Col. 
Winthrop,3 Edward,^ Edward') was born July 4, 1792; married Aug. 18, 1817, 
John, son of Rev. William Kelly, who was born at Warner March 7, 1786; 
graduated at Dartmouth college, 1804; read law with Jeremiah H. Woodman, 
Meredith Bridge; admitted to the bar at Henniker, 1808, and same year 
removed to Northwood; in practice there till 1831; editor of Concord Gazette, 
1826-27; representative, 1828, and clerk of the House; Register of Probate, 
Rockingham County, Exeter, 1831-42; treasurer of Philhps Exeter academy, 
1842-55; representative, Exeter, 1845; member of the executive council, 
1846-47; trustee of Dartmouth college, 1848; pension agent, 1849; for many 
years editor of the Exeter News-Letter. His wife died Nov. 3, I860. Children: 

124. Lawrence Bayley^ Kelly b. April 30, 1818; m. Nov. 22, 1837, Joseph L. 
CiUey. 

125. John Proctor Prentice^ Kelly b. Jan. 3, 1820; m. Jan. 10, 1861, Harriet 
N. Safford; of the firm Kelly and Gardner, Exeter. 

126. Susan Hilton^ Kelly b. Sept. 16, 1821; m. Capt. Charles Emery of 
Springfield, Mass., ship-master. 

127. Charlotte Maria^ Kelly b. Aug. 29, 1823. 

128. CaroUne Emma^ Kelly b. March 29, 1831; m. Rev. William F. Davis; 
a writer of Sunday School books. 

(98). John' (Andrew Smith,^ Lt. Winthrop,^ Lt.-Col. Winthrop,* Col. 
Winthrop,3 Edward,2 Edward') was born Feb. 11, 1802; married Sally Clark; 
settled in Lynn, Mass. Children: 

129. Ann Maria^ b. 1827; m. Hathaway. 

130. Susan C.*;d. in infancy. 

131. Charles Sylvester^ b. Feb. 1835; m. and had Walter'; res. Lynn. 

132. John H.8b. 1837; m. 133. George E.? b. 1841; unm. 
134. Andrew. 8 135. Charles S.^ 

(104). Winthrop S.' (Winthrop,^ Lt. Winthrop,^ Lt.-Col. Winthrop,^ Col. 
Winthrop,3 Edward, 2 Edward') was born Sept. 12, 1800; married Dorothy 
Ladd of Epping. Children : 

136. Winthrop Edward^ b. April 6, 1827. 

137. George Kittredge' b. July 9, 1828. 

138. Dorothy Anns b. Sept. 9, 1831; d. Sept. 27, 1872. 

(112). Susan Smith' (Lt. Winthrop,^ Ichabod,^ Lt.-Col. Winthrop,^ Col. 
Winthrop,3 Edward,^ Edward') was born Aug. 31, 1811; married Nov. 26, 
1831, Jeduthun Bruce, who was born Jan. 29, 1806, and died Oct. 28, 1865. 

Children : 

139. Edwin Hilton' Bruce b. June 29, 1833; d. Oct. 28, 1861. 



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Genealogy. 559 

140. Susan Meads Bruce b. Nov. 5, 1835; m. Stephen C. Carlton, and had 
Florences Carlton b. Dec. 1868, and Belle Loena^ Carlton b. July 1872. 

141. Martha Loenas Bruce b. Aug. 14, 1837; d. Aprils, 1853. 

142. Charles Jeduthuns Bruce b. Jan. 6, 1846. 

(113). Martha Weeks' (Lt. Winthrop,^ Ichabod,^ Lt.-Col. Winthrop,^ Col. 
Winthrop,3 Edward,2 Edward') was born Sept. 22, 1813; married Dec. 1, 1839, 
Joseph Augustus Warner, who was born Dec. 17, 1811. Children: 

143. Helen MJ Warner b. Aug. 9, 1840; m. June 4, 1863, John Frost. 

144. Clarence AJ Warner b. June 19, 1842; m. June 10, 1874, Alice M. 
Chute. 

145. Frank B.^ Warner b. May 5, 1844; m. Lucy E. Gerrish. 

146. Alvah H.^ Warner b. Aug. 26, 1847; m. (1) Louisa W. Lord, (2) Mary 
E. Graves. 

147. Ella L.8 Warner b. June 13, 1852; d. Nov. 7, 1871. 

148. Charlotte Fj Warner b. Feb. 26, 1854; d. Oct. 5, 1855. 

149. Annie L. 8 Warner b. Feb. 19, 1858. 

(114). Andrew Jackson' (Lt. Winthrop,« Ichabod,^ Lt.-Col. Winthrop,« Col. 
Winthrop,3 Edward, ^ EdwardO was born Aug. 28, 1815; married Mary Ann 
Clement. Children: 

150. Sarah Jenness^ b. June 6, 1837; d. Dec. 26, 1859. 

151. Mary Emma^ b. Sept. 1840; m. Rev. Rowland Conner and had Row- 
land^ and Mildred Bartol^ Conner. 

152. George Granville^ b. June 25, 1843; d. March 28, 1880. 

(115). Charlotte' (Capt. Daniel, " Daniel,^ Dudley,^ Joseph,^ Edward,^ 
EdwardO married Dr. James Odell of Stratham, who was born 1785, studied 
medicine with Dr. Graves of Brentwood, and died Feb. 1822, (2) Walter 
Wiggin. Children by first husband : 

153. Capt. James E.s Odell b. about 1813. 

154. Sarah W.^ Odell; m. John Smart. 155. WilUam G.s Odell; d. young. 

156. George H.s Odell b. 1821; m. Louisa Barker; d. April 24, 1871. 
Children by second husband: 

157. Horaces Wiggin. 158. Daniel H.s Wiggin. 159. Charlotte^ Wiggin. 
(123). Sarah' (Col. Richard,^ Josiah,^ Edward,^ Richard,^ Capt. WiUiam,2 

EdwardO was born in Newmarket, Aug. 18, 1801; married April 6, 1823, 
Wilham H. Clark of Exeter, who was born there Dec. 4, 1800, and died April 
17, 1863; settled in Exeter; died Nov. 10, 1884. Children: 

160. Charles Edward^ Clark b. Nov. 12, 1825; m. (1) Aug. 25, 1849, Ariana 
S. Batchelder, (2) April 8, 1873, Sarah Ehzabeth Tufts; Ensign in U. S. Navy, 
1861; d. Feb. 2, 1888. 

161. Wilham Augustus^ Clark b. Sept. 30, 1827; m. (1) April 11, 1854, Mary 
Jane Calley, (2) Dec. 8, 1864, Ehza Ann Binney; was corporal, Mass. 12th 
Regt. of Volunteers, 1861; d. Jan. 20, 1889. 

162. John Mosess Clark b. Jan. 4, 1830; m. Sept. 23, 1863, Sarah Angehna 
Smith; d. 1911. 

163. George Washingtons Clark b. Jan. 27, 1832; m. June 17, 1863, Sarah 
Maria Stoddard of Upton, Mass., who died Aug. 25, 1887, (2) July 20, 1892, 
Mary E. J. Rankin, of Shelburne Falls, Mass.; graduated, Philhps Exeter 
academy, 1843; d. Nov. 2, 1893. 



560 History of Newfields. 

164. Edward Hilton^ Clark b. March 31, 1834; m. Jan. 27, 1854, Harriet 
Eliza Wyman; d. June 14, 1900. 

165. Martha J.s Clark b. Jan. 27, 1837; m. Jan. 25, 1862, Charles Pomeroy 
Wright of Montague, Mass., who d. Sept. 1, 1893; d. Roxbury, Mass., Dec. 
17, 1907. 

166. Sarah E.^ Clark b. March 28, 1840; m. March 17, 1868, Richard N. 
Oakman of Greenfield, Mass., who was member of the 23d N. Y. Regt., 1861, 
and died Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1908. 

167. J. Alberts Clark b. May 23, 1843; res. Exeter; never married; d. May 
2, 1909. 

(143). Helen M.s Warner (Martha Weeks,? Lt. Winthrop,^ Ichabod,^ Lt.- 
Col. Winthrop,4 Col. Winthrop,' Edward,^ Edward^) was born Aug. 9, 1840; 
married June 4, 1863, John Frost, who was born Sept. 2, 1833. Children: 

168. Addie L.s Frost b. Jan. 28, 1864; d. Aug. 8, 1864. 

169. WiUiam A.' Frost b. May 31, 1865; d. April 6, 1872. 

170. Eunice L.' Frost b. April 26, 1867. 

171. Laura A.^ Frost b. Jan. 2, 1871; d. April 6, 1872. 

172. Frederick H. 9 Frost b. June 6, 1872. 

173. Helen W.« Frost b. Nov. 27, 1880. 

174. George^ Frost b. July 29, 1882. 

(145). Frank B." Warner (Martha Weeks,? Lt. Winthrop,^ Ichabod,^ Lt.- 
Col. Winthrop,^ Col. Winthrop,^ Edward,^ Edward') was born May 5, 1844; 
married July 23, 1868, Lucy E. Gerrish. Children: 

175. Helens Warner b. Nov. 22, 1869. 

176. Carrie H.^ Warner b. March 19, 1871; d. Aug. 3, 1871. 

177. Lucy E.9 Warner b. Oct. 3, 1872. 

178. Annie F.s Warner B. 1878. 179. Marion H.^ Warner b. 1879. 

(146). Alvah H.s Warner (Martha Weeks,' Lt. Winthrop," Ichabod,^ Lt.- 
Col. Winthrop,^ Col. Winthrop,3 Edward,^ Edward') was born Aug. 26, 1847; 
married (1) Feb. 13, 1871, Louisa U. Lord, who died April 14, 1875, (2) April 
9, 1878, Mary E. Graves. Child by second wife: 

180. Ethel H.9 Warner b. March 28, 1879. 

HOWARD. 

1. Joel' Howard was one of the early settlers of Rochester; married Sally 
Nutter, sister of Mrs. John Cutts Fowler, who survived him and married (2) 
Sept. 7, 1845, Andrew Hall, Jr. Children: 

2. John N.2 b. Dec. 23, 1824; settled in Newfields. 

3. Hannah^; m. (1) Charles Littlefield, (2) George Varney. 

4. Marys; m. Paschal Hall. (See Hall). 5. Frank. 2 

(2). John N.2 (Joel') was born in Rochester Dec. 23, 1824; married Nancy, 
daughter of Nathan and Sally (Keniston) Smith, who was born in Epping, 
Dec, 1823, and died Jan. 24, 1899; died Sept. 1, 1880. Children: 

6. Nathan G.' m. (1) Annah Stover, (2) Sarah A. Moulton. 
Aug. 27, 1906. 

7. Sarah E.3; m. Samuel Neal. (See Neal). 

8. William H.^; m. and res. Fryeburg, Me. 

9. Alvan J. 3; m. Jan. 25, 1882, Carrie M. Eraser of Somerville, Mass.; d. 
March 14, 1892, aged 42. 



Genealogy. 561 

(3). Hannah^ (JoelO married (1) Charles Littlefield, who was tax collector 
1863, (2) George Varney of Rochester; res. Newfields. Children: 

10. Charles F.3 Littlefield. 11. Josephine' Littlefield. (See Littlefield.) 

(6). Nathan G.' (John N.,2 JoelO was born in Newfields Feb. 15, 1847; 
married (1) July 4, 1872, Annah, daughter of Warren and Betsey (Eaton) 
Stover, who died May 28, 1902, (2) June 1, 1906, Sarah A. Moulton; was 
selectman, 1884, and highway surveyor many years; died Aug. 27, 1906. 

Children : 

12. George H.«; m. July 4, 1895, Josephine L. Burgess; res. Exeter. 13. Eva. 

JACOB. 

1. Richardi Jacob came to America in the' ship Mary and John in 1634; 
married Martha, daughter of Samuel Appleton of Ipswich, Mass. 

Children : 

2. Lt. Richard^; was a soldier in command of a company at Marlboro, 
April 22, 1676, when Capts. Brocklebank and Woodworth were killed by the 
Indians, and received "one Narragansett Right" on the Saco river. 

3. Joseph2; married Susannah Symonds. 

4. Johns; his Will was probated, 1661. 

(3). Joseph^ married Susannah, daughter of WiUiam and Mary (Wade) 
Symonds of Wells, Me., and granddaughter of Dep. Gov. Samuel Symonds 
of Ipswich, who was born Jan. 3, 1670. Child: 

5. Josephs m. Mary . (97). Child: 

6. Susannah*; m. Philip Fowler; settled in Newfields. 

JENNESS. 

1. Francisi Jenness at the age of 35 came to this country about 1665, and 
that year received from Hampton a grant of the common lands by the sea 
from Straw's Point to Philbrick's beach, Sandy Beach of Rye probably receiv- 
ing its name from him; married (1) 1670, Hannah, daughter of William 
Swain, of Hampton, (2) Salome, widow of John White; died in 1713, aged 92. 
Children : 

2. Hannah2 b. 1673; m. Edward Locke. 

3. Hezekiah2 b. 1675; m. 1693, Anna Foulsham; had a son, Thomas. ' 

4. Johns b. 1678; m. (1) 1702, Hannah Foss, (2) Mary Mason; had a son, 
John. 3 

5. Elinor2 b. 1681; m. 1700, James Berry. 

6. Mehitable^ b. 1683; m. Dea Matthias Haines; d. 1768. 

7. Richards b. 1686; m. Mary Dow. 

(7). Capt. Richard,2 (Francisi) was born in 1686; married 1710, Mary, 
daughter of Simon Dow of Llampton; was representative from Rye for nearly 
40 years; died, 1769. Children: 

8. Sarahs b. 1711; m. Marston of North Hampton. 

9. Marys b. 1712; m. Jackson Weeks of Greenland. 

10. Hannahs b. 1714; m. Joseph Locke of Rye. 

11. Franciss b. Dec. 3, 1715; m. Sarah Garland. 

12. Richards b. 1717; m. (1) about 1745, , (2) 1759, widow 

36 



562 History of Newfields. 

Abigail Sleeper, dau. of Tristam Coffin; was justice of the peace, 1744; 
petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, Nov. 25, 1755; was representative 
from New Castle and Rye, 1765 and 1771; suspended from his office of justice 
of the peace, March 2, 1773; returned with Capt. Joseph Parson's Co.,. 
on Great Island, November 5, 1775; d. 1782. 

13. Ruth3 b. 1718; d. prior to 1769. 

14. Simons b. 1720; petitioned for lottery to build bridge over Squamscot 
river, December 23, 1789. 

15. Jonathan^ b. 1721; d. young. 

16. Samuel b. 1724; m. (1) Abigail Garland, (2) widow Eliza Shepley; was. 
representative from Rye, 1774; justice of the peace, 1775. 

17. Joseph^ b. 1727; m. (1) Mary Dow, (2) widow Parker; was selectmaa 
of Rye, 1776, and made return of the Association Test; mustered with Capt. 
Mark Wiggin's Co., Col. Pierse Long's Regt., Sept. 30, 1776; testified that 
soldiers in Capt. Jonathan Robinson's Co. had received bounty, Sept. 23,. 
1776; was on muster roll of Capt. Mark Wiggin's Co. from Dec. 8, 1776 to- 
Jan. 7, 1777; received Jan. 14, 1777, one month's advance pay for Jan. 7 
to Feb. 7, 1777, and same day returned as able to march to Ticonderoga. His 
son Joseph, 4 of Rye, petitioned for a lottery to build the bridge over Squamscot 
river, Dec. 23, 1789. 

(11). Dea. FrancisKCapt. Richard,= FrancisOwas born Dec. 3, 1715; married 
Sarah Garland, who was born Nov. 26, 1720; was deacon; petitioned for a. 
bridge at Newfields, Nov. 25, 1755; put on committee to establish the bound- 
ary between Chichester and Barnstead May 9, 1764; with Nathan Gross,, 
returned an inventory of Rye, Aug. 3, 1775; petitioned for a lottery to build 
bridge over Squamscot river, Dec. 23, 1789. Children: 

18. Jonathan^ b. 1743; m. OUve Cate, was who b. 1752; settled in North- 
wood; petitioned for a lottery to build bridge over Squamscot river, Dec. 23, 
1789. 

19. Isaac* b. 1745; settled in Piscassic. 

20. John* b. Feb. 17, 1750; m. Lizzie Cate who was b. June 9, 1753, and d. 
July 9, 1839; settled in Strafford; was returned with Capt. Joseph Parson's 
Co. on Great Island, Nov. 5, 1775; petitioned for lottery to build bridge over 
Squamscot river, Dec. 23, 1789; d. Jan. 10, 1833. 7 ch. 

21. Francis* b. March 1, 1753; m. Sally Batchelder. 

22. Sally*; m. Thomas Demeritt of Madbury; settled in North wood. 

23. Olive*; m. Joel B. Virgin of Concord; settled in Northwood. 

24. Betseys; iq. Paul Hanson of Strafford; settled in Northwood. 

(19). Isaac* (Dea. Francis,^ Capt. Richard,^ Francisi) was born in 1745; 

married Mercy , who died Oct. 22, 1832, aged 84; came from near 

Breakfast Hill in Rye to Piscassic; died June 13, 1835. (139). Children: 

25. Josephs b. Sept. 2, 1773; m. Elizabeth Webber. 

26. Francis^; d. unm. Jan. 7, 1852, aged 77. 27. Pollys; m. Maj. Joseph. 
Pease. 

28. Sallys d. unm. Sept. 24, 1870, aged 91. 

29. Mercys; d. unm. Sept. 30, 1869, aged 82 years and 11 months. 

(21). Francis* (Dea. Francis,^ Capt. Richard,2 Francis^ was born March 1, 
1753; married Sally Batchelder, who was born Jan. 9, 1760, and died Sept. 
22, 1824; settled in the Barber-Chapman- Wood house in Piscassic, last owned 



Genealogy. 563'. 

by Joseph Lang, who tore i': down — a large two story mansion; was a mem-- 
ber of the parish, 1799-1800; bought pew No. 23 of Lewis Chapman, June 1,, 
1799; died Dec. 12, 1803. Children: 

30. Theodates b. Feb. 11, 1780; m. Lt. Winthrop Hilton as 2d wife; d. Dec. 
16, 1866. 

31. Nancys b. Nov. 9, 1781; m. Dr. Phineas Trull; d. Sept. 3, 1848. 

32. Sallys b. June 1, 1782; m. Joseph Colcord; d. Dec. 31, 1872. 

33. Pollys b. Jan. 3, 1787; d. Feb. 11, 1787. 

34. Hall Jacksons b. Sept. 4, 1788; married Feb. 24, 1824, Mercy H., daugh- 
ter of Samuel and Jerusha (Hopkins) Tarleton, who was born June 29, 1799, 
and died March 15, 1871; was a soldier, 1812; collector of taxes, 1819-22 and 
1825-26; selectman, 1820 and 1835; constable, 1825; member of the Con- 
gregational parish, 1824, and Congregational Society, 1828; warden, 1829; 
justice of the peace, 1853; with his wife, joined the Newfields Sunday School 
Union, 1829; hved in the old Kelly house; died April 8, 1870. 

35. Francis^ b. Jan. 20, 1791; d. March 24, 1791. 

(25). Josephs (Isaac,'' Dea. Francis, ^ Capt. Richard, 2 FrancisO was born 
Sept. 2, 1773; married Elizabeth Webber, who was born Sept. 1777, and died 
Aug. 8, 1851; built a house and lived at the Jonathan Thing place; was mem- 
ber of the parish, 1799, 1824 and 1829; assessor, 1821; died July 2, 1849. 
Children : 

36. Marias b. Feb. 1809; d. Aug. 18, 1809. 

37. Benjamin Swetts; was a wanderer; after an absence of 48 years visited 
his early home at Piscassic, but in a few weeks again disappeared leaving his 
friends still in uncertainty as to his location and manner of hfe. 

38. Marias; ni. Samuel F. Merrill, who built a house near Lane's Mill. 
His daughter' m. Fuller. 

39. Mary W.s; b. Dec. 1816; m. Henry P. Neal; d. Sept. 18, 1867. (See 
Neal.) 

40. Isaacs b. 1814; d. unm. April 17, 1877. 



1. Esrom2 Jenness was the son of Jonathani of Rye; married Anna Munsey 
of Barnstead, who was born June 16, 1816; was of Rochester, Durham and 
Newfields; built the house now owned by his son Charles, moving into it 
before it was finished; died, Newfields, Sept. 1868. His wife survived him, 
became the housekeeper of Jacob Hersey, and died Jan. 2, 1886. Five 
children died about the same time, 1868, of typhoid fever. 

2. Charless; m. Frances E. Neal, who d. Feb. 26, 1901, leaving one child, 
Eugene.* 

JEWETT. 

1. Edwardi Jewett married Oct. 1, 1604, Mary, daughter of WilUam Taylor; 
was a clothier in Bradford, Yorkshire, England ; died, 1616. Children: 

2. William^ bap. Sept. 15, 1605. 

3. Maximilians bap. Oct. 4, 1607; m. (1) Ann , (2) Mrs. Elinor 

Boynton. 

4. Joseph^ bap. Dec. 31, 1609. 5. Sai'ah.2 

(3). Dea. Maxamilhan2 (Edward-) with his brother Joseph, came to America 
in 1638 with Rev. Ezekiel Rogers, and "26 householders" and settled in Rowley,; 



564 History of Newfields. 

Mass.; chosen deacon at the organization of the church, Dec. 3, 1639; made 

freeman, May 13, 1640; married (1) Ann , who died Nov. 9, 1667, 

(2) Aug. 30, 1671, Mrs. Elinor, widow of John Boynton; died Oct. 19, 1684. 
His Will dated Jan. 1, 1682, and probated Aug. 17, 1684, mentions the fol- 
lowing children: 

6. Ezekieb b. March 1, 1643; m. Faith Parrott. 

7. Annas; m. Barber, and had Jonathan^ Barber. 

8. Mary3; m. Harleutin. 9. Elizabeth^; m. Harleutin. 

10. Faiths; m. Dowse. 11. Sarah^. 

12. Josephs b. Feb. 1, 1654; m. Rebecca Law. 

(6). Dea. Ezekiels (Dea. Maximi]ian,2 Edwardi) was born March 1, 1643; 
32iarried (1) Feb. 21, 1664, Faith, daughter of Francis Parrott, who died Oct. 
15, 1715, (2) Oct. 23, 1716, Elizabeth, widow of John Jewett; was deacon of 
the church; representative to the General Court, 1690 and 1697; died Sept. 2, 
1723. Children: 

13. Ann^ b. Dec. 21, 1644; m. Barzillai Barker. 

14. Mary* b. Feb. 18, 1646; m. Hazletine. 

15. Elizabeth* b. March 22, 1650; m. Robert Hazeltine. 

16. Faith* b. Oct. 1652; m. 17. Joseph* b. Feb. 1, 1655; m. 

18. Sarah* b. March 17, 1657; d. June 19, 1660. 

19. Sarah* b. 1660; m. Jeremiah Ellsworth of Rowley, Mass. 

20. Priscilla* b. May 19, 1664; d. Sept. 5, 1664. 

(12). Josephs (Dea. Maximihan,2 Edward^ was born Feb. 1, 1654; mar- 
ried March 2, 1677, Rebecca, daughter of Wilham Law; went with Capt. 
Brocklebank against the Indians at Sudbury, Mass., 1675; was land sin-veyor 
and lot-layer; representative five years; died Oct. 29, 1724. Children: 

21. Jonathan* b. March 11, 1679; m. Mary Wicom. 

22. Aquila* b. Sept. 4, 1684; m. Oct. 23, 1704, Ann Tenney. Had a large 
family. 

23. Priscilla* b. Aug. 9, 1687; m. July 12, 1708, Stephen, son of Dea. Eze- 
kiel Jewett. 

24. Rebecca* b. July 24, 1693; m. Jeremiah Burpee. 

(21). Jonathan* (Joseph,^ Dea. Maximilian,2 Edward^ was born March 11, 
1679; married (1) Jan. 29, 1700, Mary Wicom, who died in Exeter, Jan. 21, 
1742, (2) Dec. 27, 1742, Mrs. Phebe (Hall) Poor; was a tanner of Rowley, 
Mass.; died July 26, 1745. 
* 25. Josephs b. Dec. 31, 1700; m. Anne Wiggin. 

26. Benjamins b. April 1, 1703; m. Dorothy Rogers of Rowley, Mass.; a 
farmer in Stratham and Hopkinton. 

27. Jedediahs b. Jan. 1, 1705; m. Elizabeth Dummer; graduated. Harvard 
College, 1726; ordained pastor, Rowley, Mass., Nov. 19, 1729; died in office, 
May 8, 1774. 

28. Jacobs b. Jan. 28, 1709; m. Berthia Boynton; a tanner in Rowley, 
Mass.; d. 1774. 

29. Mehitables b. July 19, 1710; m. May 5, 1731, Dea. Richard Thurston 
of Rowley, now Georgetown, Mass; d. May 18, 1789. 11 ch. 

30. Marks b. Jan. 15, 1713; m. Mary ; settled in Exeter; after the 

.marriage of his daughter, with his wife joined the shakers; had Moses, « who 



Genealogy. 565 

settled in Exeter, Marye who m. Lt. Abraham Sanborn, and Catherine^ 
who m. John Jewett. 

31. Mosess b. Nov. 15, 1715; m. Nov. 17, 1737, Martha Hale; d. Sept. 7, 
1780. 

32. James' b. Jan. 29, 1718; m. Martha Scott. 

33. Sarahs b. 1720; m. April 16, 1741, Capt. Joseph Hoyt of Exeter; d. 
May 27, 1759. Her husband survived her and m. (2) Deborah (Smith) Light. 
Their daughter, Sarah, ^ was the first wife of Gen. James Hill. 

(25). Ens. Josephs (Jonathan," Joseph,^ Dea. Maximihan.z Edward^) was 
born in Rowley, Mass., Dec. 31, 1700; married Anne, daughter of Jonathan 
Wiggin of Stratham, who died Oct. 25, 1774; located in the Winnicowet 
neighborhood on the place afterward in the possession of the Hoag family 
where his 12 children were born i; with John Purmort bought the estate of 
John Sinclair on the Kings road, his grandson Aaron' afterwards replacing 
the old dwelling by the present mansion; with 63 others petitioned Gov. 
Benning Wentworth, Aug. 12, 1746, in favor of Rev. Henry Rust and the 
old parish; bled to death from a sore leg, May 24, 1765. Children: 

34. Jonathans b. Oct. 22, 1727; was one of the persons in Stratham who 
refused to sign the Association Test ; was forbidden to eat from the impression 
he had a knot in the intestines, and died from starvation, July 15, 1793. 

35. Joseph^ b. June 13, 1729; was a soldier from Stratham; d. in Indian 
warfare, Aug. 3, 1752. 

36. Annes b. Sept. 16, 1731; d. April 22, 1755. 

37. Marye b. Oct. 6, 1833; m. Andrew, son of Bradstreet Wiggin, who was 
born May 5, 1737, and d. Sept, 16, 1778; d. Jan. 24, 1834. 

38. Hannahs b. Sept. 18, 1737; m. John Jewett, her cousin. 

39. Pauls b. Sept. 18, 1737; d. Jan. 18, 1744. 

40. Mehitables b. Sept. 13, 1739; m. Jethro Hill; settled in Candia, 1765; 
d. Dec. 1, 1809. 

41. Phebes b. Oct. 18, 1741; m. William Shute, a shipbuilder of Stratham 
and Newfields. 

42. Jacob" b. May 1, 1743; m. Deborah Light. 

43. Pauls b. Jan. 15, 1745; m. twice, both wives widows; sold to his brother 
Jacob 27 acres of land in Stratham, May 22, 1766; taught school several 
years in Candia, also in Salem, Mass.; d. Nov. 1835. 

44. Jamess b. Feb. 9, 1747; m. late in Ufe, Frost of New Castle. 

No ch. 

45. Andrews b. Oct. 28, 1749; settled in Sanbornton. 

(32). Jamess (Jonathan," Joseph, ^ Dea. Maximilian,^ EdwardO was born 
Jan. 29, 1718; married Martha Scott; was a merchant in Newburyport, Mass. 
Children : 

46. Josephs b. 1749; was a merchant, Portland, Me. 

47. Rev. Calebs; m. Elizabeth Bacon; ordained, Gorham, Me., Nov. 5, 
1783. 

48. Jamess b. May 28, 1758; removed to Portland, 1784; d. Sept. 16, 1843. 
(42). Jacobs (Ens. Joseph,^ Jonathan," Joseph,^ Dea. Maximihan,^ EdwardO 

was born May 1, 1743; married April 7, 1768, Deborah, daughter of Capt. 

iMr. Hoag rebuilt the Jewett house about 1800, which, with all the buildings on the place, 
was burned in the summer of 1878. 



566 History of Newfields. 

John and Deborah (Smith) Light of Exeter, who was born Nov. 19, 1749, and 
died Jan. 21, 1835; received from Paul Jewett 27 acres of land in Stratham, 
May 22, 1766; gave Joseph Walton five and one half bushels of corn, Dec. 16, 
1775, for making "Seven New Barrells"; partially insane, died by exposure in 
the woods on the night of Dec. 11-12, 1787. Children: 

49. Ann' b. April 9, 1769; m. Jethro Parsons of Meredith. 

50. John? b. May 27, 1771; m. Ann Frances Clark; res. Stratham. 

51. Betsey b. June 13, 1773; m. Thomas Wiggin of Stratham. 

52. Pollys b. Aug. 4, 1775; d. unm. 

53. Joseph' b. Sept. 1778; m. Sarah Leach; res. Portsmouth. 

54. Aaron' b. Jan. 2, 1781; m. Nancy Smith. 

(54). Aaron' (Jacob,^ Ens. Joseph,^ Jonathan,^ Joseph,3 Dea. MaximiUan,2 
Edward') was born Jan. 2, 1781; was named for Aaron, son of Daniel and 
Elizabeth (Paine) Smith of Marlboro, Mass.; married Nancy, daughter of 
Capt. Theophilus Smith of Exeter, who was born Sept. 27, 1784, and died 
May 2, 1864; was a farmer in Stratham, and carpenter, building the present 
Jewett house; pensioner of the war of 1812; representative, 1830; died 
iStratham, Aug. 25, 1852. Children: 

55. Sons; d. young. 56. Son^; d. young. 57. Daughter s; d. young. 
.58. Mary Anns; m. July 12, 1849, Isaac Chapman of Newmarket. 

59. Sophia^; m. 1833, Ira W. Wiggin. 

60. Eliza Janes b. 1815; m. Hezekiah Smith; d. Oct. 3, 1888. 

61. Sarah Frances^ b. May 11, 1823; was historian of the Jewett family; d. 
Feb. 23, 1889" 

62. Deborah Light. ^ 

JOY. 

1. Thomasi Joy came to Boston from Hingham, Norfolk Co., England, 
about 1630; moved to Hingham, Mass., 1646, where he built and owned the 
Town mill. He married and had five sons and several daughters, whose descend- 
ants have spread over the Union. 

2. Samuel (Thomas') b. Boston, Oct. 26, 1639; m. about 1671. His wife 
survived him and m. (2) Benjamin Eastman of Salisbury, Mass. 

3. Samuels (Samuel,^ Thomas') was born Oct. 20, 1670; a ship carpenter; 
with his son Samueb came to Bayside to work for John Burleigh, who was a 
farmer and sea captain. Children: 

4. Benjamin-i; m. and had one son and several daughters. 

5. Samuel^; m. Mary Burleigh. 

6. EUzabeth^; m. Dec. 9, 1726, Giles, son of James Burleigh, who was b. 
1703; received 30 acres of land at Exeter, 1718; was of Newmarket, 1748. 
His Will was probated May 2, 1761. 

(5). Samueb (Samuel,^ Samuel, ^ Thomas') married Mary, daughter of Capt. 
John and Mary (Eastman) Bm-leigh, who was born Oct. 19, 1715; bought his 
farm at Bayside of Capt. Burleigh; was drowned about 1750. His widow 
married (2) Munroe — who was also drowned — and had by her last hus- 
band, Molly B. Munroe, b. 1759; d. 1812, and Hannah Munroe b. May 6, 
1761; d. 1781. 

7. Samuel* b. Nov. 4, 1738; m. Hannah Meader. 

8. Josephs; petitioned for a lottery in aid of Squamscot bridge, and in favor 



Genealogy. 567 

of its removal to Newfields, 1760; was under Gen. Joseph Goffe in the inva- 
sion of Canada by way of the Green Mountains, 1760; signed the Association 
Test, July 12, 1776. 

9. Daughter. 5 10. Daughter^; perhaps m. John Meader of Wolfeboro. 

11. Jacobs b. 1749; m. Feb. 2, 1775, Hannah Cram; petitioned for a bridge 
over Cocheco River, Jan. 3, 1791. 

12. James. 5 13. Richard^; was of Barnstead, June, 1792. 

(7). Samuels (Samuel, ■> Samuel,^ Samuel,^ ThomasO was born Nov. 4, 1738; 
married, Jan. 18, 1767, Hannah Meader. Children: 

14. Samueb b. Dec. 15, 1767; d. Dec. 18, 1767. 

15. Jacobs b. Dec. 15, 1767; d. Dec. 15, 1767. 

16. Samuebb. Feb. 18, 1769; m. Watie Pettigrew. 

17. Sallye b. Nov. 10, 1771; m. Ebenezer Parsons; d. July 1, 1850. 

18. Susannah^ b. Sept. 5, 1774; d. Jan. 26, 1845. 

19. EUzabeths b. July 3, 1777; d. Nov. 10, 1779. 

20. Pollys b. Oct. 8, 1780; d. Oct. 10, 1810. 

21. Jacob" b. Sept. 13, 1783; d. Nov. 27, 1783. 

22. Ebenezers b. May 30, 1785; m. Nancy Watson. 

23. Timothys b. July 16, 1789; m. Mary French; d. June 18, 1813. 

(16). Dea. Samuel" (Samuel, ^ Samuel,^ Samuel, ' Samuel, 2 Thomasi) was 
born Feb. 18, 1769; married Watie Or Weighta Pettigrew; drowned Dec. 15, 
1849. Children: 

24. Samuel'; a deacon in New Durham. 

25. Joseph Franklin' b. May 15, 1838; m. May 14, 1868, Addie F. Berry; 
grad. Dartmouth College, 1863; ordained a Free Baptist clergyman. New 
Durham, May 1865; had pastorates in Milton and New Durham. 

26. Mary; m. Valentine Smith, who was b. at "Red Rock," Lubberland, 
May 26, 1744; d. Oct. 10, 1810. 27. Daughter.' 28. Daughter.' 

(22). Ebenezer" (Samuel, 5 Samuel," Samuel, 3 Samuel, 2 ThomasO was born 
May 30, 1785; married Nancy, daughter of Henry Watson; died Aug. 8, 
1827. Children: 

29. John'; m. 30. Henry m.; lived in Manchester. 31. Samuel.' 

32. Sarah'; m. Griffiths. 33. Daughter'; res. Lowell, Mass. 

(23). Timothy" (Samuel,^ Samuel,* Samuel,^ Samuel,^ Thomasi) was born 
July 10, 1789; married Mary, daughter of Reuben and Lydia (ChurchiU) 
French; was a soldier, 1812; died from exposure June 18, 1813. Children: 

34. AKred T.' b. Sept. 1807; was a cabinet maker at Portsmouth; after- 
wards bought of his sister the old Joy homestead at Packers Falls, Durham- 
side; d. May 10, 1883. 

35. Ebenezer' b. 1812; m. Mehitable M. Doe. 

36. Mary S.'; m. — ■ • Badger. 

(35). Ebenezer' (Timothy," Samuel,5 Samuel," Samue],^ Samuel,2 Thomasi) 
was born in 1812; married, 1833, Mehitable M., daughter of Dea. Ebenezer 
Doe; celebrated the 50th anniversary of his marriage, March 1, 1883; and 
died Sept. 16, 1889. His wife survived him. Children: 

37. Williams; m. 38. Timothy M.s; clerk of Newmarket Manufacturing 
Co.; m. and had one son, George.^ 

39. Georges; m. 40. Edward"; m. 41. Charles'; m. 42. Daughter.s 
43. Daughter.^ 44. Daughter. s 



568 HisTOKY OF Newfields. 

JUDKINS. 

1. Josephi Judkins married Abigail, daughter of Ephraim Folsom, who was 
shot by an Indian as he was riding home from Exeter, June 11, 1709; was 
among 66 persons taxed in Exeter, April 20, 1680. Children: 

2. Dea. Josephs of Newmarket; m. widow Sarah Foss; purchased of Israel 
Folsom land near Lamprey river formerly owned by Moses Oilman, April 
5, 1718; apportioned 40 acres of common land, 1725; bought land of Samuel 
Baker at Nottingham, 1768; innholder at Newfields; was a prominent 
citizen, and deacon of the church in Newmarket; bequeathed to the church in 
Newfields a silver cup still in its possession. (124). 

3. Samuel; m. 4. Job. 2 5. John. 2 

6. Benjamin2; had a family at Kingston, April 5, 1718. 

7. Joel2; had a son, Joseph. 3 

8. Mary2; m. Welch. 9. Sarahs; ni. Nathaniel French. 

10. Hannahs; m. 1709, Ebenezer Webster. 

11. Catherine2; m. Quimby; was living 1770. 

(3). Samuels (Joseph^ was of Kingston, Sept. 29, 1725, Nov. 2, 1727, and 
1738; died Feb. 23, 1741. Children: 

12. Joels b. Sept. 25, 1712; m. Mehitable Calkins. 

13. Johns b. Feb. 8, 1719; m. Esther Sweat. 

(10). Hannah2 (Joseph') married July 25, 1709, Sergt. Ebenezer Webster, 
who was born Aug. 1, 1667, and died Feb. 1, 1736. Mr. Webster's father was 
baptized in Ormsby, Eng., Nov. 20, 1631. Children: 

14. Ebenezers Webster b. Oct. 10, 1714; m. July 20, 1738, Susan Batchelder, 

and had Col. Ebenezer'* Webster b. East Kingston, 1739, who m. (1) 

, (2) Abigail Eastman, who became the mother of Hon. Danieb Web- 



ster b. SaUsbury, Jan. 18, 1782. 

(12). Joels (Samuel,2 Joseph') was born Sept. 25, 1712; married Jan. 1, 
1735, Mehitable Calkins; was of Epping Aug. 24, 1753. Children: 

15. Samuel* b. June 8, 1736. 16. Moses* b. Feb. 3, 1738. 

17. Aner^b. Sept. Il,'a739. 

18. Leonard* b. Aug. 23, 1741; settled in SaUsbury. 

19. Joseph* b. Aug. 3, 1743; of Hopkinton and Deerfield; was in several 
regiments of the Revolution; signed the Association Test at Kingston, Sept. 
23, 1776; petitioned respecting the miUtia at Kingston, 1784-85. 

20. Abi* b. Aug. 9, 1745. 21. Mehitable,* b. May 23^ 1747; d. 1749. 

22. Benjamin* b. April 18, 1749. 

23. Henry* b. Dec. 5, 1750; m. Mary Barnard; petitioned respecting the 
militia of Kingston, 1784, and Feb. 9, 1785; lived on the homestead; had 
Josephs b. Jan. 16, 1817; d. Oct. 20, 1825. 

24. Caleb* b. April 16, 1753; petitioned respecting the militia at Kingston, 
1784 and 1785. 

(13). Johns (Samuel, 2 Joseph') was born Feb. 8, 1719; m. Nov., 1750, 
Esther Sweat; was of Epping, 1751. Children: 

25. John* b. 1753; petitioned respecting the miUtia at Kingston, 1784 and 
Feb. 9, 1785. 

26. Stephen* b. 1756. 27. EUsha* b. 1758. 

28. Samuel* b. 1760; perhaps of Newmarket where his son Hiram^ was 



Genealogy. 569 

born about 1808, who m. (1) Caroline Crowell, by whom he had a son Wilham 
B,6 (2) Nancy Pecker, dau. of Bart. C. Pecker, and had Frances' b. about 
1804, Uved in Groveland, Mass., and d. June 1, 1856, aged 48. 

KENNARD. 

1. Timothyi Kennard. 

2. Johns (Timothyi) was born in Kittery, Me., in 1782; married, July 3, 
1806, Sarah Ewer, daughter of James and Drusilla (Ewer) Burleigh; learned 
the trade of clockmaker at Portsmouth; Uved in Nashua and Concord before 
coming to Newfields in 1812; occupied the Pahner house which was burned in 
Sept. 1899, the tenement next the "Shute house"; made clocks and kept 
store; was postmaster, 1822-24, this office being the only one in town until 
the cotton miUs were built at Lamprey River in 1823; afterwards built and 
occupied the "Kennard house" on Piscassic street, now owned by Jeremiah 
Towle; with Temple Paul and the Drakes commenced the business of iron 
foundry in Dec. 1830; sold out to Amos Paul and others in 1834; died Jan. 14, 
1861. Children: 

3. James Burleigh^; m. Catherine R. Johnson. 

4. Thomas Stevens^ b. Concord, Nov. 5, 1809; m. (1) Sarah Folsom Mathes, 
(2) Sarah Safford. 

5. Seneca Chandler^ b. Concord, 1812; m. Mary Jane French. 

6. Ann Burleigh^; m. Jan. 14, 1843, Eppes Choate, who d. 1869; lived in 
Boston; d. 1878. No ch. 

7. Sarah Elizabeth Shute^; m. Nov. 1840, Ira Choate, brother of Eppes. 

8. Susanna Drusilla3 b. 1832; d. May 19, 1848. 

(3) James Burleigh' (John,2 Timothy )was born in Nashua; married Cath- 
erine R. Johnson, who was born May 4, 1806, survived him, m. (2) Joseph 
AUen, and died March 13, 1891. Joseph Allen died July 3, 1906. Children: 

9. John F.4 b. 1830; m. (1) Ellen Augusta Locke, (2) . 

10. Charles Cs d. young. 11. Sarah E.; m. Lyford Conner. 

12. Frank H.^ enUsted in Co. A., 11th N. H. Regt.; wounded at Freder- 
icksbm-g, Dec. 1862; discharged for disabiUty at Boston, March 27, 1863; 
d. at Newfields, April 29, 1868. 

13. Edward Ls' mustered in Co. A, 11th N. H. Regt. Aug. 28, 1862; trans- 
ferred to Brigade Band, Oct. 15, 1862; died of disease at Mound City, 111., 
Aug. 30, 1863, aged 21, and was buried at Newfields. 

(4). Thomas Stevens' (John, 2 Timothyi) was born in Concord, Nov. 5, 
1809; married (1) Sarah Folsom, daughter of Dea. Daniel and Betsey (Fol- 
som) Mathes, who was born July 7, 1817, and died, Newfields, Dec. 19, 1838, 
(2) Sarah Brazier, daughter of William and Sally (Colcord) Safford of Exeter, 
who was born July 9, 1814, and died, Danvers, Mass., July 19, 1896; Uved in 
the house now occupied by Samuel P. Badger; selectman, 1859; moved to 
Exeter; died there June 5, 1874. Child by first wife: 

14. Anna 'E^; m. Joseph B. Goodwin. By second wife: 

15. Grace H.^ m. G. M. T. Piper of Danvers, Mass. 

(5). Seneca Chandler' (John,^ Timothyi) was born in Concord, 1812; mar- 
ried Mary Jane, daughter of Benjamin French, who was born Nov. 1811, and 
died Washington, D. C, April 13, 1900; was member of Swamscot Machine 
Co., 1846; was sent by the company on business to South America, and brought 



570 History of Newfields. 

back wood from which he made a very beautiful cricket now highly prized by 
his son, Henry B/ as an heirloom of the family; representative, 1852-53; died 
April 26, 1865. His wife was a sister of Capt. William French. Children: 

16. Albert Etheridge^ m. Emma . 17. Clara Adeha^ b. 1843; d. 

Nov. 14, 1845. 

18. Henry B.'i; m. Lizzie D. Losh; was a machinist; d. suddenly at Lowell, 
Mass., Oct. 12, 1900, aged 55. 

19. Frederick^; m. twice and had children by each wife. 

(7). Sarah Elizabeth Shute^ (John, 2 Timothyi) married Ira Choate of 
Boston. Children: 

20. Alfred B.-* Choate; m. Katie Moulton. 21. Charles A.^ Choate. 
22. Herbert! Choate. 23. Sarah* Choate. 

(9). John F.i (James Burleigh,^ John,2 TimothyO was born in 1830; mar- 
ried (1) Ellen Augusta, daughter of Simeon and Clara (Tash) Locke (2) 

; mustered with Co. A., 11th N. H. Regt., Aug. 28, 1862; corporal; 



discharged for disability, April 9, 1864; d. March 1910. Children: 

24. Charles C.^ b. 1854; d. April 20, 1857. 

25. Ella F.5 b. Feb. 26, 1857; d. March 5, 1857. 

(14). Anne E.* (Thomas Stevens, 3 John,^ Timothyi) married Joseph B. 
Goodwin, who was born Nov. 16, 1831, and died Nov. 20, 1896; settled in 
Cleveland, Ohio. Children: 

26. Charles R.^ Goodwin b. Dec. 22, 1861; d. Jan. 2, 1864. 

27. Lewis Kennard» Goodwin b. Oct. 3, 1867; d. March 1, 1892. 

28. Harrys Goodwin; m. 29. Helen= Goodwin, adopted. 

(16). Albert Etheridge* (Seneca Chandler,^ John,2 Timothyi) married Emma 

; settled in Washington, D. C. Children: 

30. Charless; m. 31. Bernice^; m. 32. Son.s 

KENNISON— KENNISTON— KENISTON. 

1. Nathani Kennison, according to tradition, came from England and had 
a mill at Lamprey River. 

2. Nathan^ (Nathan'). 

3. Aaron3 (Nathan,2 Nathani) was of Newmarket, 1750; lived west of the 
Plains just across the brook, and north of the road to Wadleigh's Falls; mar- 
ried (1) Phebe, daughter of Thomas Kennison of Lee, who died Sept. 26, 1814, 
(2) Mary Dutch, who was born May 26, 1764, and died Oct. 29, 1845; was 
in the army, 1757-58; petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge and its removal 
to Newfields, 1759-60; was credited with labor on rafts at Newington, Oct. 22, 
1775; returned with Capt. James Hill's Co. on Pierce's Island, Nov. 5, 1775; 
signed the Association Test, 1776; assessed in Lee, 1787; active in parish 
affairs, 1796-99; died Aug 28, 1823, aged about 100 years. Children; 

4. Asa" b. June 8, 1774; m. Kennison. 

5. Sally 4 b. Dec. 29, 1776; m. Joseph Hill. 

6. Nathan* b. Oct. 28, 1777; m. Grace Currier of Haverhill, Mass.; started 
from the Plains with his brother Asa, each having a horse and rifle, and trav- 
eled till they found a place to their liking in Vermont, and there settled. 

7. John* b. Aug. 29, 1778; m. Mary Kennison. 

8. Aaron* b. Aug. 21, 1781; was a soldier, 1814; never married. 



Genealogy. 571 

9. Ezra^ b. Sept. 5, 1783; never married. 

10. Phebe-' b. May 3, 1786; m. Robert, son of John Hill of Portsmouth; 
d. Deerfield. 

11. Levi^ b. Sept. 15, 1788; was a soldier, 1814 and 1816; m. Lucinda 
Davis, who d. July 27, 1881, aged 74; lived at South Berwick, Me.; d. May 
11, 1872. 

12. Laban,-! b. Feb. 10, 1790; m. Mary, dau. of Paul Tuttle of Lee; was a 
soldier, 1814 and 1816. 

13. Zebulon-i b. Sept. 1792; m. Betsey, dau. of Shadrich Randall of Not- 
tingham; was a soldier, 1814. 

14. Susannah^ b. April 4, 1795; m. Eben., son of Eben. Kennison. 

15. Williami b. Oct. 22, 1797; m. Partheness Stevens. 

(7). John* (Aaron, 3 Nathan,2 Nathani) was born Aug. 29, 1778; married 
Mary, daughter of Ebenezer Kennison; did not consider themselves related; 
hved between Wadleigh's Falls and the Jacob Wiggin place in Epping. His 
wife's father was a soldier of the Revolution. Children: 

16. Georges; killed on the railroad. 17. Jacobs; m. Mrs. SeUnda Davis. 
18. Gardiner T.s; m. Ann Greenwood. 19. Judith^; d. young. 

20. Marthas; m. (1) Henry Briant, (2) Samuel R. Spiller. 

21. Phebes b. Oct. 14, 1808; m. John French. 

22. Mary Janes; m. William Robinson. 

23. EUzabeths; m. George Speed. 24. Sarah^; d. unm. 

(15). William* (Aaron, ^ Nathan, 2 Nathani) was born Oct. 22, 1797; mar- 
ried Partheness Stevens, who died in 1889; was a soldier in Capt. Joseph 
Towle's Co. of Epping which included Newmarket men; was not allowed to 
go with his brothers as soldier to Portsmouth on account of the sickness of 
Ms mother, who soon after died. Child: 

25. Lovina A.» b. May, 1831; m. N. S. Smith; and d. March 4, 1869. 
Child: 

26. George H.« Smith b. Feb. 1856; d. Dec. 7, 1873. 

(21). Phebes (John,* Aaron, 3 Nathan, 2 NathanO; m. John French of Strat- 
ham; d. Nov. 1, 1894. Children: 

27. Mary A.^ French; m. Lucius S. Pease of Newfields. 

28. Lydia J.s French; d. 29. Almira F.s French; d. 
30. John H.6 French; d. 31. Charles W.^ French; d. 



Christopher Kenniston prays, Sept. 8, 1681, the president and council 
that his sentence of corporal punishment be mitigated to the payment of a 
fine; was mustered from Capt. Week's Co., into Capt. James Davis's 
scout, 1712, served two weeks, and received 12 shillings which was allowed 
by vote of the House, May 9, 1713; had settled and built a house on Hilton's 
Mill grant, 1720. 

William Kenniston married Aug. 31, 1721, Berthia Trickey of Portsmouth; 
was in the army, 1754 and 1758; in the Train Band of Canterbury, and peti- 
tioned for a division of the town, March 30, 1780. 

Job Kenniston of Exeter petitioned to be joined to Massachusetts, 1739; 
with John was on a list of effective men who were Quakers in Capt. James 
Hobinson's Co., April 1759, and Nov. 3, 1761, Capt. Robinson stating that 



572 History of Newpields. 

he had served two years and lost a gun in the capitulation; complains June 15, 
1762, of his tax towards the war, and also of his two sons, John and Joseph. 

Jonathan Kenniston was a soldier, 1723; had land on Piscassic bounded 
by land of Nathaniel Ames, 1740; had "endured the brunt & hardships of the 
late war" and petitioned for a township, 1753-54; soldier, 1758; signed the 
Association Test, 1776; "an able man & equipt with one good Musquit"; 
enhsted Sept. 28, 1776, by John Langdon of Portsmouth, and was mustered 
with Capt. Jonathan Robinson's Co., Sept. 23, 1776. 

A John Kenniston was killed on the expedition against Louisburg, and in 
the House, June 26, 1745, a motion representing the necessitous circumstances 
of his widow, was made in her favor. 

John Kenniston petitioned for a bridge over Squamscot river, Nov. 21, 
1746; was in Capt. John Parker's Co., Sept. 4, 1775; was returned with Capt. 
Benjamin Butler's Co. on Great Island, Nov. 1, 1775; enlisted into Capt. 
Ebenezer Green's Co., Col. Timothy Bedel's Regt., Feb. 21, 1776; received 
two pounds ten shillings as bounty in Capt. Jonathan Robinson's Co., Sept. 
23, 1776; and mustered Sept. 1776; petitioned for division of Middleton, 
1785; was claimed on Middleton's quota of soldiers, 1786; assessed in Lee, 
1787. 

Eben Kenniston had a son Eben, who m. Susanna K., dau. of Aaron Ken- 
niston, and had three daughters: Mary, who m. John Kenniston, Betsey, 
who m. Simon Towle, and Sally, who m. Nathan Smith; and d. Newfields 
about 1787. 

James Kenniston was on the pay roll of Capt. Samuel Gilman from May 27 
to Aug. 1, 1775; as member of Capt. Kinsman's Co. received four dollars for 
a regimental coat, Oct. 4, 1775; was of Rye, and mustered into Capt. CaKe's 
Co., Col. Pierse Long's Regt., at New Castle, Sept. 10, 1776, and on its pay 
roll, Dec. 7, 1776, from which company he deserted, Dec. 23, 1776; received 
six pounds advance pay in Capt. Jonathan Robinson's Co., Sept. 23, 1776, 
and enhsted into Col. Thomas Tash's Regt. for New York; enlisted into Capt 
Joseph Parson's Co., Col. David Gilman's Regt., Dec. 20, 1776, to reinforce 
the army at New York until March 1, 1777; of Stratham, mustered with Capt. 
James Norris' Co., Col. Enoch Poor's Regt. Feb. 13, 1777, and received 20 
pounds state bounty; enlisted for Newmarket in the Continental army, 1777; 
of AUenstown, Nov., 1787. 

Lewis Kenniston, aged 24, of Newmarket, enlisted in Capt. Winborn Adams^ 
Co., Col. Enoch Poor's Regt., May 26, 1775, and was on its pay roll from June 
2 to Aug. 1, 1775; received at Medford, Oct. 4, 1775, four dollars for a regi- 
mental coat; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; mustered with Capt. 
Daniel Gordon's Co., Col. Thomas Tash's Regt., Sept. 20, 1776. 

Thomas Kenniston signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; was of Lee 
and assessed, 1787; was on the pay roll of Capt. John Brewster's Co., Col. 
Long's Regt., Sept. 3, 1776, serving from Aug. 7 to Dec. 7, 1776, at New Castle; 
received one month's advance pay, Jan. 13, 1777, and was on the pay roll of 
Capt. Brewster's Co. from Jan. 7, to Feb. 7, 1777; of New Durham, refused 
to march with Capt. Brewster's Co., Jan. 22, 1777; received pay March 17, 
1777, for service in Capt. John Brewster's Co. from Jan. 7 to Feb. 7, 1777. 
His daughter, Phebe, m. Aaron Kenniston. 

Benjamin Kenniston was a soldier, 1755; enlisted May 30, 1775, and was 



Genealogy. 573 

in Capt. Aaron Kinsman's Co., Col. John Stark's Regt., Aug. 1, 1775, and 
received Oct. 10, 1775, four dollars coat money. 

KEOUSE— KUSE. 

1. Williami Keouse, the first of the family, married Deborah, daughter of 
Winthrop Thing; was a graduate of Harvard College, 1768; a school teacher; 
clerk of the Provincial Congress, 1775. 

2. Joseph2 (Williami) -^vas born in 1787; married Sarah, daughter of Samuel 
Neal, who died Sept. 28, 1864, aged 81; settled in Piscassic; died July 25, 
1863. Children: 

3. Joseph W.3 b. April 15, 1815; m. Ruth Eaton. 

4. Mary Anns; married about 1839, Rev. Oliver P. Tuckerman of Ports- 
mouth, who was born March 1, 1817, ordained Nov. 1840 and died, Port- 
land, Me., Jan. 24, 1868; died, Exeter, March 18, 1895. 

(3). Capt. Joseph W.^ (Joseph,^ WilhamO was born April 15, 1815; married 
Sept. 3, 1838, Ruth Eaton of Bowdoin, Me., who died Dec. 28, 1898; was one 
of the last survivors of the old military or militia company of Newfields; died 
June 26, 1901. Children. 

5. Joseph W.^ b. 1840; member of the 11th N. H. Regt.; Uved in Kittery, 
Me.; killed bj^ accident, June, 1893. 

6. Nathan E.4 b. 1842; member of the 2d Regt. N. H. Volunteers; d. of 
wounds received at Gettysburg, July 31, 1863. 

7. Ehzabeth M.*; m. Oct. 26, 1869, Samuel P. Chase; children: Harry P.s 
Chase and Edna Chase. ^ (See Chase.) 

8. Perry T.*; m. Dec. 19, 1874, Carrie Thompson of Haverhill, Mass.; 
lived on the old homestead. Children: 

9. Nathan E.=; m. Nov. 24, 1904, Mary E. Eaton of Lynn, Mass.; d. May 
13, 1908. No ch. 

10. Ahce B.s; m. Sept. 11, 1895, Daniel R. Smith. (See Smith.) 

LANE. 

1. William I Lane married Mary , (2) Aug. 21, 1656, Mary, daughter 

of Thomas Brewer of Roxbury, Mass., who died May 22, 1656. He and his 
first wife were probably from Yorkshire, England; was of Boston, 1650. 

2. Williams (W ilUami) was born Oct. 1, 1659; married June 21, 1680, Sarah, 
daughter of Thomas Web ster; removed from Boston in 1686; died Feb. 14, 
1749. 

3. Dea. Joshua^ (William,2 Williami) was born June 6, 1696; married Dec. 
24, 1717, Batesheba, daughter of Samuel and Mary Robie, who was born 
Aug. 2, 1696, and died April 13, 1765; killed by lightning whUe standing on 
his doorstep after a shower, June 14, 1766, eight sons and five daughters 
surviving him. Joshua and his wife were eminently godly people and their 
children lived to become useful members of society. 

4. Samueb (Dea. Joshua,' William,2 Williami) was born Oct. 16, 1718,* 
married (1) Dec. 24, 1741, Mary, daughter of Benjamin and Susanna James 
of Hampton, who died Jan. 30, 1769, leaving eight children, (2) Jime 22, 1774, 



574 History of Newfields. 

Rachel Parsons, widow of Gideon Colcord of Newmarket; removed from 
Hampton to Stratham; died Dec. 29, 1806. 

5. Jabezs (Samuel,* Dea. Joshua,^ William,2 WilUamO married Eunice 
Colcord. , 

6. Charlesi5 (Jabezs, Samuel,* Dea. Joshua,^ William,^ Williami) was born 
in Stratham Nov. 27, 1796; settled in business in Newfields, 1818; was 
tanner, shoemaker and merchant; married (1) Sept. 24, 1821, Hannah, 
daughter of Abraham and Hannah (Lane) French, who was born in Pittsfield, 
Feb. 3, 1802, and died suddenly Jan. 18, 1841, leaving five children, (2) Oct. 
1, 1842, Elizabeth, daughter of Isaiah Berry of Greenland, who was born July 
8, 1804, and survived her husband; died, Newfields, Oct. 27, 1884. 

Children : 

7. Olivia Emeline' b. Nov. 14, 1825; before the Civil War was for years a 
teacher in the South; returning, res. en the homestead, Stratham; d. Sept. 
4, 1905. (390.) 

8. John William' b. Sept. 7, 1827; m. Mary Haynes. 

9. Mary Elizabeth' b. April 29, 1830; m. Sept. 14, 1871, Rev. Jacob 
Chapman, who was b. Tamworth, March 11, 1810, and died June 5, 1903; 
res. Exeter, since 1879. (390.) 

10. Anne Lucy b. Sept. 1, 1834; m. Nov. 30, 1867, John C. Hanson of 
Northwood, who was b. March 21, 1831, and was a merchant in Newfields; 
graduated at Mt. Holyoke college, 1865; res. Cambridge, Mass. 

11. Charles Edward' b. Dec. 27, 1837; d. Aug. 17, 1868. (389.) 

(8). Rev. John WiUiam' (Charles,^ Jabez,^ Samuel,* Joshua,^ William,2 
Williami) was born Sept. 7, 1827; married Aug. 26, 1868, Mary, daughter 
of Samuel and Eliza (Spaulding) Haynes, who was born Townsend, Mass., 
July 11, 1841, and was a graduate and teacher, Mt. Holyoke college; was 
ordained pastor of the Congregational church at Whately, Mass., Oct. 17, 
1860; installed over the Congregational church. North Hadley, May, 1878, 
and continued there in active service till on May 7, 1911, when, after con- 
ducting the usual services, much to the surprise of his people, he read his 
resignation as pastor; on the following Wednesday was attacked with pneu- 
monia and died Saturday evening, May 13, after a little mpre than fifty 
years in the ministry. His last sermon was from the text, "There remaineth 
a rest for the people of God." His wife and five children survive him. (389.) 

Children : 

12. John Ervards b. Feb. 12, 1872; a physician, Seattle, Wash. 

13. Amy Sanders^ b. Oct. 31, 1874; a teacher, Saginaw, Mich. 

14. Wallace Rutherfords b. Aug. 12, 1876; a patent lawyer, Chicago, 111. 

15. Wilfred Clarys b. June 23, 1878; a lawyer, Holdosta, Ga. 

16. Susan Chnie" b. July 13, 1881; a graduate nurse, Montclair, N. J. 
(10). Anne Lucy (Charles,^ Jabez,^ Samuel,* Joshua,' William,^ William,i) 

was born Sept. 1, 1834; married Nov. 30, 1867, John C. Hanson of Northwood 
who was born March 21, 1831, and was a merchant in Newfields; graduated 
at Mt. Holyoke college, 1865; residence, Cambridge, Mass. (390.) Children: 

17. Charles Lanes Hanson b. May 22, 1870; m. June 25, 1902, Bertha 
Winthrop FHnt; res. Cambridge, Mass. (389.) They have two children: 
Paul' b. July 29, 1906, and Helen Bemis' b. Nov. 23, 1909. 



Genealogy. 575 

18. William Clintons Hanson, b. Dec. 18, 1874; res. Cambridge, Mass. 
(390.) 

LANG. 

1. Josephi Lang was born in Lee in August, 1800, and was among the young- 
est of a family of twenty children; married Eliza, daughter of Coker Fifield 
of Stratham, who was born in 1806, and died March 17, 1864; at the building 
of the Newmarket mills entered and continued for twenty j^ears in the employ 
of the company as a common laborer, rising rapidly by his fidelity from one 
position to another till he became the head of the most important department 
of the business; health becoming impaired, he bought two farms in Piscassic, 
and became a most successful farmer; was justice of the peace, 1852-53; select- 
man, 1854 and 1859; first representative of Newfields for two terms; chair- 
man of its board of selectmen ten successive years; survived his wife many 
years; died October 16, 1890. His twin brother, Benjamin, lived on High 
street, Exeter. Children: 

2. Joseph Edwin^; travelling agent for Exeter Machine Works. 

3. George^; d. in infancy. 4. EUen^; unm; res. Maiden, Mass. 

LITTLEFIELD. 

1. Cyrusi Littlefield was born in Bath, Me.; married DoUy Nutter of 
Greenland; settled in Newfields. Children: 

2. Charles^; m. Hannah Howard. 

3. Marys; m. Rufus Nichols; res. Merrimack, Mass.;'d. 

4. John^b. 1829; m. Emma Remington of Suncook; res. Manchester. 

5. Williams; m. EUen Plaisted; has one son, Edward, ^ private secretary of 
U. S. Senator Henry E. Burnham. 

6. Sarahs; m. John Smith. 7. James. = 8. Sophia^; m. John Fogg. 

9. Augustus^; was member of the 11th N. H. Reg. in the Civil War; died 
in camp. 

10. George S.s b. April 1, 1843; m. (1) Abbie S. Smith, (2) Annie A. Smith, 
(3) Ellen R. Munsey. 

11. Olives; m. Reuben Burleigh of Newmarket; survived him and hves 
in Taunton, Mass. 

12. Wilburs; m. Susie Watson of Lee, who d. 1859; res. Epping; d. June 19, 
1911. 

(2). Char less (Cyrus') married Hannah Howard; res. Newfields. 
Children : 

13. Charles^; d. 

14. Josephine^; m. Edward Hamlin; res. Union, N. H.; has one dau. 

(6). Sarahs (CyrusO married John Smith of Newfields; settled in Exeter; 
died. Children: 

15. Georges Smith. 16. Marys Smith. 17. Edward^ Smith. 18. Doras 
Smith. 

(8). Sophias (Cyrusi) married John Fogg of Newfields; survived her hus- 
band and Uves in Kingston. Children: 

19. Alberts Fogg. 20. Ediths Fogg; m. Fred Dixon; res. Pittsfield, 
Mass.; two sons, Carl* Dixon and Paub Dixon. 



576 History of Nbwpields. 

21. Emmas Fogg. 22. Annie^ Fogg. 

(10). George S.2 (Cyrusi) was born April 1, 1843, in Newfields; married 
(1) Jan. 1870, Abbie S. Smith of Newmarket, who was born April 15, 1846, 
and died Sept. 24, 1877, (2) Oct. 4, 1879, Annie A. Smith of Newmarket, who 
was born April 15, 1856, and died May 6, 1892, (3) May 18, 1893, Ellen R. 
Munsey of Newfields who was born Nov. 20, 1842; resides in Newfields. 
Children by first wife: 

23. George Fred' b. Nov. 19, 1871; m. Annie Little. 

24. Wilbur Augustus^ b. Aug. 19, 1873; m. Ruth Wiswell. 

(23). George Freds (George S.,2 Cyrusi) was born Nov. 19, 1871; married 
Annie Little of Atkinson; res. Haverhill, Mass. Children: 

25. Milton.4 26. Raymond.* 

(24). Wilbur Augustus' (George S.,2 CyrusO was born Aug. 19, 1873; mar- 
ried Ruth Wiswell of Newmarket; settled in Exeter. Children: 
27. Elizabeth Wiswell. « 28. Annie Augusta. •> 
29. George Trowbridge. ^ 30. Thomas Earle.^ 

LOCKE. 

1. Thomasi Locke was born in London, Eng.; married, July 26, 1624, Chris- 
tian French. 

2. Capt. John2 (Thomas^) was born in London, Eng., Sept. 16, 1627; came 
to America and married, 1652, Elizabeth, daughter of William Berry of Ports- 
mouth; was killed by the Indians at Rye, Aug. 26, 1696. 11 ch. 

3. Dea. Williams (Capt. John, 2 Thomas') was born April 17, 1677; married, 
Nov. 23, 1699, Hannah Knowles, who was born in Hampton, April 18, 1678, 
and died, Rye, Sept. 12, 1769; died Jan. 22, 1768. 

4. Jonathan^ (Dea. WilUam,^ Capt. John,2 Thomas') was born March 15, 
1702; married, March 2, 1727, Sarah, daughter of William Haines of Green- 
land, who died Oct. 1753; settled in Rye; died Jan. 2, 1774. 

5. Dea. David^ (Jonathan," Dea. William, 3 Capt. John,2 Thomas') was born 
Aug. 24, 1735; married (1) Feb. 9, 1758, Hannah Lovering of Kensington, 
who died Sept. 23, 1807, (2) Mrs. Olive Elkins, who died Dec. 4, 1835. 13 ch. 

6. Simeone (Dea. David,5 Jonathan," Dea. William,^ Capt. John,2 Thomas') 
was born March 21 or 31, 1760; married Abigail Blake; settled in Epsom. 11 ch. 

7. Simeon' (Simeon.^ Dea. David,^ Jonathan," Dea. WiUiam,^ Capt. John,2 
Thomas') was born Dec. 8 or 14, 1790; married July 4, 1813, Clarissa, daugh- 
ter of Dea. John Tash at the Plains, who was born Oct. 25, 1791, and died 
May 2, 1871; lived in Rye, Epsom and Concord; learned the trade of black- 
smith with his uncle, who married the widow of Zechariah Beal, and was jail 
keeper at Dover; bought the Messer tavern at Newfields, where he settled; 
owned the old Beal place, with quite a tract of land adjoining the Tarleton 
estate on Squamscot street; left off the use of liquor to which he early became 
addicted prior to 1830; raised his blacksmith shop, the first building raised 
town in without rum,' 1830, which stood till torn down, in 1884, by Green C. 

'During the war of 1812 the house was a hotel. In the back of its old-fashioned 
chimney was a place where Mr. Messer, the landlord, secreted a deserting soldier, who asked 
the privilege. It was entered by a sliding panel from the front hall. The officers came 
and searched the house, but could find no trace of him as the sliding panel looked just like 
the others. The soldier remained in his hiding place two days and one night. 



Genealogy. 577 

Fowler, who married his daughter and hved on the place; died Aug. 27, 1882. 
Children born in Epsom: 

8. Lydia Halls b. March 5, 1814; m. Nathaniel F. Kimball. 

9. John Tashs b. March 21, 1816; m. (1) Rooxby Spofford Sanborn, (2) 
Sarah H. W. Treadwell. 

10. Simeons b. Dec. 25, 1817; m. Nancy N. Clark. 

11. Joseph Hams b. May 15, 1819; m. Nancy R. Kent. 

12. Clara Josephine^ b. Feb. 14, 1821; m. Nov. 3, 1844, Ezekiel Sanborn 
of Newfields; d. Feb. 19, 1854, and her husband m. (2) Sarah Elizabeth Per- 
kins. 

13. Samuel Blake' b. Sept. 30, 1822; m. Anne H. Davis. 

14. Abbie Wheeler^ b. Oct. 12, 1824; m. May 15, 1845, Charles Osgood 
Cummings; had Blanche Osgood^ Cummings, an adopted daughter. 

15. Sons b. Oct. 12, 1824; d. same day. 

16. George Olivers b. Sept. 12, 1826; m. Harriet Titus Locke. 

17. Mary Ohvias b. June 19, 1828; d. Nov. 20, 1845. 

18. Ellen Augustas b. March 29, 1830; m. (1) John F. Kennard, (2) Green 
Clark Fowler. 

19. Edwin Augustuss b. March 29, 1830; m. Martha Smith. 

20. Martha Annahs b. March 27, 1832; m. WiUiam Murray of Lawrence, 
Mass.; d. Jan. 23, 1857; had Adda Wheeler^ Murray, b. 1854; d. 1856. 

21. Sarah Anns b. March 25, 1834; m. Edwin B. Locke. 

(8). Lydia Halls (Simeon,^ Simeon, ^ Dea. David,^ Jonathan,i Dea. Wil- 
Uam,3 Capt. John,^ Thomas^ was born March 15, 1814; married, Oct. 2, 1845, 
Nathaniel Folsom Kimball. Children: 

22. Orin Taplin^ Kimball b. Aug. 1846; m. Maria Ayers; d. Nov. 15, 1876, 
leaving Blanche M." Kimball b. May 20, 1873; d. April 30, 1878. 

23. Emily Annette' KimbaU b. July, 1848; m. Benjamin B. Tuttle; res. 
Andover, Mass. 

24. George Per kins' Kimball; unm. N. F. KimbaU had the following chil- 
dren by a previous marriage: Charles P. Kimball, who d. unm. Aug. 4, 1865, 
aged 28 years and 10 months, and Sarah KimbaU, who res. Andover, Mass.; 
unm. 

(9). John Tashs (Simeon, ? Simeon,^ Dea. David,5 Jonathan,* Dea. WUUam,' 
Capt. John,2 ThomasO was born March 21, 1816; married (1) Sept. 12, 1841, 
Rooxby Spofford Sanborn, who was born May 19, 1817, and died Feb. 19, 1861, 
aged 43 years and 9 months, (2) Sarah H. W. TreadweU; hved at Newfields; 
was trader; postmaster, 1853; died Feb. 26, 1864. His widow married (2) 
Rev. John F. Adams, who died June 11, 1881, aged 91. Child by first wife: 

25. Mary Ohvia'; m. (1) Charles S. Tilton, who d. July 18, 1876, (2) Sept. 
25, 1879, James Albert Folsom; res. Manchester, N. H. 

(10). Simeons (Simeon,' Simeon, ^ Dea. David,5 Jonathan,* Dea. William,' 
Capt. John,2 Thomas') was born Dec. 25, 1817; married Nancy Norris Clark 
of Meh'ose, Mass.; settled there. Children: 

26. Oren St. Clair' b. Aug. 17, 1842; d. Sept. 8, 1846. 

27. Sarah Josephine' b. July, 1848; d. AprU 4, 1849. 

28. Charles E.' b. AprU 1849; d. Dec. 10, 1853. 

29. Sarah L.' b. Oct. 1854; d. Melrose, Mass., April 6, 1857. 

37 



578 History of Newfields. 

30. William E.s; m. Fannie Brooks and had Maud Alice,i» Winnifredi" 
and Charles K." 

(11). Joseph Hams (Simeon,' Simeon/ Dea. David/ Jonathan/ Dea. Wil- 
liam/ Capt. John/ Thomas') was born May 15, 1819; married May 26, 1842, 
Nancy Reynolds Kent of Terra Haute, Ind.; settled there; died Jan. 23, 
1878. Children: 

31. Joseph Hams; m. Emma Goodwin. 

32. Leander'; m. Addie and had Clarence." 

33. Mary Alice'; m. Thomas Wormsley. 34. Simeon.' 

35. Charles E.' b. Feb. 6, 1847; d. April 11, 1847. 

(13). Samuel Blake » (Simeon,' Simeon,^ Dea. David,5 Jonathan,* Dea. 
Winiam,3 Capt. John, 2 Thomas') was born Sept. 30, 1822; married April 28, 
1846, Anne H. Davis of Newmarket. Children: 

36. Anna Louise.' 37. Abbie Cummings'; m. Denney Thompson. 
38. Clara Tash'; m. Frank Thompson. 39. Samuel Davis.' 

40. Florence Madelaine.' 41. Marion.' 

(15). George Olivers (Simeon,' Simeon, ^ Dea. David, ^ Jonathan,* Dea. 
William,' Capt. John, 2 Thomas,' was born Sept. 19, 1826; married Nov. 21, 
1849, Harriet T., daughter of Josiah Locke of Pembroke. Children: 

42. Josephine'; m. Ira Moore of Pembroke. 43. Sarah A.'; m. Albert 
Clough, and had Daisj^' Clark. 

(18). Ellen Augusta^ (Simeon,' Simeon,^ Dea. David,^ Jonathan,* Dea. 
William,3 Capt. John,^ Thomas') was born March 29, 1830; married (1) Feb. 
20, 1851, John F. Kennard, (2) Nov. 1, 1882, Green Clark, son of John Fowler; 
settled in Newfields; died April 23, 1893. Children: 

44. Charles C' Kennard b. 1853; d. April 20, 1857. 

45. Ella F.' Kennard b. April 28, 1857; d. May 5, 1857. 

(19). Edwin Augustus^ (Simeon,' Simeon,^ David, = Jonathan,* Dea. Wil- 
liam,3 Capt. John,2 Thomas') was born March 29, 1830; married Jan. 4, 1854, 
Martha Ann Smith, who survived him and married (2) John Fernald of Roches- 
ter; died Jan. 23, 1880. Children: 

46. Fred Augustus,' m. Lottie Dexter. 47. Carrie'; d. young. 

(21). Sarah Anns (Simeon,' Simeon,6 Dea. David,^ Jonathan,* Dea. Wil- 
liam,3 Capt. John, 2 Thomas') was born March 25, 1834; married Jan. 2, 1854, 
Edwin Beal Locke of Chicago, who died Aug. 25, 1877. Children: 

48. Emma Russell' Locke b. Sept. 10, 1854; m. Solon Eugene Avery, 
who d. Aug. 25, 1882. 

49. Frank Edwin' Locke b. July 19, 1858; m. Clara EUen Talhnan. 

50. Charles Albert' Locke b. Dec. 9, 1861. 

(31). Joseph Ham,' (Joseph Ham,8 Simeon,' Simeon,^ Dea. David,^ Jona- 
than,* Dea. William,3 Capt. John,2 Thomas') mai-ried Emma Goodwin; set- 
tled in Mobile, Ala. Children: 

51. Alice"; m. 52. Edith'»; m. 53. Harry. '» 54. Simeon. '» 

(37). Abbie Cummings' (Samuel B.,s Simeon,' Simeon,^ Dea. David, = Jona- 
than* Dea. WilUam,3 Capt. John,2 Thomasi) married Denney Thompson. 
Children : 

55. Eleanor" Thompson. 56. Phil Sheridan'" Thompson. 

57. Clara" Thompson. 58. Rosamond'" Thompson. 



Genealogy. 579 

(38). Clara Tash' (Samuel B.s, Simeon,' Simeon, « Dea. David,^ Jonathan,^ 
Dea. William,3 Capt. John,2 ThomasO married Frank Thompson. Children: 

59. Samueli" Thompson. 60. Jordan") Thompson. 61. Lawrence"* 
Thompson. 

(46). Fred Augustus' (Edwin Augustus, s Simeon,' Simeon, « Dea. David,' 
Jonathan,^ Dea. William, s Capt. John,^ Thomas^) married Lottie Dexter. 
Children : 

62. Carrie. 1" 63. Winnifred.i" 64. Daisy." 65. Harrison.") 66. Florence.") 

LORD. 

1. Nathaniel! Lord was born in Ipswich, Mass., Sept. 13, 1747; married, 
July 4, 1771, Lucy Boardman, who was born in Ipswich, July 8, 1749, and 
died Feb. 15, 1812; was a felt-worker, and his shop was afterwards occupied 
as a store, and the office of Nathaniel Rogers, and still later as the dwelling 
house of William M. Paul; also kept tavern on the spot where the Amos Paul 
house now stands; petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, 1772; refused to 
sign the Association Test July 12, 1776; active in parish affairs, 1791, 1793, 
1797-1800 and 1808; was on committee to locate the new meeting house, Oct. 
26, 1789; selectman, 1799; d. Aug. 19, 1820. Children: 

2. Nathaniel2 b. May 7, 1772; m. Mary Louise . 

3. Lucy2 b. July 13, 1774; m. Dec. 25, 1794, John, son of John and Susan 
(Folsom) Mead. 

4. Pollys b. Nov. 3, 1776; m. David Chapman, who was b. May 3, 1776. 
Among their 9 children were James* Chapman, who m. Martha Mallard of 
Centre Harbor, and John F.* Chapman, who m. Lydia Caswell. 

5. Betsey Boardmans b. Aug. 28, 1779. 

6. John Boardman^ b. April 6, 1782; d. Newburyport, Mass. 

7. Susannah^ b. Aug. 22, 1784; m. Edward Chapman. 

8. Ebenezer^ b. Jan. 10, 1788. 

9. Francis Boardman^ b. Dec. 20, 1790. 

(2). Nathaniels (Nathanieh) was born May 7, 1772; married Mary Louise 
, who died Oct. 15, 1830; died at sea. His wife survived him and mar- 
ried (2) Dr. Enoch Faiilkner of Hamilton, Mass. Children: 

10. Hannah^ b. about 1812; m. Edward F. Tuttle of Nottingham, who 
was b. about 1818; hved at Groveland, Mass., and Exeter. 

11. Nathaniel^; followed the sea; d. young. 

LOVERING. 

Benjamin! Loveriug was born in 1753; married Ruth Lamprey of Hamp- 
ton, who died in Newfields, Jan. 6, 1849, aged 77; was an early settler at 
Lamprey River, where he sold the Col. Joseph Smith house and a large tract 
of land to the manufacturing company; removed to Newfields, and bought 
of Thomas Folsom the Nathaniel Rogers' place; also bought for Mrs. Wood, 
his wife's sister, the house which stood near the corner of his garden, but has 
since been moved back from the street; petitioned to organize the Congre- 
gational parish as a body corporate, Dec. 20, 1828, and became a member; 



580 History of Newfields. 

warden, 1829; was justice of the peace, and an active and prominent citizen, 
died May 3, 1841. No ch. 

Joseph Lovering lived on Hall's Mill Road, 1766. 

Nathaniel Lovering was a soldier, 1814. 

LYFORD. 

1. Francis' Lyford came to New England from London, Eng.; married (1) 
about 1670, a daughter of Thomas Smith and removed from Boston to Exe- 
ter, where he married (2) Nov. 21, 1681, Rebecca, daughter of Rev. Samuel 
Dudley by his 3d wife, Elizabeth; was a jury man, Exeter, 1683, and in case 
of Allen vs. Waldron, 1707; granted 30 acres of land, Feb. 3, 1698, aijd an 
additional 30 acres, Feb. 21, 1698; died, 1724. His Will was probated Sept. 
2, 1824, and administration granted to his son. Stephen. Children: 

2. Ann2; m. Leavitt. 3. Deborah^; m. FoUett. ' 

4. Rebecca^; m. Hardy. 5. Sarah^; m. Foulsham. 

6. Stephen^; m. Sarah Leavitt. 7. Elizabeth. = 

8. Thomas2; m. Judith — . 9. Mary2; m. Hall. 

(6) Stephen^ (Francis)' married Sarah Leavitt; died and was buried on 
his farm on Hall's MiU road. (106.) Children: 

10. Stephens; m. MaVy Pike. 11. Theophilus^; m. Lois . 

12. Moses; m.; settled in Exeter. 13. Biley^; m. 14. Others. s 

(8). Thomas2 (Francis') married Judith ; granted 30 acres of land 

Feb. 3, 1698, and 30 additional acres, Feb. 21, 1698; was apportioned 100 
acres, 1725. His Will was dated Dec. 29, 1726, and probated June 7, 1727. 
His son, Thomas, executor. Children: 

15. Thomas^; m. Anne Conner. 

16. Davids; sold land to Jacob Ames of Hall's Mill road. May 30, 1753; 
was of Epping. 

17. John. 3 18. EUzabeths; m. Sinkler. 

19. Judiths; m. Foulsam. 20. Dorothys; m. — — — . . 

21. Marys; m. Leavitt. 22. Abigails; m. Kimball. 

23. Rebecca.s 24. Susanna. s 25. Lydia.s 26. Hannah. s 

(10). Lt. Stephens (Stephen,2 Francis') married Mary Pike; took oath 
before Theophilus Smith of Exeter, and paid fee of one pound four shillings, 
March 3, 1760; received lls-3d for "horse hire" his horse having been 
"impressed for three day's service," 1746; was awarded damages for HaU'g 
Mill road which passed through his land, 1766; was returned with Capt. 
James Hill's Company on Pierce's Island, Nov. 5, 1775; refused to sign the 
Association Test at Newmarket, July 12, 1776; was active in parish affairs, 
1778 and 1799; was present at the treason of Benedict Arnold, Sept. 23, 1780, 
and execution of Major Andre, Oct. 2, 1780. His son, Fifield, was with him 
as waiter boy. Children: 

27. Stephens was of Middleton, Oct. 16, 1783 and 1786. 28. Francis.^ 

29. Samueb; m. Comfort Brackett. 

30. Roberts m. March 28, 1793, Mary Lyford of Exeter; settled in New- 
market. 

31. Loves- m. March 25, 1784, John Pike Hilton. 

32. Daughters d. unm. 33. Fifield," b 1766. 34. John." 



Genealogy. 581 

(11) Theophilus^ (Stephen,^ Francis^) married Lois ; settled in 

Exeter. Children: 

35. Kinsley* bap, June 2, 1759; m. (1) Feb. 16, 1796, Elizabeth Scammon 
of Stratham, (2) Nancy, widow of John Lyford, by whom he had Betsey, s 
who m. WiUiam Conner. 

36. Theophiluss married Rachel Colcord. 

37. Marys- d. July 5, 1761. 38. Betsey.* 39. Sally.* 40. Louisa.* 

41. Dolly.* 

(12). Moses3 (Stephen,2 FrancisO married and settled in Exeter. 
Children : 

42. Dudley* bap. Aug. 6, 1749. 43. Francis* bap. May 12, 1751; pub. 
Sept. 27, 1783, to Mary Oilman. 

45. Oliver Smith* bap. May 26, 1753. 45. Mehitable* bap. Dec. 28, 1755. 

46. Jonathan* bap. Feb. 26, 1758. 

(13). Bileys (Stephen,^ Francisi) married. Children: 

47. Dorothy* bap. Sept. 7, 1746. 48. Alice* bap. July 3, 1748; d. young. 

49. Ahce* bap. April 28, 1751. 

(15). Thomas^ (Thomas,^ FrancisO married Dec. 5, 1728, Anne, daughter 
of Jeremiah and Anne (Oove) Conner; was made executor of his father's 
will, June 7, 1727. Children: 

50. Abigail* b. Aug. 6, 1741. 

51. Thomas* b. May 12, 1743; m. Anne James. 

52. Ehzabeth* b. June 1, 1745. 53. Benjamin* b. July 16, 1749. 

(29). Samuel* (Stephen,3 Stephen,^ FrancisO married Comfort, daughter of 
Benning Brackett; is mentioned, 1810; rented the sheep of Rev. James 
Thurston, who used to call annually for his pound of wool per sheep; was 
active in the parish, 1799-1800; on school committee, 1813 and 1829; select- 
man, 1816 and 1829; assessor, 1820 and 1824. His wife was born, Sept. 22, 
1776, and died Nov. 24, 1851 He d. 1837, aged 72. Children: 

54. Wilham*; hved on the home place on Hall's Mill road; his farm was 
severed from Newfields and joined to Newmarket, Dec. 17, 1852. 

55. Mary A.^ b. 1807; lived on the homestead in the house built by her 
grandfather, Stephen Lyford, which was taken down about 1890; d. April 27, 
1893. 

56. Daughter.^ 57. Daughter. s Neither of the children married. 

(36). Theophilus* (Theophilus,^ Stephen,^ FrancisO was published Sept. 16, 
1797, to Rachel, daughter of Oideon and Mary (Moore) Colcord. 
Children : 

58. Oideon C.^; married Hannah Emery Oilman; engaged largely in busi- 
ness, Portland, Me., Boston and Exeter; built the house in Exeter now occu- 
pied by the Moulton sisters; always an upright, honorable dealer. 

59. Marys; d. unm. 60. Sarah^; m. Wilham Philbrick, and had a daughter. 

61. Ohvers; d. at sea. 

62. Johns; m. Sarah Burleigh, and lived on the old homestead. 

(51). Thomas* (Thomas,3 Thomas,2 FrancisO was born May 12, 1743; m. 
Anne James, who survived him, married (2) Feb. 16, 1812, Col. Eliphalet 
Oiddings, and died Aug. 12, 1818; died July 27, 1787. Children: 

63. Jamess b. Feb. 14, 1764; drowned Aug. 13, 1789. 



582 History of Newfields. 

64. Annes b. June 6, 1767. 65. Deborah^ b. May 3, 1769; pub. Sept. 8, 
1792, to James Lyford of Canterbury. 
66. Mollys b. Feb. 13, 1771. 67. Abigail^ b. Dec. 12, 1772; d. 1870. 

68. Tirzahs b. March 31, 1775; m. Nathaniel Conner, d. July 28, 1828. 

69. Johns b. March 1, 1777; pub. Aug. 30, 1799, to Nancy Hilton, who 
survived him and m. (2) Kinsley Lyford; d. 1803. 

70. Bettys b. March 16, 1779. 

71. Lois b. June 10, 1874; m. Gideon Colcord. 

72. Liberty s b. July 6, 1783. 

73. Thomass b. Nov. 30, 1786; d. April 2, 1870. 

MARSTERS. 

1. According to Savage, Johni Marsters was made a freeman at Cam- 
bridge, Mass., May 18, 1631, and died Dec. 21, 1639. His wife, Jane, died 
Dec. 26, 1639. His Will, dated 1639, mentions children: 

2. Sarahs; m. Dobson, or Dobyson. 

3. Lydias; m. -^ Tabor. 

4. Abrahams; m. 5. EUzabethz; m. Cary Latham and had probably 
John Lockwood^ Latham. ^ 

(4). Abrahams (Johni) married and had 

6. Nathaniels; was of Beverly, Mass., 1659. The family had left Cam- 
bridge prior to 1652. 



1. Dr. Johni Marsters married, 1769, Mary (Hall) . (119.) Children: 

2. Marys b. Jan. 23, 1785; m. Feb. 15, 1807, Nathaniel Paul. 

3. Rebecca,s probably; m. Jacob Randall of Portsmouth as second wife. 



John Marsters of Hampton married Abigail, daughter of Jacob Brown, 
who was born May 7, 1742. 

Charles Marsters sold land to George Hilton, 1810, which was again trans- 
ferred the same year. 

MARSTON. 

Thomas and WilUam Marston were of Salem, Mass., 1637, and of Hamp- 
ton, 1639, where Thomas was prominent in all town matters. The two were 
probably brothers. 

1. Thomasi Marston probably married Mary> daughter of William Easton; 
became a freeman, June 2, 1641; was one of the first settlers of Hampton; 
died, Sept. 28, 1690. Children: 

2. Isaacs 3. Bertha. s 4. Ephraim.s 5. Jamess; m. Dinah Sanborn. 
6. Calebs; 7. Marys; m. William Sanborn. 8. Sarah. 2 9. WiUiam.s 

(2). Isaacs (Thomas^ petitioned for the government and protection of 
Massachusetts as formerly, 1689-90; allowed 1 pound 4 shilhngs, June 8, 
1696, "for keeping of Garrison souldiers att Oyster River one month"; was of 
Hampton, 1707; petitioned for a bridge over Squamscott River, Nov. 21, 



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1746; gave land for a highway from Newfields landing to Nottingham, March, 
1733; married and probably had a son: 

10. Isaacs; married Dec. 23, 1669, Ehzabeth, daughter of John Brown; 
petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, Nov. 25, 1755; was a land owner, 1764; 
petitioned for a road, 1765; sold marsh land to Rev. John Moody, 1769; 
bought land in Piscassic of Lt. Winthrop Hilton, 1770; petitioned for a bridge 
at Newfields, 1772; refused to sign the Association Test, 1776; was of Enfield, 
1779. 

(5). James2 (Thomas^) married Dinah Sanborn; was of Hampton, 1689, 
and March 23, 1731; was a soldier, 1732; at Louisburg, 1745; petitioned for 
Squamscot bridge, Nov. 21, 1746, and for a lottery in aid of bridge and its 
removal to Newfields, 1759-60. Children: 

11. Abigail b. March 17, 1679. 

12. Anns b. Feb. 16, 1681; m. Dec. 3, 1702, Nathaniel Prescott; d. Dec. 
30, 1761. 

13. Jamess; petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge, and its removal to 
Newfields, 1759-60; was a blacksmith, 1764; petitioned for a road, 1765, 
and for bridge, 1766; awarded damages for road, 1766; signed Association 
Test at Brentwood, 1776. He probably married and had a son, James, « who 
married Comfort Hilton, 1786; and with Exeter men protested against secret- 
ing "salt & West India & other goods," July 9, 1776. 

Caleb Marston was baptized by Rev. Hugh Adams, June 29, 1729. 



1. WiUiami Marston married Sabvina ; died June 30, 1672. 

Children : 

2. Thomas. 2 3. Wilhams; was a soldier at Louisburg, 1745. 

4. John2; m. Mary, daughter of Theodore Hilton; was of Hampton as 
late as 1739; petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, Nov. 25, 1755; was with 
Maj. Thomas Tash at No. 4 Charlestown, 1757; with Capt. Thomas Tash 
and Col. John Hart on expedition to Canada, 1758; enlisted in Col. Weare's 
Reg't., April 5, 1759; with Col. John Goffe in his expedition to Canada by 
the Green Mountains, 1760; was a land owner, 1764; refused to sign the 
Association Test, 1776. 

5. Tryphenia.2 

MATTOON. 

1. Hubertusi Mattoon was of Kittery, Me., 1652; submitted to the juris- 
diction of Massachusetts, 1675; sold land to Richard Cutt of Portsmouth. 

2. Richard^ (Hubertusi) married Jane, daughter of Edward Hilton, Jr.; was 
from Ipswich, Mass.; took the oath of allegiance, July 14, 1657; granted 50 
acres of land "where he can find it common, not to prauodice any former 
grants nor highways," Feb. 21, 1699; also March 28, 1699, 20 acres of land 
"up pucasick river"; with his son, Hubertus, was killed by the Indians, July 
20, 1706. Children: 

3. Hubertuss; killed July 20, 1706. 4. Richard^ m. 

(4). Richards (Richard, 2 Hubertus') married ; presented his claim 

against the estate of Col. Winthrop Hilton, Oct. 3, 1717; was apportioned 30 
acres of common land by the town of Exeter, 1725; is mentioned in 1731 and 
1744; died about 1749. Children: 



584 History of Newfields. 

5. Hubertus^ bap. Jan. 2, 1723; was published Sept. 30, 1758, to Widow 
Meservy of Salem, Mass.; petitioned for a road, 1765, and for the bridge at 
Newfields, 1766. 

6. Mary^; m. Richard Smith. 7. Anne<; m.Walter Neal. 

8. Sarah^' m. Samuel Sinkler. 9. Dorothys; m. Thomas Buck. 



Sarah Mattoon of Newmarket was published Nov. 18, 1749, to William 
Gray of Salem, Mass. 

McMillan. 

1. Williami McMillan was born in Auchinlech, Scotland, in 1830; came 
to Newfields, 1849; entered the employ of the Swamscot Machine Company, 
and so continued as long as able to work, Nov. 1855; married Margaret Smith, 
who was born in Nuirkirk, Scotland, Sept. 10, 1825, and came to Newfields, 
May 22, 1852, and died Sept. 14, 1902; died Oct. 17, 1890. Child: 

2. Lilhe^ b. Sept. 12, 1856; m. June 23, 1880, Charles F. Simpson, son of 
John A. and Mahala (Wiggin) Simpson, who was b. in Quincy, Mass., Sept. 
30, 1855; came to Newfields and learned the machinist trade in the employ 
of the Swamscot Machine Company; lives in Newfields. Children: 

3. Mabel LilHan^ Simpson b. June 24, 1881. 

4. William Arthurs Simpson b. Sept. 4, 1885. 

5. Charles Lester^ Simpson b. Aug. 10, 1894. 

MEAD. 

1. Nicholasi Mead had two sons, Johns and Joseph. 2 

2. Capt. John2 (Nicholasi ) married Susanna, daughter of Jeremiah Fol- 
som, who built in 1719, after the model of the old brick house in Greenland, 
the brick garrison which stood where now stands the house of Constantine B. 
Mathes on the hill south of Lamprey River village. (101.) 

His wife, when about ten years old, on going to the door one evening between 
daylight and dark, saw an Indian peering through the darkness around one 
corner of the house. Quickly closing the door, she gave the alarm and all 
was made seciu-e within. They were not molested, but that night two fami- 
nes living near them were carried off by the Indians into Canada. This was 
the beginning of the French and Indian War. Children : 

3. Benjamins; m. 

4. Johns; m, Dec. 25, 1794, ; settled in Deerfield; was 

active in the parish, 1794 and 1803. 

5. Levis b. 1753; m. Susanna Hilton. 

6. Jeremys b. Feb. 14, 1760; m. Mary, dau of Hon. George and Margaret 
(Weeks) (Smith) Frost, who was b. at Newcastle, Dec. 3, 1765; became a 
member of the Congregational church prior to 1814, and d. Epping, Feb. 11, 
1856; d. Aug. 11, 1839. (133.) Their dau. Margaret Frost^ was b. Dec. 9, 
1794, and m. Sept. 13, 1820, William, son of Gov. William Plumer of Epping. 

7. Rhodas; m. WiUey of Deerfield. 

8. Marj^; m. Shute of North wood. 

9. Daughters; m. Doe. 10. Daughter.s 11. Daughter.s 



Genealogy. 585 

(3). Benjamins (John,^ Nicholasi) lived at Bayside. (132.) Child: 

12. Elizabeth"; m. Judge John Harvey. 

(5). Levis (John,2 Nicholasi) was born in 1753; married, May 1, 1797, 
Susanna, daughter of Ichabod and Susannah (Smith) Hilton, who was born 
March 18, 1767; was a worthy citizen and a valuable helper in North- 
wood's struggles for a permanent and honorable existence. Children : 

13. Levi Hilton" b. Sept. 4, 1798; m. Katherine Berry. 

14. Susan Smith" b. Jan. 18, 1800; m. James Babb. 

15. EMzabeth" b. March 13, 1802; d. April 7, 1839. 

16. Martha W." b. April 23, 1804; m. Dea. William Frost of Andover, 
Mass. 

17. Louisa Frost" b. June 3, 1806; m. Benjamin Coe of Newfields; d. Feb. 
24, 1868, leaving a dau., Annies Coe, b. Sept. 26, 1845, who m. Henry 
Thing TapUn. 

18. Mary Ann" b. April 23, 1809; m. Abner Newhall of Lynn, Mass. 
(12). Elizabeth" (Benjamin,^ John,^ Nicholas^) married Judge John Harvey 

of North wood, who, with all other Harveys in America, was descended, accord- 
ing to tradition, from the Earl of Bristol, Eng., whose son married an Ameri- 
can girl and was disinherited. Judge Harvey was born, April 16, 1774, son 
of Col. John and Sarah (Blake) Harvey; was selectman of Northwood 16 
years; representative, 4 years; senator, 1816 and 1817; judge of Court of 
Common Pleas, 1818-20; chief justice of the Court of Sessions, 1820; and 
judge of probate for Rockingham County, 1826-38. His wife died March 9, 
1814, and he married (2) Jan. 10, 1815, Dorothy Frost, daughter of Hon. 
John Wentworth of Dover; died May 2, 1849. Children: 

19. John= Harvey. 20. Charles^ Harvey. 

(13). Levi Hilton" (Levi,^ John,2 Nicholas^ was born, Sept. 4, 1798; mar- 
ried Katherine, daughter of Col. William Berry of Pittsfield, who d. Oct. 24, 
1891, aged 92; Uved on the homestead in Northwood; was a farmer, and 
distinguished for sobriety and uprightness of character; died Sept. 16, 1883. 

Child: 

21. John G.s; married and had 

22. Helen M.^; a teacher in Somerville, Mass. 

23. Kate L.«; m. Dr. S. A. Taylor of Gilmanton Iron Works. 

24. Daughter"; m. in the West. 

The mother and two daughters were Uving together in Somerville, Mass., 
in 1899. 

MELLOON. 

1. Josephi Melloon married Ann, daughter of Dudley Hilton, and widow 
of Nathaniel Ladd, Jr.; with his son, Joseph, petitioned for a bridge over 
Exeter River, Nov. 21, 1746; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776. 
Children : 

2. Susans; m. Benjamin Safford. 3. Mary^; m. Stephen Wentworth. 
4. Joseph. 2 



William Melloon presented a claim against the estate of Col. Winthrop 
Hilton, Oct. 3, 1717. 



586 History of Newfields. 

John Melloon petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, Nov. 25, 1755. 
Samuel Melloon was in Capt. Henry ELkin's Company at Portsmouth, 
Nov. 23, 1775; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776. 

MIGHELS— MILES. 

There are several localities in Newfields where tradition places the Miles 
families: on "Steep Hill"; back of H. T. Taphn's buildings; at the place 
afterwards owned by Nathaniel Paul and Joseph Clark; and on HaU's Mill 
Road. 

1. Samueh Mighels was captured by the Indians ■ndth Edward Hall, July, 
1706; his right in land was sold to Mrs. Mary Hilton by Samuel Thing, 1713; 
presented claims against the estate of Col. Winthrop Hilton, Oct. 3, 1717; 
was apportioned 30 acres of land, 1725; gave land for a highway from New- 
fields landing to Nottingham, March 1733. His Will probated Aug. 25, 1736, 
mentions his wife Sarah, sons Samuel- and John, 2 executors, and daughters 
Ilebecca,2 Abigail and Mary.2 

2. Johns was a soldier, 1755, 1757 and 1780; was in Col. Nathaniel Meserve's 
Regt. at Lake George, 1757; and with Col. Goffe in the invasion of the Green 
Mountains in the spring of 1760; entered his dissent against the formation of 
the Southwest parish of Deerfield, April 1765; was of Enfield, June 5, 1779. 
His son, Nathaniel,^ died Feb. 24, 1817, and was buried in the Hilton lot, as 
also his son, John, 3 who died June 1, 1836, aged 64. His son John's wife, Mar- 
garet, died in the house later occupied by Daniel Neal, April 17, 1858, aged 84. 

3. Samuel^ was also a soldier serving with his brother, John; refused to 
sign the Association Test, July 12, -1776. 



Andrew Miles was a soldier, 1814; had brothers, George and John; had 
also a son Alfred, who lived at Piscassic. 

George, brother, married Pinder, sister of Joseph and Ohver Pinder; 

was a soldier, 1814. 

MOODY. 

1. WiUiami Moody married Sarah ; took the oath of supremacy and 

allegiance to pass to New England in the ship, Mary and John of London, 
March 24, 1634; settled first at Ipswich, Mass., but the next year removed to 
Newbury; died, Oct. 25, 1673. 

2. Samuel (Williami) married, Nov. 8, 1659, Mary Cutting. 

3. Johns (Samuel,2 WiUiami) married Hannah . 

4. Rev. John^ (John,^ Samuel,^ WiUiami) was born, Jan. 10, 1705; married, 
(1) April 5, 1730, Ann, daughter of Dea. Edward and Mary (Wilson) Hall, 
who died July 14, 1771, (2) EUzabeth ; died, Oct. 1778. Child: 

5. Marys b. March 4, 1731; m. Nov. 9, 1756, Winthrop, son of Col. Joseph 
Smith of Lamprey River. 7 children. (See Smith.) 



James Moody of Newmarket was on the muster roll of Capt. Simon Mars- 
ton, and marched, July 22, 1776; received one month's pay and travel to 



Genealogy. 587 

New York in Capt. Daniel Gordon's Co., Col. David Gilman's Regt., 
from Jan. 5 to March 5, 1777; enlisted, Newmarket, 1777, for three years, 
or during the war. 

MOULTON. 

Henry Moulton married a daughter of Edward Hilton, Sr.; was selectman 
and taxed in Hampton, 1680; jmyman, 1684-85; and petitioned against 
CrandaU, 1685. 

Stephen Moulton married Deborah Hilton, Feb. 25, 1787. 

MURRAY. 

1. Timothyi Murray Jr. married Abigail Wiggin of Stratham, who died, 
May 5, 1816; petitioned for a road from Lamprey River to Durham, Feb. 11, 
1768, and for lottery in aid of Newmarket and Stratham bridge, 1768. 
Children : 

2. Deaf. Timothys; m. Ehzabeth Chapman. 

3. Daughter^; m. Simon Dow. 

(2). Dea. Timothys (Timothy Jr.i) married Elizabeth, daughter of David 
Chapman, who was born Oct. 28, 1774, and died May 2, 1846; died Aug. 26, 
1814. (139.) Children: 

4. Davids b. Oct. 5, 1796; m. four times, and had 12 children; united with 
the Congregational chm'ch at Lamprey River, Sept. 6, 1834; justice of the 
peace, 1827, and of the quorum, 1846, till his death; after 1829 did more busi- 
ness in settUng estates than any other man in Rockingham County; select- 
man 11 years; treasurer 6 years; representative 3 years; register of deeds, 
1846-50; notary pubhc, 33 years; treasm-er of savings banks, 20 years; 
pension agent, 35 years; insm-ance agent many years; a local antiquary 
and general historian; died Jan. 16, 1879. 

5. Abigail W.^; m. Joseph A. Walker. 

6. Ehzabeth C.'; m. (1) John Brackett, (2) Samuel Cheswell, (3) Rev, 
Asa Merrill. 

7. Marys; d. yoimg. 8. Charlotte C.^; m. J. B. Creighton. 

9. Susans; m. Henry Baker of Providence, R. I. 

10. Lydias; b. Aug. 1805; d. Nov. 3, 1832. 

11. Pameha C.s; m. Dr. Charles W. Fabyan. 

12. Marthas; d. yoimg. 13. Timothys; m. Mary H. Osgood. 

14. Daniels; m. Amy G. SaUsbury of Providence, R. I. 

15. Ebenezers; d. young. 

NEAL. 

1. Capt. Walteri Neal is regarded as the ancestor of the Neal families of 
America. He came in 1631 in the bark Warwick, as one of the stewards 
sent over by John Mason, and settled at Greenland Point, or Little Harbor, 
becoming agent of the lower plantation, and superintending some 50 men 
who came with him to engage in fishing, trading, salt-making and farming. 
In 1633 he equipped fom- pumaces and shallops with 40 men for an expe- 
dition against Dixy Bull and the Pemaquid pirates. Knowing that the 
London Co., Dec. 5, 1632, were expecting him " to come hither to confer with 



588 History of Newfields. 

them," he started for England July 15, 1633, embarking at Boston with Capt. 
Graves Aug. 13, 1633. A letter dated May 6, 1834, stated that Neal had 
" entrusted household stuffe and implements " belonging to John Mason, 
governor of the province, to be divided between Thomas Warnerton and 
Ambrose Gibbons, who acknowledged Aug. 6, 1634, that Capt. Neal at his 
departure had left " goats, mault and sacke " with them. He is thought to 
have visited the White Mountains in company with Darby Field, 1642. 
Children : 

2. Samuel^; m.; was lieutenant in Capt. Pendexter's Co., 1673. 

3. Walter^; m. Mary . 4. Daughter^; d. young. 

(3). Capt. Walter^ (Capt. Walteri) married Mary ; was of Green- 
land parish, Portsmouth; a soldier, 1673; joined in requesting the jurisdiction 
of Massachusetts, Oct. 22, 1677 and 1689-90; was appointed captain, 1690; 
on committee to seat the meeting house in Portsmouth, 1693; was captain 
of a Portsmouth company, 1708. Children: 

5. Samuels b. June 14, 1661; m. Jane Foss. 

6. Marya; m. Oct. 10, 1689, William Philbrick. 

(5). Samuel' (Capt. Walter, = Capt. Walteri) was born June 14, 1661; 
married Jane Foss; petitioned for the government of Massachusetts, 1689-90. 
Children : 

7. Samueb; m. Locke. 

8. John< was b. about 1690; m. Whitton and perhaps had John«, 

who was returned with Capt. James Hill's Co. on Pierce's Island Nov. 6, 1775; 
enhsted from Capt. Weeks' Co. into the scout of Capt. James Davis, 1712; 
was of Greenland, 1714; petitioned for a bridge over Squamscot river, Nov. 
21, 1746; received a blanket from" the selectmen of Durham, 1775; was of 
Newmarket, 1776; enrolled in Capt. Simon Marston's Co., Col. Joshua Win- 
gate's Regt., marching July 22. 

9. Walter^ b. 1692; settled in Newfields. 

(6). Mary (Capt. Walter,^ Capt. Walter^) married Oct. 10, 1689, WiUiam, 
son of Sergt. Thomas and Hannah (French) Philbrick, who was born June 
27, 1670. Children: 

10. Walter^ Philbrick b. 1690. 11. Jonathan^ Philbrick b. about 1694. 

12. Mary^ Philbrick b. 1702. 13. Samueb Philbrick. 14. Oliver Philbrick. 

15. Abigail^ Philbrick. 16. Sarah^ Philbrick. 

(7). Samuel* (Samuel, ^ Capt. Walter, 2 Capt. Walter^ married Locke; 

settled in Greenland; enhsted from Capt. Weeks' Co. into the scouts of Capt. 
James Davis, 1712; was of Greenland, 1714; petitioned for a bridge over 
Exeter River, 1746, for a lottery in aid of bridge and for its location at New- 
fields, 1759-60, and for a bridge over Squamscot river, 1772; signed the 
Association Test, 1776; died about 1778. (129.) Children: 

17. Samuel.5 18. Johns b. Feb. 14, 1777; m. Betsey Sawyer. 

19. Walters m. Clark. 

20. Elizabeths; m. John Ames of Parsonsfield, Me. 

(9). Walter* (Samuel,' Capt. Walter, = Capt. Walter^) was born in 1692; 
married Jan. 17, 1715, Anna, daughter of Richard Mattoon; settled in New- 
fields; died April 17, 1755. His widow died Sept. 25, 1766. Children: 

21. Hubartuss b. Oct. 22, 1718; m. Mary Perkins. 



Genealogy. 589 

22. Samuels b. March 26, 1720; m. Catharine Bradley. 

23. Johns b. April 5, 1722; m. Lydia Wiggin; petitioned for a bridge, Nov. 
21, 1746, 1766 and 1772; was a soldier in Capt. James Hill's Co., Nov. 
1775; refused to sign the Association Test Julj^ 12, 1776; settled in Buffalo, 
N. Y. 

24. Annas b. Sept. 1, 1724; d. Sept. 1, 1724. 

25. Ebenezers b. Jan. 18, 1726; m. (1) Ehza Perkins, (2) Lydia Clark; 
d. April 15, 1805. 

26. Walters b. Jime 22, 1731; m. Lydia Parsons. 

27. Deborahs b. Nov. 13, 1736; m. Josiah Robinson; d. Feb., 1829. 
(18). Johns (Samuel,^ Samuel.s Capt. Walter, 2 Capt. Walter^ was born 

in Newfields Feb. 14, 1777; married Nov. 10, 1801, Betsey Sawyer of Lee; 
active in parish affairs, 1794 and 1797; settled in Loudon; died, Sept. 26, 
1859. Among their eight children was: 

28. Sarah C.^ h. Sept. 23, 1808; m. Dec. 28, 1831, Jonathan Burley. 

(19). Walter, s (Samuel,-* Samuel,^ Capt. Walter,2 Capt. Walter^) married 

Clark of Derry; settled in Newfields; petitioned for a bridge over 

Exeter river, Nov. 21, 1746, and for a bridge at Newfields, 1766 and 1772; 
refused to sign the Association Test, 1776; was afterwards of Newmarket. 
(96.) Children: 

29. Levie; m. and had a daughter Betsey who m. Benjamin, son of Nathaniel 
and Miriam (Tucker) Robinson, who was b. April 20, 1788; was active in 
parish affans 1794. (119.) 

30. Zebulons m. 1776, Comfort . 

(21). Capt. Hubartuss (Walter,* Samuel,3 Capt. Walter,^ Capt. Walteri) 
was born Oct. 22, 1719; married March 24, 1742, Mary Perkins, who died 
June 18, 1806; died Dec. 13, 1806. (105.) Child: ' 

31. Hubartus"; m. Mary Smith. 

(22). Samuels (Walter, * Samuel,' Capt. Walter, 2 Capt. Walter') was bom 
March 26, 1720; married 1739, Catharine Bradley; died April 8, 1760. 
Children : 

32. Williams; a Revolutionary soldier. 33. John'. 
34. Josephs; m. Perkins. 35. Marys. 

36. Samuels b. June 8, 1749; m. Abigail Connor. 

37. Margarets; m. Walter Philbrick, who was bap. 1724. 

(26). Walters (Walter,* Samuel,3 Capt. Walter,! Capt. Walter') was bom 
June 22, 1731; married Lydia, probably the daughter of Abraham and 
Eunice (Sargent) Parsons, who was born July, 1736, and died Feb. 12, 1829; 
petitioned for a bridge, 1766 and 1772; died April 23, 1820. (139.) Children: 

38. Walters; m. Martha Creighton. 39. Lydias; m. Jerry Mason. 

40. Enochs; m. Mary Low. 

41. Nathaniels; m. May 29, 1800, Rachel, dau. of Capt. Thomas Folsom, 
who was b. Dec. 24, 1769. 

42. Ehphalets b. 1776; m. Abigail Colcord. 

40. Capt. Joshuas; m. (1) Sally, dau. of Theophilus and Lois (Jenness) 
Lyford, who d. Feb. 8, 1802, aged 23, (2) Mary Ann Watson, who d. Aug. 
31, 1849; petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, Nov. 25, 1755. Joshua,' 
son by first wife, d. Nov. 28, 1801, aged 9, and was buried with his mother 
near the orchard of Joshua W. Neal. 



590 History of Newfields. 

44. Sallys; d. young. 45. Mary«; d. young. 
46. Lydia«; d. young. 47. Deborah. « 

48. Josephs; was returned with Capt. James Hill's Co. on Pierce's Island 
Nov. 5, 1775; received one month's pay and travel to New York, was mus- 
tered with Capt. Daniel Gordon's Co., Col. David Oilman's Regt. Dec. 1776, 
and was on the pay roll from Jan. 5 to March 15, 1777; went to sea. Most 
of the family went to Parsonsfield, Me. 

(31). Capt. Hubartuss (Capt. Hubartus,^ Walter,'' Samuel,^ Capt. Walter, 2 
Capt. Walter') was born in 1752; married Mary, daughter of Joseph Smith, 
who was born 1755, and died July 11, 1815; was on committee to purchase 
parsonage, 1803; died May 8, 1807. (129.) Children: 

49. Ebenezer'; settled in Skowhegan, Me. 

50. Joseph Smith 7 b. 1788; m. OUve Rindge Hill. 

(36). Samuels (Samuel.^ Walter,^ Samuel,^ Capt. Walter,^ Capt. Walter^) 
was born June 8, 1749; married Sept. 1770, Abigail Connor, who died Sept. 
1, 1827; died Feb. 19„1824. Children: 

51. Deborah' b. Feb. 16, 1771; d. Feb. 23, 1771. 

52. Samuel' b. June 24, 1772; m. Jan. 3, 1800, Hettie Perkins; was active 
in parish affairs, 1797; d. March 1, 1824. 

53. Deborah' b. Feb. 26, 1775. 

54. John' b. Feb. 14, 1777; m. Nov. 10, 1801, Betsey Sawyer. 

55. Abigail' b. July 22, 1779; m. July 12, 1816, Levi French; d. Feb. 18, 
1863. 

56. Sally b. Nov. 15, 1781; m. Aug. 9, 1809, Joseph Kuse; d. Sept. 28, 1864. 

57. Joseph C' b. June 8, 1784; m. Elsie CiUey. 

58. Asa' b. March 29, 1786; m. Rebecca H. Gale. 

59. Jeremiah' b. Aug. 23, 1788; m. Nov. 12, 1811, L. Furber; d. April 1, 
1834. 

60. Connor' b. Aug. 23, 1790; m. (1) Oct. 12, 1820, Sally Gale, who d. 
Feb. 17, 1840,(2) A. WilUs, who d. Dec. 1883; settled in Newmarket; d. 
April 19, 1865. His daughter, Sarahs m. Wright L. Hill of Exeter, Lowell, 
Mass., and San Francisco, Cal. 

61. Polly b. March 30, 1793; m. Aug. 15, 1814, B. P. Batchelder. 

(38). Walters (Walter,^ Walter,^ Samuel,^ Capt. Walter,^ Capt. Walter') 
married Martha Creighton; settled in Parsonsfield, Me. Child: 

62. Walter'; m. Mary Shores of Kittery, Me., who was b. Nov. 15, 1791, 
and d. Newfields, July 29, 1887; settled in Parsonsfield, Me.; d. 1844. Of 10 
children, William, the youngest, b. 1832, outhved the rest of the family, dying 
April 3, 1892. 

(42). EUphalets (Walter,^ Walter,^ Samuel,;" Capt. Walter,^ Capt. Walter') 
was born in 1776; married Abigail, daughter of Gideon and Mary (Moore) 
Colcord, who died Aug. 2, 1845; was in the parish, 1800; soldier, 1814;, 
assessor, 1821 and 1824; selectman, 1825; built the large double two-story 
house in 1832, which his son, Joshua W.,' sold to John C. Chick, and was 
burned, July 17, 1896; died Dec, 1850. Children: 

63. Joshua Walter' b. May 22, 1816; m. Frances R. Colcord. 

64. Lydia Ann'; m. June 13, 1844, Chase Wiggin. 



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(49). Col. Ebenezer' (Capt. Hubartus.^ Capt. Hubartus.s Walter,* Samuel,' 
Capt. Walter,! Capt. Walteri) petitioned for a lottery in aid of Squamscot 
bridge and its removal to Newfields, 1759-60, and for bridge at Newfields, 
1766; settled in Skowhegan, Me. Child: 

65. Daughters; m. Pilos Haines, lawyer at Greeley, Colorado. 

(50). Joseph Smith' (Capt. Hubartus,^ Capt. Hubartus,= Walter,^ Samuel,' 
Capt. Walter, 2 Capt. WalterO was born in 1788; married Olive Rindge, 
daughter of Gen. James Hill, who survived her husband and married (2) 
July 21, 1819, Maj. Abner Stinson. Children: 

66. Marthas; m. George Thompson; res. Philadelphia, Pa. 67. Mary. 8 
(57). Joseph C.7 (Samuel,^ Samuel, = Walter,* Samuel,' Capt. Walter, 2 Capt. 

WalterO was born June 8, 1784; married Feb. 10, 1810, Elsie Cilley; died 
May, 1850. Child: 

68. George S.s b. Loudon, Oct. 6, 1815; m. Alvina A., dau. of Samuel and 
Polly (Young) Hill of Loudon; a woolen manufacturer at Windham. 

(58). Asa" (Samuel, 6 Samuel, 5 Walter,* Samuel,' Capt. Walter, 2 Capt. 
Walteri) was born March 29, 1786; married Feb. 28, 1811, Rebecca H. Gale, 
who died Jan. 20, 1861, aged 75; was soldier 1814; assessor, 1824; lived on 
the Piscassic road; died April 1, 1861. Children: 

68i. Samuels b. March 11, 1812; m. ReHef Smith. 

69. Daniels b. Oct. 25, 1813; d. April 13, 1815. 

69i. Henry P.s b. Dec. 23, 1815; m. (1) Mary W. Jenness, (2) Charlotte 
M. Perkins. 

70. Vahnia G.s b. May 14, 1818; m. John M. Paul. 

71. Asa D.s b. Jime 10, 1821; m. Emily Jane Wiggin. 

72. Abigail A.s b. Jan. 6, 1824; m. Wilham Murray. 

(63). Joshua Walter' (Ehphalet,^ Walter, 5 Walter,* Samuel,' Capt. Walter, 2 
Capt. Walteri) was born May 22, 1816; married April 30, 1843, Frances 
Russell, daughter of Joseph and Salty (Jenness) Colcord, who was born June 
13, 1815, and died Feb. 12, 1888; was named for his uncle Joshua, a sea- 
captain of Newfields and Portsmouth; selectmen, 1852; representative, 1865; 
joined the Congregational church May 2, 1875; built the new house on the 
river side of the road, which his son Frank sold to Thomas J. Wiggin in 1908; 
died Aug. 27, 1896. Children: 

73. George R.sb. May 1844; m. Ada C. Bird; bookkeeper, Minneapolis, 
Minn.; now resides in Boston; one child, Edith F. B.^ 

74. Frank C.s b. Oct. 26, 1856; m. Lizzie Mann. 

75. Frances Abbys b. April 1847; d. Sept. 11, 1847. 

(68|). Samuels (Asa,' Samuel,^ Samuel,^ Walter,* Samuel,' Capt. Walter, 2 
Capt. Walteri) was born March 11, 1812; married Dec. 24, 1835, Relief 
Smith who died Sept. 10, 1887; lived on Hall's Mill road near Neal's miU of 
which he was principal owner; selectman, 1849, 1863-65 and 1873; represen- 
tative, 1855-56. Children: 

76. EUza A.^ b. Oct. 11, 1836; d. Oct. 14, 183- 

77. Daniel G.^b. June 19, 1838; m. March 9, 1862, Mary A. Sanborn of 
Epping; selectman, 1869-71, 1879, 1881-82 and 1886-88; representative, 1872; 
d. Sept. 18, 1899. No children. 

78. James L.» b. July 27, 1840; d. of a wound in prison, Lynchburg, Va., 
July 21, 1864. 



592 History of Newfields. 

79. H. Abby b. Aug. 10, 1846; m. May 6, 1864, George E. Paul. (See 
Paul.) 

80. Frances E.» b. Feb. 7, 1848; m. July 14, 1867, Charles V. Jenness; 
d. Feb. 26, 1901; one child, Eugenei" Jenness. 

(69|). Henry P.s (Asa,' Samuel,6 Samuel,^ Walter, i Samuel, 3 Capt. Walter,2 
Capt. Walteri) was born Dec. 23, 1815; married (1) May 13, 1841, Mary W., 
daughter of Isaac Jenness, who was born Nov. 1807, and died Sept. 18, 1867, 
(2) June 1, 1869, Charlotte M., daughter of Rev. Jared Perkins, who died 
Nov. 24, 1910; like his brother, settled and always lived in Newfields near 
the old homestead in Piscassic; a farmer, lumber dealer and large real estate 
owner; selectman, 1858-59; died April 18, 1901. Children by first wife: 

81. Austin H.9 b. June 10, 1842; d. Sept. 11, 1847. 

82. Mary R.^ b. April 22, 1844; m. Oct. 20, 1867, Arthur T. Robinson 
of Stratham and East Kingston; d. 1895; one son, M. T." Robinson. 

83. Hervey Oscar' b. June 1, 1848; m. (1) Ella Cole who d. Aug. 1868, 
(2) Aug., 1871, Joanna Beal who d. June 4, 1900. No children. 

84. Joseph M.9 b. Jan. 29, 1851; m. June 15, 1873, Martha A., daughter 
of Rev. Jared Perkins; dentist, Somerville, Mass. No children. 

By second wife: 

85. Lillian C.^ b. Jan. 8, 1871; m. James T. Rumford. 

86. Mabelle P.; m. Fred G. Goodrich. 

87. Jared A. Perkins; m. Aug. 23, 1905, Marion F. Rundlett; lawyer, 
Duluth, Minn. 

(70). Valinia G.s (Asa,' Samuel, « Samuel,^ Walter,* Samuel,^ Capt. Wal- 
ter,2 Capt. Walter^ was born May 14, 1818; married Feb. 26, 1839, John 
M. Paul; died April 28, 1865. Children: 

88. George E.» Paul, b. April 27, 1840; m. May 6, 1864, H. Abby, dau. 
of Samuel Neal. (See Paul.) 

89. John W.s Paul b. June 5, 1850; m. Dec. 5, 1879, Ellen W. Clark. 
(See Paul.) 

90. James' Paul b. April 1855; d. young. 

(71). Asa D.8 (Asa,' Samuel, ^ Samuel, = Walter, * Samuel, 3 Capt. Walter, 2 
Capt. Walteri) was born June 10, 1821; married Nov. 14, 1848, Emily Jane 
Wiggin of Stratham, who died Oct. 25, 1907; selectmen 1866-67; died April 
2, 1868.1 Children: 

91. Austin Jacob' b. Dec. 27, 1849; m. Mary F. Torrey. 

92. Franklin P.' b. March 13, 1853; m. Edna Jones. 

93. Mary A.' b. Jan. 5, 1856; d. April 9, 1856. 

94. Mary E.' b. Oct. 10, 1857; d. March 22, 1865. 

95. Laura A.' b. Aug. 5, 1859; m. Aug. 17, 1904, George R. Rowe of 
Brentwood. 

96. Asa C. W.' b. Oct. 18, 1861; m. Lizzie Osborne; res. Boston; two 
children. 

(72). Abigail A.s (Asa,' Samuel,^ Samuel, = Walter,* Samuel, 3 Capt. Walter, 2 
Capt. Walteri) was born Jan. 6, 1824; m. June 17, 1848, William Murray; 
died Oct. 10, 1852. Children: 

97. Frances A.' Murray b. Sept. 16, 1848; m. Nov. 26, 1868, Austin Doeg. 

iThe children of Asa D. Neal and Emily J. Wiggin are descendants of Capt. Walter Neal 
and Capt. Thomas Wiggin, who were, in 1631, agents for the "Upper and lower plantations." 



Genealogy. 593 

98. W. A.' Murray b. Oct. 29, 1850. 

99. Samuel Neal^ Murray b. Aug. 2, 1852; m. Lizzie S. Howard; was 
adopted by his uncle Samuel Neal and dropped the name of Murray. 

(74). Frank C.s (Joshua Walter,' Eliphalet,^ Walter.s Walter,^ Samuel,' 
Capt. Walter, 2 Capt. Walter^) was born Oct. 26, 1856; married Lizzie Mann; 
graduated Comer's commercial college, Boston; removed to Manitoba, 
Canada. Children : 

100. Mabel F.» 101. Lester Rj 102. Lillian C.^ 

(85). Lillian C.s (Henry P.s Asa,' Samuel,« Samuel,5 Walter, i Samuel,' 
Capt. Walter, 2 Capt. Walter') was born Jan. 8, 1871; married James T. 
Rumford; residence, Newfields. Children: 

103. Clarencei" Rumford. 104. Ruthm Rumford. 105. Doris" Rum- 
ford. 

(86). Mabelle P.s (Henry P,? Asa,' Samuel,^ Samuel, 5 Walter,^ Samuel,' 
Capt. Walter, 2 Capt. Walter') married June 28, 1904, Fred G. Goodrich; 
residence, Exeter. Children: 

106. Johni» Goodrich. 107. Charlotte" Goodrich. 

(91). Austin J. 9 (Asa D.,8 Asa,' Samuel, ^ Samuel,^ Walter, ^Samuel,' Capt. 
Walter,2 Capt. Walter') was born Dec. 27, 1849; married June 4, 1877, Mary 
F. Torrey; farmer and builder; selectman, 1874-78, and 1884-85; repre- 
sentative, 1888; also served as school committee and town treasiirer; removed 
to Lowell, Mass. Child: 

108. Ethel Torreyi"; m. Dana Fuller; res., Medford, Mass; two children. 
(92). Franklin P. 9 (Asa D.s Asa,' Samuel,^ Samuel,^ Walter," Samuel,' 

Capt. Walter,2 Capt. Walter') was born March 13, 1853; married May 5, 
1885, Edna Jones of Stratham; builder and farmer; selectman, 1890-93, 
1897-1900 and 1910. Child: 

109. Augustine. '» 

(99). Samuels (Abigail A.,s Asa,' Samuel, « Samuel, 5 Walter," Samuel,' 
Capt. Walter, 2 Capt. Walter') was born Aug. 2, 1852; married Sept. 3, 1874, 
Lizzie S., daughter of John and Nancy (Smith) Howard. Children: 

110. James Hermann'"; m. July 10, 1901, EUen Bresnahan; res., Exeter. 

111. Charles F.'o; m. Dec. 20, 1905, Annie Perkins of Epping. 

112. Fred H.'"; m. Nov. 25, 1909, Annie F. Locke of Exeter; res. Lynn, 
Mass. 

113. Augusta'"; m. Robert Burnham of Durham; electrician; res., Milford. 

114. Ernest S.'"; grocer, postmaster and town clerk. 

NORRIS. 

1. Nicholas' Norris was born about 1640; married Sarah Coxe Feb. 21, 
1663; came to America as a "stowaway" in an emigrant ship, when about 
14 years of age; was a tailor and planter, and an early resident of Hamp- 
ton; deeded a dwelhng house and 3 acres of planting land to John 
Godfrey, Sept. 29, 1666; was in Exeter, 1666; took the oath of allegiance, 
1677; favored the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, 1690; was a soldier in the 
garrison under Kinsley Hall, Aug. 3-31, 1696; Uved near Meeting-house 
Hill in Exeter village; had 10 acres of land laid out to him, March 8, 1721; 
deeded land June 10, 1721; died soon after. 
38 



594 History of Newfields. 

Children all but the first born in Exeter: 

2. Sarahs b. Sept. 20, 1664; d. young. 

3. Sarahs b. March 10, 1666; d. young. 

4. John2 b. July 10, 1667; probably d. young. 

5. Moses2 b. Aug. 14, 1670; m. Ruth Folsom. 

6. Jonathan^ b. March 5, 1673; m. Lydia 



7. Abigail b. Nov. 29, 1675. 8. Sarahi b. April 10, 1678, 

9. James^ b. Nov. 16, 1680; d. prior to March 28, 1698. 

10. EUzabeth^ b. Sept. 4, 1683. 

(5). Moses2 (Nicholasi) was born in Exeter Aug. 14, 1670; marriedjMarch 
4, 1692, Ruth, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Robey) Folsom; received from 
his father 16 acres of land on "road to Hampton Farms," April 9, 1698; was 
soldier from Aug. 31, to Sept. 28, 1696; deeded land to his children Feb. 2, 1721. 

Children born in Exeter: 

11. Samuels b. about 1693; res. Exeter; d. prior to Oct. 30, 1754. 

12. John3 b. Dec. 25, 1694; res. Epping; d. Nov. 8, 1766. 

13. Moses3 b. about 1696; d. prior to Oct. 16, 1751. 

14. Nicholas^ b. about 1698; res. Portsmouth; d. 1761 or 1762. 

15. Josephs b. about 1699; res. Epping; d. about 1788. 

16. Jonathans b. about 1700; res. Exeter; d. before Dec. 27, 1769. 

17. Jamess b. about 1702; m. (1) Mary , (2) Ahce Mitchell. 

18. Ruths b. about 1704. 

(6.) Jonathan^ (Nicholas^ was born in Exeter March 5, 1673; married 

Lydia , who survived him; settled in Stratham; was a farmer. His 

Will was probated July 23, 1718. 5 ch. ^i 

19. Benjamins (Jonathan, 2 NicholasO was born 170-; married, Dec.Tl4, 

, Mehitable Stevens of Stratham, who was born Dec. 21, 1709; lived 

on the homestead; signed a petition against a bridge at Newfields, 1746. 
His WiU was probated Nov. 28, 1764. 10 ch. 

20. Benjamin^ (Benjamin, s Jonathan, 2 NicholasO was born in Stratham, 
Feb. 24, 1731; married Sarah Wiggin, who was born Oct. 10, 1736; was a 
soldier in Capt. McConnell's Co., May 4, 1777; res. Bow and Pembroke; 
died Jan. 31, 1799. 14 ch. 

21. Nathaniels (Benjamin, « Benjaimn,s Jonathan, 2 Nicholas') was born 
in Pembroke May 2, 1771; married June 1, 1794, Lucy Hazelton; res. Dor- 
chester; died July 24, 1848. 10 ch. 

22. Rev. Samueb (Nathaniel,* Benjamin," Benjamin,' Jonathan, 2 NicholasO 
was born in Dorchester, N. H., March 8, 1801; married Aug. 30, 1823, Eliz- 
abeth H., daughter of Rev. John Brodhead; was Ucensed to preach in 1818, 
when but seventeen years old; joined the New England Conference and 
was a "clear, convincing and most acceptable preacher"; was delegate to 
the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832 and 1836; 
at the latter conference held in Cincinnati he was one of four who were pubUcly 
censured for attending an anti-slavery meeting; retired from the active min- 
istry in 1840 because of extreme deafness; lived some years in Newfields, 
building the house adjoining the Methodist church; lived in Brooklyn, N. Y., 
1856-78; returned to his old home in Newfields where he died June 23, 1880. 
His wife survived him and died in Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 22, 1889. Children: 

23. Gordon'; d. in infancy. 



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24. John Brodhead' b. Newport, R. I., 1828; m. 1862, Mrs. Mary (Reynolds) 
Trask; member of the Boston Stock Exchange, 1853-55, and the New York 
Exchange 1856-78; d. Feb. 1878. Children: 

25. Johns. 26. Fannies. 27. Alfred'. 

(17). James3 (Moses, ^ Nicholas!) was born about 1702; married Mary , 

who died Sept. 19, 1766, (2) AUce, widow of Joshua Mitchell of Newmarket; 
received one eighth of a miU at Petuckaway; was a soldier May, 1724, in 
Capt. Daniel Ladd's Co. and scouted six days near Lake Winnipesaukee; 
signed petition for the incorporation of Epping, 1741; was moderator 1742, 
1747, 1751, and 1764; selectman, 1745, 1749-50 and 1754; on committee to 
hire minister and build meeting house, 1745; was a farmer and miUer, owned 
large tracts of land, and dealt largely in real estate; died Dec. 20, 1768. 
Children : 

28. Josiahs m. (1) Katherine Barber, (2) Eimice Coffin, (3) Anne Chase. 

29. Joseph* b. April 26, 1728. 

30. Jeremiah* b. Dec. 16, 1729; m. Hannah Towle; res. Epping. 

31. Moses* b. Jan. 20, 1732; m. Susannah Gordon; res. Nottingham. 

32. Mary* b. May 22, 1734; m. Maj. Joseph Prescott; res. Sanbornton. 

33. EUzabeth* b. April 8, 1736; unm. Oct. 12, 1768. 

34. Lydia* b. Aug. 28, 1737; m. Tliomas Drake. 

35. James* b. April 9, 1739; m. Mary Chandler; d. Nov. 11, 1816. 

36. Sarah* b. Feb. 14, 1741; m. Robert Smart. 

37. Daniel* b. June 3, 1743; d. young. 

38. Daniel* b. Nov. 22, 1744; m. Mary Lane; res. Raymond. 

39. Simeon* b. Aug. 8, 1748; res. Epping. 

40. Anna* b. Nov. 20, 1749; m. probably Ephraim Drake, 

41. Lucy* b. Aug. 19, 1752. 

42. Eliphalet* b. Aug. 22, 1757; res. Epping, 1785. 

(28). Josiah* (James, ^ Moses, ^ Nicholas') was born in Epping about 1726; 
married (1) Feb. 14, 1754, Katherine Barber, who died May 17, 1758, (2) 
Aug. 30, 1759, Eunice Coffin, who died March 19, 1778, (3) March 18, 1779, 
Anne, daughter of James and Mary Chase, who was born Nov. 19, 1743; 
lived on the north side of Lamprey river; sold 36 2-3 acres of land to his 
brother James, March 30, 1772; bought of Daniel Rogers of Portsmouth 
100 acres in Nottingham, Jan. 11, 1774; was representative, Epping, 1776. 
Children born in Epping: 

43. Josiah^ b. Dec. 16, 1754; m. (1) Aug. 2, 1781, Lydia Chase, (2) Nov. 
3, 1812, Molly Tilton. 4 ch. 

44. Katherine^ b. April 19, 1760; d. May 17, 1778. 

45. WiUiams b. Jime 4, 1762; m. (1) Eleanor Blake, (2) Betsey Hersey, 
(3) Nancy Hilton. 

46. Lucys b. Dec. 29, 1767; d. Sept. 29, 1769. 

47. Mosess b. Dec. 29, 1767; res. Epping and Campton. 

48. Eimices b. March 12, 1770; m. Eben Clark; res. Sanbornton, 

49. Coffin Dole^ b. March 30, 1775. 

(45). Maj. WilHam5 (Josiah,* James, 3 Moses, 2 Nicholas') was born in Epping 
June 4, 1762; married (1) Oct. 1, 1785, Eleanor, daughter of Joseph Blake, 
who was born Jan. 30, 1764 and died Aug. 28, 1797, (2) March 17, 1799, 
Betsey, daughter of Gen. Henry Butler of Nottingham, who was bom July 



596 History of Newfields. 

30, 1777, and died July 12, 1808, (3) Feb. 22, 1813, Nancy (or Anna), dau. 
of Dudley Hilton, who was born Oct. 14, 1770; was major in the mihtia; a 
farmer of Nottingham; was on committee to build a meeting house and take 
the old one down, 1803; was tithingman, 1826; active in the society, 1828, and 
moderator 1829; juror, 1828; lived on the site of the Universalist church 
in Newfields; died there June 11, 1839. 
Children, first four by first wife: 

50. Joseph Blake« b. March 12, 1786; m. March 26, 1810, Betsey, dau, 
of Daniel Tilton; res. Deerfield; d. May 14, 1858. 

51. Eleanors b. March 20, 1789; m. Daniel, son of Ebenezer Tilton; res. 
Deerfield; d. Aug. 1, 1822. 

52. Abigails b. June 2, 1793; m. Reuben Bartlett of Nottingham; d. May 
13, 1825. 

53. Eunices b. Aug. 5, 1797; m. Lawrence Brown of Epping; d. Jan. 19, 1837. 

54. Joannas b. Feb. 24, 1800; m. Joseph, son of Sherburn and Affa (Osgood) 
Blake of Raymond, who was born Oct. 28, 1797, and d. Feb. 14, 1864. 

55. Ehzabeths b. Aug. 23, 1802; res. Nottingham; d. unm. Feb. 17, 1882. 

56. WilMams b. Sept. 20, 1804; res. Nottingham, and Hampton, 1890; 
d. there Nov. 3, 1893. 

NORTON. 

1. Georgei Norton, a carpenter, who built the first meeting house in Salem, 
Mass., was probably the one who came from London in the fleet with Hig- 

ginson April, 1629; married Mary , who survived him and married 

(2) Feb. 27, 1760, Philip Fowler; was made freeman May 14, 1634; died 1659. 

Children: 

2. Freegrace^ b. about 1635; 3. John^ bap. Oct. 1637. 

4. Nathaniel b. May 1639. 

5. George^ b. March 28, 1641; had built a ship on the Squamscot, 1677. 

6. Mehitable^. 7. Sarah.^ 8. Hannah^ b. 1651. 9. Abigail b. 1651. 

ORDWAY. 

1. Edwardi Ordway was born in Epping in 1775; married Aug. 29, 1806, 
Sarah, daughter of Walter, and granddaughter of Michael Shute who settled 
in Newfields about 1750; came to Newfields and taught school in the old 
school house more recently known as the "Chapel" in Piscassic; kept a grocery 
store, and lived on the hill by the river; died July 31, 1825. His wife was 
born in 1786, and died June 12, 1865. Children: 

2. Sarah W.^ b. March 20, 1809; d. unm. July 12, 1872. 

3. Ehza S.2 b. Jan. 1812; d. Dec. 14, 1821. 

4. Hannah^ b. June 1815; d. Dec. 1825. 

5. Edward John^ b. Oct. 1819; d. March, 1822. 

6. Walter Shute^ b. in Newfields Sept. 5, 1823; m. July 3, 1866, Charlotte 
Wentworth, dau. of John and Ruth RolUns (Wentworth) Home, of Great 
Falls, now Somersworth; though left fatherless when very young, became 
an active, industrious man and good citizen; in 1843 built and occupied the fine 
house, beautiful for situation, on the hill by the river, very near to his early 
home; d. Feb. 6, 1906. His wife d. Oct. 1, 1906. Child: 



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7. Bessie Pierce^ b. in Newfields Feb. 24, 1869; graduated from Robinson 
seminary, Exeter, June 1887; m. Oct. 17, 1888, Christopher Augustine, son 
of Christopher Augustine and Mary Frances (Clough) Pollard, who was b. 
in Lancaster, Mass., April 3, 1865; res. Newfields, in the house built by her 
father. No children. 

PACKER. 

Captain Packer was granted by the town of Dover, April 11, 1694, with 
Jonathan Woodman, James Davis, Joseph Meader and James Thomas, "the 
hole streame of Lampreh River for the erecting of a sawmill or mills, that is to 
say the one half to Capt. Thomas Packer, the other half to the other fower 
men befour mentioned"; also received a grant of fifty acres of land "on the 
south side of the aforesaid falls, or elsewhere, for his conveniency, leaving 
eight rods of land by the river for a highway"; sold this grant and mill privi- 
lege Dec. 1, 1711, to Philip Chesley of Oyster River. 

The name Packers Falls, originally applied to a series of falls, has also been 
given to the southwest part of Durham on both sides of the river, extending to 
the adjoining towns of Lee and Newmarket. 

Gen. John Sullivan's mills at Packers Falls are spoken of December, 1774, 
when Eleazer Bennett of the Fort William and Mary expedition was in his 
employ. 

In 1774 John Adams, afterwards president, in a letter, said that John Sulhvan 
had "a fine stream of water with an excellent cornmill, sawmill, fulUng-mill, 
scythe-mill and others, six mills in all, which are both his delight and profit." 

In the Packers Falls district once stood the David Davis garrison, the 
Pendergast garrison which is now occupied by John H. Scott, and the Joshua 
Woodman garrison. Col. Thomas Tash lived there. 

In 1900 an electric fight plant was erected to furnish heat, fight and power 
for Newmarket and Durham. 

Packers Creek and Packers Point in Greenland were named for Col. Thomas 
Packer. 

PALMER. 

1. Johni Palmer of Newmarket married Hannah, widow of John Burley, 
and daughter of Bradstreet Gilman; was a blacksmith; sold to Joseph Young, 
Feb. 21, 1753, "his dwelfing house in Newmarket and a strip of land on which 
said house stands for 80 pounds old tenor"; removed to Newfields and occu- 
pied the old Kennard house on Main street. Child: 

2. Nathaniel G.^ 

Christopher Palmer married Susanna, daughter of Edward Hilton; is men- 
tioned as early as March 20, 1677; was of Hampton and served at Fort WiUiam 
and Mary from May 18 to June 1, 1708. 

PARSONS. 

1. Josephi Parsons was born in England, where he married Mary Bliss, and 
came to Cape Ann, Mass., July 1626; died, March 26, 1684. Children: 

2. Joseph^ b. 1647. 3. John. 2 4. Samuel.2 5. Ebenezer.2 6. Jonathan. 2 
7. David. 2 8. Mary.2 9. Hannah. 2 10. Abigail. 2 11. Hester. 2 



598 History of Newfields. 

(2). Josephs ( Joseph') was born in 1647; married Elizabeth Strong; died 
1729. Children: 

12. Josephs b. 1671. 13. John.3 14. Ebenezer.a 15. Elizabeth.' 

16. David.' 17. Josiah' b. 1697. 18. Daniel.' 19. Moses.' 

20. Abigail.' 21. Noah.' 

(12). Rev. Joseph' (Joseph, 2 Joseph') was born in 1671; married Ehzabeth 
Thompson; grad. Harvard college, 1697; minister, Lebanon, Ct., and Salisbm-y, 
Mass; died 1739. Children: 

22. Joseph.^ 23. Samuel." 24. William." 25. Elizabeth." 

26. John," who died while a sophomore at Harvard college. The other sons 
became clergymen. 

(17). Capt. Josiah' (Joseph, 2 Joseph' ) was born in 1697; married; was a 
mariner; died April 7, 1755. Children: 

27. Nathaniel" b. 1725; d. July 20, 1749. 

28. Josiah"; petitioned for a lottery, 1759-60. 

29. Jacob"; refused to sign the Association Test, 1776. 

30. Abraham"; m. Eunice Sargent. 

(22). Rev. Joseph" (Rev. Joseph,' Joseph, 2 Joseph') graduated at Harvard 
college 1720; married; was minister at Bradford, Mass., 1726, till his death in 
1765. Child; 

31. Edwards b. 1747; graduated. Harvard college, 1765, and became the 
first lawyer at Newfields, beginning practice there as early as 1773; was a mem- 
ber from Newmarket of the Provincial Convention held at Exeter from May 
17 to November, 1775; was afterwards adjutant in Col. Enoch Poor's Regi- 
ment in the Continental Army; died at Ticonderoga about 1776. 

(24). Rev. WiUiam" (Rev. Joseph,' Joseph, 2 Joseph') graduated. Harvard col- 
lege, 1735; married; was minister and proprietor, Gilmanton; died 1796. Child: 

32. Johns b. Nov. 10, 1751; m. Oct. 16, 1783, Lydia, dau. of Peter Folsom 
who was b. 1761, and d. March 17, 1828; d. May 31, 1838. 

(30). Abraham" (Capt. Josiah,' Joseph, 2 Joseph') married Eunice Sargent. 
Child: 

33. Abrahams b. July 2, 1732; m. Mary Fowler. 

(33). Abraham' (Abraham," Capt. Josiah,' Joseph, 2 Joseph') was born July 
2, 1732; married Jan. 24, 1754, Mary, daughter of Philip Fowler, who was born 
at Ipswich, Mass., May 21, 1732, and died 1826; signed the Association Test, 
1776; died, Feb. 27, 1817. Children: 

34. Abrahams b. Nov. 2, 1754; m. Abigail Burleigh. 

35. Josiahe b. July 18, 1756; m. Dec. 26, 1780, Susanna Chapman; d. July 9, 
1819. 

36. Mary,6 d. unm. 1815. 

37. Ehzabeth H.^ b. July 3, 1768; m. March 23, 1790, Dudley Oilman of 
Acton, Me. 

38. Sarah" b. July 16, 1770; m. Richard Hubbard of Acton, Me. 

39. Ebenezers b. March 6, 1773; m. SaUy, dau. of Dea. Samuel Joy of 
Durham; active in the parish, 1808. 

(34). Abrahams (Abraham, s Abraham," Capt. Josiah,' Joseph, 2 Joseph') 
was born Nov. 2, 1754; married May 30, 1781, Abigail Burleigh, who was born 
April 11, 1755, and died 1845; died Jan. 15, 1852. Children: 



Genealogy. 599 

40. Josiah' b. Sept. 26, 1781; m. Judith Badger. 

41. Sarah. 7 42. Abraham^b. Oct. 12, 1785; m. Anna Dudley. 43. James.' 
(40). Josiah' (Abraham, s Abraham, « Abraham, « Capt. Josiah,' Joseph,' 

JosephO was born Sept. 26, 1781; married Judith, daughter of Joseph and 

Sarah (Weeks) Badger; died Dec. 9, 1842. Children: 
44. Joseph Badger.8 45. Emily P.s 46. Sarah B.s 
47. Mary EMzabeth.s 48. Lewis Neal.s 49. Joseph Badger,8 M. D. 
50. Daniel Jacobs.^ b April 15, 1821. 51. Sarah Jane Rogers.' 

52. William Moodys b. Gihnanton, Dec. 30, 1826; grad. Vermont Medical 
college, T851; physician, Gilmanton, Bennington, Antrim and Manchester. 

53. Hannah Cogswell, s 



Deborah Parsons b. June 30, 1775; m. (1) Feb. 21, 1796, Nicholas Doe, (2) 
Dec. 6, 1808, Isaiah Lane. 

Lydia Parsons married Walter Neal; died Feb. 12, 1829, aged 92 years and 
7 months. 

Nancy Parsons married Josiah, son of Nathaniel Pease; settled in Parsons- 
field, Me. 

Sally Parsons married Oct. 23, 1791, Asa, son of Nathaniel Pease, who was 
b. July 18, 1769; settled in Parsonsfield, Me. 

PAUL. 
1. Danieli Paul was from Ipswich, England; married Elizabeth ; 



was a ship-builder; is mentioned in Boston, Aug., 1640; settled in Kittery, 
now Ehot, Me., 1648; acknowledged the government of Massachusetts, 1652; 
conveyed his homestead to his son Stephen, 1672; was grand juror. 

2. Stephen^ (Danieli) married Catherine, daughter of Antipas Maverick 
of the Isles of Shoals; was a shipwright; with Edward Oilman who married 
Abigail Maverick, sister of his wife, administered on estate of his father, April 
24, 1682; died 1695. Children: 

3. Johns; m. Margaret Tobey. 4. Daniel; m. Sarah Bragdon. 
5. Moses. 3 6. EHzabeth^; m. 1695, John Thompson. 

7. Susanna^; m. Samuel Furnald. 8. Abigail. ^ 

(3). Johns, (Stephen,2 Danieli) married, 1706, Margaret, daughter of James 
Tobey of Ivittery, Me. Children: 

9. Amoss b. Feb. 19, 1712; m. Ann Brooks. 10. Catherine." 

(4). Danieb (Stephen, 2 DanielO married, 1701, Sarah Bragdon. Children: 

11. Jeremiah.'! 12. Josiah.'' 13. Samuel.'' 14. Stephen. < 

15. John." 16. Daniel." 17. Abigail." 

(9). Amos" (John,3 Stephen,2 Danieli) was born Feb. 19, 1712; married 
Sept. 5, 1738, Ann, daughter of William and Mary Brooks; settled in Ivittery, 
Me. Children: 

18. Noah.5 19. Amos.^ 20. Joseph.^ 21. Mary.s 22. Elizabeth.' 

23. Margaret. 5 

(11). Jeremiah" (Daniel, 3 Stephen, 2 Daniel^) married and had 

24. Samuel. 5 

(19). Amos^ (Amos," John, 3 Stephen,2 DanielO married May 8, 1777, Mar- 
garet Tetherly. Children: 



600 History of Newfields. 

25. Sallys b. Aug. 30, 1778. 

.26. Nathaniel b. March 8, 1781; m. Mary Marsters. 

27. Susannah^ b. April 29, 1783. 28. William^ b. May 28, 1785. 

29. Annas b. July 25, 1787. 

30. Samuels b. Sept. 9, 1789; m. Martha M. Tarleton. 

31. Amoss b. April 29, 1792; m. Deborah Oilman. 

32. Temples b. Oct 15, 1795; m. (1) Susan W. Burleigh, (2) Mercy W. Ewer. 
(24). Samuels (Jeremiah, ^ Daniel, ^ Stephen, 2 Danieb) married and had 

33. Ira b. April 30, 1795; m. Mary O. Pickering. 

(26). Nathaniels (Amos,s Amos,« John, 3 Stephen, 2 DanielO was born in 
Kittery, Me., March 8, 1781; married Feb. 15, 1807, Mary, daughter of Dr. 
. John and Mary Marsters, who was born Jan. 23, 1785, and died Sept. 5, 1849; 
came to Newfields about 1800; learned the carpenter's trade of Henry Wiggin 
and became a mill-wright and master mechanic; lived at the corner of Main 
and Piscassic streets, and also on a farm on the Lee road; was active in parish 
affairs, 1810 and 1824; died July 19, 1827. Children. 

34. Charles H. b. Dec. 24, 1807; d. Springfield, Mass. 

35. Nathaniel b. Feb. 11, 1809; m.; lived in Dover; d. Dec. 17, 1862. 4 ch. 

36. Amos- b. April 29, 1810; m. (1) Mary Ann Rundlett, (2) Harriet A. 
Rundlett. 

37. John Marsters' b. Dec. 4, 1811; m. (1) Valina O. Neal, (2) Mrs. Ina E. 
Miller. 

38. William Marsters' b. May 16, 1813; m. Susan A. Pollard. 

39. Nicholas Oilman' b. April 3, 1815; m. (1) Mary Wiggin, (2) M. E. Paul. 

40. Oeorge K.' b. Dec. 16, 1816; m. Ruth Shackford. 

41. Mary Ann' b. Jan. 28, 1819; d. unm. Aug. 29, 1862. 

42. Margery b. April 11, 1820; d. Nov. 4, 1821. 

43. Andrew Marsters' b. Sept. 22, 1821; m. Sophia Oreenleaf of Newbury- 
port, Mass., who was b. May, 1824, and d. Feb. 11, 1904; res. Dorchester, 
Mass.; d. Sept. 6, 1906; left 2 sons. 

44. James C' b. Jan. 19, 1824; raih'oad engineer; d. unm. Nov., 1905. 

45. Sarah Elizabeth' b. July 8, 1825; m. Cyrus Hayes. 

(30). Samuels (Amos,s Amos,< John, 3 Stephen, 2 Daniel') was born in Kittery, 
Me., Sept. 9, 1789; married Feb. 13, 1815, Martha M., daughter of 
Samuel and Jerusha (Hopkins) Tarleton, who was born April 18, 1796, 
and died Feb. 19, 1883; came to Newfields, 1806, and served his time with 
his brother Nathaniel; settled next to the Tarleton home where he was wont 
to entertain the Methodist class prior to 1825, and Methodist itinerants aU 
his days, now the home of George Fifield; died Sept. 3, 1878. Children: 

46. Oeorge O.' b. Feb. 25, 1816; m. Harriet R. Osgood, who d. Feb. 20, 
1893; d. Jan. 22, 1893. No children. 

47. Martha A.'; m. Rev. Samuel A. Cushing. 

48. Amanda M.'; m. Stephen E.Hayes. 

49. Sarah B.'; m. Albert S. Freeze. (See Freeze.) 

50. Susan B.'; m. Ephraim O. Hill, who was b. April 21, 1825, and d. Nov. 1, 
1883; d. Dec. 20, 1899. One child, Hattie P.' Hill, b. Jan. 19, 1852; d. Oct. 
30, 1907. 

51. Clara P.' b. Feb. 8, 1833; m. Rufus Sanborn. 




HALL JENNESS PAUL. 



Genealogy. 601 

52. Samuel T.'; m. (1) Eliza A. Brigham, (2) 1887, Mrs. Eliza (Mundy) 
Hanley. 
.53. Hannah C' b. 1835; m. George E. Fifield; d. 1876. (See Fifield). 

54. Hall Jenness,7 adopted by his uncle, Hall J. Jenness; m. Mattie, dau. 
of Daniel and Elizabeth (Burleigh) Smith, and had Ediths; soldier, 1863; 
lieutenant of Rockingham County Guards, 1867; member Congregational 
Society, 1868; town clerk, 1884-1907. His wife died Jan. 29, 1910 

55. Mary E.' b. Oct. 19, 1831; d. March 11, 1832. 

(31). Amoss (Amos,' Amos,< Johns, Stephen, 2 Danieh) was born April 29, 
1792; married Deborah, daughter of Theophilus and Lois (Lyford) Gilman; 
was commissioned first sergeant of the 3d Co., 4th Regt., N. H. militia, Sept. 
9, 1815, and captain, June 3, 1817. His son Horace F. has the commissions. 
Children: 

56. Horace F.', res. Concord. 57. Louisa?; d. in childhood. 

58. Daughter 7; d. in childhood. 

(32). Temples (Amos, 5 Amos,'' John, 3 Stephen, 2 Danieh) was born Oct. 15, 
1795; married (1) Dec. 8, 1822, Susan Wiggin, daughter of James and Drusilla. 
(Ewer) Burleigh who was born Nov. 11, 1796, and died Nov. 20, 1823, (2) 
Mercy W. Ewer; came to Newfields, 1817; built upon the site of the Nathaniel 
Lord house, where his nephew, Amos Paul, afterwards lived, the house later 
moved to the Nathaniel Paul estate and Robert Clark corner by John M. 
Paul, and now owned by Mr. Richards; built the Congregational meeting 
house at Newfields, 1839; was a member of, and active in, the Congregational 
Society; one of the first owners of the iron foundry, 1830; brigade quarter- 
master of First Brigade, 4th Division of N. H. Militia, 1830; removed to 
Somerville, Mass., about 1856 and d. there. Child by first wife: 

59. Augustus T.' b. Oct. 3, 1823; d. June 22, 1849. 

(33). Irae (Samuel, ^ Jeremiah, < Daniel, 3 Stephen, 2 DanielO was born April 
30, 1795; married, March 26, 1818, Mary G. Pickering of Newington. 
Children : 

60. Warrington.7 61. Nathan. ' 62. Samuel.' 63. Burlington.' 64. 
Mary.' 65. Ira Sylvester. ' 66. George.' 

(36). Amos' (Nathaniel, 6 Amos,^ Amos,^ John, 3 Stephen,2 DanielO was 
born April 29, 1810; married (1) Mary Ann Rundlett of Epping, who died 
May 14, 1860, aged 54, and (2) Harriet A., daughter of Thomas Rundlett of 
Newburyport, Mass.; was apprenticed with him till April, 1832, when he 
returned to Newfields and worked as journeyman machinist for about two 
years in Drake and Paul's Iron Foundry; bought the Nathaniel Lord and 
Benjamin Lovering estates, and built over the Lord cellar the present mansion; 
was president of the Newmarket Iron Foundry; agent of the Swamscot 
Machine Company; director of the Boston and Maine railroad; Repubhcan 
presidential elector, 1868; delegate to the Constitutional Convention, 1888; 
held town offices; died Jan. 30, 1896. Children by first wife: 

67. Mary H.^ b. Nov. 28, 1838; d. Dec. 12, 1846. 

68. Amos Marsterss b. 1839; d. Nov. 5, 1858. 

69. Charles R.s; m. Nov., 1877 Alice, dau. of Rufus Sanborn; d. in Boston 
Feb. 10, 1895. 

By second wife: 

70. Isabel.8 71. Harriet A.s 



602 History of Newfields. 

(37). John Marsters' (Nathaniel, ^ Amos, 5 Amos,< John, 3 Stephen, 2 DanielO 
was born Dec. 4, 1811; married (1) VaUna Gale, daughter of Asa Neal, who 
was born May 14, 1818, and died April 28, 1865; (2) Oct., 1880, Mrs. Ina E. 
Miller; died Feb. 10, 1895. Children: 

72. George Elmers b. April 27, 1840; m. Harriet Abby Neal. 

73. John Wilhams b. June 5, 1850; m. Dec. 5, 1879, Ellen W. Clark, 
who d. May 8, 1897. One child, Adeline'; res. Concord. 

74. James 8 b. April, 1855; d. young. 

(38). William Marsters' (Nathaniel, ^ Amos,^ Amos,^ John,' Stephen,* Dan- 
iel') was born May 16, 1813; married Susan Augusta Pollard; settled in New- 
fields; was treasurer of the Swamscot Machine Co.; died, March 26, 
1883. Children: 

75. Almenas b. March 30, 1859; d. April 28, 1859. 

76. Mary M.s b. 1850; m. Lewis S. Hodgdon. 

77. Eleanors b. 1854; m. Daniel A. Langlands. 

(39). Nicholas Gilman' (Nathaniel, « Amos, 5 Amos,< John,' Stephen, « Dan- 
iel') was born April 3, 1815; married (1) Mary Wiggin, who was born May 
1820, and died July 12, 1852; (2) Mary E. Paul, who died Feb., 1886; was 
engineer and superintendent of the Boston and Maine Railroad works, Law- 
rence, Mass.; died March 7, 1870. Children, by first wife: 

78. Fannys; unm. 79. Augustas; d. unm. Dec, 1908. 

(40). George Kittredge? (Nathaniel, « Amos, 5 Amos,< John,' Stephen,' Dan- 
iel') was born Dec. 16, 1816; married June 22, 1847, Ruth, daughter of Seth 
R. and Martha (Boardman) Shackford of Newmarket, who died Feb. 22, 1899; 
business man of Boston; died, Lowell, Mass., March 6, 1872. Children: 

80. Kates; m. Lewis Smith; res. Roslindale, Mass. Two sons. 

81. Marthas; res. Roslindale, Mass. ; unm. 

82. George S.s; m. Oct. 5, 1887, Edna A., dau. of WiUiam R. and Dolly 
(Hall) Hobbs; connected with the Swamscot Machine Co. from early life till 
1894, and since with the Boston and Maine works, Concord; res. Newfields. 
No ch. 

(47.) Martha A.' (Samuel, « Amos, 5 Amos,* John,' Stephen, 2 Daniel') married 
Rev. Samuel A. Cushing, who was pastor of the Methodist church in 1833; 
died March, 1842. Children: 

83. Daughters; d. in infancy. 

84. John R.s Cushing, b. 1838; m. Nov. 24, 1864, Mary Hebard of Ran- 
dolph, Vt., who d. in 1909 or 1910; graduated, Wesleyan University and was 
preacher of the New England Methodist Conference; d. 190-. Children: 

85. Berthas Cushing; m. Childs, who d. 1904. 86. Paulines Cushing. 

(48). Amanda M.? (Samuel, ^ Amos,' Amos," John,' Stephen, 2 Daniel') mar- 
ried Stephen E. Hayes of Rochester and Newfields. Children: 

87. Martha H.s Hayes; m. Greenleaf R. Rundlett. 

88. Clara Florences Hayes; m. Benjamin Burleigh; res. Wolfeboro. No ch. 

89. Franks Hayes; m.; res. Gonic; three ch. 

(51). Clara P.? (Samuel, « Amos, 5 Amos,« John,' Stephen, 2 Daniel') was born 
Feb. 8, 1833; married Rufus Sanborn, who died June 21, 1909; died, Sept. 3, 
1860. Children: 

90. AUces Sanborn; m. Nov., 1877, Charles R. Paul; one child which d. in 
infancy. 



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91. Willard T.a Sanborn; d. Birmingham, Ala., May, 1911, leaving a widow 
but no children. 

(52). Samuel T.' (Samuel, s Amos.s Amos,« John,' Stephen,' Daniel') 
married (1) Eliza A. Brigham, who was born March 1, 1835, and died April 12, 
1878, (2) 1887, Mrs. Ehza Hanley, daughter of Henry Mundy, who died July 
1894; died Aug., 1910. Children by first wife : 

92. Matties b. Nov., 1855; d. March 24, 1860. 

93. Willie B.^ b. Sept., 1863; d. May, 2, 1869. 

94. Fred T.* b. in CaUfornia; m. Hattie Devons; bookkeeper; res. Charles- 
town, Mass. No ch. 

95. Dana B.s; m. Grace Rea; bookkeeper, Brockton, Mass.; two ch. 

(65). Ira Sylvester' (Ira.^ Samuel, ^ Jeremiah, « Daniel,' Stephen,^ DanielO 
was born Jan. 17, 1829; married, Jan. 10, 1855, Margaret A. Leach, who was 
born Nov. 4, 1834, and died April 7, 1903; died May 3, 1902. Children: 

96. George Wallis^ b. Nov. 16, 1858; m. Clara E. Sanborn. 

97. Ira Judson.s 98. Clarence Haven, « b. 1863; m. AHce B. Tilton. 

99. Everett J.s 

(72). George Elmers (John Marsters,' Nathaniel,' Amos,' Amos,< John,' 
Stephen, 2 DanielO was born April 24, 1840; married May 6, 1864, Harriet 
Abby, daughter of Samuel and ReUef (Smith) Neal. Children: 

100. Agnes^; d. young. 101. Arthur^; d. young. 

102. Ehner Dwight'; m. (1) 1898, Annie L. Gardner, (2) 1904, Minerva 
Sargent. 

103. Myrtie Reliefs; m. Frank Higgins of Exeter; two ch. 

104. EthelVaUnas; m. Joseph Frank Wiggin of Newmarket; three ch. 
(76). Mary M.s (William Marsters,' Nathaniel, « Amos,^ Amos,< John,« 

Stephen,^ DanielO was born in 1850; married, June, 1878, Lewis S. Hodgdon; 
d. Jan. 7, 1903. Children : 

105. Eleanors Hodgdon; m. Henry F. Kehoe. 106. Marshall' Hodgdon. 
(77). Eleanors (William Marsters,' Nathaniel," Amos,' Amos,* John,' Ste- 
phen, 2 Daniel') was born in 1854; married June, 1885, Daniel A. Langlands. 

Children : 

107. Marion Langlands. 108. Harold' Langlands, b. 1888; d. 1897. 

109. Paul' Langlands. 

(87). Martha H.s Hayes (Amanda M.,' Samuel, « Amos,' Amos,* John,' 
Stephen, 2 DanieU) married in 1864, Greenleaf B. Rundlett, who was civil engi- 
neer and draughtsman employed by the Swamscot Machine Co. many years, 
and selectman, 1869-71; died Jan. 30, 1887. Children: 

110. James' Rundlett. 

111. Howard' Rundlett; m. Etta Brackett of Greenland; res. Lynn, Mass. 
No ch. 

112. Elsie' Rundlett; d. in infancy. 

(96). George WaUiss (Ira Sylvester, ^ Ira,« Samuel,' Jeremiah,* Daniel,' 
Stephen, 2 Danieb) was born in Eliot, Nov. 16, 1858; married Nov. 8, 1883, 
Clara E., daughter of Charles and Lucy (Badger) Sanborn of Newfields; con- 
nected with the Swamscot Machine Co. many years; large owner of real estate; 
selectman, 1889-92, 1901-03; county commissioner, 1897-1901; an active 
and prominent citizen. Children: 
113. WaUace S.' b. 1889. 114. Mabel E.' b. 1892. 



604 History of Newfields. 

(98). Clarence Havens (Ira Sylvester,' Ira/ Samuel, 5 Jeremiah, < Daniel,' 
Stephen, 2 Danieh) was born in 1863; married, June, 1890, Alice B., daughter 
of George and Emma (Durrell) Tilton of Newfields; removed to Portsmouth. 
Children : 

115. Haven Tilton.9 116. Madeline B.' 

The Paul brothers with their sons and grandsons added much to the busi- 
ness interests of Newfields. Temple, Nathaniel and Samuel were house car- 
penters, millwrights and master mechanics. About 1830, an iron foundry was- 
established by Rider, Drake, and Temple Paul. In 1834 the Newfields Iron 
Foundry Company was formed with Amos Paul, president, George O. Hilton, 
treasurer and manager, Amos Paul, John B. Rider and George G. Skinner, 
directors. The company made castings for cotton and woolen mills, and at 
one time did a large business in manufacturing stoves. Their works were 
entirely destroyed by fire, but rebuilt at once. 

In June, 1846, the Swamscot Machine Company was incorporated, consist- 
ing of Amos Paul, Walter E. Hewes and Seneca C. Kennard. A boiler-making 
department was established under the superintendency of Patrick Quinn. In 
1865 this corporation purchased the entire interest of the Iron Foundry and 
united both branches of business under one management. Amos Paul was 
continued agent, and WiUiam M. Paul, treasurer. The company was prosper- 
ous, employing an average of 260 men, with a monthly pay-roll of $10,000 — 
more than $10 per capita to every inhabitant of the town. It manufactured 
stationary and portable steam engines, locomotive, marine and tubular boilers, 
steam boxes for print works, plain and galvanized wrought iron pipes, steam 
and gas fittings of all kinds, together, with several specialties or patents con- 
trolled by the company. The works of the corporation covered about ten 
acres on both sides of the Boston and Maine Railroad, with a frontage and 
wharf on Squamscot River. 

PEASE. 

The brothers, Robert and John Pease, came from Great Baddow, Essex 
County, England, to Boston, April, 1634, and to Salem, Mass., 1637, where 
land was granted them. Robert Pease was the ancestor of the Massachusetts 
and Connecticut families. The Martha's Vineyard and New Hampshire fami- 
lies of the name are descended from John. 

1. Johni Pease, who married (1) Elizabeth , (2) Mary ; is 

first found at Martha's Vineyard as grantor in a deed of land in 1646; was 
also one of the original proprietors of Norwich, Ct. His will was dated March 
4, 1674. Children, by fu-st wife: 

2. James2 b. 1637. 3. John^ b. about 1640. 
By second wife: 

4. Thomas2 b. about 1656. 5. Jonathan. 2 

6. Samueb who is supposed to be the ancestor of the New Hampshire 
families. 

7. David. 2 8. Abigail. 2 9. Mary. 2 10. Rebecca.2 11. Sarah. 2 

(6). Samuel2 (Johni) married Sarah ; probably left Martha's Vine- 
yard soon after 1674; is found in Exeter not far from that date; was on a list 



Genealogy. 605 

■of 16 jurors summoned to attend a coroner's inquest at Exeter, Jan. 16, 1694; 
a juror at Portsmouth, 1695; granted 50 acres of land by the town of Exeter, 
1698; killed, according to tradition, by hostile Indians while at work in his 
cornfield, July 1, 1706. His claim against the estate of Col. Winthrop Hilton 
was recognized, Oct. 3, 1717. Child: 

12. Nathaniel b. 1691; m. Phebe Sanborn. 

(12). Nathaniel' (Samuel, 2 Johni) was born in 1691; married, Nov., 1725, 
Phebe, daughter of John and Sarah (Philbrick) Sanborn; was a resident of 
Exeter; a carpenter, and purchaser of land; settled in the field west of the 
Piscassic burying ground; gave land for a highway from Newfields landing to 
Nottingham, March, 1733; petitioned for Newmarket bridge, Nov. 21, 1746; 
•died, Oct. 20, 1748. Children: 

13. Sarahs b. July 10, 1726. 14. Samuel b. Dec. 14, 1727; m. Dolly . 

15. Ann^ b. Nov. 17, 1729. 16. Abigail b. Jan. 28, 1732. 

17. Bathsheba^ b. March 16, 1734. 18. Phebe^ b. Dec. 21, 1735. 

19. Nathaniel^ b. Feb. 21, 1737; m. Lucy Page. 

20. John^ b. July 10, 1739; m. and settled in Epping. 

21. Zebulon^ b. July 21, 1741; is said to have died in the Continental Army 
at Cambridge, Mass. 

22. Benjamin^b. Aug. 2, 1743; m. (1) Anna Sanborn, (2) April 25, 1793, 
Hebecca Pike; refused to sign the Association Test; settled in Meredith; 
petitioned for the incorporation of the Baptist society, June, 1794. 11 children. 

23. Eleanor^ b. June 12, 1745. 

24. Simeon^ b. March 24, 1747; res. Poplin, 1769, and Sanbornton, 1772; 
supposed to have died in the army at Cambridge, Mass. 

25. Eliphalet^ b. May 13, 1749; m. 1774, Mary Pike; first settled in Piscas- 
sic; sold land to Zebulon Barber, 1781; was a blacksmith; signed the Asso- 
ciation Test at Newmarket, 1776; removed to Cornish, Me., 1802; d. there 
about 1811. 

(14). Dea. Samuel* (Nathaniel, 3 Samuel,2 Johni) was born Dec. 14, 1727; 
married Dolly — ; among his 8 children were : (111.) 

26. Samuel b. March 10, 1754; m. Aug. 21, 1780, Comfort Marston; was 
drummer in Capt. Aaron Kinsman's Co., Col. John Stark's Regt., from May 
10, to Aug. 1, 1775; received four dollars coat money, Oct. 14, 1775; drummer 
in Capt. Joshua Abbott's Co., April, 1776, and in the Continental Army, Nov. 
5, 1776; settled in Parsonsfield, Me.; d. Sept. 7, 1834. 6 ch. 

27. Josephs b. Nov. 12, 1755; m. Dolly Clark; settled in Parsonsfield, Me.; 
d. 1826. 10 ch. 

(19). Nathaniel'' (Nathaniel, 3 Samuel, 2 John') was born Feb. 21, 1737; 
married Lucy Page; settled in Piscassic, taking up the farm in from the road 
where his son, Maj. Joseph, 5 and grandson, Hollis" Pease, afterwards lived, 
afterward the Warburton place; signed the Association Test, 1776; died, 
June 5, 1799. His wife was a notable spinner and weaver, and accustomed to 
ride on horseback with a web of cloth behind her to Parsonsfield in one day. 
She settled two or three sons there on farms earned by her weaving, buying 
an acre of land for every yard of cloth. Children: 

28. Zebulon»; m. Mary Burleigh. 

29. Davids; was a soldier; went West and nothing more was heard of him. 



606 History of Newfields. 

30. Nathaniels; m. (1) Judith Pease, (2) Dolly Pease. 

31. Asa^ b. July 18, 1769; m. Sally Parsons. 
33. Josiahs b. 1771; m. Nancy Parsons. 

33. Joseph H.5 b. 1773; m. Mary Jenness. 

34. Lydias m. Oct. 6, 1785, Simeon Moulton. 

35. Hannahs; m. Stevens; built the house where John Foss lives; 

kept the Kennard house on Main Street, Newfields Village, as a tavern, board- 
ing her nephew, John Pease, who owned the house. 

36. Sallys; m. John Stevens. 37. Lucys; m. Drew. 

(28). Zebulons (Nathaniel, ^ Nathaniel, 3 Samuel,^ John') married March 
29, 1784, Mary Burleigh; settled in Parsonsfield, Me. Children: 
38. Nathanielf b. Nov. 26, 1786. 39. Andrew^ b. May 13, 1788. 

40. Zebulone b. Sept. 21, 1795; m. March 23, 1823, Mary Jane, dau. of 
Joseph Pease of Newmarket; settled in Freedom. 

41. Betsey; d. unm. 

42. Marthas; rn. Abraham Smith; settled in Newfane, N. Y. 

(30). Nathaniels (Nathaniel, ^ Nathaniel,' Samuel,^ John') married (1) 
Judith, dau. of Joseph Pease, (2) Dolly Pease, sister of first wife; was returned 
with Capt. James Hill's Co., on Pierce's Island, Nov. 5, 1775. 

Children, all but the first by second wife: 

43. Sophias; m. — Healey. 44. Nathaniels; m.; settled in Freedom. 

45. Sabrinas; m. Joseph Oilman. 46. Dollys; m. Thomas Oilman. 

(31). Asas (Nathaniel,* Nathaniel, 3 Samuel, 2 Johni) was born July 18, 1769; 
married Oct. 23, 1791, Sally Parsons; settled in Parsonsfield, Me.. Children: 

47. Josephsb. July9, 1792; m. Oct. 13, 1816, Hannah Orace; d. Tamworth, 
Oct. 3, 1846. 

48. Sallys b. Feb. 3, 1794; m. March 3, 1814, Joseph Libby; went to New- 
fane, N. Y. 

49. Asas b. May 3, 1795; d. about 1811. 

50. John U.s b. Aug. 2, 1796; m. (1) Feb. 10, 1820, Hetty Crossman, (2) 
Nov. 28, 1824, Alvira White, (3) Oct. 8, 1858, Mrs. Mary Deine; was a drum- 
mer in the War of 1812. 

51. Sophias b. Feb. 17, 1797; d. about 1819. 

52. Nathaniels b. Aug. 31, 1801; m. (1) Martha Parsons, (2) Oct. 26, 1840, 
Mary W. Willet; was a physician, Bridgeton, Me.; d. 1867. 

53. Lucy B.s b. April 4, 1803; m. May 24, 1829, Nathaniel Church of New- 
fane, N. Y. 

54. Thomassb. April 6, 1807; d. about 1827. 

55. Nancys b. May 30, 1810; m. Nov. 2, 1851, Dexter Valentine. 

(32). Josiahs (Nathaniel, * Nathaniel,' Samuel, 2 Johni) was born in 1771; 
married Nancy Parsons; settled first in Parsonsfield, Me., but before 1812 
removed to Newfane, N. Y. Children: 

56. Enochs; four times married and father of 23 children. 

57. Nancy. 6 58. Betseys; d. unm. 

59. Lucindas; m. Alexander Butterfield. 

60. Nathaniels; m. Lucy Barnes. 61. Lovinas; m. Andrew Peabody. 
62. Judiths; m. Nathan Townes. 63. Samueb; m. and soon after died. 
(33). Maj. Joseph H.s (Nathaniel," Nathaniel,' Samuel.^ Johni) was born 



Genealogy. 607 

in 1773; married Nov. 12, 1795, Mary, daughter of Isaac Jenness, who was 
born in 1776, and died April 8, 1847; settled in Piscassic; was constable and 
collector, 1797, 1801, and 1803; active in parish affairs, 1797, 1799-1800 and 
1810; selectman, 1812; auditor, 1813; late in Ufe removed to Tamworth; 
died March 17, 1847. Children: 

64. Mary Jane^; m. Zebulon Pease, who was born Sept. 21, 1795, and died 
June 16, 1868; settled in Freedom. 

65. Henrye; m. Mary J. Harper. 66. Joseph^; m. Sarah Bean. 

67. Sarahs; m. (1) Alden Washburn, (2) Libby. 

68. Johns; -^as a carpenter; a soldier, 1814; bought the old meeting house 
at the Center, Jan. 15, 1852, and removed it to Exeter; member of the Con- 
gregational Society, 1829; died unm. March 23, 1883. 

69. Louisas; d. Oct. 6, 1816, aged 12 years. 

70. Zeniths; m. Evans; settled in Maine. 

71. Lydias; d. unm. about 1880. 72. AdaUnes; m. John Swett. 

73. Loliiss; d. young. 

74. HoUiss b. in Tamworth, Nov. 18, 1815; m. (1) Abbie Wiggin, (2) Mary 
A. Jones. 

(65). Henrys (Maj. Joseph H.,s Nathaniel,^ Nathaniel,' Samuel,^ John') 
married Mary Jane Harper who died April 8, 1847, aged 74; settled in Tam- 
worth; soldier, 1812; died March 17, 1847, aged 74. Children: 

75. Charles F.^ b. Aug. 10, 1823; m. (1) Mary Ann York, (2) Huldah 
Symonds. 

76. John'; settled in Canada. 77. Ruth'; m. Henry Matthews. 

78. Mary; m.; d. 79. Vincent'; d. young. 80. Henry; d. Dec. 4, 1881. 

(66). Josephs (Maj. Joseph H.,^ Nathaniel," Nathaniel,' Samuel,^ Johni) 
was born Nov. 2, 1799; married Sarah Bean who died Dec, 1822; settled in 
Newfields; died March 13, 1866. Children: 

81. Lucius S.' b. May 3, 1828; m. Mary Ann French. 

82. George U.'; m. Betsey Ann, dau. of Zebulon Thyng, who was b. Sept. 
1832, and d. July 28, 1882; no children, 

83. Rosanna'; d. June 1, 1906. 

84. Oliver'; lived in the South; m. and had children. 85. Ruth'; unm. 

86. Adelaide'; m. Enoch J., son of John and Hannah (Thurston) Conner. 
(See Conner.) 

87. Jul'et'; m. William H. Conner, brother of Enoch J. (See Conner.) 
(67). Sarahs (Maj. Joseph, s Nathaniel,'' Nathaniel,' Samuel.^ John') mar- 
ried (1) Alden Washburn, (2) Libby. Children: 

88. Rosamond^ Washburn. 89. Zadok' Washburn. 90. Alden' Washburn. 
(72). AdeUnes (Maj. Joseph H.,5 Nathaniel," Nathaniel,' Samuel,» JohnO 

married John Swett who died about 1878; settled in Freedom. Children: 
91. Anna' Swett. 92. Lydia' Swett; d. 1878. 93. Mary Swett. 
94. Narcissa' Swett; d. 1878. 

(74). HoUiss (Maj. Joseph H.,6 Nathaniel," Nathaniel,' Samuel," Johni) 
was born Nov. 18, 1815, in Tamworth; married (1) Abby Wiggin who was 
born in 1822 and died in 1855, (2) May 18, 1856, Mary A., daughter of Samuel 
Jones of Stratham; settled in Newfields; was carpenter, builder and farmer; 
a hfe-long Democrat, and often sent as a delegate to party conventions; died 
Jan. 13, 1891. Children: 



608 History of Newfields. 

95. Frank Pierce' b. June 11, 1853; d. Oct. 15, 1876. 

96. Joseph Henry b. Oct. 10, 1854; d. Aug. 21, 1855. 
By second wife: 

97. Edwin Samuel' b. Feb. 16, 1857; m. Ida J. Booth. 

98. Walter H.' b. Jan. 14, 1859; d. Sept. 27, 1859. 
'99. Abbie Augusta? b. Aug. 29, 1860; a school teacher. 

100. Walter Hartley b. Aug. 25, 1862; m. Minnie W. Johnson. 

101. Carrie Esther' b. Sept. 20, 1864; m. Elmer E. Wingate. 

102. Mary Etta' b. Sept. 29, 1866. 

103. HoUis Frederick' b. Oct. 4, 1868; d. Feb. 3, 1870. 

104. Rufus Wiggin' b. Sept. 4, 1870; d. July 21, 1887. 

(75). Charles F.' (Henry, s Maj. Joseph H.,5 Nathaniel,* Nathaniel,^ Samuel, 
Johni) was born Aug. 10, 1823; married (1) Mary Ann York, who was born 
in Epping in 1822, and died April 17, 1896, (2) Huldah Symonds; hved many 
years on the Lee road; purchased later the Drowne-Hervey place near the 
drawbridge; died, Epping, Sept. 8, 1903. Children: 

105. Charles H.^ b. April, 1843; d. June, 1877. 

106. Mary Janes b. 1844; m. Rev. L. H. Winslow; res. Meredith. 

107. John W.8 b. 1848. 108. George W.^ b. 1850; res. Newfields. 

109. James W.s b. 1853; d. 1882. 110. Wilham^ b. 1855; res. Newfields. 
111. Melvinas b. 1857; d. 1865. 112. Albert A.^ b. 1860; d. 1892. 

113. Freds b. April, 1865; d. June, 1865. 

(77). Ruth' (Henry, 6 Maj. Joseph H.,5 Nathaniel, « Nathaniel,' Samuel,^ 
Johni) married Henry Matthews of Canada. Children: 

114. Wilham Henrys Matthews, b. 1849; m. Mary Frye of Exeter; d. New- 
fields, May 1, 1888. 

115. Ruths Matthews; m. John Lord. 

(81). Lucius S.' (Joseph, 6 Maj. Joseph H.,^ Nathaniel,* Nathaniel,' Samuel, 2 
Johni) was born in Tamworth May 3, 1828; married Jan. 1, 1853, Mary Ann 
French of Stratham, who was born Feb. 23, 1828, and died April 28, 1889; 
died May 3, 1911. Children: 

116. Luciuss b. Oct. 1852; d. Oct. 22, 1852. 

117. Mary E.s b. April 1854; d. July 23, 1878. 

118. Annie B.s b. March 3, 1857; m. George F. Hall. 

119. Abbies b. May 1860; d. June 1, 1860. 

120. Nellie W.s b. Oct. 24, 1869. 

(97). Edwin Samuel' (Hoins,6 Maj. Joseph H.,5 Nathaniel,* Nathaniel,' 
Samuel, 2 John') was born Feb. 16, 1857; married Oct. 1884, Ida J. Booth; 
residence Clinton, Mass. Children: 

121. Amy B.s b. 1886; d. 1906. 122. Hollis E.s b. Sept. 20, 1889. 

(100). Walter Hartley' (HoUis.s Maj. Joseph H.,5 Nathaniel,* Nathaniel,' 
Samuel,2 John') was born Aug. 25, 1862; married May 28, 1890, Minnie W. 
Johnson of North Berwick, Me.; residence, Reading, Mass. Children: 

123. Marion. s 124. Christine. s 125. Helen. s 

(101). Carrie Esther' (HolHs,^ Maj. Joseph H.,5 Nathaniel,* Nathaniel,' 
Samuel, 2 Johni) was born Sept. 20, 1864; married Elmer E. Wingate; resi- 
dence, Waltham, Mass. Children: 

126. Harveys Wingate. 127. Dorothys Wingate. 

(118). Annie B.s (Lucius S.,' Joseph, « Maj. Joseph H.,5 Nathaniel,* Nathan- 



Genealogy. 609 

iel,3 Samuel, 2 Johin) was bom, March 3, 1857; married 1875, George F., son 
of Paschal and Mary (Howard) Hall, who died Oct. 1903; removed to South 
Lawrence, Mass. Children: 

128. George W.^ Hall, b. Jan., 1877; d. Sept., 1892. 

129. Mary H.' Hall; d. in infancy. 

130. Lewiss Hall; m.; res. Roxbury, Mass. One ch. 

131. Austins Hall; m.; res. Newburyport, Mass. Two ch. 

132. Percys HaU; d. March 16, 1893, aged six years. 

133. Graces Hall; m. Ernest Washington; res. North Andover, Mass. 

134. Annies Hall. 135. Edwins Hall. 

"Aunt" Hannah Pease died in Newmarket, aged 101 years. 

PERKINS. 

1. Wilhami Perkins, the ancester of the Newmarket famihes, was born in 
Cornwall County, England, in 1616; was in Dover, 1662; took the oath of 
allegiance, 1669; died at Newfields, 1732, aged 116. (93). Children: 

2. WiUiam.2 3. John.^ 

(2). WiUiam2 (Wilhami) married Mary ; settled at Oyster River. 

His widow was granted letters of administration, Feb. 25, 1741. The inven- 
tory showed the demands against the estate exceeded the personal property 
by 123 pounds 11 shillings, and the administratrix was authorized, April 25, 
1744, to sell land sufficient to pay the debts. Child: 

4. Williams; m. 

(3). Dea. Johns (WiUiami) married (1) Parsons, (2) Widow Smart; 

was surveyor of highways, Exeter, 1699; bought land of Richard Hilton 
May 8, 1706; in Capt. Nicholas GUman's scout, July 5, 1710, for two days; 
enrolled in Lt.-Col. Shadrach Walton's command against Port Royal, 1710; 
presented claim against Col. Winthrop Hilton's estate, Oct. 3, 1717; appor- 
tioned 100 acres of common land, 1725; gave land for a highway leading from 
Newfields landing to Nottingham, March, 1733; had 10 acres of land assigned 
him by the committee of Exeter, Aug. 9, 1738; with his son, John, 3 petitioned 
for a bridge over Squamscot River, Nov. 21, 1746, for its location at New- 
fields, 1759-60, and for lottery in aid of bridge, 1768; lived in the field between 
Hersey Lane and Ash Swamp. Child, by first wife: 

5. Johns b. 1700; m. Mary . By second wife : 6. Daniel.3 

(4). William^ (William, 2 Wilhami) married; had land assigned him, 1725; 
was selectman, 1727; was of Exeter, 1727; petitioned for Newmarket bridge, 
Nov. 21, 1746; witness to a deed of land from Nathaniel Bartlett to his son, 
John, March 27, 1747; had land bounding land sold by Robert Perkins to 
Samuel Brackett, June 3, 1755; petitioned for a lottery, and location of bridge 
at Newfields, 1759-60, and for Hall's Mill road, July 3, 1765; refused to sign 
the Association Test, 1776. (93). Child: 

7. Wilham2; m. Sarah, dau. of Simeon Wiggin, who was b. March 4, 1734; 
refused to sign the Association Test, 1776; settled in Newmarket. 

(5). John3 (Dea. John,2 Wilhami) was born in 1700; was apportioned 40 
acres of land, 1725; sold 12 acres 13 rods of land in Stratham, Swamscot 
patent, to John HiU and Joseph Jewett, Jan. 6, 1736; assigned 10 acres of 

39 



610 History of Nbwfields. 

land next to heirs of William Perldns, Aug. 9, 1738; petitioned for bridge over 
the river, Nov. 21, 1746; was in Col. Nathaniel Meserve's Regt. at Lake 
George, 1757; died, 1772. Child: 

8. John4 b. 1720; m. Mary Hall. 

(6). DanieU (Dea. John, 2 WiUiami) married Mary, daughter of Wentworth 
Cheswell; was active in the parish, 1799, 1803 and 1824; collector, 1814-15, 
1821 and 1823; member of the Congregational parish, 1803 and 1824. 

Children : 

9. John^; m. Hannah Brown. 10. Betseys; m. John N. Watson of Dover. 
11. Mehitable*; m. John Nason. 12. Harriet*; m. Joseph Pomroy. 

13. Mary Ann*; m. Stedman. 

(8). John* (John, 3 Dea. John, 2 WiUiami) was born in 1720; married 
Mary, daughter of Edward Hall, who was born about 1720; was a soldier, 
1757. The administration of his estate was granted to his widow, Mary 
Dec. 7, 1805, who, with Robert Smart and Paul Chapman, gave bonds accord- 
ing to law. Children: 

14. William. 6 

15. Roberts; petitioned for a bridge, 1746; sold house, barn and land to 
Samuel Brackett, Jrme 3, 1755. 

16. Johns b. 1744; m. Elizabeth Lovekin. 17. Josiah. 

18. Richards b. about 1738; m. Molly Parsons. 

(9). John* (Daniel, 3 Dea. John, 2 WiUiami) married Hannah Brown of Pitts- 
field; was of Pittsfield and Tamworth. Children: 

19. Ada Janes; m. John Burley, who was b. Oct. 13, 1840. 

20. John Pages; settled in Nottingham; m. and had John B.« 

(16). Capt. Johns (John,* John,8 Dea. John, 2 Wilham') was born in 1744; 
married, Sept. 17, 1765, Ehzabeth Loveldn, who was born 1738, and died July 
16, 1814; learned the trade of blacksmith at Newburypdrt, Mass., and built 
a shop near the house of Holhs Pease; soon became shipmaster, and did little 
at his trade; built the house opposite the old parsonage; when too old to 
follow the sea, piu-chased a two-masted vessel for fishing, which he kept at 
First Creek; also occupied the old Hall brick garrison house, where his wife, 
as Captain Hall had done before, kept store in an adjoining wooden build- 
ing. His mother, Mary (Hall) Perkins, when two years old, was carried by 
the brick layers upon the old garrison to lay one of the bricks for which they 
claimed of her mother a quart of rum. These bricks had been dried on the 
grass stubble which left its impress upon them. Captain Perkins also built a 
grist mill where Charles Lane afterwards had his bark mill. When he was on 
the seas his wife was purser. He lent Gideon Colcord the money, and they 
together purchased the Maj. Nicholas Gilman farm extending from Hilton's 
Creek to Exeter line; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; petitioned 
the selectmen with reference to the location of the new meeting house, March 
10, 1791; was pound keeper, 1801; fence viewer, 1831; had a committee 
consisting of Benjamin Haley, Gideon and Joseph Colcord, Phinehas Merrill 
and Seth R. Shackford, appointed April 18, 1814, to divide the HaU and 
Colcord lands, so called, containing 56 acres and 23 rods, between him and 
Michael Wiggin, thereby establishing on the Hall farm the Hne between 
J. B. Rider and Joseph Pease; gave half of his estate to his son, Robert, 



Genealogy. 611 

and Joseph Colcord, Robert Clark and Joseph Furnald were made a 
committee on the estate between him and the heirs of Robert; died, 1837. 
His will dated April 18, 1825, was probated Sept. 13, 1837. (109). Children: 

21. Deborah" b. May 29, 1766; m. Michael Wiggin; d. 1864. No ch. 

22. Sarahe b. Oct. 2, 1767; m. Sept. 27, 1787, Jeremiah Colcord; d. Feb. 13, 
1792. 

23. Hannah" b. March 9, 1769; d. 1801. 

24. Marye b. Aug. 6, 1770; d. 1797. 

25. Elizabeth" b. Oct. 6, 1771; d. 1784. 

26. Robert" b. Aug. 19, 1772; m. Deborah Hill. 

(18). Richards (John,^ John, 3 Dea. John, 2 Williami) was born about 1738; 
married about 1760, MoUy Parsons, of Sandy Bay, now Rockport, Mass.; 
refused to sign the Association Test, 1776; died in 1779. Among his eight 
children was 

27. Josiah" b. Newfields, June 2, 1767; m. Lydia Sanborn. 

(26). Robert" (Capt. John, 5 John.i John, 3 Dea. John, 2 WiUiami) was born 
Aug. 19, 1772; married Deborah, daughter of Gen. James Hill, who was born 
May 3, 1778, and died Sept. 19, 1815; was active in the parish, 1799, 1805. 
and 1808; Hved on the Perkins homestead, and on the Hall farm, which he 
finally sold to Joseph, son of Maj. Joseph H. Pease; d. Feb. 19, 1814. The 
dower of his wife was 31 acres on east side of the road. Children: 

28. Edward Hall' b. 1800; d. unm. 1850. 

29. James? b. 1803; d. in infancy. 30. Robert'; d. in infancy. 

31. James Hill'; m. Mary Jane Smyth; settled in Williamsport, Pa. No 
children. 

32. Sarah'; m. in Pennsylvania, Joshua B. Smyth, and had James^ and Juha^ 
Smyth; d. 1850. 

33. John'b. 1806; d. June, 1830. 

34. Jeremiah Colcord'; m. Esther Ann, dau. of Thomas Russell and Esther 
W. (Robbins) Colcord; d. in Pennsylvania, 1853. Their dau., Carolines m. 
C. P. HeKenstein of Shamoldn, Penn. 

35. Robert'; m. Maria Cogshall, and had Robert^ and Fred.^ 

Michael Wiggin was appointed guardian of Edward H. and John Perkins, 
minors, June 30, 1815, and Seth R. Shackford of James, Sarah, Jeremiah C. 
and Robert Perkins, minors, children of Robert Perkins, July 10, 1815. John 
Burley HiU was authorized, Dec. 16, 1816, to sell land to settle the estate of 
the widow, Deborah Perkins, and rendered his account March 19, 1817. 

(27). Dea Josiah" (Richard, « John,^ John, 3 Dea. John, 2 WilliamO was born 
June 2, 1767; married Lydia Sanborn; learned the trade of shoemaker and 
tanner of Dea. Samuel Lane of Stratham. Among his children was 

36. David P.' b. Laconia, Jan. 29, 1810. 

(36). David P.' (Dea. Josiah," Richard, = John,^ John, 3 Dea. John, 2 Williami) 
was born in Laconia, Jan. 29, 1810; mai'ried (1) Lydia C, daughter of Eben- 
ezer Lane, who was born in Pittsfield, April 22, 1809, and died Oct. 13, 1838, 
(2) Melissa, daughter of Col. Imri and Hannah (Patterson) Woods of Henni- 
ker, who was born in Deering, Aug. 7, 1814, and died, Manchester, Dec. 5, 
1886; fitted for college at New Hampton, 1826; graduated at Brown Uni- 
versity, 1830; teacher many years; first male teacher, Manchester, June, 



612 History of Newfields. 

1841, for two years, and purchased the only bookstore in town; read law with 
Hon. George W. Morrison; was justice of police court, Manchester; clerk in 
Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C, more than ten years; returned to Man- 
chester and resumed the practice of law, March 23, 1869. 

Child by first wife : 

37. David Lanes b. Pittsfield, March 2, 1838; educated in Manchester 
schools, and at New Hampton; studied law with Hon. George W. Morrison, 
and admitted to the bar in 1861; practiced law in partnership with his father; 
was clerk in the treasury, Washington, D. C, under Lincoln and Johnson; 
superintendent of currency, 1885-89; never married. 

Children by second wife : 

39. Lydia MeUssa^ b. Rockport, Mass., Feb. 14, 1840; d. Manchester, 
Nov. 21, 1843. 

39. Mary EHzas b. Rockport, May 24, 1841; educated at the Young Ladies 
Classical Institute, Washington, D. C; a thorough scholar in English litera- 
ture, and the French and German languages; d. Manchester, June 13, 1889. 



1. Capt. Thomasi Perkins was born in 1786; married Sarah Presson, who 
was born in 1792, and died April 18, 1860; was taverner and retailer, April 24, 
1821; justice, 1830; settled in Newmarket on the Doe-Perkins-Chesley place; 
on his return from Portsmouth was drowned in crossing the river on the ice, 
April 1, 1836. His widow, Sarah, was granted letters of administration on his 
estate, April 21, 1836. Children: 

2. Caroline G.^ b. 1815; d. July 13, 1832. 

3. George O.^ b. 1823; m. Sarah , who administered on his estate, 

Newfields, Feb. 19, 1851; d. Sept. "14, 1850. 

4. Mehitable^ b. Dec. 27, 1825; m. 1850, Albert Field; d. Sept. 2, 1883; 
one child, Elizabeth. ^ 

5. Sarah E.2; m. Ezekiel Sanborn, as second wife; d. May 13, 1893. No ch. 



1. Jacob 1 Perkins married Hannah Chase. 

2. Rev. Jared2 (Jacobs was born in Unity, April 21, 1793; married (1) 
March 28, 1820, Clarissa Glidden, who died Feb. 14, 1832; (2) July 28, 1833, 
Charlotte, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (White) Hall, who was born in 
Methuen, Mass., and died, Newfields, Dec. 3, 1875, aged 70; had pastorates 
in Winchester twice, Needham and Weymouth, Mass., Pembroke, Lyndon, 
Vt., Epping, Dover, Great Falls, Portsmouth, Nashua, Acworth, Unity, 
Goshen and Charlestown; was presiding elder, N. H. District, 1831-32, 
Bellows Falls (Vt.) District, 1840, Claremont District, 1841-42 and 1853, 
Concord District, 1843-44; member of the governor's council, 1846-48, of 
the legislature from Winchester, 1851, of the U. S. Congress, 1851-52, and of 
the General Conference, 1832, 1836, 1840, and once or twice afterwards; died, 
Nashua, Oct. 15, 1854. Children: 

3. Charlotte M.3; m., June, 1 1869, Henry P. Neal of Newfields. 

4. Martha A. 3; m., June 15, 1873, Joseph M., son of Henry P. and Mary 
W. (Jenness) Neal. 

5. James^; dentist in Amesbury, Mass.; d. 



Benjamin Perkins of Exeter and Epping married, Jan. 12, 1792, Mary Neal. 



Genealogy. 613 

PICKERING. 

1. Johni Pickering married Mary ; came from England as early as 

1636; settled first in Massachusetts, but came to Portsmouth prior to 1640; 
was one of the company that gave 50 acres of glebe land for the ministry, 1640; 
received a grant of land at Great Bay, Feb., 1655, and 50 acres additional, 
1660; was land proprietor in Portsmouth, Feb. 24, 1657; granted by the town 
the south mill privilege on condition of his keeping in repair a way for foot 
passengers over the dam in going to meeting, 1658; a committee to distribute 
the land among the inhabitants, Feb. 3, 1660; died, 1669. Children: 

2. Johns b. about 1640; m. Stanyan. 3. Thomas. 2 4. Rebecca. 2 

5. Abigail.2 6. Mary2; m. Samuel Drown. 7. Sarah. 2 

(2). John2 (Johni) was born about 1640; married a daughter of Anthony 
Stanyan of Hampton; inherited the mill dam and "Pickering's Neck"; had 
command of a company in Portsmouth several years; was representative in 
the first Assembly for Portsmouth, 1680, also, 1684; with a company of armed 
men took by force from Richard Chamberlain, secretary of the province under 
Andros and clerk of the superior com-t, the records and files, and concealed 
them in the house of Maj. Joseph Hammond in Kittery, but afterwards was 
forced to give them up by Usher's orders; was member of the Assembly most 
of the time from 1697-1709, and speaker, 1697-1799, and 1704-09; one of the 
counsel to defend the homes, houses and lands of the inhabitants of the prov- 
ince in the celebrated case of Allen vs. Waldron, involving Allen's title to the 
Province of New Hampshire; in March, 1671 gave the Point-of-Graves Ceme- 
tery for a public burying place, and in 1673 gave to the town a highway two 
rods wide through his land to the dam; bequeathed to the South Parish the 
lot on which ten years afterwards the South Church was erected; was a man of 
great physical strength; died in 1719. Among his 8 ch. was 

8. Johns; rn. 1688, EUzabeth Munden and had John,* Thomas,* Daniel,* 
Mary,* who m. Ambrose Sloper, Deborah* and Sarah* who d. in 1719; Capt. 
Thomas was slain by the Indians near Casco bay, Me., 1746. Two generations 
later the male descendants of John became extinct. 

(3). Capt. Thomas^ (Johni) inherited the farm of more than 500 acres at 
Great Bay, where he built his log hut, a portion of which land is still in pos- 
session of his posterity; paid constable rates, 1688; was allotted a seat in church 
"in the men's gallery fronting the pulpit," 1693, and his wife in the "women's 
gaUery"; excelled his brother in physical strength, winning the challenge by 
carrying on his shoulders up the steps to the mill 11 J bushel bags of corn to 
his brother's 10; all the Pickering families now of the Pascataqua river are his 
descendants. Children : 

9. Jamess b. Newington about 1680, the first male Pickering born in the 
town; married, 1717, ; was Ueutenant in the French war. 

10. Joshua^; m. (1) Smithson of Portsmouth, (2) Janvrin. 

11. Thomas^; m. Mary Downing. 

12. Nicholas^; m. (1) •, (2) Mary Langdon of Portsmouth. 

13. Daughters; m. Brackett of Greenland. 

14. Daughters; m. Seavey of Rye. 

15. Daughters; m. Weeks of Greenland. 



614 History of Newfields. 

16. Daughters; m. Grow. 17. Daughters; m. Chamberlain. 

(12). Nicholas^ (Thomas, 2 Johm) was born in Newington; married (1) 

, (2) about 1779, Mary Langdon of Portsmouth; lived in west from the 



Ash Swamp road. Among his fom* children by his second wife were: 

18. Thomas^ b. 1780; m. Martha P. Brackett. 

19. Daughter^; m. Benjamin Smith. 

The graves of the family are on their farm, formerly the Ames place, fenced 
in by stone posts and iron rail, and marked by stones. 

(18). Thomas^ (Nicholas, 3 Thomas, 2 Johni) was born in 1780; married 
Martha P., daughter of Joshua Brackett, who died in 1866, aged nearly 76; 
died, 1825. Children: 

20. Edwin A.6 21. James A.s 22. Joshua B.b 23. Frank.e 
24. Martha P.6 25. John B.« 

One of these brothers had a son Winthropa who owned a part of the old 
homestead at Newington as late as 1859. 



1. Anthony I Pickering was born in 1722; may have been the brother of 
Nicholas above; married (1) Mrs. EUzabeth (Smart) Tufts, who died January, 
1775, (2) Mrs. Abigail (Meserve) Diu-ell; came from Newington and settled 
on the Ash Swamp road where his son Dea. Samuel2 afterwards hved; peti- 
tioned for a bridge over Squamscot river in 1746, and for a lottery in aid of 
bridge, and its location at Newfields, 1759-60; was of Lee, Aug. 6, 1785; 
died Dec. 26, 1786. His first wife had by her first marriage an only child, 
Betty Tufts; she owned the Tufts-Pickering place and had in her care a 
communion service and blanket, which tradition says belonged to Rev. 
Thomas Tufts, who came from England, graduated at Harvard college, 
1701, and was ordained in Boston. His portrait hung in the Pickering 
parlor. Children: 

2. Anthonys; refused to sign the Association Test, 1776; was taxed in Not- 
tingham, 1808. 

3. Levis; was returned with Capt. Joseph Parsons' Co. at Newcastle, Nov. 
6, 1775; also with Capt. James Hill's Co. on Pierce's Island; signed the Asso- 
ciation Test, 1776; was mustered with Capt. Daniel Gordon's Co., Col. David 
Giknan's Regt. Dec, 1776, receiving one month's pay and traveling fees to 
New York; was on the pay roll of the same Co. from January 5 to March 15, 
1777; was carried to the Dartmoor prison, England, but came back and finally 
was drowned in Mohawk river, N. J., 1784. News of his death was sent 
directed to his uncle "Mr. Winthrop Pickering, New Market, near the Meeting 
house." 

4. Jamess; m. Rachael D. , who d. Dec. 9, 1842, aged 76; was returned 

with Capt. Joseph Parsons' Co. at Newcastle, Nov. 6, 1775; active in parish 
affairs, 1794 and 1799-1800; d. Jan. 14, 1821, aged 65. He had a son Anthony' 
who d. Oct. 14, 1818, also probably Capt. James^ Pickering, who m. Dec. 25, 
1828, Ehzabeth Flanders, and a dau. Lydia^ who m. Nov. 30, 1834, Reuben 
L. Lane, who was born Feb. 29, 1808, and d. June 13, 1884. Lydia d. Sept. 23, 
1885, aged 76. 

5. Samuels b. June 28, 1759; m. Ehzabeth Brackett. 

6. Winthrop2; was mustered into Capt. WilUam Stilson's Co. under Col. 



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Isaac Wyman, July 4, 1776, of the Northern Army; enHsted July 20, 1776, 
under Capt. Stilson to reinforce the army at Crown Point; had charge of the 
jail at Portsmouth, 1835-37. 

7. Polly.2 8. Nicholas^; mentioned Jan. 17, 1779; d. Oct., 1825. 

(5). Dea. Samuel (Anthonyi) was born June 28, 1759; married Dec. 28, 1790, 
Ehzabeth, daughter of Benning Brackett; bought of Coffin Smith the first 
chaise used in Newmarket; was selectman, 1786, 1795, 1798, 1801-03 and 1818- 
19; active in parish affaus, 1791, 1793, 1797, 1799-1800, 1807, 1809, 1815 and 
1824-26; member of the church, 1800; committee of the parish May 30, 1803, to 
purchase and deed the parsonage to the parish; auditor, 1810 and 1821; 
assessor, 1811-12 and 1817; repaired the parsonage, 1825-26; succeeded, Tim- 
othy Murray as deacon of the church, 1814; warden, 1817; treasurer, 1828; 
lived on Ash Swamp road; died Dec. 4, 1842. Children: 

9. Mehitable^; m. Tibbetts. 10. Mary; d. young. 

11. Mary; m. Timothy Batchelder; d. West Deerfield, Aug. 28, 1843, aged 47. 

12. Johns; m. Abigail, dau. of Joshua Weeks of the old brick house, Green- 
land, in which eight generations have Uved, who was b. Feb. 8, 1814, and d. 
Jan. 27, 1847; was on committee of the parish to see if Mr. Brodhead wiU 
accept the parsonage as usual. Their children were John Albert^ and CaroHne 
A.*, both unmarried, who Hve together on the old homestead. 

13. Ehzas; m. Simon Batchelder. 14. Abigail'; m. John Brackett. 

PIKE. 

1. Johni Pike came from Southampton, England, in the ship James, in 
1635; was of Newbury, Mass., 1638; d. SaUsbury, Mass., May 26, 1654. 
Children, five b. in England: 

2. Robert^ b. before March 17, 1616; m. (1) Sarah Sanders, (2) Mrs. 
Martha Goldwyer. 

3. John^; m. Mary Moody. 4. Dorothy^; m. Daniel Kendrick. 

5. Ann^; m. and had children. 6. Israel. ^ 7. Sarah^; d. Nov., 1659. 

(2). Maj. Robert^ (Johni) was b. in England before March 17, 1616; m. 
AprU 3, 1641, Sarah Sanders, who d. Nov. 1, 1679, (2) 1685, Martha Gold- 
wyer, widow of George Goldwyer; made freeman. May 17, 1637; with sixty- 
five others left Newbury and founded Salisbiuy in 1639; was early member of 
the church, Salisbmy, Mass.; magistrate to end small causes, 1644; repre- 
sentative to the General Court, 1648-49, 1663 and 1670-82; lieutenant of the 
Train-band, 1647; afterwards captain and major; assistant, 1650 and 1682-96; 
commissioner to estabhsh Hne between Exeter and Hampton, 1651. He 
was fined and disfranchised for defaming the General Court in declaring 
that "the law restraining unfit persons from constant preaching was against 
the hberty of the country both civil and ecclesiastical," Sept. 7, 1653; 
commissioned to take acknowledgment of deeds, etc., 1665; appointed ser- 
geant-major over the militia companies of the county of Norfolk and Pascata- 
qua, May 31, 1670; committee on a controversy between Exeter and Dover, 
March 25, 1672; plaintiff against Edward Gove in an action of trespass in 
cutting wood near Hampton line, 1673; excommunicated for "litigiously" 
impeaching his pastor, the Rev. John Wheelwright, 1675-77; complained of 
for profaning the Sabbath by traveling, 1680; his troop of horse divided by 



616 History of Newfields. 

cutting off Hampton and Exeter from Norfolk County, 1680; counsellor, 1689; 
commander-in-chief of the militia east of the Merrimack, 1690; wrote a letter 
to Jonathan Corwin stating his reasons why "spectral evidence" was not reUa- 
ble in the trials for witchcraft, Aug. 9, 1692; d. Dec. 12, 1706. His wife sur- 
vived him and died Feb. 26, 1713. Children, all by first wife: 

8. Sarah'b. Feb. 24, 1642; m. (1) Wyman Bradbury, (2) John Stockman. 

9. Maryb. Feb. 22, 1644; d. young. 

10. Dorothys b. Nov. 11, 1645; m. (1) Joshua Pierce, (2) John Light of 
Portsmouth, and Newbury, Mass. 

11. Marys b. Aug. 5, 1647; m. (l) Andrews, (2) Lt. John Allen. 

12. Elizabeth' b. June 24, 1650; m. William Carr. 

13. Johns b. May 13, 1653; m. Sarah Moody. 

14. Roberts b. June 26, 1655; m. Mary Follansbee. 

15. Moses, 3 b. March 15, 1659; m. Susanna Worcester. 

(3). John2 (Johni) was born in England; married Mary Moody; set- 
tled in Newbury, Mass.; with his brother, Robert, was executor of his father's 
wiU. Children: 

16. John.s 17. Joseph.s 18. Hannah. s 19. Mary.' 20. Ruth.' 

(8). Sarahs (Maj. Robert, 2 JohnO was born Feb. 24, 1642; married (1) about 
1665, Wyman, son of Capt. Thomas and Mary Bradbury, (2) John Stock- 
man, who died before 1700. Her first husband was recorder of old Norfolk 
County. Children: 

21. Wyman< Bradbury. 22. John^ Stockman. 23. Joseph^ Stockman. 

(11). Marys (Maj. Robert, 2 JohnO was born Aug. 5, 1647; married (1) 
■ Andrews; (2) Lt. John Allen; died before April 14, 1696. Children: 

24. Joseph* Andrews. 25. Sarah'^ Allen. 26. Mary* Allen. 

27. Hannah* Allen. 

(12). Elizabeth' (Maj. Robert, 2 Johni) was born June 24, 1650; married, 
Aug. 20, 1672, William, son of George Carr of Salisbm-y, Mass. Child: 

28. Sanders* Carr. 

(13). Rev. John' (Maj. Robert, 2 Johni) was born May 13, 1653; married, 
May 5, 1681, Sarah, daughter of Rev. Joshua Moody, who died Jan. 24, 1703; 
graduated. Harvard College, 1675; made freeman, 1676; ordained successor 
of Rev. John Raynor of Dover, Aug. 31, 1681; died, March 10, 1710. He kept 
a diary which is considered of historic value. Children: 

29. Robert* b. Feb. 6, 1685. 30. Abigail* b. 1688; d. 1694. 
31. Hannah* b. May 18, 1691. 32. Mary* b. May 18, 1691. 

33. Joshua* b. 1693. 34. Margaret* b. 1699. 35. Solomon* b. 1700. 

(14). Roberts (Maj. Robert, 2 Johni) was born June 26, 1655; married Oct. 
3, 1684, Mary Follansbee of Amesbury, Mass; lived in Salisbury; died Aug. 
22, 1690. His widow married (2) WiUiam Hook, Jr., of Salisbm-y. Children: 

36. Robert* b. Sept. 3, 1687; m. Hannah Gihnan. 

37. Sarah* b. Feb. 3, 1690; m. Nov. 6, 1712, Lt. Jacob Stevens of SaUsbury. 
(15). Moses/ (Maj. Robert, 2 Johni) was born, March 15, 1659; married 

Susanna Worcester, and settled on the homestead. Among his seven children 
were: 

38. Elias*; m. Joanna Allen; settled in Sahsbury, Mass. 

39. John*; m. Mary Hook; settled in Sahsbury, Mass. 



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40. Timothys settled in Newburyport, Mass.; by will dated Feb. 9, 1787, 
gave to his son, Timothy, « his "negro man, Harry." 

(36). Robert^ (Robert/ Maj. Robert,^ Johni) was born Sept. 3, 1687, married 
Hannah Oilman of Exeter; sold the farm in Salisbm-y given him by his grand- 
father, Maj. Robert, and moved to Exeter — to that part of Newmarket parish 
now Newfields; bought a farm and settled on the Piscassic road. Children: 

41. Benjamins; 2d heutenant, 1756. 

42. Johns; soldier, 1746-48; petitioned for a road, 1765; signed the Asso- 
ciation Test in Epping, 1776. 

43. Roberts b. 1718; m. EUnor Perkins. 

(38). EUas* (Moses,3 Maj. Robert, ^ JohnO married Joanna Allen; settled 
in Sahsbury, Mass. Child: 

44. Moses'; m. 

(43). Robert' (Roberts Robert,' Maj. Robert,' John') was born in 1718; 
married Elinor Perkins; settled in Newfields. Children: 

45. Molly; m. John Wedgewood. 

46. Roberts b. Aug. 1746; m. Mehitable Perkins. 47. Henry.' 

48. Mercy; m. Stephen Lyford of Hall's mill road. 49. Jeremiah.' 

50. WiUiam'; was in Capt. Samuel Oilman's Co. from June 5 to Aug. 1, 
1775; received foiu- dollars for a regimental coat, Oct. 4, 1775; also one pair 
shoes, Oct. 30, 1775. 

(44). Moses' (Elias,< Moses,' Maj. Robert, * Johni) married Lydia Brown and 
had 

51. Moses'; m. 

(46). Capt. Robert' (Robert,' Robert,* Robert,' Maj. Robert,' John») was 
born Aug. 1746; married, 1777, Mehitable Perkins of Epping, who was bom 
in 1760 and died in 1839; died, Feb. 1819. (129). Children: 

52. John' b. 1779; d. Exeter, May 16, 1825. 

53. Robert' b. Dec. 15, 1781; m. Hannah Smith; soldier, 1812. 

54. Abraham' b. Dec. 15, 1781; m. Lydia Tash. For many years these 
twin brothers were exactly of the same height and weighed exactly the same, 
balancing the scales perfectly. 

55. Mehitable' b. April 20, 1784; m. David Wiggin. 

56. Mary b. July 1787; m. Jacob Tilton. 

57. James M.'b. Jan. 1792; tavern keeper. East Epping; d. unm. Sept. 1862. 

58. WiUiam' b. Feb. 1797; m. EUzabeth F. Hilton. 

59. Henry b. 1800; d. 1802. 

(51). Moses' (Moses,' EUas,< Moses,' Maj. Robert,' Johni) married Sally 
True. Child: 

60. Caleb' b. Nov. 21, 1790; m. Mary Pike. 

(54). Capt. Abraham' (Capt. Robert,' Robert,' Robert,* Robert,' Maj. 
Robert,' Johni) was born Dec. 15, 1781; married Lydia Tash who was born 
in 1779 and died March 9, 1846; lived in the old Piscassic homestead; kept 
a tavern; was assessor, 1820; selectman, 1821-24; school committee; died, 
April 2, 1841. Children: 

61. Mary. 8 62. Eliza. s 63. Susan. s 

(55). Mehitable' (Capt. Robert,' Robert,' Robert,* Robert,' Maj. Robert,* 
Johni) was born, April 20, 1784; married David Wiggin; kept the Elm House; 
died, Sept. 25, 1861. Children: 



618 . History of Newfields. 

64. Henrys Wiggin; m. and had Daniel' Wiggin. 

65. Deborahs Wiggin; m. Daniel R. Smith. (See Smith.) 

66. James S.s Wiggin; m. and had Rev. J. Henry' Wiggin. 

67. Ann M.s Wiggin; unm. 

68. Charles E.s Wiggin; m. Rebecca Hadaway. (See Wiggin.) 

(58). William' (Capt. Robert," Robert.^ Robert,* Robert,' Maj. Robert.^ 
Johni) was born, Feb. 1797; married EUzabeth Folsom, daughter of Winthrop 
and Abigail (Hilton) Hilton, who was born April 22, 1796, and died Sept. 5, 
1886; went to his wife's home on the north side of Grape Hill on the Grant 
road, later occupied by Joseph Wiggin; was a drummer, 1814; died Sept. 1, 
1833. His wife was a school teacher of strong intellect, good judgment and 
practical common sense. She kept her children with her, moving first to 
Lamprey River, then to Epping. Children: 

69. Roberts; m. and settled in Epping. 

70. John Hemys; m. and settled in Epping. 

71. Abby J.? 72. James^; d. 1835. 

(60). Caleb' (Moses,6 Moses, ^ Elias,* Moses,' Maj. Robert, « JohnO was 
born Nov. 21, 1790; married Aug. 9, 1815, Mary Pike, who died Dec. 7, 1863; 
died, Feb. 25, 1882. Children: 

73. James. 8 74. Caleb. s 75. Samuel. a 76. Moses. s 77. Mary E.s 

73. John Brodhead.8 

(00). Jeremiah' ( — ," Robert, = Robert, * Robert,' Maj. Robert,' John*) 

married Nancy Crockett. Child: 

79. Lucien M.s b. 1811; m. Statira D. Wadleigh. 

(73). Rev. Jamess (Caleb,' Moses,^ Moses,5 Ehas,« Moses,' Maj. Robert,' 
Johni) was born in SaHsbury, Mass., Nov. 10, 1818; married, April 19, 1840, 
Mary R. Brodhead of Newfields; died, July 26, 1895. Children: 

80. James Thornton' b. July 26, 1841; m. Augusta M. White. 

81. Anna Gertrude'; m. Nov. 19, 1868, Charles B. Kendall, who d. April 
14, 1910. 

82. Mary Brodhead'; d. in infancy. 

(79). Lucien M.8 (Jeremiah,' ,« Robert, = Robert, * Robert,' Maj. Rob- 
ert, = Johni) was born in 1811; married, 1841, Statira D. Wadleigh of Exeter, 
who was born in 1815 and died in 1887; settled in Newfields; inn keeper at 
the Durrell house now owned by C. W. Bean; later owned the "Shute 
House"; died, April 12, 1891. Child: 

83. Charles Wadley b. April 2, 1844; m. Mary Spalding Badger. 

(80). James Thornton' (Rev. James, « Caleb,' Moses, « Moses, s Elias,* Moses,' 
Maj. Robert, 2 Johni) was born in Newfields, July 26, 1841; married, Oct. 29, 
1867, Augusta M., daughter of Luther and Hannah (Tufts) White of Way- 
land, Mass.; served in 16th Regt. N. H. Volunteers; clerk in Treasury Depart- 
ment, Washington, D. C, 1864-80; afterwards a citizen of Newfields and was 
selectman, 1893-94, and 1901-03; representative, 1900; died, April 13, 1911. 
Child: 

84. James O.i' b. Sept. 5, 1868; unm. 

(83). Charles Wadley' (Lucien M.\ Jeremiah,' ,« Robert, » Robert,* 

Robert,' Maj. Robert, ^ Johni) was born April 2, 1844; married, Feb. 1, 1876, 



Genealogy. 619 

Mary Spalding, daughter of Samuel and Rebecca (Spalding) Badger; lumber 
dealer in Georgia. Children: 

85. Chntoni"; res. Birmingham, Ala. 86. Loring"; res. Birmingham, Ala. 



1. WiUiami Pike married, July 29, 1725; died Oct. 25, 1726. Child: 

2. EUzabeth^ b. May 22, 1726. 

1. Johni Pike, brother, married Nancy Thurston, sister of DoUy; was a 
farmer in Cornish, Me. Children: 

2. Job. 2 3. John2; a clergyman in New Hampshire. 4. Simeon.* 

William Pike married Nancy, daughter of Ephraim and Annie (Marsh) 
Thurston of Exeter, who was b. April 3, 1783; died, Oxford, Me., April 12, 
1859. Three ch. all dying before 1880. 

Henry Pike married Dolly, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Brown) 
Thurston of Epping; settled on a farm in Middleton. No ch. 

Mary Pike married, 1774, Eliphalet Pease, who was born, May 13, 1749, 
and died, Cornish, Me., about 1811. 

Rebecca Pike married, April 25, 1793, Benjamin Pease, brother. 

Mehitable Pike died, Sept. 18, 1839, aged 26. 

PINDAR. 

The name was variously spelt Pinner, Pender, Pinder and Pindar. 

Henry Pinder was in Ipswich, Mass., in 1642, and the town bargained with 
him and William Sargent, Aug. 25, 1652, "to build a sufficient Prison house 
. . . near the watch house." 

There was a John Pinder in Ipswich in 1648, and a Samuel Pinder in 1683. 

1. Benjamini Pindar was in Capt. Davis's Co. of Oyster River, 1712 and 
1717; petitioned in relation to religious matters in Durham, May 2, 1716. 
Children : 

2. Sarah. 2 3. Benjamin.^ 4. EUzabeth.2 5. Abigail.2 6. Joseph. 2 His 
children were baptized Oct. 5, 1729, by Rev. Hugh Adams. 

(3). Benjamin2 (BenjaminO married and had probably 

7. Benjamin^ who married, Nov. 24, 1791, Susannah Perkins; signed the 
Association Test, July 12, 1776; was mustered with Capt. Daniel Gordon's 
Co., Col. Thomas Tash's Regt., Sept. 20, 1776; received pay, Jan. 6, 1777, for 
service to Dec. 7, 1776; died Nov. 19, 1814. His house stood in the garden 
between the house of Capt. Joseph Kuse and the river. Child: 

8. Joseph;* married 1815, Mary, daughter of PhilUp and Hannah (Cutts) 
Fowler, who was born Nov. 17, 1792, and died Jan. 14, 1861; was of 
Newmarket; "not wilUng to pay the ministerial tax," entered his "dissent 
against being taxed for the same" March 29, 1822; died Oct., 1829. Children: 

9. Childs; d. Dec. 22, 1817. 

10. Samuel Cutts^ b. July 1816; d. Aug. 2, 1818. 



Moses Pindar was a soldier in 1758. 

Oliver Pindar was a soldier, 1812-14, and received a pension; lived with 



620 History of Newfields, 

Andrew Hall and Daniel B. Smith; died Nov. 20, 1873, aged 80, and was 
buried at Piscassic. A sister married George Miles, a soldier, 1814. 

WilUam Pindar died Sept. 15, 1818. 

Joseph L. Pindar died Dec. 4, 1858, aged 77 years and 11 months. His wife^ 
Mary, died May 18, 1865, aged 82. 

Betsey, wife of Thomas Pindar, died Nov. 30, 1826, aged 68. 

Betsey L. Pindar died Feb. 28, 1863, aged 54. 

Joseph D. Pindar was in Newmarket, 1848-49. 

Sarah Pindar lived in the school yard near the primary school house. 

PLUMER. 

1. Johni Plumer was early at Newbury, Mass. 

2. Samuel (Johni) was born in England about 1619. 

3. Sylvanus3 (Samuel,2 Johni) was born in 1658. 

4. Samuel* (Sylvanus,^ Samuel,^ Johni) ■tvas born about 1686. 

5. Samuels (Samuel,* Sylvanus,^ Samuel,2 Johni) was born in 1722; married 
Mary Dole. 

6. Wilhame (Samuel,^ Samuel," Sylvanus,' Samuel,^ Johni) was born in 
Newbury, Mass., June 25, 1759; married Feb. 12, 1788, Sarah, daughter of 
Philip and Sarah (Shatswell) Fowler of Newfields, who was born July 21, 1762, 
and died April 1, 1852; removed to Epping, 1768; in early life was a preacher, 
but afterwards entered the law and devoted a large part of his Ufe to civil 
affairs; was selectman, Epping, and representative previous to his admission 
to the bar, 1787; representative eight years between 1785 and 1801; speaker 
of the House, 1791 and 1799; influential member in the revision of the consti- 
tution, 1791-92; senator in Congress, June, 1802 to March, 1807; state senator, 
1810-11, and president both years; governor, 1812 and 1816-18; presidential 
elector, 1820, casting his single vote for John Quincy Adams; original member 
and first president of the N. H. Historical Society, 1823; honorary member of 
various other Uterary societies; a writer of historical essays; left in Mss. valu- 
able biographical sketches; died Dec. 24, 1850. His wife was distinguished for 
her domestic virtues, good sense, native kindness, gentleness, and cordial 
hospitality. Children: 

7. William? b. Feb. 9, 1789; m. Sept. 13, 1820, Margaret Frost, dau. of 
Jeremiah and Mary (Frost) Mead, of Lamprey River, who was b. Dec. 9, 
1794; graduated from Phillips Exeter academy, 1802, and Harvard college, 
1809; studied law with his father and was admitted to the bar, 1812; was 
representative to the Legislature, and to Congress 1818-24; state senator, 
1827-28; d. Sept. 18, 1854. 3 ch. 

8. Sally Fowler' b. Nov. 17, 1790; m. May 20, 1816, William Claggett of 
Portsmouth; d. Sept. 18, 1818. No ch. 

9. Samuel' b. Dec. 19, 1792; m. April 13, 1820, Mary Huse, dau. of David 
and Olive (Huse) Lawrence, who was b. in Epping, Oct. 14, 1800, and d. May 
2, 1868; d. Epping, Sept. 9, 1871. 4 ch. 

10. George Washington' b. Feb. 4, 1796; m. Sept. 19, 1824, Elizabeth, dau. 
of Samuel and Betsey (Cilley) Plumer. 3 ch. 

11. John Jay b. Dec. 26, 1799; d. unm. May 2, 1849. 



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12. Sextus' b. Aug. 6, 1805; d. May 29, 1805. 



Hannah" Plumer, sister of the governor, married Daniel, son of Gen. Joseph 
Cilley of the Revolution, and had a daughter Polly Dole' Cilley, who married 
Robert Knox, and their daughter Mary Doles Knox married Judge Asa Fowler 
of Concord. 

POLLARD. 

1. Abneri Pollard was born Sept. 12, 1766; married (1) Achsah Phelps who 
was born July 16, 1766, and died Jan. 29, 1816, (2) Nov. 14, 1816, Mrs. Susanna 
(Brooks) Nourse who was born Feb. 17, 1786, and died Dec. 3, 1851; resided 
in Lancaster, Mass.; died Jan. 5, 1831. Children, by first wife: 

2. Abner2 b. Feb. 24, 1790; d. April 25, 1790. 

3. Pollys b. Feb. 26, 1791; d. July 15, 1803. 

4. Emilys b. July 7, 1793; d. Nov. 5, 1830. 

5. Achsah^ b. Nov. 30, 1795; d. Jan. 15, 1848. 

6. Lydiaa b. April 6, 1798; d. April 7, 1870. 

7. Leonard^ b. March 11, 1800; d. July 17, 1834. 

8. SaUy2 b. March 27, 1802; d. Aug. 5, 1803. 

9. Amory2 b. March 19, 1804. 10. Mary Ann b. May 26, 1806. 

11. Abner Williams^ b. Dec. 5, 1808. 

12. Clarissa^ b. June 17, 1810; d. AprU 5, 1812. 

13. Edward^ b. Oct. 10, 18 14; d. Dec. 7, 1815. 
By second wife : 

14. Susan Augusta^ b. Sept. 7, 1817; m. William Marsters Paul. 

15. Clarissa EHzabeth^ b. Nov. 12, 1819; d. unm. m Newfields Oct. 9, 1895. 

16. Christopher Augustinez b. Oct. 14, 1821; m. Mary F. Clough. 

17. Levi Lincoln^ b. Jan. 7, 1825; m. Martha J. Winkley. 

(14). Susan Augustas (AbnerO was born Sept. 7, 1817; married April 26, 
1849, WiUiam Marsters Paul of Newfields; settled, lived and died on what is 
still known as the William Paul place on Main Street; died Sept. 11, 1910. 
He died March 26, 1883. Children: 

18. Mary Marsters^ Paul b. May 21, 1850; m. Lewis S. Hodgdon. (See Paul.) 

19. Eleanor Augustas Paul b. March 8, 1854; m. Daniel A. Langlands. (See 
Paul.) 

20. Almenias Paul b. March 30, 1859; d. April 29, 1859. 

(16). Christopher Augustine^ (Abner was born in Lancaster, Mass., Oct. 
14, 1821; married June 27, 1861, Mary Frances, daughter of George and Mary 
Ann (Tarbell) Clough, who was born in Pepperell, Mass., Sept. 21, 1838, and 
died in Newfields Aug. 6, 1907; died April 14, 1865. Children: 

21. Willie Levi Lincohis b. Dec. 5, 1862; d. April 1, 1866. 

22. Christopher Augustine^ b. in Lancaster, Mass., April 3, 1865; m. Oct. 
17, 1888, Bessie Pierce, dau. of Walter Shute and Charlotte Wentworth (Home) 
Ordway of Newfields, who was b. Feb. 24, 1869; came to Newfields in 1878, 
when his mother became the wife of John Fletcher Fowler; is one of the most 
useful citizens of the town; a member of the Methodist Episcopal church; also 
member of the New Hampshire Constitutional Convention of 1903; repre- 



622 History of Newfields. 

sentative to the Legislature, 1911; member of the school board several years; 
agent for the Walter B. Grant, subsequently James H. Roberts, Machme 
Company. 

(17). Levi Lincoln^ (Abneri) was born in Concord, Mass., Jan. 7, 1825; 
married Sept. 27, 1856, Martha Jane Winkley of LoweU, Mass., who was born 
March 22, 1832; came to Durham when a young man and lived there a short 
time, and afterwards in Newmarket for several years; came to Newfields in 
1861 and was in the employ of the Swamscot Machine Co. for a time; then 
became one of a new company that established a machine shop near the Hilton 
house, where he and his family Uved; this company soon dissolving he entered 
again the employ of the Swamscot Machine Co., taking charge of the steam 
and gas fitting department, and remaining there most of the time tiU that 
company dissolved; in 1895 removed to Portsmouth where he died March 5, 
1898. Children: 

23. Charles Jay b. Oct. 22, 1857; m. Helen W. Batchelder. 

24. Clara Augustas b. May 30, 1859; d. Feb. 15, 1862. 

25. George Winkleys b. Jidy 11, 1860; m. Minnie C. Winkley. 

26. Clara Augusta^ b. Sept. 13, 1862; m. June 3, 1886, George Richard 
Bhnn, a lawyer of Boston; res. Bedford, Mass. No children. 

27. Byron West3 b. Dec. 3, 1836; d. Feb. 19, 1867. 

28. Levi Lincohis b. April 23, 1873; unm. 

(23). Charles Jays (Levi Lincoln, 2 Abneri) was born Oct. 25, 1857; mar- 
ried June 13, 1888, Helen Webster Batchelder of Hampton Falls; res. Dover. 
Children: 

29. Juhan West^ b. Feb. 27, 1890. 30. Mary Izette^ b. Feb. 17, 1894. 
(25). George Winkley^ (Levi Lincoln, 2 Abneri) was born in Newmarket, 

July 11, 1860; married Oct. 28, 1885, Minnie Cora Wadleigh of Exeter; town 
treasurer, 1886-91; removed to Portsmouth. Children: 

31. Ethel Marian b. Dec. 10, 1887. 32. Miriam Frances* b. Feb. 6, 1889. 

33. John Wadleigh* b. Oct. 7, 1891. 34. Dorothy* b. Dec. 1, 1894. 

QUINN. 

1. Patricki Quinn married Catherine Clark. 

2. Patrick^ (PatrickO was born November 20, 1815, in Ballygar, Galway 
Co., Ireland; married, April 19, 1841, Mary, daughter of Wilham and Joanna 
(Cumberford) Roach, who was born in Newfoundland in 1823 and died May 
27, 1900; learned the trade of a blacksmith with his father, and came to New 
York, June 4, 1837; labored six years at boiler-making with the firm of Fair- 
banks, Clarke and Co., Providence, R. I., and was two years foreman of the 
boiler manufactory of Otis Tvifts of Boston; came to Newfields, June, 1846, 
and estabhshed the boiler-making department of the Swamscot Machine Co. ; 
became a stocldiolder, 1850, and in 1878, director of the company; was select- 
man, Newfields, 1863-65, and representative, 1869; from the first held 
a foremost place in the town and its affairs; was interested in education and 
beheved in large appropriations for that object; died, March 27, 1891. 
Children: 

3. WiUiam J. 3 b. 1842; m. Harriet M. Sanborn. 

4. Kate J.^; m. Jerry Malchy. 



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5. Mary J.'; m. John Ford. 6. Sarah E.^; m. Matthew Carney. 

7. Lauras; res. Newfields; unm. 8. Martha E.s; m. John P. Goggan. 

9. Charles E.s; res. Newfields; unm. 

(3). William J.' (Patrick, 2 Patricki) was born in Providence, R. I., in 1842; 
married, July 25, 1867, Harriet M. Sanborn; lawyer; died, MinneapoHs, 
Minn., Sept. 8, 1882. Children: 

10. Genevieve M.^; m. Dr. Robert Mason of Exeter. 11. Clarence S.* 
(4). Kate J.s (Patrick,^ PatrickO married. May 21, 1866, Jerry Malchy of 

Newbm-yport, Mass.; res. Newfields. Child: 

12. Jerry W.^ Malchy; res. Newfields; d. July 11, 1886. 

(5). Mary J.^ (Patrick,2 Patricki) married, Aug. 24, 1874, John Ford of Law- 
rence, Mass. Children: 

13. William C.^ Ford. 14. Mary L." Ford. 15. Edward J.^ Ford. 

(6). Sarah E.3 (Patrick, ^ Patrick') married, May 18, 1875, Matthew Carney, 
who died, Feb. 1897. Children: 

16. Albert^ Carney. 17. Edward^ Carney. 18. Matthew F.« Carney. 

19. Arthur^ Carney. 20. Mary^ Carney. 

(8). Martha E.' (Patrick,* Patricki) married. May 30, 1885, John P. Goggan 
of Manchester, who died in Pittsbxirgh, Pa., Dec. 1, 1909. Children: 

21. Lam-a G.« Coggan. 22. Helen A.* Goggan; res. Boston. 

RANDALL 

1. Jacobi Randall was of Portsmouth. 

2. Jacobs (Jacobi) married (1) June 5, 1787, Anna, dau. of Michael Shuts, 
shipwright of Newmarket, who d. March 28, 1792, (2) Feb. 7, 1793, Rebecca, 
dau. of Dr. John Marsters. Children by first wife: 

3. Jacob' b. Dec. 25, 1788. 4. Sarah' b. Oct. 6, 1790. 
Child by second wife: 

5. Anna' b. May 26, 1794. 

REYNOLDS. 

1. Levii Rejmolds married Polly Watson; settled in Lee. 

2. Asa2 (Levii) married Mary A. Haley of Epping, who died Aug., 1867; 
bought about 1837, the Jonathan Fogg farm on the Bald Hill road and settled 
there; died July, 1853. Children: 

3. Levi G.5; m.; d. in Lawrence, Mass. Two sons. 

4. A. Jaspers; m. Mary S. Carr; settled in Epping; d. Oct., 1907. 

5. Calvin L.'; m. Alma J. Osgood. 

6. Mary S.'; m. May 1881, Josiah E. Robinson of Exeter; no children. 
(5). Calvin L.s (Asa, 2 LeviO m. Alma J. Osgood of Epping; settled on the 

homestead; died Dec, 1909. Children: 

7. Charles. 4 8. Alice." 9. Lewis. 

RICHARDS. 

1. Augustus W.i Richards of Ossipee married OUve, daughter of Edward 
and EHzabeth (Hobbs) Hersey; was a graduate of Dartmouth CoUege; has 
made teaching a profession. Children: 



624 History of Newfields. 

2. Sarah R.^; m. Oct. 22, 1895, Ralph P. Jones; res. Somerville, Mass. 

3. Edward H.s; m. June 5, 1902, Maude Button; res. Exeter. 

4. Ehzabeth^; teacher in Cambridge, Mass.; unm. 

5. Ernest E.2; m. July 14, 1907, May E. Forrester; res. Haverhill, Mass, 

6. Charles W.2; m. June 23, 1909, NeUie L. Ladd; res. Exeter. 

ROBINSON. 

1. Johni Robinson's name first appears on Exeter town records April 20, 
1652, when lands were granted him conditionally; was chosen to oversee the 
work on the new meeting house Oct. 23, 1652; selectman, 1653, 1661, 
1666-67 and 1673; was granted lands conditionally Jan. 21, 1657; 10 acres, 
Jan. 22, 1660, and 15 acres Jan. 21, 1664; was on committee to lay out high- 
ways where they should judge convenient Oct. 10, 1664; was granted 30 acres 
March 30, 1670, and 100 acres Feb. 9, 1674; was originally a blacksmith in 
Haverhill, Mass.; was shot by Indians in ambush as he was on his way to 
Hampton, 1675. His son who was with him escaped. 

2. Jonathan^ (Johni) was granted 15 acres of land by the town of Exeter, 
Jan. 21, 1664; first mentioned in the town records March 3, 1674; was tithing- 
man April 1, 1678; among 66 tax-payers in Exeter, April 20, 1680; sued by 
the Mason heirs, 1683; petitioned against Gov. Cranfield, 1685; selectman, 
and receipted for 25 copies of laws, Sept. 9, 1695; joined the reorganized first 
church, 1698; received a grant of 100 acres Sept. 9, 1700, and also lands in 
the distribution, 1725. Children: 

3. Johns b. 1671. 4. Sarah' b. 1673. 5. Hester' b. 1677. 

6. Ehzabeth' b. 1679. 7. Jonathans b. 1681. 8. David' b. 1684. 

9. James' b. 1686. 10. Joseph' b. 1690. 

(7) Jonathan' (Jonathan, 2 Johni) was born July 9, 1681; served his majesty 
in garrison under Kinsley Hall from Oct. 26 to Nov. 9, 1696; was of "Quam- 
scot" and remonstrated against granting a township at Squamscot, Dec. 5, 
1709; went five days with Capt. John Gihnan, Aug. 16, 1710, in pm-suit of 
the Indians, who kiUed Col. Winthrop Hilton; petitioned Gov. Samuel Shute 
for the grant of the township of Chester, Sept. 24, 1719; received 100 acres of 
land in Exeter's distribution, April 12, 1725; officer for dooming men's trades 
and incomes, 1731; petitioned for a bridge over Squamscot river Nov. 21, 
1746, and for its location at Newfields, Nov. 25, 1755; died about 1758. 

Child: 

11. Josiah^; was executor of his father's Will. 

(9). James' (Jonathan, 2 John') was born Dec. 7, 1686; was called a "Scotch- 
man;" lived at Sandy Bay, Portsmouth, and in Stratham. Child: 

12. Jonathan^; m. Mary . 

(11). Josiah" (Jonathan,' Jonathan, 2 Johni) was executor of his father's 
Will, 1758; selectman of Exeter, 1759 and 1766-71. Children: 

13. Jonathans b. Jan. 10, 1748; m. (1) Constance, daughter of James Covill 
of Chatham, Mass., (2) Sept. 16, 1784, Elizabeth Goodsoe; was drummer in 
Capt. Samuel Oilman's Co., Col. Enoch Poor's Regt. from May 27 to Aug. 1, 
1775; labored on rafts at Newington, Oct. 22, 1775; signed the Association 
Test at Newmarket, July 12, 1776; enlisted from Newmarket into Capt. 
Daniel Gordon's Co., Col. Tash's Regt., Sept. 20, 1776; received four dollars 



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coat money Oct. 4, 1777; member of the West Presbyterian Society, New- 
market, 1778; tithingman, 1778, 1784 and 1792; was a cooper; bought land 
of Nathaniel Ewer; clerk, 1794; active in parish affairs, 1800; joined Elder 
Osborne's society, 1800. 

14. David' b. April 10, 1748; m. Hannah Fowler. 

15. Dudleys b. May 17, 1752. 16. Sarah b. Oct. 6, 1754. 

17. Lydias b. Sept. 5, 1756. 18. Trueworthy b. Jan. 20, 1760. 

19. Jeremiahs b. Dec. 13, 1761; m. Mary Page. 

(12). Jonathan* (James,' Jonathan, 2 Johni) married Mary ; settled 

in Stratham; petitioned for a bridge over Squamscot river, 1759, and for its 
location at Newfields, 1760. Children: 

20. Jonathans b. Oct. 22, 1741; m. Abigail . 

21. Winthrops; bap. May 3, 1761. 

(14). Davids (Josiah,* Jonathan, 3 Jonathan, 2 John') was born April 10, 
1748; married Hannah, daughter of Symonds Fowler, who was born in New- 
fields, Oct. 19, 1764; Uved in Newmarket and Epsom; was on the pay roU of 
Capt. Samuel Oilman's Co. from May 30 to Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted in Capt. 
Nathan Brown's Co., Col. David Oilman's Regt., and marched July 22, 1776; 
received four doUars coat money, Oct. 4, 1777; died about 1785. His widow 
married (2) Joshua Phelps, had children, and died Dec. 17, 1817. Child: 

22. Jonathans b. Epsom, June 27, 1785; m. Lucy Dearborn; 12 children. 
(19). Jeremiahs (Josiah,* Jonathan,' Jonathan, 2 John') was born Dec. 13, 

1761; pubhshed Oct. 2, 1784, to Mary Page of North Hampton; selectman, 
Exeter, 1792-93 and 1810-16. Child: 

23. Josiahs; m. Mary Shaw. 

(20). Capt. Jonathans (Jonathan,* James,' Jonathan, 2 Johni) was born 

Oct. 22, 1741; married Abigail ; with Lieut. Daniel Jewett and Lieut. 

John Weeks, Dec. 11, 1776; presented a bill to the House of Representatives 
for "escorting prisoners to the several Goals" of this state; with his wife owned 
the covenant in Stratham, Nov. 25, 1770. Children: 

24. Mercys b. 1761. 25. Shadrach' b. Feb. 21, 1763; m. Martha F. 
Bfackett. 

26. Meshach* b. 1764. 27. Abednego' b. Jan. 7, 1765; m. Mary Sawyer. 

28. Ebenezers b. 1766. 

29. Abigails b. 1767. 

30. Marys b. 1768. 31. Janes b. 1769. 

32. Jonathans b. 1770; m. Mary RolUns; d. 1869. 

33. Bradburys b. 1773. 34. Noah b. 1775. 35. Bettys b. 1778. 

(23). Josiahs (Jeremiah, s Josiah,* Jonathan,' Jonathan, a John') married 
Mary Shaw; selectman, Exeter, 1838-41 and 1843-45. Children: 
36. John.' 37. Bartlett.' 38. Philena'; m. Samuel Clarke. 
39. Mary; m. Samuel Thyng.' 40. Sarah?; m. G. Dearborn. 
41. Harriet'; m. Sperry French. 42. Martha'; m. Charles T. Brown. 

43. B. Frank'; m. Caroline Taylor. 

(25). Shadrachs (Capt. Jonathan, s Jonathan, « James,' Jonathan,* John') 
was born Feb. 21, 1763; married Martha F., widow of Thomas Brackett, and 
daughter of Col. John Folsom, who was born Jan. 11, 1760, and died May 27, 
1835. Children: 

44. Jeremiah.' 443^. Shadrach.' 45. George' b. Aug., 1790. 46. James.' 

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626 History of Newfields. 

(27). Abednegoe (Capt. Jonathan/ Jonathan,* James," Jonathan,* JohnO 
was born Jan. 7, 1765; married Mary Sawyer, a Quaker lady from Dover, who 
was born Nov. 13, 1772, and died Feb. 25, 1853; lived in Stratham, Ports- 
mouth, New York, Cluo, Pa., and Portsmouth again; died Jan. 16, 1853. 
Children: 

47. Sarahs b. 1794; d. unm. Oct. 1834. 48. James' b. 1795; d. 1798. 

49. Eliza' b. Jttne 11, 1797; m. June 21, 1826, Rev. Jacob Sanborn, who d. 
in Concord, March 16, 1867; d. March 25, 1888. 

50. Mary b. 1798; d. 1816. 51. Jonathan' b. 1801; d. 1802. 

52. Emeline' b. 1803; m. Rev. Samuel KeUy; d. Jan., 1865. 

53. Abigail' b. 1805; d. unm. Feb. 21, 1889. 

54. Amelia' b. May 1, 1807; m. June, 1848, Capt. Caleb Wiggin, who d. 
1887, aged 91; d. in Newfields, Aug. 11, 1892. 

55. Abednego' b. Jan. 1, 1810; m. Mehitable Berry; d. 1891. 

56. Jacob b. 1814; d. Oct. 1886. 

57. Walter' b. 1817; m. twice. 

(43). B. Frank' (Josiah.s Jeremiah, » Josiah,* Jonathan,' Jonathan,' John') 
was born in Exeter; married CaroUne Taylor of Epping; died in Boston, 
1909. Among their children is: 

58. Josiah E.s b. in Exeter; m. Mary S. Reynolds of Newfields; settled in 
Newfields; selectman, 1908 and 1910; prominent in church and fraternal 
organizations; no children: 

(45). George' (Shadrach,^ Capt. Jonathan, » Jonathan,* James, « Jonathan,' 
Johni) was born Aug. 1790; married (1) Deborah Jewett, who died in 1823, 
(2) Betsey, daughter of Dudley Watson, who died April 7, 1862, aged 73 years 
and 11 months; was on committee of Newmarket parish, April 10, 1820, to 
see if Rev. John Brodhead will accept the parsonage as usual; selectman, 1826; 
died Aug. 24, 1870. Child by first wife: 

59. John Jewetts b. Nov., 1818; m. and hved on the Bin-ley farm. Bay Side. 
Children by second wife : 

60. Martha Anns b. July, 1824; d. Feb. 10, 1831. 

61. George Dudleys b. April 15, 1827; m. Churchill; fives on the 

Dudley Watson place near Rockingham Junction. 

(55). Abednego' (Abednego," Capt. Jonathan, s Jonathan,* James,' Jona- 
than,2 John') was born Jan. 1, 1810; married, 1835, Mehitable Berry of Green- 
land; owned and lived on what is now known as the Whitcomb farm; died 
March 17, 1891. Children: 

62. Mary W.s b. Sept. 14, 1837; d. unm. May 27, 1893; buried in New- 
fields. 

63. Arthur S.s; m. Mary, dau. of Henry P. Neal of Newfields; settled in 
Kingston; d. 1896; one son. 

64. Johns; res. Lowell, Mass. 65. Jacobs; settled in the West; d. 

66. Sarahs; m. May 1878, George W. Weeks of Greenland, who d. Jan. 7, 
1892. 

(57). Walter' (Abednego, n Capt. Jonathan,' Jonathan,* James,' Jonathan,' 
Johni) was born in 1817; married twice; hved iu the vicinity of Boston. 
Children: 

67. Mary.s 

68. James W.s b. 1847; m. Mary P. Gilchrist, who was b. 1846, and d. 1906; 



Genealogy. 627 

settled in Newfields, his aunt, Amelia, widow of Caleb Wiggin of Stratham, 
building in 1888 a house for him on the corner of Pleasant and Swamscot Sts. ; 
lived there until her death in 1892; d. 1902; no children. 

RIDER. 

Thomas Rider married Ehzabeth, daughter of WiUiam Lane of Dorchester 
who is mentioned in her father's Will dated Dec. 28, 1650, and probated July 
6, 1654. 

Samuel Rider of Yarmouth, Mass., in 1643 was able to bear arms, and mar- 
ried Dec. 23, 1656, Sarah, daughter of Robert Bartlett of Plymouth, Mass., 
who came over in the ship Ann in July 1623. 

1. Nathanieli Rider was a lineal descendant, and m. Priscilla Bradford, of 
Plimpton, Mass., who was 5th in descent from Gov. WiUiam Bradford 
through his son WiUiam, deputy governor and major; resided, and probably 
died, in Halifax, Mass. 

2. Capt. John Bradford^ (Nathanieli) was born in Hahfax, Mass., Nov. 
9, 1778; married (1) Feb. 14, 1805, Nancy, daughter of Joel and Margaret 
(Shaw) White, a descendant of Peregrine White who was born in the May- 
flower in Cape Cod harbor, Feb. 9, 1779, and died July 4, 1818, (2) July 29, 
1819, Mary (Simonton) Wiggin; was apprenticed to Richard Bosworth to 
learn the carpenter's trade, and went with him to Thomaston, Me., in 1793, and 
settled there in May, 1800; commissioned lieutenant of an artiUery Co., Aug. 
23, 1813, and captain, Oct. 13, 1817; died Jan. 9, 1845. Children: 

3. Thomas J.^ b. July 17, 1806; m. Mrs. Jane (Wilson) Smith. 

4. Nancys b. Dec. 18, 1807; m. May 27, 1829, Charles White; res. Halifax, 
Mass. 

5. Laurania'b. Jan. 14, 1810; d. June 10, 1829. 

6. Margarets b. Oct. 25, 1811; m. June 20, 1846, John Bonney; res. Plimp- 
ton, Mass. 

7. John Bradford, 3 b. Aug. 25, 1814; m. Elizabeth Armet Colcord. 

8. Soveiahs b. Oct. 25, 1816; m. Nov. 3, 1847, Harrison FuUer; res. North 
Bridgewater, Mass.; d. Jan. 6, 1860. 

(7). John Bradford' (Capt. John Bradford, 2 Nathanieli) -^vas born Aug. 25, 
1814; married Nov. 28, 1837, EUzabeth Armet, daughter of Joseph and SaUy 
(Jenness) Colcord, who died Aug. 11, 1893; settled in Newfields, 1833; was 
director of Newfields Iron Foundry, 1846; warden of the Congregational 
society, 1848-68; representative, 1859; died Dec. 28, 1887. Children: 

9. Sarah Ehzabeth^ b. Sept. 30, 1838; m. Edward J. Beal. 

10. John Francis Colcord'' b. July 6, 1842; m. (1) Helen Amanda Freeze, (2) 
Sarah E. (FeUows) Perkins. 

11. Carrie Augusta* b. Aug. 16, 1849; m. June 29, 1871, Charles A. Scruton; 
d. Jan. 12, 1873. No chUdren. 

(9). Sarah Elizabeth* (John Bradford,' Capt. John Bradford, 2 Nathanieli) 
was born Sept. 30, 1838; married Edward J. Beal of Portsmouth and Newfields. 
Children. 

12. Fred Rider^ Beal b. Sept. 21, 1862; d. Aug. 27, 1884. 

13. Carrie A.' Beal. 



628 History of Newfields. 

(10). John Francis Colcord^ (John Bradford, 3 Capt. John Bradford, 2 Nath" 
anieli) was born July 6, 1842; married (1) Nov. 21, 1863, Helen Amanda, 
daughter of Albert S. and Sarah (Paul) Freeze, who died Jan. 19, 1906, (2). 
April 3, 1907, Sarah E. (Fellows) Perkins; owned and operated a brass foundry 
in Newfields, 1866-69; afterwards connected with various iron and steel com- 
panies as travehng salesman until about 1890 when he returned to Newfields 
for a permanent residence; actively interested in the Golden Cross and other 
fraternal organizations. Child: 

14. Frank L. Bradford^ b. Aug. 6, 1865; d. unm. in Newfields, March 15, 
1895. 

ROGERS. 

1. Rev. Johni Rogers was a famous preacher of Dedham, Eng., and is sup- 
posed to have been the grandson of the Rev. John Rogers who in the time of 
the Reformation was bm-ned at the stake at Smithfield Feb. 4, 1555; was 
endowed with the same spiritual gifts as the martyr; died Oct. 18, 1639, aged 
67. 

2. Rev. Nathaniel (Rev. Johni) was born about 1598; married Mrs. John 
(Leverett) Dennison; came to America in 1636, and settled as colleague with 
Rev. Nathaniel Ward at Ipswich, Mass., 1638; died July 2, 1655. Children: 

3. Johns b. 1630; m. Ehzabeth Dennison. 

4. Nathaniel.3 5. Samuel^; m. Judith Appleton. 
6. Timothy.3 7. Ezekiel'. 

(3). Johns (Rev. Nathaniel,^ Rev. Johni) ^as born in 1630; married Ehza- 
beth, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Daniel' Dennison; president of Harvard CoUege, 
1683. Children: 

8. EHzabeths m. 1681, John Appleton. 

9. Margaret'*; m. John Leverett, pres. of Harvard CoUege. 

10. John^; m. Martha Whittingham. 

11. Daniel^; perished in a snow storm on his way from Sahsbury, Mass., 
to Ipswich. 

12. Nathaniel b. Feb. 22, 1670; m. Sarah Perldns. 

13. Patience*; m. Benjamin Marston. 

(10). Rev. John* (Pres. John,' Rev. Nathaniel,2 Rev. Johni) was born in 
1656; grad. Harvard CoUege, 1684; settled as minister in Ipswich, 1692; died 
Dec. 1745. Children: 

14. Rev. Nathaniel b. 1699; coUeague with his father; d. 1775. 

15. Rev. Danielii b. 1707; first minister of the second church, Exeter. 

(12). Rev. Nathanieb (Pres. John,3 Rev. Nathaniel,2 Rev. Johni) was born 
Feb. 22, 1670; married Sarah Perkins; graduated at Harvard college, 1687; 
ordained pastor at Portsmouth, May 3, 1699, successor to Rev. Joshua Moody, 
having received his call July 19, 1697, offering him the "use of the glebe," 
parsonage and 100 pounds; house was burned the last of Oct. 1704, his daugh- 
ter 17 months old and a negro woman perishing. Children: 

16. Daughters; perished in a burning house, aged 17 months. 

17. Nathaniels b. 1700; m. (1) Olive Plaisted, (2) Mrs. Dorothy (Sherbiu-ne) 
Rymes. 



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18. Sarahs b. 1701; m. Rev. Joshua Gee, colleague with Rev. Cotton Mather 
of Boston; d. 1730. 

(17). Dr. Nathaniels (Rev. Nathaniel,* Pres. John,' Rev. Nathaniel,2 Rev. 
Johni) was born in 1700; married (1) Olive Plaisted, (2) Dorothy, daughter of 
Henry Sherburne, and widow of Christopher Rymes; graduated at Harvard 
college, 1717; studied medicine with Dr. Bailey of Ipswich; practiced his 
profession in Portsmouth; was a tax-payer there, 1727; drew a lot of land in 
Nottingham, Nov. 4, 1730, and again Feb. 1, 1733; justice of the Court of Com- 
mon Pleas, 1737; agent of the proprietors of Nottingham, 1742; representative 
for Portsmouth and speaker of the House, 1745; died Nov. 29, 1745. His wife 
survived him and married (3) Rev. John Taylor, and (4) Peter Oilman. 

Children by second wife : 

19. Nathaniels b. Nov. 24, 1745; m. Mrs. Elizabeth Carpenter. 

20. Daniel; m. a daughter of Hon. John Rindge, agent at the court of Oreat 
Britain, a sister of Mrs. Wentworth the mother of Sir John Wentworth, gover- 
nor of Nova Scotia, one of the king's council, but resigned before the Revo- 
lution; with others of Portsmouth received a grant of land March 4, 1774, 
which with land of Lt. Samuel Oilman of Newmarket and others was incorpo- 
rated as Jackson, Dec. 4, 1800. 

(19). Judge Nathaniels (Dr. Nathaniel, « Rev. Nathaniel, « Pres. John,' Rev. 
Nathaniel,^ Rev. Johni) was born in Portsmouth Nov. 24, 1745; married Feb. 
28, 1768, Ehzabeth Carpenter of New Haven, who was born March 4, 1752; 
settled in Newfields. (126). Children: 

21. Ehzabeth' b. May 15, 1769; m. Sept. 21, 1789, Henry Burleigh. 

22. Ohve Plaisted' b. Dec. 8, 1771; m. May 20, 1792, Henry Tilton. 

23. Nathaniel' b. Oct. 17, 1773. 

24. Mary Ann' b. Aug. 27, 1775; m. John Shute, Jr.; d. March 14, 1823. 

25. Charlotte' b. June 20, 1777. 26. Oeorge' b. July 17, 1779. 

27. Dorothy Abigail' b. April 18, 1781. 

28. Sarah' b. Dec. 10, 1783. 29. Charlotte' b. June 6, 1785. 

30. John' b. July 2, 1787; m. (1) Frances Gihnan, (2) Ann Oilman, (3) 
Martha Cram. 

(30). Col. John' (Judge Nathaniel,6 Dr. Nathaniel,^ Rev. Nathaniel,* Pres. 
John,' Rev. Nathaniel,^ Rev. Johni) was born July 2, 1787; married (1) Nov. 
15, 1810, Frances, daughter of Col. Nathaniel and Abigail (Odhn) Oilman, 
who was born Sept. 11, 1787, and died April 7, 1821, (2) Sept. 8, 1822, Ann 
Oilman, sister, who was born Aug. 10, 1796, and died Jan. 2, 1827, (3) Martha, 
daughter of Rev. Jacob Cram; was colonel of the 4th N. H. Regt. of miUtia; 
engaged in Exeter in tanning and morocco dressing; cashier of the old Exeter 
bank, 1808-30; overseer of the poor for many years, succeeding his father; 
selectman, 1817-31; chosen director and treasurer of Exeter Manufac- 
turing Co. at its first meeting June 27, 1828; died July 22, 1837. 

Children by first wife; 

31. Nathaniel Oihnans b. April 25, 1818. 

32. John Franciss b. Dec. 1, 1819. 
By second wife: 

33. Frances Oilman^ b. June 25, 1824. 34. Ann Gihnan^ b. May 20, 1825. 



630 HisTOEY OF Newfields. 

SANBORN. 

1. John' Sanborn was born about 1600; married in England a daughter 
of Rev. Stephen Bachiler. Children: 

2. John2 b. 1620. 3. William^ b. 1622. 

4. Stephens; m. and returned to England. 

These three brothers came to this country in the ship, William and Francis, 
with Mr. Bachiler, arriving in Boston Jime 5, 1633. From John and William 
who Mved and died in Hampton, the American families of Sanborns have 
sprung. 

(2). Lieut. Johns (Johni) was born in 1620; married (1) Mary, daughter of 
Robert Tuck of Corlston, Suffolk, Eng., who died Dec. 30, 1668, (2) Mrs. Mar- 
garet Moulton, widow of William Moulton, and daughter of Robert Page; 
was of Hampton about 1654; set over Fort WiUiam and Mary as a soldier by 
John Bickford, who kept a ferry at Little Harbor. 

5. Joseph^ was one of his 12 children, b. March 15, 1659; m. Mary Gove. 

6. Richard. 3 7. Josiah.a 8. John. 3 

(3). Williams (Johni) was born in 1622; married Mary, daughter of John 
Moulton; was of Hampton, 1639; died Sept. 18, 1692. Child: 

9. Josiahs b. about 1654; m. (1) Hannah Moulton, (2) Mrs. Sarah Perkins. 
(5). Josephs (Lieut. John, 2 Johni) was born March 13, 1659; married Dec. 

28, 1682, Mary, daughter of Capt. Richard Gove; petitioned for the govern- 
ment and protection of Massachusetts, 1689, and Governor Shute and Coun- 
cil Sept. 24, 1719, for the settling of Chester, and was one of the proprietors 
May 8, 1722; was early in Newmarket; with his brothers, Richard, Josiah 
and John, signed Weare's petition. Children: 

10. Abigail b. April 1, 1686; m. Oct. 7, 1703, Ebenezer Dearborn of 
Chester. 

11. Huldah* b. May 3, 1688; m. Oct. 17, 1705, Jonathan Nason of Hamp- 
ton Falls. 

12. Reuben^ b. May 18, 1692. 13. Edward* b. April 7, 1695. 

14. Abraham* b. March 10, 1696. 

15. Mary* b. July 22, 1697; m. Samuel Prescott of Hampton; d. May 28, 
1757. 

16. Joseph* b. July 22, 1700; m. (1) Lucy Prescott, (2) Susanna James, 
(3) Dorothy Hilliard. 

(9). Josiahs (WUliamjS Johni) was born about 1654; married (1) Aug. 25, 
1681, Hannah Moulton, who died Nov. 6, 1687, (2) 1690, Mrs. Sarah, widow 
of Jonathan Perkins of Hampton, who died Sept. 1, 1738; died, 1728. 

Among his 9 children were: 

17. WilUam* b. March 28, 1682; m. EUzabeth Dearborn. 

18. Jabez* b. March 24, 1691; m. (1) Abigail , (2) Abigail Marston. 
(16). Lieut. Joseph* (Joseph,' Lieut. John, 2 Johni) was born July 22, 1700; 

married (1) Jan. 18, 1722, Lucy, daughter of James Prescott of Hampton 
Falls, who died March 9, 1723, (2) Susanna, daughter of Benjamin James of 
Hampton Falls, who died June 1, 1761, (3) Dorothy (Roby) Hilliard; at a 
meeting of the proprietors of Chester at Capt. Wingate's in Hampton, 
March 16, 1721, it was voted "That the bridge on the road from Kingston to 
the Chestnut Country be made passable for Carts, and that Joseph Sanborn 



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be surveyor"; served tinder Sergt. Jonathan Prescott, 1724, also under Cap- 
tain Weare; commanded men in a scouting party, 1746; was major in Colonel 
Hart's Regt. in expedition to Canada; petitioned for a lottery and renewal of 
bridge, 1759-60, and for bridge, 1766 and 1772; died Jan. 26, 1773. Child: 

19. Josephs b. May 14, 1726. 

(17). WiUiam^ (Josiah,^ William, 2 Johni) was born March 28, 1682; mar- 
ried Dec. 20, 1704, Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Dearborn of Hampton; 
served iu the French war in Captain Green's Co., 1712; died April 3, 1718. 
Children: 

20. Ezekiels b. April 4, 1706; m. Elizabeth Melcher. 

21. Daniels b. Oct. 8, 1708. 22. WiUiams b. Oct. 31, 1710. 

23. Hannahs b. Jan. 4, 1713; m. June 14, 1731, John Folsom of Exeter. 

24. Joshuas b. March 16, 1715; m. Abigail Sanborn. 

25. Ehzabeths b. April 30, 1718; m. May 12, 1737, Capt. Jonathan Gil- 
man of Gihnanton. 

(18). Jabez* (Josiah,^ WiUiam.s Johni) was born March 24, 1681; married 

(1) Abigail , (2) Dec. 29, 1715, Abigail, daughter of Ephraim Marston; 

died Nov. 19, 1761. Among his 11 children was: 

26. Josiahs b. March 21, 1723; m. Jemima . 

(20). Sergt. Ezekiels (William, •» Josiah,' William, 2 Johni) was born in Hamp- 
ton Falls April 4, 1704; married June 5, 1731, Ehzabeth, daughter of Samuel 
Melcher of Hampton Falls; served in the Indian wars; hved in Exeter and 
Newmarket; died, 1757. Children: 

27. Edwards b. 1731; m. Ehzabeth Rundlett. 

28. Jonathans b. April 13, 1733; m. Anna Marston. 

29. Ezekiels b. July 29, 1748; m. Abigail Burleigh. 

30. Ehzabeths b. 1750; m. Nicholas Doe of Newmarket. 

31. Abigails b. 1752; d. young. 32. Joshuas b. 1754; d. young. 

(24). Joshuas (WiUiam,^ Josiah,' William, 2 John') was born March 16, 1715; 
married Abigail Sanborn who died Dec. 10, 1811; hved in Epping; died Dec. 
1764. Child: 

33. Daniels b. May 6, 1752; m. (1) Hannah Folsom, (2) Priscilla Sanborn, 
(3) Nabby Giles. 

(26). Josiahs (Jabez,* Josiah,^ WiUiam,2 Johni) was born in Hampton Falls, 

March 21, 1723; married Jemima ; settled in Epping; died there, 

1770. 

Among his five children was: 

34. Josiahs b. July 6, 1764; m. Hannah Rundlett. 

(27). Edwards (Sergt. Ezekiel.s WiUiam,^ Josiah,' WiUiam,' Johni) was 
born in 1731; married Ehzabeth Rundlett of Epping; settled in Epping. 
Children: 

35. Ezekiel' b. Nov. 26, 1761; m. Sally Dalton who was b. 1767, and d. 
April 3, 1851; settled in Dorchester, N. H.; d. May 19, 1845. 

36. Moses Dalton' b. April 1789; m. Abigail Prescott. 

(28). Jonathans (Sergt. Ezekiel,5 WiUiam,^ Josiah,^ WiUiam,' Johni) was 
born in Newmarket, April 13, 1733; married Anna Marston, daughter of 
Ephraim Marston, who was born Dec. 22, 1738, and died Feb. 6, 1792; was 
a soldier 1757-58; signed the Association Test, 1776; joiaed the Baptist 
church at Brentwood Oct. 15, 1791; hved on the old farm at "Bald Hill"; 



632 History of Newfields. 

was a trumpeter stationed with Maj. Thomas Tash at No. 4; enlisted in Col. 
Weare's Regt. for the Canada expedition, April 5, 1759; was with Col. John 
Goffe for the invasion of Canada by way of the Green Mountains, 1760; on 
the pay roll of Capt. James Norris's Co., Col. Enoch Poor's Regt. as drummer 
from June 16 to Aug. 1, 1775; received four dollars coat money, Oct. 16, 1775; 
died Oct. 11, 1789. Children: 

37. Jonathan? b. May 17, 1769; m. Elizabeth Dalton. 

38. Mary? b. Aug. 11, 1770; m. Moses Dalton; d. 1856. 

39. Samuel? b. June 12, 1773; d. unm., Newmarket, Oct. 17, 1847. 

40. Anna? b. Jxme 30, 1775; m. Parker of Pembroke; d. May 1856. 

41. Asa? b. and d. 1778. 

42. SaUy? b. April 25, 1782; m. (1) Jacob Tilton, (2) William BlaisdeU, 
both of Epping; d. Dec. 10, 1852. 

(29). Maj. Ezekiele (Sergt. Ezekiel,^ WiUiam,^ Josiah,« William,* JohnO 
was born in Newmarket, July 29, 1748; married Abigail Burleigh, who was 
born Nov. 16, 1752, and died Dec. 28, 1830; moved to Brookfield; died there 
Dec. 19, 1818. Children: 

43. Jacob? b. 1772. 44. Ezekiel? b. April 27, 1774. 
45. Jonathan? b. Feb. 1, 1777. 46. Asa? b. 1779. 

47. Abigail? b. 1781; m. John Wingate; d. Canada, 1855. 

48. Betsey? b. 1783; d. 1785. 49. John? b. March, 1785. 

50. Mary? b. Feb. 12, 1795; d. unm., Portsmouth. 

(33). Daniels (Joshua, « William, < Josiah,' Wilham,^ Johni) was born in 
Epping, May 6, 1752; married (1) Hannah Folsom, (2) Priscilla Sanborn, 
(3) Nabby Giles of Epping; Hved in Epping. Child: 

51. Daniel? b. Sept. 15, 1768; m-. Sally Marsh. 

(34). Josiahe (Josiah,^ Jabez,-! Josiah,3 WiUiam,2 JohnO was born in Epping, 
July 8, 1764; married Hannah Rundlett of Exeter, who died Sept. 4, 1822; 
served in Capt. Mark Wiggin's Co., Col. Pierse Long's Regt. for the 
defense of Pascataqua Harbor, 1776, and for Ticonderoga, Sept. 30, 1776, to 
Jan. 1, 1777; re-enlisted for Ticonderoga, 1777; was in Capt. Ambrose's Co. 
for the Saratoga campaign, Sept., 1777; died Jan. 24, 1841. Children: 

52. Josiah? b. 1785. 53. Tristam? b. 1787. 

54. Mary? b. Sept. 9, 1790; m. Wilham Carr of Northfield. 

55. Jeremiah? b. March 4, 1793. 

56. John Rundlett? b. May 24, 1795; married Sarah A. Emery. 

57. Jemima? b. 1798; m. Feb. 5, 1824, Ira Taylor of Sanbornton. 

58. David? b. May 10, 1800. 

59. Warren? b. 1809; drowned when 18 months old. 60. Gihnan? b. 1810. 
(36). Moses Dalton? (Edward, « Sergt. Ezekiel,^ William, « Josiah,^ William,* 

Johni) was born April 1789; m. 1810, Abigail Prescott who was born in 1784, 
and died Aug. 2, 1862; died Oct. 11, 1860. Children: 

61. Jeremiah Prescott^ b. Feb., 1812; m. Ohve C. Wentworth. 

62. Ezekiels; m. (1) Clara J. Locke, (2) S. Ehzabeth Perkins; no children. 

63. Jonathan P.s; m.; settled in Epping; two sons. 

64. Mosess; settled and d. in Michigan. 

(37). Jonathan? (Jonathan, « Sergt. Ezeldel,^ William, « Josiah,' William,' 
Johni) was born May 17, 1769; married Elizabeth Dalton, who was born 
Aug. 19, 1770, and died Feb. 12, 1825; died Aug. 27, 1819. Children: 



Genealogy. 633 

65. SaUys b. AprU 14, 1799; m. Sias Noble of Lee; d. April 15, 1826. 

66. Jonathans b. and d. 1802. 

67. Asas b. April 23, 1805; m. Hannah Gove Meserve. 

68. Jonathans b. May 10, 1813; m. Frances N. Johnson. 

(51). Daniel' (Daniel,5 Joshua.s WiUiam,* Josiah,' William,' JohnO was 
born in Epping, Sept. 15, 1768; married Sally Marsh who was born Jan. 3, 
1771, and died Dec. 13, 1844; a farmer of Epping; died Sept. 17, 1846. 

Child: 

69. Zebulons b. Nov. 16, 1791; m. Betsey Hills. 

(56). Dr. John Rundlett' (Josiah,6 Josiah,^ Jabez,^ Josiah,' William,! JohnO 
was born in Sanbornton, May 24, 1795; married Nov. 7, 1826, Sarah A. Emery 
of Canterbury, who was born Aug. 2, 1800, and died in Newmarket, Jan. 7, 
1892; graduated, Dartmouth Medical college, 1823; physician, Newmarket; 
died May 7, 1866. Children: 

70. Susan Augusta^ b. Sept. 26, 1827; d. unm., Newmarket. 

71. Catherme Emery s b. Sept. 22, 1837; m. May 10, 1858, Franklin I. 
Tuxbiu-y of Lee. 

72. John Williams b. Newmarket, March 27, 1839; m. Dec. 18, 1867, Mary 
Jane Foss of Charlestown, Mass.; was engineer on the Kearsarge at the sink- 
ing of the Alabama; 6 children. 

73. Warren Gihnans b. Newmarket, May 1, 1845; m. Dec. 25, 1869, Mary 
EUen Smith; 3 children. 

(61). Jeremiah Prescotts (Moses Dalton,' Edward,' Sergt. Ezekiel,^ Wil- 
Ham,4 Josiah,3 WiUiam,^ John') was born in Epping, Feb. 1812; married April 
1841, Ohve C. Wentworth, who died Feb. 15, 1899; died in Newfields, Aug. 
13, 1893. Children: 

74. Harriet EUzabeth^; res. Newfields; unm. 

75. Sarah Brodhead'; d. unm., July 9, 1877. 

76. John Wentwortha b. Nov. 3, 1848; m. Julia A. Sanborn. 

(67). Capt. Asas (Jonathan,' Jonathan, » Sergt. Ezekiel,' William, i Josiah,» 
William, 2 Johni) was born in Newmarket, April 23, 1805; married Hannah 
Gove, daughter of Daniel Meserve; Uved on the homestead; was captain of 
the mihtia; died May 23, 1846. Children: 

77. Elizabeth Jane» b. Oct. 22, 1829; m. Henry W. Balcomb of Salem, 
Mass. 

78. John D.» b. Sept. 14, 1830; m. Henrietta B. Smith. 

79. Asa Franks b. March 1, 1842; m. Mary D. Noble. 

(68). Jonathans (Jonathan,' Jonathan,' Sergt. Ezekiel,* William, < Josiah,' 
William, 2 Johni) was born in Newmarket, May 10, 1813; married Frances 
Noble Johnson of Newmarket, who was born Nov. 14, 1814, and died June 
13, 1880; a farmer, Newmarket; died Feb. 16, 1872. Children: 

80. Freeman^ b. Aug. 30, 1840; m. (1) Dec. 26, 1881, Mary Eunice, dau. 
of Jewett Conner of Exeter, who was b. Jan. 17, 1855, and d. Jan. 22, 1883, 
(2) May 29, 1895, Abra Morrill, dau. of Benjamin Veazey of Brentwood; d. 
Feb. 1908; one son, John Freeman, lo b. Jan. 16, 1883. 

81. SaUys b. Sept. 30, 1849; d. unm. July 17, 1870. 

82. Jonathan Elbridge^ b. March 13, 1854; d. unm. Feb. 3, 1880. 

(69.) Zebulons (Daniel, ' Daniel,' Joshua, s William, 4josiah,3WilUam,« John') 
was born in Epping, Nov. 16, 1791; married Oct. 14, 1810, Betsey, daughter 



634 History of Newfields. 

of Josiah Hills of Epping, who was born Oct. 14, 1791, and died Oct. 29, 1870; 
a farmer in Epping; died Aug. 19, 1881. Children: 

83. Daniel' b. Nov. 3, 1811; m. (1) Mary S. Philbrick, (2) Sarah Jane Han- 
naford. 

84. Josiah Hillss b. Feb. 21, 1814; m. Abigail Philbrick. 

85. Smith Batchelder' b. April 17, 1816; m. (1) Mary E. Winslow, (2) 
Comfort Smith, (3) Martha J. Miles. 

86. Sallys b. Jmie 21, 1819; m. Prescott Chase of Epping. (See Chase.) 

87. Betsey b. Nov. 28, 1819; m. John P. Chase of Epping; d. Nov. 20, 
1885. 

88. Harriet' b. Feb. 17, 1821; m. George Winslow of Epping; d. Jan. 29, 
1885. 

89. George' b. Nov. 5, 1823; m. (1) Sarah Norton, (2) Jane Blair; settled 
in Lawrence, Mass. 

90. Haven' b. Oct. 17, 1825; d. unm. in California, 1885. 

91. Rufus' b. July 21, 1827; m. (1) Clara P. Paul, (2) EUzabeth P. Rundlett, 
(3) Sarah Tarleton. 

92. John' b. May 8, 1829; m. Charlotte B. French of Sahsbury, Mass.; d. 
May 18, 1891. 

93. Charles H.» b. Oct. 11, 1832; m. Lucy M. Badger. 

94. Abigail M.' b. Dec. 24, 1834; m. Charles M. Norris of Epping. 

(76). Rev. John Wentworth' (Jeremiah Prescott, a Moses Dalton,' Edward,' 
Sergt. Ezekiel,6 William, ^ Josiah,' William,^ Johni) was born Nov. 3, 1848; 
married Aug. 2, 1873 , Julia A., daughter of J. Munroe Sanborn of East Kings- 
ton, who died Aug. 1877, and Nov. 27, 1886, Adelaide Hiscox of Chfton 
Springs, N. Y.; a member of the. Genesee Conference, Methodist Episcopal 
church. Children: 

95. Marion EUzabethio; m. Frank C. Taphn; res. Maiden, Mass.; one dau. 
Olive." 

96. John Wentworth, Jr.io b. March, 1877; d. 1896. 

97. Arthur Prescott.i" 98. Olive." 99. Ralph Carlton.io 100. Harold.io 
(78). John D.9 (Asa,8 Jonathan,' Jonathan, « Sergt. Ezekiel.s William,* 

Josiah, 3 WiUiam,2 John.O was born in Newmarket, Sept. 14, 1830; married 
Henrietta B. Smith of Portsmouth. Child: 

101. Ehner Ellsworth^o b. Oct. 7, 1862; m. Dec. 25, 1888, Carlotta F. Cole 
of Bradford, Mass., and had Philip Asa'i b. May 15, 1890, and Dorothy 
Henrietta" b. Nov. 28, 1897. 

(79). Asa Frank' (Asa,^ Jonathan,' Jonathan, « Sergt. Ezekiel,^ William,* 
Josiah, 3 WiUiam,2 Johni) was born March 1, 1842; married Dec. 23, 1879, 
Mary Dow, daughter of John J. Noble of Epping; farmer in Newfields. 

Children: 

102. Helen Amandaio b. Jan. 5, 1882; m. Oct. 12, 1908, Harry T. Pond of 
Dorchester, Mass. 

103. Bertha May" b. Jan. 25, 1883; m. Harry Libbey of Biddeford, Me. 

104. Eva J.io b. Oct. 18, 1887. 

(83). Daniel' (Zebulon,^ Daniel,' Daniel, « Joshua.s William,* Josiah,' Wil- 
liam, = Johni) was born Nov. 3, 1811; married (1) Mary M. Philbrick, (2) Sarah 
Jane Hannaford. Children: 

105. Oliver G." b. Jan. 10, 1828; m. Mary Hodgdon. 



Genealogy. 635 

106. Melbourneio b. Nov. 13, 1840. 

107. Maryio b. March 11, 1842; m. March 6, 1862, Daniel G. Neal of New- 
fields. No children: 

108. Zebulonio b. Nov. 27, 1848; settled in Portsmouth. 

(85). Smith Batchelder' (Zebulon,? Daniel,' Daniel,^ Joshua, s William,* 
Josiah,3 William, 2 Johni) was born April 17, 1816; married (1) Jan. 5, 1845, 
Mary Elizabeth Winslow, who was born June 17, 1816, and died Nov. 6, 1851, 
(2) Jan. 25, 1853, Comfort Smith, who died Nov. 1, 1860, (3) June 26, 1861, 
Martha J. Miles, who was born Dec. 9, 1828; a farmer of Newmarket, owning 
the old "Ames place" on the Lee road; died March 10, 1895. Children: 

109. Mary Ehzabethi" b. Dec. 9, 1845; m. March 7, 1875, Charles Perkins 
of Newmarket. 

110. Emma Winslow" b. and d. 1851. 

111. Helen Esther" b. April 11, 1857; m. Feb. 11, 1876, George M. Nugent 
of Allston, Mass. 

112. Martha Etta" b. May 27, 1863; m. (1) Oct. 25, 1882, Frank Dow, (2) 
J. E. Kent of Newmarket. 

113. Anna Lewis" b. Dec. 26, 1865; d. unm. Oct. 24, 1895. 

114. Frederick Eugene" b. Sept. 1 , 1869; m. Dec. 19, 1891, Laura Pender- 
gast of Newmarket; a farmer on the homestead, Lee road. 

(91). Rufus' (Zebulon,8 Daniel,' Daniel, « Joshua, s William, « Josiah,' Wil- 
Uam,2 Johni) was born July 21, 1827; married (1) Clara P., daughter of Sam- 
uel Paul of Newfields, who died Sept. 3, 1860, (2) Ehzabeth P., daughter of 
James and Elsie (Plumer) Rundlett, who died May 12, 1866, (3) Sarah J., 
daughter of Samuel Tarleton, who died May 5, 1908; died June 21, 1909. 

Children by first wife : 

115. Alice"; m. 1877, Charles R., son of Amos and Mary A. Paul. 

116. WiUiard T."; m. (1) Emma Manson, (2) Elizabeth Drew of Dover; d. 
Birmingham, Ala., May 1911. No children. 

(93). Charles H.' (Zebulon,^ Daniel,' Daniel," Joshua,^ WiUiam,* Josiah,' 
WilUam,2 Johni) was born Oct. 11, 1832; married Nov. 8, 1855, Lucy M. Bad- 
ger of Newfields, who was born March 25, 1835, and died in Newfields, Oct. 
22, 1911; a machinist; selectman, 1865-66; representative, 1870; town treas- 
urer, 1893-1901; died April 5, 1904. 

Children : 

117. Clara E." b. Aug. 13, 1861; m. Nov. 8, 1883, George W. Paul. (See 
Paul.) 

118. Charles A." b. Feb. 20, 1867; m. 1897, Mary A. Edmunds; d. March 
6, 1907; one child, Lucy M.u 

119. Mabel A.i" b. Sept. 9, 1870; d. 1883. 

(105). Ohver G." (Daniel, ^ Zebulon,^ Daniel,' Daniel,' Joshua,5 WiUiam,* 
Josiah,' William, 2 JohnO was born Jan. 10, 183-; married Oct. 5, 1865, 
Mary Hodgdon of Barnstead; was proprietor of the "Shute House" until 
1883; residence, Wakefield, Mass. Children: 

120. Blanche"; musician; res. Wakefield; unm. 

121. George O."; musician; res. Wakefield; unm. 



636 History of Newfields. 

SARGENT. 

1. Williami Sargent was born in Bristol, Eng.; married June 21, 1678, 
Mary, daughter of Peter Duncan; came to Gloucester, Mass. 

Children: 

2. Fitz Wilhamz b. Jan. 6, 1680; d. young. 3. Mary^ b. Dec. 19, 1681. 
4. Andrew^ b. 1683. 5. Daniel b. 1686. 6. Jordan^ b. 1688. 

7. Epes2 b. 1690. 8. Ann^ b. 1692. 9. Samuel b. 1694; d. young. 

10. Fitz John2 b. 1696; d. 1696. 11. Fitz John^ b. 1699. 

12. Jabez2 b. 1700; d. 1700. 13. Fitz WiUiam^ b. in Gloucester, 1701; 
married Mary, dau. of Joseph Hall; was a witness, 1746; died about 1769. 
His widow, Mary, sold in 1781 to Josiah Adams land, mansion house and barn, 
reserving rooms and cellar to herself. 

14. Winthrops b. 1704. 

SHUTE. 

1. Richardi Shute was born in Maiden, Mass., in 1667; married, 1692, 
Lydia Greenleaf. Children: 

2. Johns b. March 29, 1693. (135). 3. Lydia^ b. July 14, 1696. 
4. Ehzabeths b. Feb. 20, 1698. 5. Joanna^ b. Feb. 20, 1698. 

6. Richard^ b. Aug. 23, 1702. 7. Michaeb b. Sept. 16, 1704; d. Aug. 10, 1706. 

8. Michael b. April 21, 1707; m. (1) Welthea Walters, (2) Mrs. Elizabeth 
(Boardman) Pearson. 

9. Mary2 b. April 18, 1710. 10. Nathan^ b. Aug. 21, 1713. 

(8). Michael= (Richard^ was born April 21, 1707; married (1) Welthea 
Walters, (2) Mrs. Elizabeth Pearson, daughter of John Boardman of New- 
buryport, Mass.; a ship-builder; came to Newfields about 1750; built a house, 
now standing, on the bank of the Squamscot, a short distance from the Foim- 
dry; petitioned for a lottery in aid of the Squamscot bridge and location at 
Newfields, 1759-60, and for bridge at Newfields, 1772; refused to sign the 
Association Test, 1776; died Nov. 27, 1784, and was buried in the Hilton 
burying ground. John Shute of Newmarket was made executor of his will 
Dec. 17, 1784. (119). 

Children by first wife : 

11. Lydiaa b. Dec. 2, 1740; m. May 31, 1765, Henry Wiggin. 

12. Johns b. 1744; m. (1) Mary HiU, (2) Fanny (Noble) Tilton. 

13. WiUiams m. Phebe Jewett. (126). 14. Michael.' 15. Walter.* 

16. Daughter.' By second wife: 

17. Thomas' b. 1755. 18. Joseph' b. 1757; m. Oct. 18, 1778, SaUy Mead. 

19. Benjamin' b. April 16, 1759; m. (1) , (2) Mrs. James Orr. 

20. SaUy b. 1761. 21. Lydia b.' 1765. 

22. Anna' bap. Sept. 6, 1767; m. 1789, Jacob Randall. 

23. Mary bap. Sept. 6, 1767. 

(11). Lydia' (Michael,^ Richardi) was born Dec. 2, 1740; married May 31, 
1765, Henry, son of Simeon Wiggin, who was born in Stratham May 8, 1740, 
and died about 1780. Children: 

24. Michael* Wiggin. 25. Henry* Wiggin. 26. Lydia* Wiggin; d. young. 
27. Welthon* Wiggin. 28. Susannah* Wiggin. 29. Ehzabeth* Wiggin. 



Genealogy. 637 

30. Lydia* Wiggin. 

(12). John' (MiGhael,2 Richardi) was born in 1744; married (1) Mary 
Hill, sister of Gen. James Hill, who was born July 22, 1733, and died March 
9, 1800, (2) 1801, Fanny (Noble) Tilton, widow of Jonathan Tilton of Ken- 
sington, who was captured by the Indians Sept. 5, 1743 when only 13 months 
old, sold in Canada and educated in a convent, "noted for excellent quaUties, 
and very much esteemed by aU who knew her," and died Sept. 7, 1819, aged 
77; died Sept. 26, 1819. (135). Children: 

31. Betsey 1 b. 1772; with her niece Elizabeth Rogers Shute, deeded land 
to the Congregational Society for a church; d. unm. Feb. 21, 1844. 

32. John^ b. 1773; m. Mary Ann, dau. of Judge Nathaniel Rogers, who 
d. March 14, 1823; was a soldier, 1814; active in town affairs; selectman, 
1805-08; assessor, 1809; hved in the Brodhead house; d. July 8, 1818; left 
one child, EUzabeth Rggers^. 

33. Robert.^ 

(14). Michael' (Michael,^ Richard^ was a ship-builder at Newfields. (119). 
Children : 

34. John William^ b. March 21, 1792; m. Mary Grover. 

35. Andrew B.^ b. March 21, 1794; m. Catherine Grover. 

(15). Walters (Michael,^ Richardi) married Sept. 13, 1778, Ehzabeth Fur- 
bur; was a ship-builder at Newfields; refused to sign the Association Test, 
1776; petitioned the Legislature, June 8, 1785, for a special town meeting to 
choose a representative for Newmarket. Children: 

36. Robert. 4 37. Henrys; m. Elizabeth Smith. 

38. SaUy* b. Feb. 1788; m. Edward Ordway. 

(19). Benjamins (Michael, ^ Richard^) was born in Newmarket April 16, 

1759; married (1) , (2) Widow of James Orr, and daughter of 

John and Elizabeth (Warner) Cross of Ipswich, Mass., who died in Derry, 
1842; settled in Derry; died Dec. 25, 1847. Children: 

39. Jonathan* b. Nov. 15, 1786. 
By second wife: 

40. George*; was deacon of tlie First Church, and selectman; Uved on the 
homestead in Derry till his wife died and his own health failed, then in 1882 
made his home with his two daughters in Maiden, Mass.; died there May, 
1894, aged 87. His daughters were living at Melrose Highlands in 1899. 

41. Juha Ann* b. Derry, Sept. 26, 1809; m. Daniel Goodwin. 

(34). John WUham* (Michael,^ Michael RichardO was born in New- 
market March 21, 1792; married May 10, 1818, Mary Grover who was 
born in Durham Aug. 25, 1795; was a master ship-builder in partnership with 
George 0. Hilton; built the Nile, the last ship on the stocks, 1825, Joseph 
Coe furnishing the material, and Nathaniel Garland working on it as an 
apprentice blacksmith. Children: 

42. John E.6 b. May 26, 1819. 

43. WiUiam^ b. Oct. 10, 1821; d. May 2, 1822. 

44. James G.^ b. July 14, 1823; res. Jamaica Plain, Mass.; d. there Feb. 
17, 1908. 

45. Charles Henrys b. 1825; d. Feb. 17, 1897. 

46. Leonard Cheever^ b. 1827. 



638 History of Newpields. 

(35). Andrew B.'' (Michael,' Michael,' RichardO was born in Newfields 
March 21, 1794; married Catherine Grover who was born in Durham, June 
29, 1798; was sergeant, 1814; active in the Congregational parish, 1824. 
Children: 

47. Georges b. Feb. 4, 1821; d. Dec. 1902. 

48. James L.' 49. Augustus Bj 50. Calvin C." 51. Edmund.* 
52. Nancy F.s 53. Melvina.s 54. Henrys; m. Eliza R. Smith. 

(37). Henry* (Walter, 3* Michael,2 Richardi) was born in Newmarket 
April 17, 1794; married Feb. 27, 1820, Elizabeth Smith who was born in 
Exeter Feb. 7, 1800; died Dec, 1858. Children: 

55. Henry Augustus^ b. June 18, 1821; d. Dec. 18, 1841. 

56. Ann EUza^ b. Nov. 15, 1824; d. May 25, 1858. 

57. George Smiths b. March 4, 1827; m. March, 1853, Joanna Simkins. 

58. Sarah F.^; res. Exeter; unm. 

(41). Julia Ann* (Benjamin,' Michael, 2 Richard^ was born in Derry, Sept. 
26, 1809; married Feb. 12, 1839, Rev. Daniel Goodwin; died Brookline, Sept. 
10, 1845. Her husband was born Jan. 25, 1809; grad. Dartmouth college 
1834, and Andover Theological seminary, 1838; had several pastorates in New 
Hampshire, and died, Mason, Dec. 30, 1893. Children: 

59. Sarahs Goodwin b. Jan. 3, 1840. 

60. Lucy Elizabeths Goodwin b. April 16, 1841. 
• 61. Juha Anns Goodwin b. Feb. 16, 1843. 

62. Daniel Danas Goodwin b. Nov. 13, 1844; d. May 24, 1884. 

(57.) George Smiths (Henry,* Walter,' Michael,' Richardi) was born March 
4, 1827; married March, 1853, Joanna Simkins, who died Feb. 1895. 
Children: 

63. CeUa E.s 64. CorneUa F.g; m. Charles E. Byington. 65. Georgie W.» 
66. Annie Fj 67. Frank F.^ 68. Edward.s 

69. Henry A.s b. Nov. 17, 1856; m. Nov. 18, 1885, AmeHa F. Weeks, who d. 
Jan. 27, 1895. Children: 

70. Richard Everett? b. 1887. 71. Nathalie' b. 1893. 



1. Wilhami Shute married Phebe or Nancy, daughter of Ens. Joseph and 
Anne (Wiggin) Jewett of Stratham, who was born Oct. 18, 1741, and died 
June 13, 1818; was a ship-builder of Stratham and Newmarket; perhaps a 
brother of Michael, Sr.; petitioned for a lottery in aid of Squamscot bridge, 
and its location at Newfields, Jan. 20, 1760, and for bridge at Newfields, 
1766, and at Newmarket, 1769; refused to sign the Association Test, 1776; 
admitted to the West, rehgious society, April 12, 1779; owned the covenant 
Dec. 5, 1762; died Feb. 14, 1820. Children: 

2. Anna^ bap. Dec, 5, 1762. 3. WiUiam^ bap. July 22, 1766. 
4. Nancy.' 

SIMPSON. 

1. John ALfredi Simpson was born in Greenland; married Mahala Wiggin; 
settled in Quincy, Mass. Children: 

2. John Edward^; m. Louisa E. Saunders; settled in Newfields. 

3. George Frederick'; d. 4. Mary Elizabeth; m. Jewett. 

* Another record gives Nathaniel instead of Walter. 



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5. Joseph Albert. 2 6. Emma S.2; m. Leavitt; d. 

7. Adelaide A.2; m. Pearce; d. 

8. Charles Franciss; m. Lillian McMillan; settled in Newfields. 

(2). John Edwards (John Alfred') was born in Quincy, Mass., in 1839; mar- 
ried Laura E. Saimders, who was born in Leicester, Eng., in 1845; educated 
in the WiUard School, Quincy; enhsted for three years, Aug. 5, 1862, in Co. 
I, 38th Mass. Vol. Regt., and saw service in the Department of the Gulf under 
General Banks; was at the seige of Fort Hudson in the Red River expedition, 
and in the Shenandoah campaign under General Sheridan ; in 23 engagements, 
but never seriously injured; held the rank of corporal, sergeant and Ueutenant; 
elected captain of the Rockingham Guards of Newfields ; was station agent for 
the Boston and Maine RaUroad 18 years; tax collector three years; select- 
man, three; and represented Newfields in the legislature in 1885; removed to 
Portsmouth about 1900. Children: 

9. Harriette G.' b. 1872; m. Herbert O. Prime. 

10. Fred3 b. 1874; m. 1899, Sadie E. Dickey; res. Bridgeport, Conn. 

(8) Charles Francis^ (John Alfredi) was born in Quincy, Mass., Sept. 30, 
1855; married June 23, 1880, Lillian McMillan; was selectman, 1893-95. 
Children : 

11. Mabel L.' b. June 24, 1881. 

12. WUham Arthurs b. Sept. 4, 1885; selectman, 1911. 

13. Charles Lester 3 b. 1894. 

(9). Harriette G.s (John Edward, 2 John Alfredi) was born in 1872; mar- 
ried Oct. 8, 1898, Herbert O. Prime of Portsmouth. Children: 

14. Katherine* Prime. 15. Elizabeth^ Prime. 

SKINNER. 

Joseph G. Skinner was the son of Zophar and Bethia Skinner; a corporate 
member and director in the Iron Foimdry at Newfields, 1834; built and occu- 
pied the house afterwards owned by Dea. Jonathan E. Colby, and piirchased 
by H. Jenness Paul about 1885; died Nov. 9, 1866, aged 53 years and 9 months. 

SMART. 

1. Johni Smart, the emigrant, came with his wife and two sons from Nor- 
folk County, England, to Hingham, Mass., June, 1635. (68). Children: 

2. Roberts; m. Anna . 

3. Johns was on a committee to seat the new meeting house, Feb. 3, 1698; 
d. in New York, July 25, 1705. 

4. Annas; m. John Harper. 5. WiUiams; d. 1724. 

(2). Robert* (Johni) married Sept. 25, 1674, Anna ; wi-J;h his brother 

John, Edward Hilton and others, received hberty to set up asawmiUon Piscassic 
river, April 22, 1649; with his brothers, received many grants of land at Piscassic 
and Lamprey rivers in 1652 and onward; was assessed on the miU at Lamprey 
river, and granted 60 acres of land April 14, 1657, his land bounding the 60 
acres of William Perkins on the east; signed in favor of continuing with Massa- 
chusetts, 1677, and took the oath of allegiance, Nov. 30, 1677; was sergeant; 
with his son Robert was among the 66 tax-payers of Exeter April 20, 1680; 



640 HisTOEY OF Newfields. 

deputy and representative, 1684; petitioned against Cranfield, 1685, and for 
the government and protection of Massachusetts as formerly, 1689. 

The committee of the town of Exeter, Lieut. Samuel Leavitt, Moses Oilman 
and John Wedgewood, at a meeting April 22, 1698, reported that they "find 
Capt. More and m-^ Robert Smart Sen" Six Hundred acres of Land to be 
granted and Laid out and Bounded at the Head of m^ Edward Hilton's Land 
and to Pascassick River and Joyning to Lieut. Hall's four Hundred acres, and 
so Bounding at ye South East End with Hilton's Land to Hiltons north corner 
tree, and to Pascassick River upon a north west hne." Kihsley HaU and Moses 
Leavitt, committee. May 4, 1698, "do Confirm ye above said grants to stand 
good as it was Laid out if ye bounds can be found etc." He died about 1705. 
Child: 

6. Robert. 3 At a meeting of the Council and General Assembly at Ports- 
mouth, July 25, 1705, "Upon request of Robert Smart, son of Robert Smart of 
Exeter in said Province, deceased, and reputed brother to John Smart formerly 
of said Exeter and late of New York, deceased, desiring to be so certified under 
the pubhc seal of this province, and several of this Board weU know the same, 

"Ordered, that the Secretary draw a certificate accordingly, to be signed 
by the first nominated person in the Council, and countersigned by the Sec- 
retary, and to affix the pubhc seal of the Province thereto." 

The inventory of the estate of Robert Smart, Sr. was returned July 23, 
1718, and administration granted to his son WilUam. The appraiser, James 
Burley and Edward Hall, mentions "10 acres upland and 4 acres marsh at 
fresh Creek; 60 acres and third part of sawmiU at Piscassick; 300 acres at 
the head of Mr. Hilton's land, and a Canno." 

Robert Smart was granted letters of administration on estate of his uncle 
William, Jan. 17, 1724; inventory returned June 3, 1724, mentioning a house, 
barn and land, 1-8 part of a sawmUl and 1-4 part of a "canno"; had 20 acres 
of common lands apportioned to him between Nathaniel Pease and Lyford's 
grant, 1725, which was laid out Oct. 19, 1732; was hayward, 1726; petitioned 
for a bridge, 1746; sold land to Rev. John Moody, 1747; was selectman, 
1755; petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge, and its location at Newfields, 
1759-60; was in Capt. Jeremiah Marston's Co., Col. John Goffe's Regt., 
which invaded Canada by way of the Green mountains, from April 24 to 
Nov. 27, 1760; with Philip Fowler, gave land for a road to bridge, 1760; with 
David Smart, petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge, 1768. 

He probably had a son Robert' who married Mehitable, daughter of WiUiam 
Folsom, and had Robert, « Charlotte^ who m. T. Pendergast, and Jacob.* 



1. Johni Smart was born in 1766; married Sally Spead who was born in 
1781, and died Feb. 15, 1851; was active in parish affairs, 1794 and 1799; 
died Aug. 7, 1822. He had two brothers, Dudley and Robert, Dudley Uving 
where later Mr. Pendergast hved. Children: 

2. Sallys d. July 8, 1827. 3. Mary^; d. Aug. 16, 1829. 

4. Robert^; m. Hannah Wiggin; withstood the town of Newmarket in 
a claim at law for the parsonage, 1861-65; d. about 1886; had children, 
Johns and Caroline, ^ who d. young. 

5. Johns; m. Odell; settled in Stratham, had Joseph T.,3 another 

son and two daughters. 



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6. Daughter.2 

7. Joseph Neab b. March 29, 1818; m. Mary J. Langley. 

8. Caroline^; m. Jacob Wiggin, brother of Hannah, Joseph and George. 
(7). Joseph Neab (John') was born March 29, 1818; married Mary J., 

daughter of Joseph and Mary Langley, who died April, 1885; settled in New- 
fields; died Feb. 21, 1889. The last of the family in Newfields. Children: 

9. Albert J.'; m. Augusta Cloudman, who d. Jan. 1875; removed to 
Greenfield, Mass. 

10. Jamess; res. Salem, Mass. 11. Mary b. April, 1853; d. June 1859. 
12. Georgies; m. Frank L. Durell; res. Somerville, Mass. 



1. Gilesi Smart was born Dec. 10, 1775; married June 28, 1802, Mary, 
daughter of Benning Brackett, who was born April 10, 1782, and died March 
23, 1853; settled where Mr. Joy now fives; was active in the parish, 1799, 
1803, 1805 and 1809; died March 22, 1853. Children: 

2. Charles^ b. Dec. 12, 1802. 3. Efizabeth^ b. March 15, 1804. 
4. Clarissa^ b. Oct. 8, 1805. 5. Martha^ b. Jan. 28, 1808. 

6. Calebs b. Sept. 8, 1810. 7. Mary Ann^ b. Nov. 11, 1817. 



1. Charles' Smart married , who died Feb. 4, 1818; fived on 

the Jeremiah Folsom place; petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge, 1760; 
owned land near Benjamin Brackett's, John Moody and the country road, 
1774; signed the Association Test, 1776. 

2. Charles^ (Charles') married Elizabeth, daughter of Moses Burley; Kved 
next to Moses Burley; signed the Association Test, 1776. The Smart build- 
ings were mysteriously burned, probably the work of an incendiary. Children: 

3. Moultonsb. Aug. 11, 1813. 4. Charles' b. May 9, 1815. 
5. Wilfiam Harrison' b. Aug. 3, 1819. 



1. Joseph! Smart by order of the town had 10 acres of meadow land laid 
out "on the south side of Lamprey river at a place called the Sand Banks," 
March 27, 1725; not having made improvement on the grant, Oct. 19, 1732, 
was not aUowed to hold it, but given instead 10 acres next to John Barber's 
lot "on Hilton's grant & on Durham Line to Simeon's grant"; petitioned 
for a bridge over Squamscot river, 1746; was a soldier, 1756-57. Child: 

2. Josephs was active in parish affairs, 1798-99; d. Jan. 14, 1820. His 
daughter SaUy d. Feb. 27, 1818. (117). 



Josiah Smart refused to sign the Association Test, 1776; married and had 
Nancy, Dorothy and Mehitable, who m. Joseph Furnald who owned and 
fived in the Coleman-Kennard-Badger house; died in Exeter at the home of 
his daughter, Mrs. Furnald. 

Samuel Smart married Martha, daughter of Samuel and Martha (Low) 
Burleigh; refused to sign the Association Test, 1776; sold land to Richard 
Presson, 1785 and 1786, which Presson sold to Phifip Fowler, 1794; member 
of the Congregational parish, 1798-99 and 1803. 

David Smart is mentioned in 1758; signed the Association Test, 1776; 
died Nov. 1, 1815. 

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642 History of Newfields. 

Dudley Smart of Newmarket was mustered with Capt. David Copp's Co., 
Nov. 25, 1775; and with Capt. Daniel Gordon's Co., Col. Thomas Tash's 
Regt., Sept. 20, 1776. 

Benning Smart married, 1786, Betsey Duda. 

Benjamin, Caleb and Joseph Smart were of Hopkinton, 1786. 

A Robert Smart married Mary Gove, Feb. 3, 1756, both of Newmarket. 

Elizabeth Smart married June 4, 1787, Jacob, son of William Folsom; 
died at WoHeboro, Oct. 22, 1826; 8 children. 

Eunice Smart married Ephraim, son of Ephraim Folsom; lived in New- 
market. 

Polly Smart married April 9, 1791, WiUiam Hersey of Sanbornton; died 
March 6, 1834. 

Anna Smart married Dec. 10, 1775, Daniel Durgin. 

SMITH. 

1. Josephi Smith of Oyster River was probably born in Durham in 1639; 
is said to have been the son of George Smith of Dover, the recorder, 1640, and 
commoner, 1646, who came from Plymouth, England, by way of Boston and 
the Isles of Shoals, first called "Smith's Isles," but there is not sufficient evi- 
dence to establish the fact; married Elizabeth , who died May 25, 1727; 

lived one half mile up the bank, where he built a garrison house which was 
" successfully defended " by his son Capt. John Smith in the attack of the 
French and Indians, July 17, 1694; bought of Samuel Hilton Sept. 2, 1699, 
half of sawmiU and lumber at Piscassic; presented claims against the estate 
of William Hilton Nov. 14, 1701; was a Quaker and first clerk of the Dover 
monthly meeting, 1702, and onward, and was once fined for attending a meet- 
ing of Friends; received a grant of 50 acres, April, 1702; a selectman of Dover; 
large land owner, holding lands on both sides of Oyster river near its mouth, 
and at the Falls; also at Lubberland and at the second faUs of Lamprey river; 
died Dec. 15, 1728, aged 89. His Will was probated Dec. 26, 1728, and admin- 
istration granted to his son John, March 27, 1729. Children: 

2. John2 b. Jan. 9, 1669; m. Susanna Chesley. 

3. Mary2; m. (1) Thomas of Oyster River, (2) Samuel Page of 

Hampton. 

4. Elizabeth^; m. Amos Pinkham. 

5. Samueb b. June 16, 1687; m. Hannah Burnham. 

(2). Capt. Johns (Josephi) was born at Oyster River Jan. 9, 1669; married 
June 17, 1694, Susanna, daughter of Capt. Thomas Chesley, son of Philip 
who built a garrison at Lubberland, a noted Indian fighter and killed by the 
Indians Nov. 15, 1697; was just finishing his honeymoon when he defended 
so successfully the garrison at Oyster River July 17, 1694. The garrison at 
Lubberland, occupied by David Davis, was destroyed in the attack. The block 
house doubtless built in place of it stood till 1880. Capt. Smith owned and 
occupied his house as early as 1705. Here he and his sons kept open house, his 
fires gleaming with generous hospitality. He was land surveyor, and engaged 
extensively in the lumber trade, owning almost the entire shore of Great 
Bay and sawmills at the first and second falls of Lamprey river; was selectman 



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of Dover seven years, between 1711 and 1727; petitioned for the incorporation 
of Durham, 1732, and to be joined to Massachusetts, 1739; united with the 
church at Oyster River Mai'ch 17, 1723; died May 14, 1744. His wife died 
May 10, 1719. Children: 

6. Johns b. May 18, 1695; m. June 1, 1727, Mary Jones; d. Dec. 17, 1747. 

7. Ehzabeths b. Aug. 1, 1697; m. Robert Burnham. 

8. Josephs b. Sept. 7, 1701; m. Nov. 10, 1729, Sarah Ghdden. 

9. Hannahs b. Sept. 20, 1703; m. Tristam Coffin; d. 1761. 

10. Samuels b. Feb. 6, 1706; m. Margaret Lendal. 

11. Benjamins b. March 22, 1709; m. (1) Jemima Hall, (2) Anna Veaza, 
(3) Sarah Clark. 

12. Ebenezers b. June 6, 1712; m. Margaret Weeks. 

13. Winthrops b. May 30, 1714; d. Jan. 28, 1723. 

(8). Col. Josephs (Capt. John, 2 Joseph^ was born Sept. 7, 1701; married 
Nov. 20, 1729, Sarah, daughter of Andrew Glidden, who was born Sept. 11', 
1712, and died Nov. 26, 1785. (96). Children: 

14. John Ghdden^ b. March 29, 1731; d. April 29, 1731. 

15. Winthrops b. May 5, 1732; m. Nov. 9, 1756, Mary Moody; d. June 1, 
1811. 

16. Hannah^ b. June 29, 1734; m. May 27, 1754, Israel Gihnan, who d. 
Feb., 1777; d. Sept. 1823. 

17. Son^ b. March 14, 1737; d. March 14, 1737. 

18. Sarahs b. March 26, 1738; m. (1) Sept. 5, 1762, Winthrop Hilton, who 
d. Jan. 13, 1775, (2) Col. David Gihnan; d. March 27, 1810. 

19. Lydia^ b. Oct. 29, 1741; d. Aug. 17, 17—. 

20. Susannah^ b. July 18, 1744; m. Nov. 24, 1763, Ichabod Hilton, who d. 
March 25, 1822; d. Oct. 9, 1794. 

21. Andrew^ b. March 26, 1747; d. July 11, 1760. 

22. Ehzabeth^ b. Aug. 29, 1750; m. Dec. 13, 1767, Col. John Folsom, who 
d. April 5, 1820; d. Dec. 25, 1828. 

23. Mary* b. April 6, 1755; m. Hubartus Neal, Jr., who d. May 3, 1807; d. 
July 11, 1815. 

24. Joseph* b. Nov. 11, 1757; m. Abigail Clark, who d. Oct. 4, 1819, aged 
59-2-4; died Jan. 21, 1816. (137). 

(10). Lt. Samuels (Capt. John, 2 Joseph^) was born at the garrison at Lub- 
berland Feb. 6, 1706; married Margaret Lendal. (109). Child: 

25. Daniel*; m. Oct. 7, 1784, Hannah Clark; drowned at Portsmouth. 
(133). 

(11). Benjamin' (Capt. John, 2 Josephi) was born March 22, 1709; mar- 
ried (1) Jemima, daughter of Dea. Edward Hall of Newfields, (2) Anna Veaza 
of Stratham, (3) 1769, Sarah Clark of Stratham; died Oct. 12, 1791. His 
widow died Dec. 12, 1829. (104). Children by first wife: 

26. Edward*; m. Mary Bryant. 

27. John* b. Sept. 20, 1732; m. April 3, 1758, Lydia Millet. 

28. Mary.* By second wife: 

29. Samuel* b. March 7, 1761; d. Ossipee, Sept., 1843. By tMrd wife: 

30. Benjamin* b. May 2, 1769; m. Nancy Smith; d. Dec. 10, 1826. 

(12). Ebenezers (Capt. John, 2 Joseph^) was born June 1, 1712; married 



644 History of Newfields. 

Margaret, daughter of Joshua Weeks of Greenland; received of his father the 
middle portion of his estate including the old block house at Lubberland; was 
a soldier, 1758; petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge, and its location at 
Newfields, 1759-60; was deacon at Durham; also selectman; died Jan. 25, 
1764. His widow married (2) George Frost, and had George Frost of Durham, 
Mary Frost, m. Jeremy Mead of Newmarket, Martha Frost, m. Henry 
MeUen of Dover, and John Frost of Portsmouth. Children: 

31. Ebenezer^ b. about 1758; m. Mehitable Sheafe. 

32. John^ b. Nov. 11, 1750; m. Mary Jewett; d. May 9, 1783. 

33. Comfort* b. May 3, 1755; m. Joseph Chesley; d. May 11, 1785. 

34. Margaret* b. Dec. 13, 1761; m. John Blydonbm-g. 

(15). Cornet Winthrop* (Col. Joseph,' Capt. John, 2 Joseph') was born May 
5, 1732; married Nov. 9, 1756, Mary, daughter of Rev. John Moody, who was 
born March 4, 1731, and died Feb. 13, 1815; Uved on the road leading down 
from Lamprey River village to the Plains, where later Ebenezer Joy built a 
new house; petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge, and its location at New- 
fields, 1759-60, and again, 1768; signed the Association Test, 1776; was on 
committee of the parish, March 28, 1791, to dispose of the meeting house, and 
build a new one; with others planned to rebuild the sawmill on Lamprey 
river, Oct. 27, 1792. His wife was a remarkable woman, of strong intellect 
and great amiability of character. (104). Children: 

35. John Moodye b. Jan. 29, 1758; m. Sarah Hill. 

36. Eliphalets b. Dec. 6, 1759; m. Anna Bryent. 

37. Andrews b. Nov. 24, 1761; went into the grazing business in New York; 
d. unm. 

38. Ezras b. Nov. 2, 1763; m. Marcia Burleigh. 

39. Joseph Halls b. Jan. 16, 1766; m. Betsey Hill. 

40. Annas b. Oct. 20, 1769; m. Aug. 21, 1800, Maj. Nathaniel Sias, who d. 
Feb. 28, 1837, aged 66 years and 5 months. 

41. Marys b. Oct. 29, 1774; d. unm. 

(26). Edward* (_Benjamin,» Capt. John, 2 Joseph') married Mary, daughter 
of Walter and Elizabeth (Folsom) Bryent, who died Dec. 12, 1829; signed the 
Association Test, 1776; active in the parish, 1797-98; died June 3, 1818. 
Child: 

42. Walters b. 1774; m. Mary P. 

(27). Lt. John* (Benjamin,' Capt. John, « Joseph') was born Sept. 20, 
1732; married April 3, 1758, Lydia, dau. of Thomas and Love (Burnham) 
Millett of Dover Neck, who was born June 4, 1735; held in Dover the offices 
of moderator, selectman, representative, and became judge of the superior 
Court; was deacon. (133). Children born at Lubberland "Red Rock." 

43. Benjamins b. April 15, 1759; m. Dec. 11, 1781, at Lee, Mrs. EHzabeth 
Dudley, dau. of John Wedgewood of Newmarket, who was b. Oct. 16, 1763, 
and d. Sept. 20, 1841; d. Glenburn, Me., Dec. 3, 1837. 8 ch. 

44. Thomas Milletts b. Sept. 27, 1760; m. Sarah Richards; d. April 10, 
1847. 

45. Elizabeths b. March 29, 1762; m. Lot Wedgewood. 

46. Jemimas b. April 13, 1764. 

47. Johns b. May 14, 1766; m. Nov. 4, 1799, Abigail Bennett; d. Nov. 4, 



Genealogy. 645 

1833. Had seven children, among them Valentine," b. 1800, who lived at 
Lubberland; mounted a telescope in his observatory, and d. April 4, 1883. 

48. Loves b. Oct. 11, 1768; m. Nov. 8, 1792, William Jones; d. Nov. 5, 
1865. 

49. Lydia Millett' b. Aug. 26, 1771; m. Feb. 21, 1793, Reuben Webster; 
d. April 23, 1864. 

50. Valentine^ b. May 26, 1774; m. (1) Mary, dau. of Dea. Samuel Joy, who 
d. Oct. 10, 1810, (2) Sept. 16, 1819, Elizabeth BaUard who was b. May 26, 
1774, and d. March 2, 1869; remained with his father at "Red Rock" Lubber- 
land till 16 years old, then went to live with his grandfather Benjamin Smith 
of Lamprey River; having demonstrated his abilities as a teacher, about 1797 
was invited to take charge of the large school at Newmarket which had an 
unenviable reputation for its unruly scholars; was a student at Phillips Exe- 
ter Academy, 1799-1800; was land surveyor, clerk, selectman, representative, 
justice and judge; d. March 2, 1869. 

51. Ebenezers b. Sept. 2, 1777; m. Jan. 27, 1802, Sally, daughter of John 
Moody Smith; was active in the parish, 1810 and 1814; tithingman, 1813; 
lieutenant, 1814; d. Sandwich, March 14, 1861. 

(31). Ebenezer* (Ebenezer,^ Capt. John, 2 Joseph') was born March 13, 1758; 
married Mehitable Sheafe of Portsmouth; admitted to the bar, 1783; prac- 
tised in Durham; was representative, 1784; counsellor, 1793; appointed 
justice of the Superior Court, but declined to serve; died Sept. 24, 1831. 
Children : 

52. Rev. Henrys of Bowdoin College, 1810; ordained, and d. in New York. 

53. Alfreds; Uved in Durham. 

54. Mehitables; m. Ebenezer Coe of Northwood. 

55. Charless; settled in Gilmanton, 

56. Marys; m. Rev. John K. Young of Laconia. 

(35). Lt. John Moody* (Cornet Winthrop,' Capt. John, 2 Joseph') was born 
Jan. 29, 1758; married Jan. 19, 1780, Sarah, daughter of Gen. James Hill, 
who was born Jan. 6, 1763, and died July 11, 1817, or April 9, 1819; died June 
27, 1815. (135). Children: 

57. Sallys b. June 16, 1781; m. May 27, 1802, Capt. Ebenezer, son of John 
Smith; d. Jan. 9, 1845. 

58. Pollys b. June 16, 1781; m. Capt. Warren Gihnan. 

59. Moodys b. July 22, 1783; m. (1) March 4, 1816, Charlotte Durgan, 
who d. July 1, 1817, (2) Dec. 16, 1818, Sally Perkins, dau of Joseph Hall and 
EUzabeth (Hill) Smith; d. Oct. 21, 1819. Had a son David P.« Smith. 

60. Nancys b. June 25, 1785; m. Daniel Chapman; d. Oct. 15. 1849. 

61. Lydia' ; d. vmm. 

62. Betseys b. May 22, 1790; m. (1) Joseph, son of Capt. Andrew and Mary 
(FoUett) Doe, (2) John Pinkham; d. 1866. 

63. Warrens b. April 3, 1791; m. July 27, 1816, Susanna Chapman; d. 
Nov. 3, 1846. 

64. Ezras b. April 16, 1793; m. 1820, Betsey Davis; d. Oct. 20, 1825. 
(36). Eliphalets (Cornet Winthrop,* Col. Joseph,' Capt. John,^ Joseph*) 

was born Sept. 8, 1759; married Oct. 13, 1782, Anne, daughter of Walter 
Bryent, who was born Aug. 25, 1763, and died July 31, 1836; was drummer 



646 History of Newfields. 

in Capt. James Hill's Co. on Pierce's Island, Nov. 5, 1786; enlisted for three 
years in Capt. Robinson's Co., 1777; selectman, 1786; on committee of the 
parish, 1789 and 1791; justice, 1792; and later became a wealthy merchant 
at Portland, Me. Children: 

65. Joseph Bryents b. Jan. 11, 1784; d. March 27, 1790. 

66. Joseph Bryents b. May 31, 1791. 

(38). Ezra^ (Cornet Winthrop,* Col. Joseph/ Capt. John, 2 Josephi) was 
born Nov. 2, 1763; married June 17, 1794, Marcia, daughter of John Burleigh, 
who was born Aug. 21, 1772, and died at Bethel, Me., April, 1859; was a 
merchant at Topsham, Me., till 1810, when he removed to Hanover, Me.; 
was a trustee of Bowdoin coUege. Children : 

67. Lucinda M.e b. Dec. 19, 1794; m. Rev. Charles Frost; d. Nov. 11, 1859. 

68. St. Johns b. Jan. 29, 1799; m. (1) Mary Holmes, (2) Susan P. Hopkins; 
a merchant in Portland, Me. 

69. Mary Simpson^ b. Oct. 6, 1801; m. Mark Perry of Portland, Me. 

70. Hemy Burleye b. Nov. 28, 1803; d. Aug. 30, 1837. 

71. Marcias b. July 27, 1805. 

72. George Ezra' b. March 11, 1811; m. and settled in Hanover, Me. 
(39). Joseph HaUs (Cornet Winthrop,^ Col. Joseph,^ Capt. John, 2 Joseph') 

was born Jan. 16, 1766; married Oct. 17, 1790, Elizabeth, daughter of Gen. 
James Hill, who was born Feb. 22, 1722, and died Sept. 5, 1865; settled in 
Danville, Vt., but finally returned to Newfields; died Jan. 7, 1846. (138). 
Children: 

73. Charles Hill' b. Oct. 1, 1791; d. Danville, Vt., 1803. 

74. EUzabeth Sophia' b. June 20,. 1793; m. March 3, 1818, James Weston 
of Bloomfield, Me.; d. Oct. 23, 1853. 

75. Sarah Perkins' b. July 19, 1795; m. Dec. 16, 1818, Moody, son of John 
Moody and Sarah (Hill) Smith; d. Newmarket, Aug. 26, 1888. 

76. Andrew Glidden' b. Danville, Vt., April 20, 1797; m. (1) Martha Han- 
son, (2) Lucy Snell; d. Greenland, Jan. 29, 1815. 

77. Anne Moody b. Danville, March 10, 1799; d. 1801. 

78. Maria Moody b. Danville, March 14, 1801; m. Aug. 13, 1826, Joseph 
Hanscom; d. Pittsfield, Jan. 14, 1890. 

79. Anna Bryenf b. Danville, Jan. 28, 1803; m. Sept. 24, 1825, Andrew 
Stockbridge; d. Rochester, Dec. 12, 1863. 

80. Joseph Moody b. Danville, Dec. 27, 1804; m. Aug. 27, 1832, Betsey 
W. Nutter; d. Rochester, Sept. 4, 1880. ' 

81. Benjamin Sias' b. Derby, Vt., Feb. 27, 1807; m. May 28, 1835, Tirzah 
(Stockbridge) Gilmore; d. Chelsea, Mass., May, 1879. 

82. Mary Ann« b. Stanstead, Canada, March 23, 1810; d. unm. Newmarketi 
Sept. 21, 1892. 

83. Rhea Sylvia' b. Stanstead, Canada, March 27, 1812; d. unm, Newmar- 
ket, Sept. 22, 1833. 

84. Cahsta Lucinda' b. New Hampshire, Aug. 23, 1814; m. Jan. 23, 1839, 
Reuben Wiggin of Cape Ehzabeth, Me. 

(42). Walter' (Edward,* Benjamin,' Capt. John, 2 Joseph^ was born in 1774; 

married Mary P. , who was born in 1776, and d. May 15, 1867; died 

Aug. 26, 1853. (140). Children: 



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85. Edward. 6 86. Samuel. « 87. Elizas m. Joseph . 

88. Marys; m. Lyman Morse. 

89. Sarah«; m. Simon P. Green, and became the mother of Samuel H.' 
Green, M. D. 

Edward and Samuel were corporate members of the Congregational society 
1827. 



1. Richardi Smith came from Shropshire, Norfolk Co., Eng., to Ipswich, 
Mass., in 1642; saw his children comfortably settled and returned to England. 
Among his children were : 

2. EUzabeth^; m. Edward Gihnan, who left Hingham, Eng., Dec. 26, 1617, 
for Ipswich, Mass., sold the place given him by his father-in-law, to his father, 
Sept., 1648, and was accepted as an inhabitant of Exeter, Nov. 4, 1647; was 
lost at sea, 1653. 

3. Richard2; m. Nov., 1660, Hannah, daughter of John and Hannah Cheney, 
who was b. Nov. 16, 1642. 

4. Daniel (Richard, 2 Richardi) was born in 1673; married (1) Ehzabeth, 
daughter of Daniel Payne, and granddaughter of Robert Payne, the founder 
of Ipswich Granmar School, (2) Deborah Wicom (Wilcomb). 

Children by first wife:. 

5. Ehzabeth4 b. 1703. 

6. Richard* b. 1704; m. Mary, dau. of Richard Mattoon; quitclaimed, 
1758, to Hubartus Neal of Newmarket aU their right in a 20-acre grant of Exe- 
ter to her father March 28, 1699. 

7. Daniel" b. Ipswich, Sept. 2, 1705; m. Pickering. 

8. Jeremiah" b. 1707; d. Dec, 1713. 

9. Jabez" b. 1709; lived in Brentwood; d. as early as 1754, leaving a widow. 

10. Moses" b. 1711; d. 1715. 

11. Aaron" b. 1713; grad.. Harvard coUege, 1735; was a clergyman at Marl- 
boro, Mass.; d. 1781. 

12. Ezekiel" b. 1714; d. 1715. 13. Dorothy" b. 1717; m. Joseph Sargent. 
By second wife: 

14. Moses" b. 1724; m, Ehzabeth, dau. of Samuel WaUis of Ipswich; d. 
1783. 

15. Deborah" b. Sept. 26, 1725; m. (1) Capt. John Light of Exeter, (2) 
Capt. Joseph Hoit of Stratham; d. 1818. Her daughter Rebecca^ Light m. 
Jacob Jewett of Stratham, and named a son, Aaron Smiths Jewett, for her 
uncle. 

16. Mary" b. 1727; m, Dane. 17. Jemima"; d. Aug. 19, 1735. 

18. Ebenezer" b. about 1735; settled in Meredith; d. Aug. 22, 1807. 

(7). Daniel" (Daniel,' Richard, 2 Richardi) was born in Ipswich, Mass. 

Sept. 2, 1705; married Pickering, or Abigail RoUins; settled in Exeter 

near Hampton FaUs line; was of Exeter, 1744. Children: 

19. Daniels; went to Meredith; was town clerk; had son, Daniel. « 

20. Johns; m. Abigail Hayes; lived at Beech Hill, and had Abigail' who 
married John H. Boody, and Danieb who married Elizabeth A., dau. of John 
and Hannah (Gilman) Burley, who d. July, 1895. Their dau. Mattie S.'m. 
H. Jenness Paul. 



648 History of Newfields. 

21. Sarahs; m. (1) Gilman, son of Benjamin Haley, (2) William Nichols. 

22. Mary Jane^; d. unm. 23. Fannys; m. Elbridge Robinson. 

24. Josephs b. Stratham April 25, 1742; m. Esther Stockbridge. 

(24). Josephs (Daniel,* Daniel,^ Richard, 2 Richard') was born in Stratham 
April 25, 1742; married Esther Stockbridge, who was born Oct. 24, 1741, and 
died March 4, 1840; settled at Piscassic; signed the Association Test, 1776; 
was probably the Joseph Smith on the pay roll of Capt. Somersbee Gilman 
from April 26 to Oct. 30, 1758, in the Crown Point expedition, under Col. 
John Hart; and again from March 25 to Oct. 23, 1760, in Capt. Jeremiah 
Marston's Co. in Col. John Goffe's invasion of Canada by way of No. 4 and 
the Green mountains; was at Saratoga; built at once at Piscassic near Was- 
hucke a barn and moved into it, which was for some time their only dweUing; 
set up their eight day clock, whose merry striking was a marvel to passing 
travelers; died Jan. 21, 1816. 

The Piscassic road became a great thoroughfare from Penacook to the Pas- 
cataqua, previous to the War of 1812, being frequently filled with loaded teams 
as far as the eye could see. Bears and wolves still roamed the Plains, occa- 
sioning sometimes unpleasant and exciting encounters. Children: 

25. Joseph^ b. Sept. 12, 1763; m. and settled in Maine; d. Jan. 13, 1809. 

26. Theophiluss b. Feb. 26, 1765; m. Pike; lived in Epping and 

Cornish, Me. 

27. Leaho b. Feb. 27, 1767; d. unm. Feb. 22, 1823. 

28. Josiahs b. Oct. 16, 1768; m. (1) Dolly Rundlett, (2) Rehef Hurd. 

29. David^ b. Feb. 17, 1771; m. and lived in Denmark, Me. 

30. Pollys b. Feb. 17, 1773; d. unm. March 16, 1816. 

31. Betseys b. Feb. 17, 1773; m. Elder Palmer; lived in Maine. 

32. Rachels b. July 21, 1775; d. Aug. 29, 1786. 

33. Priscillas b. Sept. 27, 1777; m. Isaac Thompson; lived in Maine. Had 
a dau. Priscilla' b. June 29, 1802, who m. George K. Smith; d. Feb. 9, 1891. 

(28). Josiahs (Joseph, s Daniel,* Daniel,3 Richard, 2 Richard') was born Oct. 
16, 1768; married (1) DoUy Rundlett of Epping, near Washucke, who died 
Sept. 16, 1802, aged 27, (2) Rehef Hurd of Rochester, who died Nov. 26, 1852, 
aged 70; died Aug. 13, 1847. Children by first wife: 

34. Dolly b. Aug. 20, 1794; m. Josiah Tilton of Epping. 

35. Daniel Rundlett? b. June 1, 1796; m. Deborah B. Wiggin. 

36. Rachel' b. May 20, 1798; m. John Clark, who d. 1860; d. 1863. Had 
son J. Smiths Clark. (See Clark.) 

37. George K.' b. July 7, 1800; m. Priscilla Thompson; d. Feb. 26, 1885. 

38. Polly L.' b. Aug. 20, 1802; m. Emerson; lived in Maine; d. 

Nov. 29, 1826. 

By second wife: 

39. Sally Yeaton' b. Dec. 6, 1803; m. (1) Noah D. Folsom, who d. 1853, 
(2) Joseph Smith of Stratham; lived in Winchendon, Mass. 

40. Josiah' b. April 21, 1805; m. Susan Wiggin; d. Aug. 3, 1847. 

41. John P.' b. March 6, 1807; m. and lived in Maine. 

42. Rehef' b. July 8, 1809; m. Samuel Neal. (See Neal.) 

43. Joseph' b. Sept. 6, 1811; m. Zilpha H. Libbey. 

44. Esther' b. Feb. 3, 1814; d. Feb. 14, 1814. 




Hon. CHARLES E. SMITH. 



Genealogy. 649 

45. Ruth' b. Jan. 26, 1815; d. March 28, 1815. 

46. Eveline Carey b. March 24, 1816; d. unm. Jan. 7, 1892. 

47. Child'; d. March 12, 1820. 48. Child'; d. Oct., 1823. 

49. Horace Clark' b. March 14, 1824; m. (1) Sally R. Sanborn, (2) Rosilla 
Wentworth. 

(35). Daniel Rundlett' (Josiah,« Joseph, 5 Daniel,^ Daniel,' Richard,^ Rich- 
ardi) was born June 1, 1796; married Deborah B., daughter of David and 
Mehitable (Pike) Wiggin, who was born July 15, 1805, and died in Newfields 
Sept. 13, 1882; was a soldier, 1812; captain, 1814; selectman, 1851-52; rep- 
resentative, 1860; lived in Piscassic; died Jan. 7, 1877. Children: 

50. Daniel Edwin'; m. (1) Harriet D. Sanborn, (2) Emma Harriman. 

51. Charles E.s; m. Ann Augusta, dau. of Jonathan Burleigh. No ch. 
(37). George K.' (Josiah.s Joseph, ^ Daniel,* Daniel,' Richard, 2 Richard^ 

was born July 7, 1800; married PrisciUa, daughter of Isaac and Priscilla 
(Smith) Thompson of Montville, Me., who was born June 26, 1804, and died 
Feb. 6, 1893; died Feb. 27, 1885. Children: 

52. John P.8 b. Oct. 4, 1831; settled in Exeter; d. May 1901. 

53. ReUef B.^ b. Aug. 1836; d. May 1850. 

54. Horace Ober^ b. March 26, 1842; m. (1) AUce Bryant, (2) Etta A. 
Bunker. 

(43). Joseph' (Josiah,« Joseph, ^ Daniel,* Daniel,' Richard,' RichardO was 
born Sept. 6, 1811; married Zilpha H., daughter of Levi and Lydia (Chick) 
Libbey of Cornish, Me., who died Nov. 1, 1888, aged 66 years; d. 189-. 

Children : 

55. Alphonso B.s; m. 1871, Emma F. Wiggin; d. 1910. 
66. Franks; m.; res. Andover, Mass. 

(49). Horace Clark' (Josiah,« Joseph, ^ Daniel,* Daniel,' Richard, 2 Richard') 
was born March 14, 1824; married (1) Sally P., daughter of John Sanborn of 
Hopkinton, who was born March 1828, and died Sept. 6, 1858, (2) Oct. 1861, 
Rosilla, daughter of Mark Wentworth, who died Oct. 16, 1900, aged 80; died 
June 8, 1882. Children: 

57. Charles Edwin' b. Dec. 23, 1850; d. June 30, 1851. 

58. John Albert' b. about 1852; m. July 1879, Anne Ewing, and had sons. 
(50). Daniel Edwin' (Daniel Rundlett,' Josiah,' Joseph, ^ Daniel,* Daniel,* 

Ilichard,2 Richard^ was born May 1828; married (1) Harriet D., daughter of 
Jeremiah Sanborn of Epping, who died March 28, 1865, aged 40, (2) Emma 
Harriman, who died Feb. 27, 1903; always lived on the homestead where 
Josephs settled; was 6 feet 3 inches in height, with broad chest and shoulders, 
a man of unusual physical strength; died Dec. 27, 1883. 
Children, first two by first wife: 

59. Hattie Lincoln'; d. 

60. Flora E. ; m. Edward Hersey of Newfields and Exeter. 

61. Herbert W.' b. March 3, 1870; m. Jennie May Davis. 

62. WiUiam F.' b. Feb. 1872; d. April 27, 1881. 

63. Daniel R.» b. April 3, 1875; m. Alice B. Kuse. 

(54). Horace Ober' (George K.', Josiah,' Joseph, ^ Daniel,* Daniel,' Richard,* 
RichardO was born March 1842; married (1) Alice Bryant who was born Aug. 



650 History of Newfields. 

1844, and died Feb., 1876, (2) Etta A. Bunker who was born in 1853 and died 
Oct. 1907. Children by first wife: 

64. Minnie K.9 b. 1866; m. 1888, Edgar Fernald of Portsmouth. 

65. Amy E.' b. April 1868; d. Aug. 1868. 

66. Sarah A.^ b. 1869; William J. McWhinny. 

67. Ethel P.9 b. 1872; m. William Aiken. By second wife: 

68. May A.^ b. 1880; res. Newfields; unm. 

69. Carl F.' b. 1887; electrician, employed by the U. S. government, 
Panama. 

(61). Herbert W.s (Daniel Edwin, s Daniel Rundlett,' Josiah,' Joseph, » Dan- 
iel,4 Daniel, 3 Richard, 2 RichardO was born in 1870; married Oct. 4, 1883, 
Jennie May Davis; tax collector 8 years; selectman two terms. Children: 

70. Gertrudei". 71. Herbert. ^ 72. Edwin.io 73. Earl."- 

(63). Daniel R.s (Daniel Edwin, s Daniel Rundlett,^ Josiah,« Joseph, « Dan- 
iel, * Daniel,3 Richard,^ Richardi) was born in 1875; married Sept. 11, 1895, 
Alice B. Kuse; member of the school board six years. Children: 

74. Deborah Beatrice. i" 75. Florence AUce'.!" 76. Daniel Perry." 

77. Helen Marjorie." 

(64). Minnie Kj (Horace Ober,* George K.,' Josiah," Joseph,' Daniel,* Dan- 
iel, 3 Richard, 2 Richard') was born in 1866; married, 1888, Edgar Fernald of 
Portsmouth. Children: 

78. Dana L." Fernald. 79. Marion I." Fernald. 

(66). Sarah A.« (Horace Ober,^ George K.,' Josiah,^ Joseph, 5 Daniel,* Dan- 
iel,' Richard, 2 RichardO was born in 1869; married 1888, WiUiam J, 
McWhinny; lives in Newfields. Children: 

80. Robert!" McWhinny. 81. Ahdrewi" McWhinny. 

82. Horace" McWhinny. 

83. George" McWhinny; d. 1904. 84. Henry" McWhinny. 
85. Alice" McWhinny. 86. Albert" McWhinny. 

(67). Ethel P.» (Horace Ober,8 George K.,i Josiah,» Joseph, 5 Daniel,* Dan- 
iel, 3 Richard, 2 Richard^ was born in 1872; married 1895, WiUiam Aiken of 
Waverley, Mass. Children: 

87. AUce" Aiken. 88. Ralph" Aiken. 89. Ruth" Aiken; d. 1902. 



1. Nathan' Smith was born in Epping; married Jan. 3, 1823, Sally, daughter 
of Ebenezer Keniston. Children: 

2. Nancy2 b. Dec. 1823; m. John N. Howard who d. Jan. 1899. (See Howard.) 

3. Nathan2; res. Epping. 

4. Eben2; m. July 18, 1851, Margaret Marden. 

5. Samuel G. 2; m. Margaret McRee. 

6. Plumer2; m. Amanda Houghton; soldier 11th N. H. Regt.; d. of wounds 
Dec. 16, 1862. 

7. Charles Henry2; soldier, 11th N. H. Regt.; killed June 3, 1864. 

8. Daniel G.2; soldier, 2d N. H. Regt.; wounded at Bull Run Aug. 29, 1862; 
d. of his wounds March 2, 1863. 

(4). Eben2 (Nathan') married July 18, 1851, Margaret Marden; settled in 
Piscassic; died, 190-. Child: 

9. Loren E.3; m. 1899, Hattie D. Staples. No ch. 



Genealogy. 651 

(5). Samuel G.2 (Nathani) married Sept. 15, 1859, Margaret McRee; set- 
tled in Piscassic; died May 19, 1888. Children: 

10. Ida B.3; d. 1878. 

11. Laxira A.'; m. 1889, James Hanson of Stoneham, Me.; d. Jan., 1910. 

The old Smith brick garrison at Lamprey River village was bought by Ben- 
jamin Lovering, who sold it with lands to the manufacturing company, and 
by the company sold to Dr. Kittredge. It was taken down and the Catholic 
Church built on the site. 

SPEAD. 

1. 1 Spead married and had the following children: 

2. John2 b. 1772; m. Lydia Shute. 

3. SaUy2 b. 1781; m. John Smart; d. Feb. 15, 1851. 

4. Betseys b. 1784; d. unm. Jan. 24, 1880. 

5. James2 b. Nov. 21, 1786; m. Alice Downing. 

6. WiUiamz; m. Mary . 

(2). John2 ( 1) was born in 1772; married Lydia Shute, who was born 

in 1785 and died Sept., 1854; died Feb. 17, 1847. Children: 

7. Hiram. 3 8. Sallie^; m. Warren Cox of Portland, Me. 
9. Joseph. 3 10. Mary Ann.» 11. Benjamin. 3 

12. Martha'; m. George Plumer Kelley. 

13. John3b. 1803; d. May, 1845. 14. Charles.' 

15. Claras; m. Henry Grant of Portsmouth. 

16. Harrison Brodhead' b. 1823; m. Emily M. Jackson. 

17. Sophias; m. Henry Grant (as second wife.) 

18. Harriets; m. Scruton of Somersworth. 

(5). James2 ( 1) was born Nov. 21, 1786; married Sept. 10, 1810, 

AUce Downing, who was born in Newington Sept. 8, 1788, and died Aug. 25, 
1867; was a soldier, 1814; died Dec. 2, 1850. Children: 

19. Abigails b. Dec. 12, 1811; m. (1) Benjamin Spead, (2) John Presson; 
d. 1859. 

20. Margarets b. June 10, 1813; m. WiUiam Tetherly; d. Jan. 1866. 

21. James Nutter3 b. Nov. 21, 1816; d. unm. Sept. 14, 1847. 

22. Augustus Downings b. Aug. 30, 1820; m. Marietta Burleigh. 

23. George W.s b. April 6, 1823; m. Elizabeth, dau. of John and Mary 
(Keniston) Keniston, who was b. 1824, and d. May 1857; d. March 18, 1872. 

24. Susans b. Feb. 5, 1826; d. Nov. 5, 1845. 

25. Sarah Ehzabeths b. April 12, 1828; d. unm. June 17, 1857. 

(6). WiUiam2 ( married Mary — — — , who died in 1843. Children: 

26. Benjamin T.s b. Feb. 2, 1808; m. Abigail Spead. 

27. Williams b. July 10, 1809. 28. Roberts b. March 13, 1811. 
29. Johns b. Nov. 25, 1813. 30. Elizabeths b. Oct. 11, 1815. 
31. Abigails b. July 7, 1817. 32. Mary Anns b. Jan. 18, 1820. 

33. Alfreds b. May 19, 1823. 

(12). Marthas (John,2 married Oct. 7, 1833, George Plumer Kelley 

of Stratham, who died Aug. 1879; died 1853. Children: 

34. George K.'' KeUey; sailor; lost at sea. 



652 History of Newfields. 

35. Joseph* KeUey b. 1835; d. Newfields, 1867. 

36. AngelaP.*Kelleyb. 1840; m. 1880, Georgelngram; res. Newfields. Noch. 

37. Wilbur H.* KeUey b. 1843; d. 1858. 

38. Mary Francelia« Kelley b. 1847; m. George Smith; res. Kensington. 

39. M. Gertrude* Kelley b. 1850; m. Furbur Lowd; res. Greenland. 

(16). Harrison Brodhead' (John, 2 1) was born in 1823; married Emily 

M. Jackson who was born in 1823 and died 1882; settled in Newfields; died 
in 1883. Children: 

40. Henry H.4b. 1851; d. 1853. 41. Emma* b. 1855; d. 1868. 

42. Mary E.* b. 1857; d. 1858. 

43. MeUssa*; m. Warren Freeman Jones. 

(22). Augustus Downing' (James, 2 1) was born Aug. 30, 1820; mar- 
ried Marietta, daughter of Josiah Burleigh, who was born in 1817 and died 
June 1864; settled in Newfields; died March 11, 1861. Children: 

44. Oliver B.* b. 1842; soldier 6th N. H. Regt.; d. at Hatteras Island Feb. 
20, 1862. 

45. James A.* b. 1852; m. Flora Cousens and had Fred.' 

46. Augustus* b. 1854; res. Greenland. 

(26). Benjamin T.3 (James, 2 was born Feb. 2, 1818; married Abi- 
gail, daughter of James and Alice Spead; died Jan. 17, 1849. Children: 

47. Benjamin F.*; m. J. Frances Cousens, who d. 1896; d. Jan. 1882. 

48. Abbie*; m. Ferren of Natick, Mass.; d. 

49. Alice M.* b. 1841; d. 1860. 

(43). Melissa* (Harrison Brodhead,^ John, 2 1) married Warren Free- 
man Jones who died in 1906; lived in Newfields; d. 1910. Children: 

50. Ralph P. 6 Jones b. June, 1870; m. Sarah P. Richards. 

51. Freds Jones. 52. Bernices Jones. 

53. Esther S.= Jones b."l888; d. Feb. 1, 1893. 

(50). Ralph P.5 Jones (Melissa,* Harrison Brodhead,' John, 2 1) was 

born June 1870; married Oct. 1895, Sarah P. Richards; in business in Boston; 
residence, Somerville, Mass. Children: 

54. Ralphs Jones. 55. Ruth^ Jones. 56. i^ugustus' Jones. 



Thomas Spead was granted 50 acres of land Feb. 21, 1699, and it was laid 
out in two lots, one in Piscassic, and the other on Lamprey River, Oct. 26, 1700 
Ebenezer Spead died Feb. 1825. 

STINSON. 

Abner P. Stinson married Mrs. Olive Rindge, daughter of Gen. James 
Hill, and widow of Joseph Neil; was a hcensed taverner, 1822-36; kept hotel 
at the Hubartus Neal place near the railroad junction, Newfields, which became 
a noted resort for the politicians of the day, afterwards kept by Joseph Lang- 
ley; active in the parish, 1824; on school committee, 1825; on committee of 
the N. H. Legislature, June 1826, to investigate obstruction of Pascataqua river 
by Portsmouth bridge, and reported July 28, 1826; justice of the peace and 
quorum, 1837; warden of the state prison at Concord, 1829-34; major of the 
4th regiment of N. H. militia, 1829; moderator of the society, 1829; after- 
wards settled in the West and died there 1871. 



Genealogy. 653 

TARLETON. 

The Tarleton family of New England is of English origin, coming probably 
from the vicinity of London. 

1. Richardi Tarleton was born about 1640; married (1) May 22, 1666, 
Edith Lockson, who died in England leaving a daughter, (2) about 1692, Ruth, 
daughter of Elias and Ruth (Mannyard) Stileman; settled in Portsmouth. 
His WiU was probated March 4, 1708. Children: 

2. EHas^ b. Aug. 13, 1693. 3. Wimam2 b. before 1695. 
4. Richard^ b. after 1695. 5. Ruth^ b. after 1695. 

(2). Elias2 (Richardi) was born Aug. 13, 1693; married Mary , 

about 1720; was taxed in Portsmouth, 1727; one of a committee to dispose of 
the undivided land of New Castle, 1731; petitioned for the parish of Rye to 
be set off from New Castle, 1734, and for a second meeting house in the south 
part of Portsmouth, 1737; one of the military band to Rochester and Barring- 
ton, April 7, 1748, joining the band again June 3, 1748; sold 50 acres of land 
in Portsmouth to Benjamin Tarleton July 9, 1771; died, 1785. 7 ch. 

6. EUass (Ehas,2 Richardi ) was born in New Castle or Portsmouth, 1720; 
settled in Rye; was one of 66 men under Capt. Job Clement who were a guard 
for Rochester and Barrington, joining June 3, 1748; was on the pay roll of 
Capt. John Calfe's Co., Col. Pierse Long's Regt. at New Castle at the entrance 
of Portsmouth Harbor, mustered Oct. 5, 1776, to Dec. 7, 1776, and on a second 
pay roU of the same company from Dec. 7, 1776, to Jan. 7, 1777; petitioned 
for a lottery to build a bridge at New Castle, 1778, and not to be represented 
in the general court, 1786; was keeper of the Hghthouse at Fort Point, 1784; 
on the pay roll of a Company stationed at New Castle from Oct. 13, 1785, to 
Feb. 13, 1786; also on the next pay roll, Sept. 13, 1786; on the decease of 
Capt. Meshech Bell, was specially appointed to the care of Fort William and 
Mary, July, 1786, and on the pay roU of Capt. Titus Salter's Co. as sergeant 
at Fort WilUam and Mary, from Sept. 14, 1786, to Jan. 14, 1787; a year or 
two before his death walked from Rye to Newfields (12 miles) to spend 
Thanksgiving and back the next day; died Dec. 2, 1811. Children: 

7. Mary^b. 1743; d. June 3, 1836. 8. Stileman* b. 1745; d. Jan. 4, 1807. 
9. EUas4 b. 1749; d. Dec. 5, 1829. 10. WiUiam* b. 1752; d. March 19, 1819. 

11. Joseph* b. 1762; d. April 6, 1852. 

(8). Stileman* (EUas,^ Elias, 2 Richardi) was born in 1745; married (1) 
Martha, daughter of Dr. Manning, of Ipswich, Mass., who died May 6, 

1784, aged 47, (2) Deborah , who administered on his estate, 1814; 

bought 20 acres of land in Portsmouth of Thomas Seavey, once owned by his 
father, Dec. 26, 1793; was a ship carpenter; settled at Newfields, 1768, and 
built there a house; was active in the parish, 1794, 1797 and 1799-1800; died 
Jan. 14, 1807. Children born in Newfields: 

12. Margaret^ b. 1767; m. about 1789, Bradstreet Wiggin of Exeter; d. 
Dec. 1, 1855. 

13. Samuels b. Dec. 11, 1769; m. Jerusha Hopkins. 

14. Marys b. 1771; m. Timothy French of Stratham who d. April 21, 1817, 
aged 39; d. Feb. 11, 1856. 

15. WiUiam Mannings b. 1774; m. Abigail, dau. of Dea. James Ladd of 
HaverhiU; lived in Piermont; d. 1861, as also his widow. 



654 History of Newfields. 

16. Johns b. 1776; never married; sold house and lot in Newmarket and 
went to sea, then to South America; visited his relatives in 1827; returned to 
South America, and was never afterwards heard from. 

17. Hannahs b. 1778; m. (1) about 1797, Zachariah Beal, a master ship- 
builder of Portsmouth, who d. about 1817; (2) Jonathan Locke; d. Salmon 
FaUs, 1851. 

18. Sallys b. July 16, 1781; m. David Manson of Kittery, Me., who was b. 
May 30, 1732; moved to Bradford, Vt.; d. there Dec. 22, 1835, and her hus- 
band m. (2) Dec. 22, 1842, Sarah, dau. of Samuel Tarleton, and returned to 
Newfields, 1856; d. there Dec. 15, 1871. The first of their seven children, 
George^ Manson, was b. in Newfields, Sept. 22, 1808. 

(13). Samuels (Stileman,^ Ehas,^ Elias,2 Richard^ ) was born in Newfields 
Dec. 11, 1769; married Jerusha, daughter of Moses and Harriet (Mayhew) 
Hopkins of Cape Cod, Mass., who was born July 16, 1774, and died July 3, 
1854; was a ship carpenter; lived in the Tarleton house and his brother-in-law, 
Capt. Zachariah Beal, north of him in the old Deale house; was a member of 
the parish, 1799 and 1824; died July 10, 1855. Children: 

19. Stilemane b. Dec. 29, 1794; m. Martha Warner. 

20. Martha Manninge b. April 18, 1796; m. Samuel Paul; d. Feb. 19, 1883. 
(See Paul.) 

21. Mercy Hopkins^ b. June 29, 1799; m. Feb. 24, 1824, Hall J. Jenness; 
d. March 15, 1871. No children. 

22. Sarahs b. Dec. 1, 1802; m. Dec, 1842, as 2d wife, David Manson; d. 
Jan. 10, 1896. 

23. Samuel Hopkins^ b. Feb. 19, 1806; m. (1) Sophia Tenney, (2) Mary G. 
Pickering. 

24. Mary Anns b. Aug. 26, 1808; m. Jan. 18, 1829, Dana Bullard of Fram- 
ingham, Mass. 2 ch. 

25. John W.s b. July 10, 1815; d. in infancy. 

(19). Stilemans (Samuel, s Stileman,* EHas,^ Elias,^ RichardO was born in 
Newfields Dec. 29, 1794; married Oct. 25, 1821, Martha, daughter of Nathan 
and Martha Warner of Derry, who was born Sept. 27, 1796; learned the trade 
of millwright of Nathaniel Paul; superintended the erection of mills at Derry 
and Dover; for 20 years was engaged on mill work at the tide mills at Dan- 
vers, Mass., large mills at Calais, Me., and elsewhere; moved to Nashua, 
1845; confined to crutches and chair from rheumatism last 17 years of life; 
died, Nashua, Feb. 12, 1875. His widow died, Worcester, Mass., July 17, 1885. 
Children : 

26. Lucian FrankUn' b. Derry, May 23, 1822; m. (1) Louisa Baldwin, (2) 
Aug. 22, 1868, Lizzie Austin Ross. 

27. Annie Jerusha' b. Dover, Aug. 2, 1823; m. (1) April 3, 1847, Alvan 
Sawyer of Berlin, Mass., who d. Nov. 4, 1856, (2) Jan. 27, 1875, Edward L. 
Brigham of Marlboro, Mass., who was b. Oct. 8, 1806. 

28. George Warner? b. Dover June 21, 1825; m. Emma Ober of New 
Boston. 

29. James M.^b. April 8, 1827; d. Nov. 10, 1827. 

30. Edwin Nathaniel' b. Nov. 27, 1828; m. (1) Frances S. Rand, who d. 
Aug. 12, 1885, (2) Sept. 21, 1889, Mrs. Lizzie (Read) Hale of Beverly, Mass. 



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31. Sarah EUen^ b. Oct. 10, 1831; m. (1) Sept. 5, 1853, Calvin H. Rice, 
who d. Jan. 8, 1862, (2) March 20, 1882, T. Edward Smart of Saco, Me. 

32. Augustus' b. March 1, 1834; d. Feb. 12, 1864. 

33. Martha Warner^ b. Oct. 21, 1838; m. April 21, 1886, George Lawless 
of Jersey City, N. J. 

(23). Samuel Hopkins^ (Samuel, ^ Stileman,* Ehas,' EHas,' Richard') was 
born Feb. 19, 1806; married (1) 1830, Sophia Tenney, (2) May 13, 1839, 
Mary G., daughter of George Pickering of Newington, who was born Nov. 2, 
1810, and died Oct. 6, 1892; learned the trade of machinist at Great Falls; 
worked as journeyman at Great Falls, Dover, Newfields and elsewhere; 
became a locomotive engineer on the Eastern railroad, 1843; afterwards 
master mechanic at the Portland shop of the Portsmouth and Saco railroad; 
while at Newfields, was stockholder and director in the Swampscot Machine 
Co.; representative, 1853-54; purchased and moved onto the Pickering farm 
which was a part of the original grant to John Pickering, Sr., 1856; returned 
to his native village, 1864, and built his residence; died April 8, 1892. 

Child by first wife: 

34. Sarah' b. Shapleigh, Me., April 4, 1831; m. Rufus Sanborn, and d. May 
5, 1908. Children by second wife: 

35. Martha' b. Dec. 9, 1846; d. Sept. 5, 1863. 

36. Maryb. Nov. 7, 1851; d. Sept. 3, 1863. 

37. George Hopkins' b. March 25, 1854; m. Mary Webb; piano tuner; 
lives in Newfields. No children: 

TASH. 

1. Maj. Thomasi Tash was born in 1701; married Ann , who was 

born in 1696 and died Aug. 25, 1759; was a distinguished civil and mihtary 
officer; captain and major in the war of George II, 1744-48; was one of a 
scout of 20 men in the Co. of Capt. Joseph Thomas for the defense of Chester, 
Epping and Nottingham; on the declaration of peace returned to his home 
near Newmarket Plains. His wife's grave in the cemetery near the old center 
of the town for many years was enclosed by stockade of cedar posts set on 
end in the ground eight to ten feet high. Children: 

2. Col. Thomas^ was born in Newmarket in 1722; captain of Co. 4, in 
Col. Joseph Blanchard's Regt. in the expedition against Crown Point, April 
24 to Nov. 1755; captain near Albany, Sept. 12, 1756; after the massacre at 
Fort William Henry, commanded a battaHon of five companies, 250 men, 
raised in New Hampshire as a reinforcement to Col. Meserve's regiment for 
the defense of Fort Edward, ranking as major, Aug. 21 to Nov. 10, 1757; bore 
an active part in the French and Indian war, 1756-63; petitioned for a lottery 
in aid of bridge, 1759-60; on return of peace settled in Newmarket, but 
removed to New Durham about 20 years before his death; was proprietor's 
clerk of New Durham, Dec. 30, 1765; grantee of Eaton, 1766, and of Chatham, 
1767; petitioned the General Court to empower proprietors of New Dm-ham 
to seU land of deUnquent proprietors, Sept. 10, 1767; was on petition of the 
Inhabitants of Newmarket; to appoint field officer, Sept. 5, 1775 on a com- 
mittee to examine into the matters of complaint of the committee of London- 
derry against Adam Stuart who is suspected of being Enemical to the Coim- 



656 History of Newfields. 

try," Jan. 23, 1776; on "a committee of this House to join a committee of the 
Hon^ie Board to consult about officering & commissioning the Regiment now 
to be raised," March 12, 1776; on "a, committee of Twelve members of this 
House to join a committee of the Hontie Board to confer about officering the 
Regiment now to be raised & commissioned for the Defence of this Colony," 
March 13, 1776, also March 14, 1776, "to confer upon the Expediency of 
joining with the Massachusetts in granting a Bounty unto the Privateers 
belonging to this & the Mass. Colony, that may take any of our Enemies 
Ships of War upon this coast"; also one of a committee "respecting a Peti- 
tion from Marlow, Stoddard and Cambden," with reference to boundary lines; 
commissioned Colonel, 1776; representative to the General Assembly, 1776, 
1778-79; selectman, 1783. (98). Children: 

3. Dea. John^ was born in Newmaiket, Jan. 1729; married Mary, daugh- 
ter of James and Polly (Pervear) Ham, who was born Nov. 1750, and died 
Dec. 23, 1848; was deacon, and his Sunday began Saturday night; bought 
land in Nottingham, 1759; petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge, 1760; 
grantee of Eaton, 1766, and of Chatham, 1767; proprietor of Middleton and 
petitioned for its incorporation, 1773, which was granted 1778; signed the 
Association Test at Newmarket, 1776; was assessed in Lee, 1787; active in 
the parish, 1797-98; died Aug. 3, 1801. Children: 

4. Johns b. April 30, 1777; drowned Aug. 27, 1792, in crossing the stream 
east of Elder Chesley's house with an ox team. 

5. Lydias b. 1779; m. Abraham, son of Capt. Robert Pike; d. 1846. 

6. Betseys b. July, 1781; d. Jan. 1, 1803. 

7. Nancys; m. Nov. 3, 1806, Winthrop, son of Col. John Folsom, who was 
b. Aug. 3, 1784, and d. March 27, 1823. 8. Marys; m. John Paine. 

9. Joseph H.s b. 1788; m. Lucy M. Walker who d. Nov. 26, 1801; d. Aug. 
29, 1828. 

10. Clarissas b. 1791; m. 1813, Simeon Locke; d. 1871. 

11. Thomass; m. and settled in Exeter, Me.; was a school teacher. 

12. Sallys; m. Joseph Churchill. 13. Patiences; m. John ChurchiU. 



Jacob Tash was probably brother of Maj. Thomas; m. Patience Thomas, 
granddaughter of Joseph Smith of Oyster River; was an original proprietor 
of Barrington at its incorporation, May 10, 1722; petitioned for a new parish 
in Durham Jan. 31, 1839, and for a township. 

TETHERLY. 

1. Thomasi Tetherly was active in parish affairs, 1799; married Welthea 
Shute; lived on River Street in the house since owned by J. C. Todd. Child: 

2. William2 b. Dec. 20, 1807; m. Margaret A., dau. of James Spead who 
was b. June 10, 1812, and d. Jan. 28, 1866; settled in Newfields, lived on 
the old homestead. River street; d. June 15, 1848. Children: 

3. Charles E.'b. 1834; d. 1851. 

4. James W.» b. 1840; m. Helen J., dau. of Albert Morton; d. Oct., 1863. 

5. Augustus B.» b. 1842; d. March 1862. 



Genealogy. 657 

6. John Brodhead,' grandson of Thomas, though not the son of William,* 
m. July 3, 1864, Addle M. Houghton; settled in Newfields; soldier, civil war, 
in 2d N. H. Regt.; d. Dec. 16, 1910; was a good citizen and is greatly missed 
in the community. Child : 

7. Harriet, b. 1865; m. Sept. 1890, George A. Merrill; d. Augusta, Me., 
April, 1907. 

THING. 

1. Jonathani Thing was of Ipswich, Mass., 1641; of Exeter, and submitted 
to Massachusetts, 1653; married Joanna of Ipswich, Children: 

2. Jonathan, 2 m. Mary Gilman. 

3. Samueb; m. Dec. 8, 1696, Abigail, dau. of John, son of Edward Gilman, 
who was b. Nov. 3, 1674, and d. Nov. 7, 1725; selectman, and justice, 1724; 
moderator, 1727. 

(2). Capt. Jonathaiis (Jonathan^) married July 26, 1677, Mary, daughter 
of Counsellor John Gilman, who was born Sept. 10, 1658, and died Aug. 
1691; died Oct. 30, 1694, aged 39, "shot by his own gun." Children: 

4. Jonathan' b. Sept. 21, 1678; m. Abigail Gilman. 

5. John' b. June 16, 1680; m. and had Mary^ who m. John, son of Nicholas 
Gihnan, also a son Jonathan. < 

6. Bartholomews b. Feb. 25, 1682; m. Abigail Coffin. 

7. Joseph' b. Nov., 1684; was tithingman, 1724; selectman, 1728. 

8. EUzabeth.' 

9. Benjamins b. Nov. 12, 1688; m. (1) Pernal Coffin, (2) Deboral (Hilton) 
Thing. 

10. Josiah b. 1690. 

(4). Jonathan' (Capt. Jonathan,! Jonathan') was born Sept. 21, 1678; 
married Abigail, daughter of Benjamin Gilman; had a parish meeting at 
his house Feb. 3, 1698, to choose a committee to seat the people in the new 
meeting house; was constable, 1705; on a committee to lay out roads from 
town to town throughout the province, March 6, 1711; died, 1738. A war- 
rant to divide his estate was returned June 28, 1738. Children: 

11. Jonathan.* 12. Edward.* 13. Annah.* 14. Mary*; d. young. 
15. Abigail.* 16. EUzabeth.* 17. Sarah.* 18. Daughter*; d. young. 
(6). Bartholomew (Capt. Jonathan, 2 Jonathan^ was born Feb. 25, 1682; 

married (1) Dec. 7, 1705, Abigail, daughter of Tristam Coffin, and probably 
(2) April 3, 1712, Sarah, widow of John Kent, and daughter of Capt. Joseph 
Little; was town measurer, 1720; selectman, 1721; d. April 28, 1738. Child: 

19. Mary* b. Jan. 3, 1713; m. Oct. 22, 1730, Rev. Nicholas Gihnan; d. Feb. 
22, 1789. 

(9). Benjamin' (Capt. Jonathan, 2 JonathanO was bom Nov. 12, 1688; 
married (1) Jan. 1712, Pernal Coffin, (2) Oct. 21, 1725, Deborah, widow of 
Samuel Thing, and daughter of Col. Winthrop Hilton; had laid out to him 
10 acres of land "north of spruce swamp and south of pascasick river at a 
lodging way that runs through said swamp to said river," Feb. 21, 1721. 

Child by second wife: 

20. Winthrop* b. Jan. 10, 1728; m. Judith Fowler. 

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658 History of Newfields. 

(20). Winthrop* (Benjamin, 3 Capt. Jonathanz, Jonathani) was born Jan. 
10, 1728; married Judith, daughter of Philip and Susannah (Jacob) Fowler, 
who was born in Ipswich, Mass., Sept. 4, 1726; signed the Association Test, 
at Exeter, 1776; died July 25, 1806. Children: 

21. Nabbys; never married; lived on the Thing homestead on Oak Lands 
road. 

22. Winthrops b. March 20, 1754; m. Lydia Gihnan. 

23. Deborahs; m. about 1774, WiUiam Kuse. 

(22). Winthrops (Winthrop,^ Benjamin, 3 Capt. Jonathan, 2 Jonathan^ was 
born March 20, 1754; married Lydia Oilman, who was born Aug. 15, 1768, 
and died, Exeter, Jan. 30, 1847; died Sept. 21, 1837. Children: 

24. Betseys b. Jan. 12, 1795; d. unm. March 17, 1819. 

25. Winthrope b. Sept. 20, 1796; m. Lavinia York; d. Oct. 10, 1871. 

26. Judith^ b. April 21, 1798; d. unm. Feb. 9, 1820. 

27. Zebulon Gj, h. April 22, 1800; m. Sarah Ann York of Brentwood; 
buildings were burned; d. April 15, 1882. Had dau., Betsey A.' who m. 1872, 
George W. Pease. 

28. James^ b. Aug. 4, 1802; d. Feb. 1, 1805. 

29. Gilmane b. June 14, 1804; m. Clarissa Wilson; d. June 3, 1855. 

30. James R." b. Aug. 11, 1806; m. Abigail T. Blake, who d. Sept. 11, 1882; 
d. HaverhiU, Mass., April 14, 1888. 

31. Henrys b. July 14, 1808; m. Nancy Giddings, who d. about 1887; adopted 
Henry Thing, son of Rev. Horatio N. Taplin; d. Jan. 19, 1878. 

32. Benjamins b. Aug. 28, 1810; d. Feb. 10, 1834. 



John Miles Thing was b. 1772, and d. June 1, 1836. Margaret, his wife, 
was b. 1774, and d. April 17, 1858. Were buried in the Thyng burying ground, 
Oaklands, near Newfields and Exeter line. 

THOMAS. 

Elisha Thomas was a soldier from Sept. 19 to Oct. 13, 1755, in Capt. Jona- 
than Tilton's Co., Col. Peter Oilman's Regt. and marched to Albany to rein- 
force the army; petitioned for a bridge at Newfields; was on the pay roll of 
Cap. Samuel Oilman from May 27 to Aug. 1775; received four dollars coat 
money Oct. 4, 1775; was of Newmarket and mustered in Capt. Daniel Gor- 
don's Co., Col. Thomas Tash's Regt. Sept. 20, 1776; refused to sign the 
Association Test, 1776; received 10 pounds on account of a wound received in 
the service, Dec, 1776; intending to kill Abraham Libby, in the dark he 
stabbed Peter Drowne with a new butcher knife from the tavern kitchen; 
learning his mistake he exclaimed he had killed his best friend; was tried 
before Col. Thomas Tash; hanged for murder June 3, 1788, said to be the 
first man hung in New Hampshire. 



John Thomas of Durham married Ann Elizabeth, daughter of Benjamin 
and Elizabeth (Wedgewood) Smith, who was born Jan. 7, 1789. Her sister 
Sally wias born July 27, 1793, and married Bradbury J. Thomas. 

Tradition says a Mr. Thomas was killed by the Indians near George Hardy's 
and was buried in the Hilton lot. 



Genealogy. 659 



TREADWELL. 



1. Thomasi Treadwell came to America in the ship, Hopewell, Capt. Babb 
in 1635; "sat down" first in Dorchester, but settled in Ipswich, Mass., 1636; 

married in England about 1633, Mary , who was born in 1605; died 

June 8, 1671. His wife died in 1685. Children: 

2. Thomas^ b. in England, 1634; m. Sarah Titcomb. 

3. Mary2 b. Ipswich, Sept. 26, or 29, 1636. 

4. Nathaniel b. March 15, 1640; m. Abigail Wells. 

5. Esther^ b. March 21, 1641; m. Oct. 8, 1665, Daniel Hovey. 

6. Marthas b. March 16, 1644. 

(2). Thomas^ (Thomasi) was born in 1634; married March 16, 1665, Sarah^, 
daughter of WiUiam Titcomb of Newbury, Mass. Children: 

7. Thomas' b. March 3, 1666; m. Mary and had Mary^ b. June 8» 

1691 ; was a shoemaker. 

8. John3 b. Nov. 28, 1670; m. Mary Fowler. 

9. Sarah' b. Jan. 10, 1673. 10. Mary' b. Aug. 9, 1675. 

11. Ann' b. Aug. 16, 1679; d. young. 

(4). Nathaniel (ThomasO was born March 16, 1640; married (1) June 19, 
1661, Abigail, daughter of Thomas Wells, who died June 16, 1677, (2) March 
25, 1678, Rebecca, daughter of William Titcomb of Newbury, Mass. 
Children : 

12. Abigail' b. Feb. 2, 1663. 13. Mary b. Oct. 22, 1665. 

14. Nathaniel' b. 1668; d. 1672. 15. Hannah' b. Feb. 7, 1670. 
16. Thomas' b. July 11, 1672. 17. Sarah' b. Aug. 15, 1674. 

18. Nathaniel' b. June 13, 1677. By second wife: 

19. Elizabeth' b. Jan. 18, 1679. 20. Rebecca' b. April 8, 1686. 

(8). John' (Thomas, 2 Thomasi) was born Nov. 28, 1670; married Mary, 
daughter of Phihp Fowler 2d, who was born about 1680, and died Oct. 28^ 
1756; died Dec. 16, 1727. Children: 

21. Ehzabeth* b. July 16, 1699; m. Gould. 

22. Martha^ b. 1700; d. Oct. 27, 1727. 

23. Sarah* b. June 12, 1701; d. young. 

24. Mary4 b. March 13, 1703; was living Nov. 28, 1727. 

25. John* b. Sept. 24, 1707; m. Oct. 9, 1728, Hannah Boardman. Had 
Johns b. Sept 20, 1738, who m. (1) Mehitable, dau. of Dr. Richard and Mehit- 
able (Putman) Dexter, (2) Mrs. Dorothy Goodhue, who d. Salem, Mass., 
May 6, 1802, aged 51; grad. Harvard college, 1758; a clergyman; represen- 
tative from Ipswich ; judge of the Court of Common Pleas; member of Salem 
Turnpike Corporation, Aug. 5, 1806; d. Jan. 5, 1811. 

26. Elisha* b. May 24, 1710; d. Sept. 24, 1732. 

27. Jonathan* b. May 31, 1713; m. Ruth Pike of Wenham, Mass. 

28. Sarah* b. March 8, 1720; m. Dr. Abial Green of Hampton. 



1. Charlesi Treadwell was a native of Ipswich, Mass.; married Mary KeUy 
of Newcastle from a family of affluence in England reduced to poverty by a 
reverse of fortxme; a hairdresser by trade; came to Portsmouth in 1724 
with his brother Jacob, a tanner; was so successful in business that in 1728 
he completed his two-story building; in 1729 he leased for 999 years Lot No> 



660 History of Newfields. 

20 of the Glebe Land, paying a rental of 15 shillings annually, March 25, to 
the wardens of the parish ; the shop connected with the house paved the way 
to competence; signed the Association Test; with his son Jacob, 1770, were 
among the largest of 666 tax payers in Portsmouth. They built four hand- 
some houses, giving one to each of their three children. His wife died in 1783, 
aged 73. Children: 

2. Jacob. 2 3. Nathaniel b. 1731. 4. Hannah^; m. Dr. Ammi R. Cutter. 

(2). Jacobs (Charlesi) married and had children: 

5. WiUiam.3 6. Daniel.^ William and Daniel were pubhshers of the 
Portsmouth Oracle. 

7. Charles'; was a merchant. 

8. Jacob'; was a merchant; lost his property in the burning of Moscow. 

9. Anns; m. Rev. ■ Eliot of Boston. 10. Mehitable.' 11. Mary.* 

(3). Nathaniel^ (Charles') was born in 1731; married Sarah Waldon who 

died Sept. 10, 1815, aged 73; signed the Association Test, 1776; came to 
Newmarket with his son Charles and family, Sept., 1814, and settled on the 
Gen. James Hill place. Children: 

12. Nathaniel'; m. 13. Charles' b. 1767; m. Elizabeth Drowne. 

(13). Capt. Charles' (Nathaniel,2 Charlesi) was bom in Portsmouth in 
1767; married EUzabeth, daughter of Dea. Samuel Drowne of Portsmouth 
who died April 1, 1862, aged 84; having lost much property in the "great 
fire" at Portsmouth, 1813, came with his family to Newmarket, Sept. 1814, 
and settled on the Gen. James Hill estate; was tithingman, 1817 and 1826; 
auditor, 1820 and 1826; taverner, 1821, 1823, 1825 and 1827-28; on school 
committee, 1825; on committee of the Congregational society, 1827-28; clerk 
of society, 1828-29; moderator, 1S29; was called "Captain"; died June 3, 
1843. His widow died April 1, 1862, aged 84. Three daughters married 
Methodist preachers. Children: 

14. Lydia^ b. Jan. 19, 1800; m. James Coleman who d. Feb. 1862; d. May 
1875. 

15. Charles^ b. April 10, 1803. 

16. Thomas Drowne^ b. Portsmouth, Nov. 7, 1804; m. 1834, EUzabeth 
Gould; lived in Exeter; d. Dec. 22, 1887. 

17. Ann EUza< b. July 11, 1807; m. Rev. Matthew Newhall; lived in 
Greenland; d. Jan. 1, 1890. 

18. Benjamin Franklin^ b. March 31, 1809; d. unm. July 9, 1836. 

19. Caroline Matilda* b. Aug. 17, 1811; m. Rev. Philander Wallingford; 
d. Exeter, Sept. 2, 1894. 

20. William Henry Harrison^ b. March 14, 1813; m. Martha Ann Brackett. 

21. Frances Mary* b. Jan. 15, 1815; d. Greenland, Nov. 16, 1877. 

22. William Cutter* b. Jan. 23, 1817; d. March 24, 1822. 

23. Sarah Waldon* b. Oct. 13, 1818; m. (1) John T. Locke of Newfields, 
(2) Rev. John F. Adams of Greenland who was b. in Stratham, May 23, 1790; 
d. April 1, 1894. 

24. Louisa Tewksbury* b. June 4, 1820; d. May 8, 1822. 

25. Napoleon Bonaparte* b. Jan. 9, 1824; (1) Josephine Weeks, (2) Fidelia 
Hines; settled in Newmarket village; d. 1891; two ch. His wife survived 
him. 



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(20). William Hemy Harrison-i (Charles, s Nathaniel,^ Charlesi) was born 
March 14, 1813; married Martha Jane, daughter of Joshua and Abigail 
(Pickering) Brackett, who died, 1886; lived in Boston; died April 6, 1893. 
Children : 

26. Joshua Brackett^b. Oct. 17, 1840; graduated. Harvard Medical college 
1862; was assistant surgeon of the 45th, 54th, 5th and 62d Mass. Regts., and 
surgeon of the 5th Regt. of Mass. Vol. militia; d. May 7, 1885, leaving a widow. 

27. Benjamin Frankhns b. June 7, 1842; soldier, 42d Regt. Mass. Vols. 
d. unm. 1911. 

28. Martha Janes b. Aug. 24,1843; m. Alonzo Grout; res. Exeter; one son, 
Harrison T.^ Grout. 

29. Sarah Abbie^ b. 1845; d. unm. March 17, 1908. 

30. Mary Drowne^ b. 1847; d. unm. 1901. 



All buried in the family burying ground Ash Swamp road. 
The Brackett-Treadvv^ell place was formerly a Keniston place, occupied by 
a man who had been scalped by the Indians. 

TRULL. 

1. Dr. Phineasi Trull was born in Tewksbury, Mass., Sept. 1, 1781; married 
Nancy, daughter of Francis and Sarah (Batchelder) Jenness of Piscassic; 
studied medicine with Dr. George W. Kittredge of Epping, the youngest of 
eight sons born in Tewksbury, all of whom became physicians; began prac- 
tice in Raymond in 1805; was burned out in 1809; town clerk in 1810-13; 
removed to Newfields in 1819, and occupied the house of William Cario, the 
silversmith; soon became identified with the social, business and religious 
interests of the community; was active in the Congregational Society, 1829, 
the year of its reorganization; with his wife, became member of the New- 
fields S. S. Union, and joined the Congregational church on profession; was 
unwearied in his exertions to reUeve the sick and suffering for 29 years, highly 
respected and dearly beloved; died Aug. 22, and his wife Sept 2, 1848, both 
of the same age, 67 years. One monument now marks their united graves. 

Children, born in Raymond and Newfields: 

2. Child2 (Luther, ?) ; d. in infancy. 

3. Bruce! ; xn. Caroline ; settled in Thomaston, and later, Bath, Me.; 

several children. 

4. Frank2; left home young, because reprimanded for staying out late 
evenings. 

5. Ohve Blakes; m. 1850, Erastus F. Ricker; living at Omaha, Neb., in 1898. 

6. Alvin C.2; m. Hannah S. Osgood; selectman, Newfields, 1852; Uved also 
in Manchester, Hyde Park and Peabody, Mass.; d. June 8, 1868. His widow 
d. March 26, 1893, aged 72 years and 3 months. They had a son William A.» 
living in Boston; unm. 

TUFTS. 

1. Rev. Thomasi Tufts was born in Devonshire County, England, and in 
early life emigrated to Boston, Mass.; commenced an academical course of 
study, and graduated at Harvard college, 1701; became a clergyman, and was 



662 History of Newfields. 

ordained in Boston, preaching there till his death, in 1725, or according to 
the Harvard catalogue, 1733; left a "name free from reproach." Among his 
children were: 

2. Henry2; m. Wedgewood. 

3. Thomas^ probably; was witness, Feb., 1740; ensign and acting quarter- 
master in the N. H. regiment under Col. Samuel Moore, employed in the 
reduction of Louisburg and adjacent territories, from Feb. 13, to Sept. 6, 
1745, at two pounds per month wages. 

(2). Henry 2 (Rev. ThomasO married Wedgewood, who later in 

life was called "an old witch woman"; served an apprenticeship with one 
Whitcher, a tailor of Boston, till 21 ; removed to Newmarket, and after remain- 
ing two or three years, to Lee, where after a time he purchased a small farm 
by means of which, and his trade as tailor, he acquired an honorable livelihood; 
petitioned Nov. 18, 1765, for the division of Durham and formation of the 
parish of Lee; with his son Henry, signed the Association Test in Lee, 1776; 
died, aged 75, two j^ears after his wife, both of whom left behind "the testi- 
mony of a good confession." Children: 

4. Thomas'; received and settled on the homestead; is mentioned with his 
house, 1779; assessed in Lee, 1787. 

5. EUphalet^; served in the Revolutionary army, and was at "Soldiers 
Fortune," near West Point, 1778. 6. Child.' 

7. Henrys b. Newmarket, June 24, 1748; m. 1770, Lydia Bickford of Dur- 
ham, some years his senior, but a very notable and discreet woman contribut- 
ing more to the support of the family than her husband; moved to his home 
beyond Newmarket Plains towards Lee Hook; was famous in his day and in 
his field, which extended from Canada to Virginia, for a reprobate hfe under 
many disguises and marvellous escapes, bearing assumed names, appearing 
as rake, tramp, bully wrestler, biuglar, horse-thief, freebooter, bounty-jumper, 
fortune-teller, Indian doctor, reUgious enthusiast, and New Light preacher; 
nearly a score of times in a score and a half of years was sentenced to prisons, 
dungeons, and chains at Falmouth and York, Me., Dover, Exeter, eight 
times, Newburyport, Ipswich, Salem and Castle WiUiam, Mass.; was con- 
demned, June, 1793, unjustly he says, for burglary and sentenced to be hung 
Aug. 14, 1793; with wife, a juryman, ladies of Ipswich and students of Har- 
vard, solicited reprieve of Gov. Samuel Adams, but as time passed receiving 
no answer the suspense became terrible; was asked to sell his body and pub- 
lish his memoir; his coffin was made, his grave dug, and the sheriifs appeared 
ready to execute the penalty, and the hour of four passed with no word from 
the governor, but on Sept. 18, his punishment was commuted to imprison- 
ment for life, and he passed five wretched years at Castle William in Boston 
Harbor. In 1798 the fortress was ceded to the National Government, and 
he was removed to Salem, whence he soon escaped, and joined his first wife 
and family at Lemington, Me. 

In 1771 he left his wife and child, and married Sally, daughter of Enoch 
Judd of Claremont, whom he abandoned within a year and returning to Lee 
found his "first wife yet held possession of the castle." In 1786 under the 
fictitious name of Gideon Garland he married Abigail Kennison, a young 
widow of Stratham, who followed his fortunes for nearly 10 years, and by 



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whom he had four children. She afterwards married in Vermont a man of 
respectable fortune. He died in Lemington, Me., in some measure a reformed 
man. His descendants have been among the most respected and influential 
citizens of the place. He had nine children, the oldest named Simeon. 

Among those victimized in Newmarket and vicinity were "Stevens, a steady 
old farmer," Peter Folsom, James Burleigh, EUsha Thomas, Dea. Tash, 
Daniel Chapman, Smith Gihnan, Levi Chapman and Lt. John Burleigh. 

Note. The title of his book is "A Narrative of the Life, Adventures, Travels 
and Sufferings of Henry Tufts, now residing at Lemington, in the District of 
Maine. In Substance compiled from his mouth. In Three Books; pages 366. 
Preface VIII pages. Dover, N. H. Printed by Samuel Bragg, jun., 1807." 
The story of Col. T. W. Higginson's "New England Vagabond" in Harper's 
Magazine of March, 1888, is founded on the vagaries of Hem-y Tuft's auto- 
biography. 

WALKER. 

1. WiUiami Walker was born in 1780 ia Portsmouth; married Margery 
— ; attended Phillips Exeter Academy; died, Newfields in 1854. Children: 



2. EUzabeth L.2 b. 1801; d. unm. April 5, 1880. 

3. Nancys b. 1803; m. George Oliver Hilton; d. 1872. 

. 4. Sarahs ; m. Henry HartweU; res. Waltham, Mass.; d. 

5. Harriet^; m. Dr. Keith of Stamford, Coim.; d. 

6. Lucy M.2 b. 1813; d. unm. 1878. 

7. William L.2 b. 1822; m. Ellen E., dau. of James Hill, who was b. 1822 
and d. March 1884; Lived in Newfields and Guinn Island, Va.; began his 
business life in the store of Richard Jenness ; afterwards was accountant many 
years for the Swampscot Machine Co., Newfields; later purchased a large 
farm at Critchett Hill, Va.; d. there Oct. 17, 1885, leaving a bequest of $1000 
to Newfields for the care of the cemetery; no ch. 

WATSON. 

1. Winthropi Watson married Abigail . 

2. Dudley (Winthropi) was bom in Exeter Feb. 2, 1756; married April 6, 
1780, Anna Hilton who was born Aug. 12, 1760, and died July 14, 1845; signed 
the Association Test in Exeter, 1776; was one of the last ship-builders in New- 
fields; died June 26, 1828. (128) Children: 

3. Nancys b. 1780; m. Capt. Joshua Neal; d. Aug. 31, 1849. 

4. Winthrops b. 1785; d. July 1820. 

5. Betseys b. 1788; m. George Robinson. 

6. Charlottes b. June 1791; d. unm. Dec. 9, 1863. 

7. Martha' b. Feb. 3, 1794; m. Dec. 21, 1817, James Burleigh; d. Feb. 26, 
1828. 

(5). Betseys (Dudley,» Winthropi) was born in 1788; married 1823, George 
Robinson who died Aug. 24, 1870, aged 80; died April 7, 1862, aged 73 years 
and 11 months. Children: 

8. Elizabeth A.* Robinson; d. 1831. 

9. George D. W." Robinson; m. Susan M. Churchill who d. July 30, 1897, 



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aged 65; lives in the home of his grandfather Dudley Watson near Rocking- 
ham, built in 1792. 

1. Johni Watson married Veasey of Stratham, who died May 21, 

1816; was a soldier in Capt. Thomas Bell's Co. at Fort William and Mary 
from Dec. 18, 1757, to May 10, 1758; also in the expedition under Col. John 
Goffe which invaded Canada by way of the Green Mountains in the spring of 
1760; was of Newmarket and on the muster roll of Capt. Simon Marston, 
marching July 22, 1776; signed the Association Test, 1776; lived at the Plains 
where his old dwelling has been repaired; was active in parish affairs 1796-98 
and 1800; died June 14, 1831. Children: 

2. DaAdds; m. (1) , (2) Croftsford; was on the pay 

roll of Capt. Joseph Badger Aug. 29, 1776; enlisted for three years for New- 
market, 1777, and again March 2, 1778, in Capt. William Rowell's Co., Col. 
Nathan Hale's Regt.; entered Capt. Nathaniel Ambrose's Co., Col. Welch's 
Regt., Sept. 30, 1777, and was discharged after the surrender of Bm-goyne; 
was member of the 8th Co. of Col. George Reid, 1777-79; of Middleton, 1783, 
1785-86; active in the parish, 1798-99; died and was buried with military 
honors. John^ Watson of the Plains was a son, and a daughter married a 
York. 

3. Henrys b. Oct. 27, 1792; m. SaUy GUman. 

4. John C.'; m. 1854, Hannah, dau. of Weare and Mary (Locke) Prescott, 
who wag b. Aug. 12, 1816. 

5. Sally.s 

(3). Henrys (Johni) was born Oct. 27, 1792; married Sally GUman, who 
was bom Feb. 1800, and died March 21, 1856; was a justice of the peace, 1830; 
died March 9, 1871. Children: 

6. Henry.' 

7. Joseph'; m. 1825, Dearborn, grandniece of Gen. Henry Dear- 
bom of Hampton; lived in the old Shackford house. 

8. Marys; m. Dearborn, brother of Joseph's wife. 

9. Nancy.' 10. Abigail.' 11. Harriett.' 12. Lucretia.' 
One of the daughters m. Ebenezer Joy. 



1. Joseph S.i Watson married Mary . Children: 

2. Nancys b. June 14, 1826; d. Dec. 29, 1841. 

3. Rosinas b. Dec. 15, 1827; d. July 1, 1843. 

4. George D.s b. June 13, 1836; d. Dec. 19, 1854. 

5. Fannie W.s b. July 1838; m. Davis; d. April 30, 1878. 

6. Helen S.^ b. March 1841; d. Sept. 8, 1857. 



George Watson petitioned for a bridge at Dover Aug. 30, 1786, for reprieve 
of Elisha Thomas, May 19, 1788, for a lottery to build bridge at Dover, Jan. 
3, 1791, against billiard playing after 1791, 1791; was of Newmarket and on a 
jury Sept. 1840; died April 15, 1857, aged 87. 

Henry Watson was active in parish affairs, 1796-98 and 1800; member of 
Elder Osborn's Conference, 1800; on school committee, 1813; assessor, 1821. 
He married Nancy Smari,. 

Benjamin Watson was active in parish affairs, 1796-97. 



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John Watson was bom Oct. 1782, and died Feb. 23, 1860. His wife, Saxah 
K., died April 17, 1856, aged 68. 

Jacob K. Watson married Deborah , and had Rev. Jacob L. Wataon, 

who died Jan. 17, 1838. 

Lydia Watson of Newmarket married, 1802, Nathaniel Oilman, who was 
bom in Exeter, Feb. 15, 1779; settled in Waterville, Me. 10 ch. 

WEDGEWOOD. 

Johni Wedgewood was one among the 14 names of the 24 men from Ipswich, 
Mass., to miite with the Salem boys in April 1637, under Capt. Trask and 
march against the Indians. From the Diary of Robert Perkins we learn that 
John Wedgewood and Thomas Sherman gave chase to a set of Indians and 
drove them to a swamp. Both men were wounded and came back with scars, 
and the satisfaction of having driven back the enemy. 

On Oct. 1638, and again Sept. 3, 1639, John Wedgewood is sentenced "to 
bee set in the stocks at Ipswich." His Will was dated Nov. 24, 1654, and pro- 
bated April 10, 1655. Children: 

2. John^; m. Mary . 

3. Jonathans; took the oath of allegiance May 26, 1669, and again, Dec. 
16, 1678. 

4. David. « 5. Mary. 2 6. Abigail.2 

(2). John2 (Johni) was born before 1654; was among the first settlers of 
Hampton who accompanied Rev. Stephen Bachiler from Massachusetts. 
Child: 

7. John.« 

(7); John' (John,« JohnO was bom before 1700; Hved at North Hill; peti- 
tioned for a new township, March 23, 1731, and for a "Poll Parish" Nov. 15, 
1737; declared the peaceable intent of the North Hill parish, 1739; petitioned 
for Newmarket bridge and its location at Newfields, 1759-60. (88) Child: 

8. John^ b. in 1733; m. Molly Pike. 

(8). John^ (John,' John,2 JohnO was born in 1733; married Molly Pike; 
sold house and land to Francis Mathes, 1763; is mentioned, 1764; signed the 
Association Test, 1776; settled in Newmarket; was on the pay roll of Capt. 
Timothy Clement's Co., Col. Long's Regt. at Newcastle from Sept. 10 to Dec. 

7, 1776, and from Dec. 7, 1776, to Feb. 7, 1777, and was reported fit to march 
to Ticonderoga Jan. 13, 1777, but had not appeared to march, Feb. 23, 1777; 
enlisted in Capt. Zebulon Gihnan's Co., Col. Nicholas Oilman's Regt., Sept. 

8, receipted for wages, Sept. 12, and was discharged Dec. 15, 1777; died March 
6, 1828, aged 95. His wife died Aug. 20, 1824. Children: 

9. Johns; d. tmm. a young man. 

10. Lot« b. 1756; m. Elizabeth, dau. of John and Lydia (Millet) Smith, 
who was bom March 29, 1762. 

11. Noah» b. 1759; m. (1) Abigail Rantoun, (2) Mrs. Polly Town. 

12. Jesse' b. April 10, 1761; m. Mehitable Folsom. 

13. EMzabethe b. Oct. 16, 1763; m. (1) Jonathan S. Dudley, (2) Benjamin 
Smith. 

14. Rebecca'; m. Nathaniel Oilman. 

(12). Jesse« (John,< John,' John,' John') was born in Newmarket, April 10, 



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1761; m. 1785, Mehitable, daughter of Peter Folsom, who was born April 7, 
1764, and died June 17, 1824; settled in Parsonsfield, Me.; died there Aug. 
17, 1837. Children: 

15. Mehitable* b. May 10, 1786; m. Capt. William Blazo; d. July 31, 1862. 

16. Sarah« b. April 9, 1788; m. (1) Silas Burbank, (2) John Wadleigh; d. 
July, 1864. 

17. Elizabeth' b. Jan. 5, 1790; m. Dr. Moses Sweat; d. Jan. 13. 1860. 

18. Jesse« b. March 1, 1792; m. Catherine Paine, and had Mehitable F.' 
who m. Nov. 12, 1846, Andrew B. Ross. 

19. Mary" b. March 12, 1794; m. Capt. Abraham Marston. 

20. Hannah' b. May 10, 1796; m. John Moore; d. Sept. 6, 1855. 

21. Lydia' b. March 1798; d. 1803. 

22. Susan« b. April 12, 1800; m. Capt. Jabez Towle. 

23. Thatcher G.' b. April 11, 1802; m. Malinda Eaton; d. Limerick. Me. 

24. Peter' b. 1804; d. in infancy. 

(13). EUzabeths (John,* John,' John,2 John») was born in Newmarket Oct. 
16, 1763; married (1) 1777, Jonathan Stone Dudley, (2) Lee, Dec. 11, 1781, 
Benjamin, son of John Smith, who was born April 15. 1759, at the old home- 
stead in Lubberland, and died at Glenburn, Me., Dec. 3, 1837; died Sept. 20, 
1841. Her first husband was a Revolutionary soldier, and early in 1781, died 
in New York. Children: 

25. » Smith b. March 2, 1783; m.; d. Portsmouth, Sept. 20, 1847. 

26. Harriet Wedgewood^ Smith; m. James, son of James Folsom, as 2d wife, 
who was b. Aug. 12, 1765, and had Harriet', Stephen' and James' Folsom. 

27. Jesse' Smith. 28. William' Smith. 



1. Jonathan! Wedgewood of Newmarket married Mehitable, daughter of 
Joseph and Lucretia (Bartlett) Hardy, who was born May 18, 1807, and died 
Oct. 1850; lived in Salem, Ind., eight years, then crossed the Ohio river into 
Louisville, Ky. Children: 

2. James Dearborns b. 1839. 3. Caroline Matilda b. 1843. 
4. Elizabeth A. 2; d. young. 



William Wedgewood son of one of the Johns, married a daughter of Jona- 
than and Abigail K. (Lord) Folsom; settled in Maine; was a soldier, 1814. 

Jonathan Wedgewood petitioned, Nov. 25, 1755, for a bridge at Newfields, 
and again 1766. 

WEEKS.i 

1. Leonardi Weeks was born in 1639, and came from England to America 
prior to 1655, his name first appearing as a witness to a bond in York County, 
Me., Dec. 6, 1655; married, 1667, Mary, daughter of Dea. Samuel Haines of 
Portsmouth; received grants of 44, 34 and 10 acres of land July 5, 1660; set- 
tled, Feb. 1661 at Winnicut river, now Greenland, where he spent his life, 
dying in 1707. Children: 

2. Johns b. June 14, 1668; d. before Feb. 1712. 

' This name seldom appears in the records of Newfields but as many of our old families mar- 
ried into the family this genealogy is given. 



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Samuel^ b. Dec. 14, 1670; m. Elinor Haines. 
4. Joseph^ b. March 11, 1672; m. Hannah 



5. Joshua2 b. June 30, 1674; m. Comfort Hubbard; d. June 13, 1758. 

6. Mary2 b. July 19, 1676; m. Lt. Joshua Brackett. 13 ch. 

7. Jonathana; m. Elizabeth Gate; d. June 27, 1748. 

8. Margarets b. Jime 4, 1679; m. Tobias Lear, as is supposed. 

9. Sarahz; supposed to have m. Tobias Langdon. 

(3). Capt. Samuel^ (Leonard') was born Dec. 14, 1670; married Eliaor Haines; 
was a farmer and prominent citizen in Greenland; lived in the brick house on 
the homestead; died iu 1746. 

There is an old family tradition that the brick house was built in 1638 by 
John Weeks, father of Leonard, but no records are found to support it. If 
true, Leonard was bom in New Hampshire, not in England. The house was 
undoubtedly erected by Leonard if not by John, and is one of the oldest houses 
now standing in New England. The "brick house " has descended through 
Samuel's heirs. Ghildren: 

10. Samuels bap. 1712; m. about 1725, Mehitable Pickering of Portsmouth. 

11. Johns bap. 1712; m. (1) Hannah , (2) Abigail . 

12. Walters bap. 1712; m. about 1726, Gomfort Weeks; lived on the 
homestead; d. 1774. 

13. Matthiass b. 1708; m. about 1735, widow Sarah (Sanborn) Ford; d. 
Gilmanton, 1777. 

14. Marys bap. 1712; m. about 1744, Paul Ghapman; d. 1762. Had son, 
Rev. Samuel Ghapman. 

15. Elinors bap. 1714; d. unm. Deerfield. 

16. Williams bap. 1717; d. young. 

(5). Gapt. Joshuas (IjeonardO was born in Greenland June 30, 1674; mar- 
ried in Boston, Nov. 1699, Gomfort Hubbard; was the first to settle at the 
Bayside; paid parish rates in Greenland, 1712 and 1723; with Joseph, peti- 
tioned to have the town boundaries established, 1714; with others, petitioned 
the Lt. Governor that Greenland be set off as a distinct parish, March 15, 
1721, and the petition was granted March 21, 1721; died June 13, 1758. 

Ghildren: 

17. Marthas b. 1704; m. (1) Ghase Wiggin, (2) Gol. Winthrop Hilton. 

18. Joshuas bap. Nov. 19, 1706; m. Oct. 24, 1734, Sarah Jenness. 

19. Gomforts b. about 1708; m. Walter, son of Gapt. Samuel Weeks; d. 
Dec. 1786. 9 ch. 

20. Marys b. 1710; m. Gapt. Jonathan Ghesley of Durham. 

21. Ichabods bap. 1713; d. Nov. 3, 1736. 

22. Johns b. 1716; m. (1) Martha Wingate, (2) Elizabeth . 

23. Thankfuls bap. 1720; m. April 17, 1740, George Marshall of Portsmouth. 

24. Williams b. July 28, 1723; m. March 20, 1748, Elinor March, who was 
b. Nov. 1, 1730, and d. Nov. 1, 1807; lived at Bayside; d. Sept. 17, 1798. 

25. Richards bap. 1727; d. young. 

26. Margarets bap. April 1728; m. (1) Dea. Eben Smith, (2) George Frost. 
(17). Marthas (Gapt. Joshua,2 Leonard') was born in Greenland, 1704; 

married (1) Jan. 9, 1723, Ghase Wiggin, who died, 1733, (2) Dec. 9, 1736, Lt. 
Col. Winthrop, son of Gol. Winthrop Hilton of Newfields. Ghildren: 



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27. Bradstreet^ Wiggin b. Nov. 1724; m. Mary Coker; d. Oct. 1757. 

28. Comfort^ Wiggin b. 1727; m. B. Gilman of Epping. 5 ch. 

29. Chase^ Wiggin b. July 12, 1730; m. Mary Perkins. 5 ch. 

30. Joshua^ Wiggin b. July 1733; m. Elizabeth Lyford of Epping. 7 ch. 

31. Winthrop^ Hilton b. Oct. 7, 1737. 32. Ichabod* HUton b. 1740. 

33. Ann* Hilton b. 1745; m. Lieut. John Burley; d. Oct. 26, 1769. 

(22). Dr. Johna (Capt. Joshua,2 Leonardo was born in Greenland in 1716; 
married (1) Nov. 10, 1737, Martha, daughter of Maj. Joshua Wingate of Hamp- 
ton, who was bom March 30, 1718, and died March 9, 1758, (2) Elizabeth 

, who died Oct. 20, 1763, aged 47; completed his studies in England; 

practiced 10 years in Greenland, then removed to Hampton. Children: 

34. Joshua Wingate* b. 1738; m. Sarah Treadwell of Ipswich, Mass.; grad. 
Harvard college, 1758; ordained London, Eng., 1763; rector, Marblehead^ 
Mass.; d. 1806. 

35. Comfort* b. Jan. 10, 1740; m. March 13, 1760, Dr. Coffin Moore. 

36. Martha* b. 1742; m. Capt. Benjamin Randall; d. two years later. 

37. Mary* b. Feb. 22, 1745; m. (1) Adino Nye of Hingham, Mass., (2) 1770, 
Joseph Brackett of Greenland; res. Newmarket. 

38. Sarah* b. 1747; m. Aug. 1762, Rev. Jacob Bailey; d. March 22, 1818. 

39. John* b. Hampton, Feb. 17, 1749; m. Dec. 27, 1770, Deborah Brackett 
of Greenland, who was b. Dec. 25, 1749, and d. July 5, 1831. 

40. WilMam* b. Hampton, May 20, 1751; m. Susannah Haines of Green- 
land, who was b. July 28, 1752, and d. May 31, 1845; d. Sept. 1821. 

41. Ward Cotton* bap. July 15, 1753; m. Mary Barber of Exeter; sergt. 
Capt. Zebulon Gihnan's Co., Col. Nichol's Regt., Sept. 8 to Dec. 15, 1777, at 
Saratoga; d. Aug. 1789. 

42. Abigail*; d. in infancy. 

43. Joanna* b. Hampton, Dec. 31, 1755; m. Dec. 4, 1777, Levi, son of Col. 
Jeremiah Folsom of Newmarket; d. July 17, 1826. 

(35). Comfort* (Dr. John,' Capt. Joshua, 2 Leonard^ was born Jan. 10, 1740;. 
married March 13, 1760, Dr. Coffin Moore; died, 1784. Children: 

44. Marthas Moore b. Newmarket, July 12, 1761; m. Dea. Caleb Prince. 

45. WiIMam5 Moore b. Brentwood, Oct. 5, 1763; m. Ann Carr of Candia. 

46. John W.6 Moore b. Georgetown, Me., 1765; killed by Hghtning at sea. 

47. Coffins Moore b. April 30, 1768; m. 1789, Polly Bucknam. 

48. Comforts Moore b. Jan. 24, 1770; m. John French. 

49. Dr. Jacob Baileys Moore b. Sept. 5, 1772; m. PoUy Eaton of Candia. 

50. Pollys Moore b. Pownalboro, Me., July 23, 1774; m. John Quimby. 
(48). Comforts Moore (Comfort,* Dr. John, 3 Capt. Joshua, 2 Leonard*) was 

born Jan. 24, 1770; married Dec. 20, 1793, John, son of Simon French of Can- 
dia, who was born March 25, 1770, and died Dec. 24, 1845; lived on the French 
homestead; died Dec. 1, 1834. Children: 

51. Marthas French b. Oct. 1794; d. June 27, 1811. 

52. Simons French b. Feb. 2, 1796; m. Ann B. Evans; d. May 25, 1871. 

53. Coffin Moores French b. April 6, 1799; m. Dolly Pillsbury. 

54. Lucindas French b. June 18, 1803; m. Oct. 21, 1824, Fied Fitts. 

55. Evefinas French b. Sept. 5, 1805; m. Samuel Mmray of Auburn. 
(53). Dea. Coffin Moore^ French (Comforts Moore, Comfort,* Dr. John,'- 



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Capt. Joshua,' Leonard') was born in Candia April 6, 1799; married Dec. 8, 
1825, Dolly PiUsbury, who died Nov. 20, 1879; a farmer in Candia; died Dec. 
15, 1881. Children: 

56. John Pillsbury French b. Sept. 14, 1826; m. (l) June 20, 1861, Edee 
Knight, (2) Feb. 20, 1872, Mary E. Craig of Auburn, Mass. 

57. Mary Celina^ French b. May 6, 1832; m. Jan. 1, 1862, Rev. James H. 
Fitts, pastor, Newfields, 1880-1900; res. Newfields. 

58. Rev. Samuel Frankhne French b. Dec. 22, 1835; m. Martha Jane Upton; 
d. Newfields, Nov. 10, 1911. 

59. Rev. George Henrys French b. July 27, 1838; m. Fannie E. Kilburn, d. 

60. William H.' (Wilham.s ^,\\ Samuel, 2 Leonard') was born in 1815; 

married, 1842, Mehitable S., daughter of Rev. John Brodhead of Newfields; 
was a farmer, living in the "biick house," Greenland; d. 1894. Children: 

61. J. Ahnenas b. 1844; m. George Francis; res. Greenland; had Josephine 
H.» Francis, who m. 1896, Frank Coleman. 

62. M. Josephine? b. 1846; m. 1870, Rev. Charles E. Hall; res. Hollywood, 
Cal.; had Florence K.' Hah (adopted). 

63. John Williams b. 1850; m. S. EUzabeth Lord; inherits from his uncle, 
Robert B., the "old brick house" and homestead farm. Children: 

64. Charles Hall^; d. in childhood. 

65. Martha B.'; d. in childhood. 

66. Thornton N.'; heir to the estate. 

WENTWORTH. 

1. Elder WUliam' Wentworth, the emigrant, married EUzabeth Kenny, 
who survived him; was one of 35 persons who signed the Exeter Com- 
bination July 4, 1639; came to America with Rev. John Wheelwright, or very 
soon after; was of Wells, Me., 1642, and Dover, 1650; died, 1697. 

Children : 

2. Samuel^ b. 1641; m. Mary Benning. 3. Gershoma; m. Hannah French. 

4. Ezekiels; m. EHzabeth . 

5. Elizabeth^ b. 1653; m. (1) James Sharp, (2) Richard Tozier. 

6. Paul. 2 7. Sylvanus.2 8. Timothy.' 9. Sarah'; m. Benjamin . 

10. Ephraim'; m. Mary Miller. 11. Benjamin.' 

(2). Samuel' (Eld. WiUiam') was born in 1641; married 1644, Mary Ben- 
ning, who survived him, became the fourth wife of Hon. Richard Martyn, 
and died Jan. 20, 1725; settled in Portsmouth; signed in favor of remaining 
under the govermnent of Massachusetts, Oct. 22, 1677; died of small pox at 
Cocheco, March 25, 1690. ChUdren: 

12. Samuel' b. April 9, 1666; m. (1) Hannah Wiggin, (2) Elizabeth Hobson. 
(3) AbigaH Goffe. 

13. Daniels b. Oct. 21, 1669; d. unm. Jan. 5, 1691. 

14. John' b. Jan. 16, 1671; m. Sarah Hunkiug. 

15. Mary' b. Jan. 5, 1673; m. (1) Samuel Rymes, (2) Dr. John Clifton. 

16. Ebenezer' b. April 9, 1677. 

17. Dorothys b. Jime 27, 1680; m. Henry Sherburne. 

18. Benning3 b. June 28, 1682. 

(4). Ezekiel' (Eld. WUliamO married Elizabeth . Children: 



670 History of Newfields. 

19. Thomas^; a mariner; d. before Aug. 31, 1719. 

20. Johns; m. Martha Miller. 

21. Pauls b. 1678; known as Colonel; lived at Salmon Falls. 

22. Benjamins b. about 1691; m. Sept. 23, 1717, EHzabeth Leighton of 
Kittery, Me. 

23. Gershoms; m. Sarah ; lived at Rollinsford. 

24. Tamsens; m. (1) Dec. 29, 1704, James Chesley, who was killed by the 
Indians Sept. 17, 1707, (2) John Hayes of Dover. 

25. Elizabeths; m. Nov. 3, 1713, Nathaniel Brown of Dover. 
(10). Ephraim2 (Eld. Wniiami) married Mary Miller. Children: 

26. Ephraims; m. Feb. 11, 1725, Martha Grant of Berwick, Me.; d. Dover, 
Feb. 24, 1776. 

27. Spencers; m. Kezia Heard; d. Aug. 5, 1773. 

28. Ezekiels; m. after 1751, Dorothy Wentworth, (2) Sarah Nocks (Knox). 

29. Samuels; m. (1) Patience Downs, (2) Mrs. Elizabeth Carter, (3) Mrs. 
Margaret (Haines) Home. 

30. Jonathans b. Sept. 8, 1741; m. Abigail Heard. 

31. Marys; m. Nehemiah Kimball; settled in Dover; d. May 4, 1782. 
(12). Samuels (Samuel, 2 Eld. Williami) was born April 9, 1666; married 

(1) Hannah, daughter of Andrew and Hannah (Bradstreet) Wiggin, who was 
born Aug. 10, 1666, and died Feb. 21, 1691, (2) Nov. 12, 1693, Elizabeth Hob- 
son of Boston, (3) Oct. 28, 1699, Abigail, widow of Christopher Goffe; was a 
mariner of Portsmouth; built the first Wentworth house in Portsmouth on 
the south side of Puddle Docks at the north end of Manning Street. 

Child by 1st wife: 

32. Samueb b. 1691, bap. Oct. 25, 1696; d. Dec. 6, 1711. 
Children by 2d wife: 

33. Nathaniel' bap. Aug. 28, 1692; d. Aug. 10, 1693. 

34. Edward* bap. June 11, 1694; d. July 24, 1695. 

35. Daniel* bap. Nov. 24, 1695. 

(14). Lt. Gov. Johns (Samuel, 2 Eld. William^) was born June 16, 1671; mar- 
ried Sarah Hunking. Children: 

36. Gov. Benning* b. July 25, 1696; m. (1) Dec. 31, 1719, AbigaU Ruck, 

(2) March 15, 1760, Martha Hilton of Newmarket, who m. (2) Col. Michael 
Wentworth of Eng., and had dau. Martha. 

37. Hunking* b. Dec. 19, 1697; m. (1) EHzabeth Wibird, (2) Elizabeth 



38. Hannah* b. July 4, 1700; m. (1) Samuel Plaisted, (2) Theodore Atkinson. 

39. Sarah* b. June 24, 1702; m. (1) Archibald McPhedris, (2) George Jaf- 
frey. 

40. John* b. Oct. 19, 1703; m. Sarah HaU. 

41. William* b. Dec. 10, 1705; m. (1) Margery Pepperell of Kittery, Me., 
(2) Mrs. Mary (Hall) Winthrop. 

42. Mary* b. May 7, 1707; m. (1) Temple Nelson, (2) John Steele. 

43. Samuel* b. Jan. 15, 1708; m. Elizabeth Deering. 

44. Mark Hunking* b. March 1, 1709; m. EHzabeth Rmdge. 

45. Elizabeth* b. Feb. 16, 1711; m. (1) John Lowd, (2) Capt. Benjamin 
Underwood. 

46. Rebecca* b. April 16, 1712; m. Jan. 2, 1729, Thomas Ricker. 



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47. Ebenezer^ b. Aug. 1, 1714; m. Dec. 4, 1746, Mary Mendum. 

48. Danieb b. Jan. 5, 1716; m. Elizabeth Frost of New Castle. 

49. George^ b. June 12, 1719; d. unm. at sea Dec. 1741. 

(20). Johna (Ezekiel,2 Eld. WilliamO man-ied Dec. 24, 1703, Martha, daugh- 
ter of Richard and Grace Miller of Kittery, Me.; a farmer and lumber dealer; 
settled in "SHgo," Dover; owned land at the Falls, and a portion of a mill 
privilege; surveyor of highways, 1709, 1711 and 1714; constable, 1715; died 
prior to July 20, 1718. His wife survived him. Children: 

50. Richard* b. about 1708; m. Rebecca Knox. 

51. Thomas*. 52. Ezekiel.* 53. Mercy*; m. Moses Butler. 

54. Damaris*; m. Brock. 

(29). Samuel' (Ephraim,^ Eld. WilliamO married (1) Patience Downs, (2) 
Mrs. Elizabeth Carter of Portsmouth, (3) Mrs. Margaret (Haines) Home; 
died March 4, 1789. Children, by first wife: 

55. Jonathan* b. Sept. 8, 1741; m. Betsey Philpot. 

56. Sarah* b. June 17, 1745; m. April 13, 1775, Samuel Roberts. 

57. Enoch* b. Jan. 6, 1752. 58. Kezia* b. Sept. 25, 1754; m. John Philpot. 

59. Mary* b. Sept. 14, 1757; m. Andrew Home, Jr. 

60. Daniel* b. about 1758; enlisted Feb. 11, 1777, in the Revolution; died 
in the service. 

61. Amaziah* b. March 30, 1760. 62. Samuel* b. Nov. 29, 1763. 

63. Jacob* b. Jan. 1, 1766. 

(44). Mark Hunking* (Lt. Gov. John,' Samuel,^ Eld. WiUiam") was bom 
March 1, 1709; m. Elizabeth, daughter of John Rindge of Portsmouth; died 
Dec. 28, 1785. Children: 

64. Marks bap. May 19, 1733; d. young. 

65. Marks bap. Sept. 28, 1734; d. in infancy. 

66. Johns bap. Aug. 14, 1737; m. Nov. 11, 1764, Frances Atkinson; was 
appointed governor of New Hampshire April 10, 1766 — the last of the 
royal governors; lived in Portsmouth; built a country residence 100x45, in 
Wolfeboro upon Smith's pond, now Wentworth lake, 1773, with out-buildings 
of corresponding size, and five large barns; his last official act a proclamation, 
Sept. 1775, dated at the Isles of Shoals, to prorogue the General Assembly to 
April next; afterwards^lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia; created a baronet, 
1795; died at Halifax, N. S., April 8, 1820. "He was of unimpeachable char- 
acter, elegant manners, public enterprise, and unequalled reputation in the 
Province." 

(50). Richard* (John,' Ezekiel.^ Eld. William^ was born about 1708; mar- 
ried Rebecca Knox, who survived him; settled in Rochester; died there, 1796. 
His Will was probated June 29, 1796. Children: 

67. Thomas*; drowned before his father's death. 

68. Daniels bap. July 2, 1738; d. unm. before June 1796. 

69. Mercys; ni. Peter Home of Rochester. 

70. Sarahs; m. Richard Walker of Milton. 

71. Johns; m. (i) Hannah Hodgdon, (2) Ann Blazo. 

72. Josiahs; m. Abiah Cook of Rochester. 

73. Isaacs b. Aug. 29, 1752; m. Abigail Nutter. 

(55). Col. Jonathan* (Samuel,' Ephraim,^ Eld. WiUiami) was born Sept. 8, 
1741; married Betsey, daughter of Richard Philpot, who died Sept. 7, 1829; 



672 History of Newfields. 

lived at Dry Hill, so called, about two mUes from Dover Landing; was captain 
of a company in Col. Enoch Poor's Regt., and marched to Bunker Hill just 
before the Battle, 1775; under Gen. Washington at Cambridge, 1776; at 
Ticonderoga, Sept. 1776; left the service because of disagreement, but rejoined 
the continental army at Rhode Island under Gen. John SuUivan Aug. 5, 1778; 
was major 1783, under Col. Thomas Bartlett, and at one time brigade major 
under Col. Stephen Evans; in the Legislature, 1779-82; colonel of the 2d 
N. H. regiment, 1789; died Nov. 16, 1790. ChUdren: 

74. Richard Philpot^ b. April 29, 1766; m. Deborah Burleigh. 

75. Thomas^ b. June 4, 1768; m. Mary Roberts. 

76. Lukes b. Feb. 2, 1772; m. Tamsen Ricker.' 

77. Sylvanus= b. Oct. 14, 1775; d. Nov. 2, 1778. 

78. Lewis^ b. Sept. 10, 1779. 

79. Patiences b. Nov. 24, 1781; m. Mark Wentworth; d. Oct. 2, 1835. 

80. Jonathans b. Aug. 11, 1784. 81. David^ b. May 2, 1788. 

(73). Isaacs (Richard, < John,^ Ezekiel,2 Eld. WiUiami) married Jan. 30, 
1777, Abigail Nutter, who was born Oct. 30, 1753, and died, 1820; inherited 
the homestead at Rochester; was a Revolutionary soldier; died, 1807. 

ChUdren: 

82. Sarah" b. May 17, 1777; d. unm. at Bridgewater, Jan. 1824. 

83. Thomas* b. Jan. 7, 1779. 

84. Betseys b. June 4, 1780; d. unm. Rochester, 1807. 

85. Temperances b. Dec. 16, 1781; m. March 4, 1802, James Mordough; 
d. Dec. 1850. 

86. Daniels b. July 16, 1783; m. May 1814, Elizabeth Holt of Bangor, Me.; 
a Methodist clergyman; d. Skowhegan, Me., Oct. 20, 1869. 

87. Mercys b. April 15, 1785; m. March 29, 1804, Col. Isaac Jenness. 

88. Richards b. June 14, 1789; m. Elizabeth Brodhead. 

89. Isaacs b. Feb. 20, 1793; d. young. 

90. Abigails b. Feb. 20, 1793; d. young. 

91. Rebeccas b. Nov. 12, 1794; m. Nathaniel Howe of Rochester. 

(74). Richard Philpots (Col. Jonathan,^ Samuel,' Ephraim,2 Eld. William^ 
was born Aug. 29, 1766; married Deborah Burleigh, who was born Nov. 18, 
1764; lived in Brookfield and Newmarket; was a soldier from Newmarket in 
the war of 1812; died near Shadega Woods, Chateaugay, N. Y., near Canada 
line. Children, four born in Brookfield: 

92. Jonathans b. Newmarket Jan. 10, 1793; m. Oct. 27, 1819, Nancy Fiske 
of Worcester, Mass.; drowned in Penobscot river July 9, 1834. 

93. Judiths b. March 20, 1795; m. Dr. Joshua Abbott; leased, Jan. 10, 
1824, to Deborah Wentworth one-half of dwelling house in which she lives, 
one-half farm and buildings thereon; d. St. Louis, Feb. 2, 1845. 

94. Richards b. June 3, 1797. 

95. Deborahs b. Aug. 25, 1799; m. Jan. 8, 1823, Nathan B. Wiggin of Bos- 
ton; d. Dec. 29, 1863. 

96. Hannahs b. in Newmarket, Sept. 23, 1802; m. Charles Pond. 

97. Thomas J.s b. March 24, 1806; m. (1) Anne Wilson, (2) May 10, 1851, 
Ann Hobbs. 

98. Abigail M.s b. May 14, 1810; m. 1828, James W. PhiUips of Boston. 
(75). Thomass (Col. Jonathan,* Samuel' Ephraim,2 Eld. WilliamO was born 



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June 4, 1768; married Jan. 27, 1790, Mary, daughter of Col. Samuel Roberts, 
who was born May 12, 1769. Child: 

99. Ruth RoUins^ b. March 30, 1802; m. John, son of Gershom and Lydia 
(Roberts) Home, an early settler of Great Falls; d. April 8, 1886; had Char- 
lotte', who m. Walter Shute Ordway of Newfields, and had Bessie Pierces Ord- 
way, who m. Chi-istopher A. PoUard. 

(88). Richards (Isaac, s Richard, « John,' Ezeldel,2 Eld. Williami) was born 
June 14, 1789; married Jan. 3, 1814, Elizabeth, sister to Rev. John Brod- 
head; lived in the house back of the Methodist parsonage; was a cripple from 
rheumatism many years; died Feb. 18, 1854. His wife was born in Smith- 
field, Pa., AprH 15, 1787, and died, Newfields, Oct. 16, 1867. ChHdren: 

100. Elizabeth^ b. Dec. 5, 1814; d. March 9, 1881. 

101. Olive C' b. Oct. 21, 1816; m. April 1841, Jeremiah Sanborn of Epping 
and Newfields. 

102. Mehitable' b. April 1, 1820; d. Dec. 16, 1828. 

103. John Brodhead' b. Aug. 29, 1823; m. Clara Mathes Drew. 

104. Harriet Newell' b. April 14, 1828; m. Capt. Moses Pettengill; d. Sept. 

10, 1888. 

105. Hiram Romaine' b. Dover, May 16, 1830; settled in Newfields; d. 
1870. 

(103). Rev. John Brodhead^ D. D. (Richard,* Isaac,* John,' Ezekiel.s Eld. 
Williami) was born Bristol, N. H., Aug. 29, 1823; married Aug. 21, 1851, Clara 
Mathes, daughter of Dr. Stephen and Hannah Drew of Milton, who died May 
2, 1890; preparatory studies at Newfields Seminary; graduated at the Uni- 
versity of Vermont, 1848; ordained elder at Olean, N. Y., Sept. 2, 1855; all 
but one appointment in New York; received D. D. from Vt. University, 
1864; died, Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 1, 1893. ChHdren: 

106. Abby Jane' b. MUton, July 3, 1852; d. Sept. 12, 1853, Condersport, 
New York. 

107. Elizabeth Sherman' b. Perry, N. Y., July 13, 1854; m. W. H. Hart- 
weU; d. 

108. Harriet Olivia' b. Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 15, 1855; d. 1869. 

109. Clara H. HoUoway b. WHUamsviRe, N. Y., Sept. 12, 1857; m. Prof. 
F. M. Allen. 

110. Stephenia Drew' b. Perry, N. Y., Nov. 30, 1859; m. Herschel Col- 
lins, Buffalo, N. Y. 

111. Richard Brodhead' b. Perry, N. Y., Dec. 22, I860; res. Wichita, Kan. 

112. David Watson' b. Lockport, N. Y., Nov. 12, 1862; d. Buffalo, Nov. 

11, 1863. 

113. John Burleigh' b. Buffalo, Aug. 2, 1864; lawyer, New York City. 

114. Julia Du Bois' b. Medina. N. Y., Oct. 4, 1867; d. there, July 20, 1868. 

WIGGIN. 

1. Capt. Thomasi Wiggin married probably in England, 1632 or 1633 
Catherine Mason, perhaps; was at Pascataqua in 1631, as agent of the upper, 
plantation; ret^lrned to England, 1632, and back again with families from 
the west of England, "of good estate & some account for religion," 1633; 
continued in the agency of Dover plantation; was praised to Gov. John Win- 
43 



674 History of Newfields. 

throp by Edward Howes writing from London, June 22, 1633. "Bloody 
Point" was so called becaiise he and Capt. Walter Neal, agent of the lower 
plantation, disputed about the possession of the land and drew their swords 
in vindication of their respective claims. Capt. Wiggin was displaced 
as agent by George Burdett, 1637; was magistrate upon the union of New 
Hampshire and Massachusetts 1641; deputy for Dover, 1645; assistant, 
1650-64; was desired by the inhabitants of Strawberry Bank to bring his 
patent to the General Coui-t at Boston, May 1653; died about 1667, it is 
supposed, at the home of his son Andrew at Squamscot. Children: 

2. Andrews b. about 1635, and bap. Sept. 20, 1641; m. Hannah Bradstreet. 

3. Marys bap. Sept. 20, 1641. 

4. Thomas^ bap. Sept. 20, 1641; m. Sarah Barefoot; deputy governor 
from Jan. 1683 to May 1686. 

(2). Andrews (Capt. ThomasO was born in 1635; married June 3, 1659, 
Hannah, daughter of Gov. Simon and Anne (Dudley) Bradstreet, whose 
mother was daughter of Gov. Thomas Dudley, and sister of Gov. Joseph and 
Rev. Samuel Dudley; a woman of rare accomplishments and practical genius; 
received from his parents "all the land known by the name of Squamscot being 
three miles sqare or thereabouts," 1663; sold land, 1663 which. May 6, 1680, 
John Cutt willed to his son John, "being 160 poles by ye water side (more 
or less according to bill of sale) and three miles back into ye woods together 
with ye marsh or meadow abreast of it;" accused, Oct. 5. 1697, Charles Ranlet 
of Exeter of cutting down and carrying away "the Principle timber off my 
land;" died in 1710. His Will was dated Jan. 13, 1704 naming his wife and 
son Jonathan, executors, and probated June 10, 1710. Children: 

5. Thomas' b. March 5, 1662; m. Martha Dennison. 

6. Simons b. April 17, 1664; m. (1) (2) . 

7. Hannah^ b. Aug. 10, 1666; m. Samuel Wentworth of Portsmouth; d. 
Feb. 21, 1690, leaving Samuel Wentworth who d. Dec. 6, 1711. 

8. Mary a b. 1668; m. Capt. Jeremiah, son of Moses Gihnan, among whose 
descendants were Col. Samuel and Col. Israel Gilman of Newfields, Col. David 
Gilman of Raymond, and Bradstreet Gilman of Piscassic. 

9. Sarah'; m. William Moore, and had Williams Mary ^ and Jacob B." Moore. 

10. Jonathans; m. Mary . 

11. Andrews b. Jan. 6, 1672; m. Abigail Follett. 

12. Bradstreet'; m. Ann Chase. 13. Abigail'; m. William French. 

14. Dorothy; m. Gilman. 

(4). Thomass (Capt. Thomasi) was bap. Sept. 20, 1641; married Sarah, 
sister of Gov. Walter Barefoot; was member from Exeter of the General 
Assembly, Jan. 14, 1684; with his son Thomas, petitioned against Lt. Gov. 
Edward Cranfield, 1685; and for the permanent government and protection 
of Massachusetts as formerly, 1689-90; member of the church at Exeter, 
1693; at Squamscot, 1709. Children: 

15. Sarah'; m. Henry Sherburne. 

16. Catherine'; m. (1) Robert Tufton, who took the name of Mason and 
sold New Hampshire to Samuel Allen of London, 1691, (2) Capt. Simon Wiggin. 

I65. Tufton'; m. and had Richards grandson, Theodore^ and great grand- 
son, Theodore". 

17. Thomas'; m. 



Genealogy. 675 

(5). Thomas3 (Andrew^, Capt. ThomasO was born March 5, 1661; married 
Martha daugriter of John and Martha (Symonds) Dennison of Ipswich, Mass., 
who survived him and married (2) July 1693, Capt. Jonathan Thing of Exeter, 
who died Oct. 31, 1694, and had Daniel Thing b. May 12, 1694, (3) prior to 
Nov. 3, 1704, Matthew Whipple, of Ipswich, Mass., who died Sept. 12, 1728; 
died about 1692. She administered on the estate of her first husband. Child: 

18. Hannah*; is mentioned in her grandfather's wiU. 

(6). Capt. Simons (Andrew^, Capt. ThomasO was born April 17, 1664; 

married (1) , (2) Catherine, daughter of Thomas Wiggin, and 

widow of Robert Tufton Mason; was returned as assemblyman of Exeter, 
June 7, 1697; died about 1720. Will was probated Jan. 9, 1720. His widow 
died, 1738. Her WiU was probated March 29, 1738. Children: 

19. Hannahs m. March 15, 1722, William Cogswell or Dec. 17, 1719, 
George Veasey, Hannah, daughter of Thomas Wiggin, marrying the other. 

20. Deborah*. 21. Simon* b. Aug. 12, 1701; m. Susannah Sherburne. 

22. Henry*; not mentioned in his father's Will; had an account with Hon. 
Andrew Wiggin, 1740. 

(10). Jonathans (Andrew,2 Capt. ThomasO was born March 11, 1683; 

married Mary ; was at Squamscot, 1709; received the privilege of a 

ferry over Squamscot river, July 22, 1721; with others, received a grant of 
land in Bow of Lt. Gov. Wentworth; died, 1738. His Will was dated March 
23, 1738. ChHdren: 

23. Sarah*; m. John Hill. 24. Anne*; m. Ens. Joseph Jewell. 

25. Mary*; m. Perkins. 26. Hannah*; d. young. 27. Lydia*. 

28. Hannah*. 

29. Andrew* b. March 27, 1719; m. (1) Anna Ross, (2) Mehitable Moody, 
(3) Mrs. Dorothy Sweat. 

(11). Col. Andrews (Andrew^, Capt. Thomas') was born Jan. 6, 1672; 
married Abigail Follett, who survived him; built the house where Bartlett 
Wiggin now Uves; member of the house according to the king's writ, 1738-42, 
and chosen speaker; wrote to the General Assembly about the defence of Fort 
Dummer, 1745; died 1756. His son-in-law, Theophilus Smith, administered 
on the estate. Children: 

30. Hannah* b. 1697; m. Josiah, son of James Burley, of Newmarket. 

31. Andrew* b. Oct. 8, 1699. 32. Martha* b. Sept. 1, 1701. 

33. Abigail* b. March 23, 1703; m. Samuel Doe. 

34. Nicholas* b. July 10, 1705. 

35. Mary* b. June 10, 1707; m. Theophilus Smith, who was b. Dec. 9, 1704, 
and d. Feb. 26, 1771, leaving Theophilus^ Smith b. May 15, 1741, who d. 
Feb. 25, 1805. The name Theophilus Smith descended to ten generations. 

36. Mercy* b. Aug. 29, 1709; m. Dea. Samuel Sherburne of Portsmouth. 

37. Caleb* b. Oct. 8, 1711. 

38. Bradstreet* b. Feb. 21, 1713; m. Phebe Sherburne. 

39. Nicholas* b. June 10, 1716. 

40. Elizabeth* b. March 23, 1719; m. Boardman. 

(12). Bradstreets (Andrew^, Capt. Thomas') married Ann Chase; died 
Jan. 18, 1709. His wife survived him and married (2) John Sinkler of Strat- 
ham. Children: 

41. Chase*; m. Martha Weeks. 42. Thomas'. 43. Joseph*. 



676 History of Newfields. 

44. Elizabeth*. 

(17). Thomas' (Thomass Capt. Thomasi) married. His Will was dated 
Jan. 4, 1727, and probated June 5, 1727. Mentions children: 

45. John%* is given 30 acres of land, a part of what "my uncle Barefoot 
gave me." 

46. Walter «; is given 30 acres as above. Had a son Walter = and a grandson 

Walters who m. Sarah , who d. Sept. 12, 1863, aged 75; d. April 8, 1830, 

aged 46. 

47. Thomas; executor of Will and given 30 acres as above. 

48. Henry*; is given 70 acres of land as above "on the northward side of 
Piscassit River above where ye Hiltons had a mill." 

49. Andrew*; is given 70 acres as above. 

50. Tufton*; is given the same as to John, Walter and Thomas when 21, 

51. Samuel* ; is given as to Tufton. 

52. Daughter. 53. Daughter. 54. Mary*. 

(21) Lt. Simon* (Capt. Simons, Andrew2, Capt. Thomas') was born 
Aug. 12, 1701; married Susannah Sherburne, who was born March 13, 1703, 
and died July 9, 1763; petitioned for a bridge at Newfields, Nov. 25, 1755 
and "wUl give the way Free & clear through my Land." Children: 

55. Simons b. March 4, 1734; m. Hannah Marble. 

56. Henrys b. May 8, 1740; m. (1) Lydia Shute; (2) Amy Herrick. (128). 
(29). Squire Andrew* (Jonathans, Andrew,^ Capt. Thomas') was born 

March 27, 1719; married (1) Anna Ross, (2) Mehitable Moody, (3) Sept. 
12, 1751, Mrs. Dorothy Sweat, who was born Feb. 26, 1727; died, 1774. 
Among his children, all by his last wife, were 

57. Andrews b. July 14, 1752; m. (1) Mary Brackett, (2) Mary Wingate. 

58. Levis; m. Piper; Uved near the toU bridge; had a son Joshua 

Pipers who was a demented and drinking man, and on a day when they had 
been killing hogs, stabbed his father with a butcher knife causing immediate 
death. The son was imprisoned, and finally died at the poor house. 

(38). Bradstreet* (Col. Andrew,^ Andrew, 2 Capt. Thomas') was born Feb. 
1, 1713; married Phebe Sherburne. Child: 

59. Andrews b. May 5, 1737; m. Mary Jewett. 

(41). Chase* (Bradstreet, ^ Andrew,^ Capt. Thomas') married Martha, 
daughter of Joshua and Comfort Weeks; died 1733. His widow married 
(2) Lt. Col. Winthrop Hilton. ChHdren: 

60. Bradstreets b. 1822. 61. Comforts b. 1825. 
62. Chase,s b. 1827. 63. Joshuas b. 1731. 

(42). Cornet Thomas* (Bradstreet, ^ Andrew,^ Capt. Thomas') petitioned 
for a bridge, 1746; was representative from Stratham, 1752-55 and 1760; 
petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge, and its location at Newfields, 
1759-60, for a bridge at Newfields, 1766 and 1772, and for a lottery in aid of 
bridge, 1768; signed the Association Test, 1776; was on the roll of Capt. 
Samuel Gihnan, Col. Enoch Poor's Regt. from May 30 to Aug. 1, 1775, re- 
ceiving a pair of shoes Sept. 27, and four dollars coat money Oct. 4, 1775; 
died in the war. Child : 

64. Thomass; m. Elizabeth , who was b. in 1749, and d. Dec. 1, 

1837, leaving a WUl bequeathing to her son Thomas" Wiggin of Newmarket 
), which was paid by the executor, N. E. Bmieigh, March 19, 1840. They 



Genealogy. 677 

had a daughter kiu^abeths b. 1769, who died April 4, 1839 and Martha^, who 
m. (1) Thomas Brackett, (2) Col. John Folsom, (3) Gen. James Hill. 

(43). Joseph^ (Bradstreet,3 Andrew, 2 Capt. ThomasO with his son Joseph,' 
petitioned for a bridge over Squamscot river, Nov. 21, 1746, and at Newfields, 
1766, and for a bridge, 1772; participated in the election of military officers 
June 26, 1775; protested against the appointment of Capt. Thomas Smith 
as justice because under suspicion for tory prochvities, June 27, 1776; signed 
the Association Test, 1776. Child: 

65. Josephs. 

(55). Simons (I.t. Simon, « Capt. Simon, 3 Andrew, 2 Capt. ThomasO was 
born March 4, 1734; married July 22, 1756, Hannah Marble of Bradford, 
Mass.; with his wife, owned the covenant March 4, 1759; petitioned for a 
bridge at Newfields, 1766 and 1772; was fifer in Col. Long's Regt., 1776-77; 
also in Capt. John Folsom's company, Col. Moses Kelly's Regt., Rhode Island, 
1778; died Oct. 11, 1823. His wife died Nov. 9, 1811, aged 75. Children: 

66. Elizabeths bap. March 4, 1759. 

67. Simons b. Jan. 5, 1759; m. Joanna Marston, who was b. Sept. 15, 
1765; a merchant in Exeter. Among their children were William Henry who 
m. Mary Ann, dau. of Seth Shackford, and Sarah Jane'. 

68. Annas b. April 15, 1760; m. Noah Robinson of New Hampton. 

69. Sarahs b. June 5, 1762; m. Capt. Daniel Hilton of Newfields, and 
became the mother of Nancy Hilton, and of Charlotte' Hilton who m. Dr. 
James OdeU. 

70. Hannahs b. Sept. 24, 1764; m. John Smith of Exeter, and had James' 
and Wilham' Smith. 

71. Betseys b. 1766, bap. Sept. 20, 1766; m. Benjamin, son of Daniel Clark, 
and had Elizabeth' Clark who m. Andrew Lane, Benjamin F.' Clark who m. 
Ehzabeth Wingate, Daniel' Clark, judge, and David' Clark, a lawyer. 

72. Davids b. June 17, 1769; m. Mehitable Pike. 

73. Jeremiah.s 74. Robert P.s 

75. Janes b. May 20, 1771; m. Bradbury Robinson. 

(56). Henrys (Lt. Simon, < Capt. Simon, 3 Andrew, 2 Capt. ThomasO was 
born May 8, 1740; married (1) March 31, 1765, Lydia, daughter of Michial 
and Welthon Shute, who was born Dec. 2, 1740, and died July 22, 1784, (2) 
July 23, 1785, Amy Herrick; lived at Newfields and Tuf tonborough . Children: 

76. Michials b. Dec. 12, 1765; m. Deborah, dau. of Capt. John Perkins; 
a joiner; bought 113/2 acresof land of Josiah Adams, Apr. 10, 1793; d. Sept. 13, 
1820. (130). 

77. Henrys b. Jan. 5, 1767; m. (1) Hannah Hill, (2) Aphia Hill, (3) Olive 
Smith. 

78. Lydias b. Sept. 15, 1768; d. March 25, 1776. 

79. Welthons b. May 14, 1771. 

80. Susannas b. Jan. 5, 1774; d. Dec. 14, 1793. 

81. Elizabeths b. Sept. 21, 1775. 82. Lydia b. Dec. 17, 1778. 
By second wife: 

83. Daniel H.s b. March22, 1786. 

84. Chaiies S.s b Feb. 24. 1788; d. Nov. 12, 1855. 

85. Sarahs b. July 15, 1790. 86. Abigails b. Dec. 12, 1792. 
87. Amys b. Oct. 28, 1794. 



678 History of Newfields. 

(57). Andrews (Squire Andrew,* Jonathan, 3 Andrew, 2 Capt. ThomasO was 
born July 14, 1752; married (1) Jan. 29, 1774, Mary Brackett of Greenland, 
(2) Jan. 6, 1788, Mary, daughter of Hon. Paine Wingate, who was born July 
12, 1766; was on the pay roll of Capt. Daniel Moore from May 1 to Aug. 1, 
1775, receiving four doUars for coat money Oct. 17, 1775; 2d lieutenant in 
Capt. David Copp's Co. at Pierce's Island Nov. 5, 1775; was of Newmarket, 
aged 22, enlisting Jan. 1, and reported as missing, deserted or sick about Jan. 
1, as returned in Capf. Tilton's Co., Col. Enoch Poor's Regt. July 1776; 
entered Capt. Robert Pike's Co., Col. Joseph Senter's Regt. Aug. 1, 1777, 
mustered at Warwick, R. I. Dec. 18, 1777, and discharged Jan. 6, 1778. 

Children, all but the first by his second wife: 

88. Mary b. Oct. 9, 1780; m. July 1803, George Hilton of Newfields, and 
had George O.' Hilton who m. Nancy Walker of Portsmouth, and had George 
W.8 Hilton who m. and d., and Mary Miltimores Hilton who m. Joseph H. 
Wiggin. 

89. Harriet" b. Oct. 27, 1788; d. April 6, 1836. 

90. Caroline" b. AprH 20, 1790; d. June 19, 1817. 

91. Andrew Paine" M.D. b. Sept. 1, 1791; m. Jan. 23, 1821, Mrs. Olive 
GUbert, who d. Dec. 31, 1822. 

92. Eliza" b. Feb. 23, 1794; m. April 23, 1820, Andrew Taylor, and had 
Andrew B.', Charles G.' and George O.' Taylor. 

93. Caleb" b. Stratham, Jan. 8, 1796; student, PhilHps Exeter Academy, 
class of 1814; m. (1) Oct. 23, 1839, Eliza Adams, granddaughter of Rev. 
Joseph Adams, second minister of the town, and had Mary E.', Anne E.', 
Caleb M.7, m. (2) June 1, 1848, AmeUa, dau. of Abednego and Mary (Saw- 
yer) Robinson of Dover who survived him; settled on the homestead; d. 
Aug. 10, 1887. 

94. Sarah B." b. Aug. 19, 1803; m. May 13, 1827, A. W. MUtimore. 

(59). Andrew^ (Bradstreet,* Col. Andrew.^ Andrew, 2 Capt. ThomasO was 
born May 5, 1737; married Mary, daughter of Ens. Joseph Jewett, who was 
born Oct. 6, 1733, and died Jan. 24, 1834; was representative to the Provincial 
Assembly, May 21, 1765; on a committee of the house which "viewed the 
Jail and made Report that some iron Barrs and Repairs were necessary to be 
made where the Breaches were, and Sundry other Repairs," Nov. 27, 1765; 
representative 1770-73; owned the covenant, Aug. 16, 1761; died Sept. 16, 
1778. Children: 

95. Anna"; bap. Aug. 16, 1761. 96. Nathan" bap. Feb. 27, 1763. 
97. Phebe" bap. Oct. 1. 1769. 98. Andrew" bap. Oct. 1, 1769. 

(62). Chase" (Chase, * Bradstreet,3 Andrew,2 Capt. Thomas') was born in 
1727; was of Newmarket, living near Rockingham Junction; a soldier in 
Capt. Jethro Pearson's Co., Col. Peter Gihnan's Regt. from Sept. 19 to Dec. 
11, 1755; in Capt. Thomas Tash's Co., Col. John Hart's Regt. from April 
26 to Dec. 30, 1758; petitioned for a lottery in aid of bridge, and location at 
Newfields 1759-60; corporal on pay roll of Capt. Joseph Badger, Jr., July 23, 
1776, and Capt. John Drew's Co., Col. Joseph Badger's Regt. for Crown Point 
and Canada, Aug. 29, 1776; was pound keeper 1796, 1798 and 1800. Children: 

99. Chase" b. 1766; student, Phillips Exeter academy, 1790; was a black- 
smith next to the parsonage, now the Buckley place. 

100. Sarah," d. Oct. 23, 1821. 101. Susan K." 



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102. Childs d. Aug. 6, 1819. 103. ChUde; d. AprU 20, 1824. 

(63). Joshua^ (Chase, ^ Bradstreet,' Andrew, 2 Capt. ThomasO was born in 
1731; married Elizabeth Lyford; was a tailor of Newmarket, 1760; petitioned 
for a bridge at Newfields, 1766; was door keeper and messenger of the Fourth 
Provincial Congress, 1775; protested against the hoarding of salt by the traders 
of Exeter, July 5, 1776; signed the Association Test, 1776. The "Flax- 
break" came on to the farm in his day and was used by three generations. 
ChHd: 

104. Joshuas; m. Comfort Wiggin. 

(72). Davids (Simon,^ Lt. Simon,* Capt. Simon, 3 Andrew,^ Capt. ThomasO 
was born June 17, 1769; married Mehitable, daughter of Capt. Robert Pike 
of Piscassic, who was born April 20, 1784, and died Sept. 25, 1861; "the hand- 
somest couple in the state"; died, 1849. Children: 

105. Henry P.'; m. Charlotte Macon, and had a son Daniel G.^ b. 1828, 
who m. Sarah Clark. 

106. Deborah G.'; m. Daniel R. Smith; d. 1882, leaving Daniel Edwins 
and Charles E.s Smith. (See Smith.) 

107. James Simon' b. Jan. 1808; m. Sarah Robinson, and had Rev. J. 
Henrys Wiggin; a merchant of Boston; d. Newfields Oct. 31, 1881. 

108. Ann M?; d. unm. May 17, 1884, aged 75. 

109. Charles E.? b. 1813; m. Rebecca C. Hadaway; a merchant of Boston 
of the firm of James S. Wiggin & Co. 53 years; was made residuary legatee 
of John Harriman, a bachelor of Boston with large property, who spent the 
last years of his life at the Ehn House, Newfields, dying in 1878. 

110. Jeremiah? b. 1816; member of the New Orleans firm of Wiggin & 
Davenport; d. unm. 1844. 

111. Robert P.' b. 1818; business in Boston; d. unm. 1863. 

(77). Henrys (Henry.s Lt. Simon,* Capt. Simon,3 Andrew, 2 Capt. Thomas') 
was born Jan. 5, 1767; married (1) Dec. 11, 1794, Hannah, daughter of Gen. 
James Hill, who was born March 28, 1775, and died Jan. 6, 1798, (2) Aphia 
Hill, sister, who was born Sept. 4, 1783, and died Sept. 4, 1819, (3) Nov. 18, 
1820, Ohve, daughter of Samuel and Azubah (Hopkins) Smith who lived in 
cottage opposite the first academy; died Dec. 6, 1828. (130). Children: 

112. Susan Hill', b. about 1795; m. John Cutts Fowler as 2d wife; d. 
1864. 

113. Henry; d. young. 114. Sophia'; d. unm. 115. Ann.' 

116. Aphia HiU'; m. Charles W. Adams. 

(98). Andrews (Andrew,s Bradstreet,* Col. Andrew,' Andrew,^ Capt. 
Thomasi) was baptized Oct. 1, 1769; married Mehitable Moody and had 

117. Josiah Bartlett' b. June 1, 1811; m. April 16, 1842, Eleanor Hilton 
Smith of Epping; Uved at Exeter, where he was postmaster three years, 
Dover, postmaster one year, and Newfields several years; in trade for himself 
and as confidential clerk of George O. Hilton, agent of the Newfields Iron 
Foundry Co.; finally settled in Stratham on the property of his ancestor 
which had never been conveyed out of the family; was engrossing clerk of 
the Legislature, 1836, 1839-40, and assistant clerk of the Senate, 1841-42 
and 1844; register of deeds for Rockingham Co., 1845, 1849-50; county auditor 
three years; insm-ance and pension agent; town clerk and selectman several 



680 History of Newfields. 

years; representative, 1878-79; justice of the peace and quorum throughout 
the state. Child: 

118. Andrew C.s; m. Charlotte A. RoweU, who was born Feb. 1832, and 
d. Aug. 8, 1883; lived in Manchester. 

(104). Joshuae (Joshua, 5 Chase, « Bradstreet,' Andrew,^ Capt. Thomasi) 
was born 1769; married Sept. 24, 1795, Comfort, daughter of Jonathan Wiggin, 
who was born March 2, 1774, and died Dec. 1824; died Sept. 14, 1840. 
Children : 

119. Joshua?; m. Dorothy, dau. of Capt. Joseph Fernald. 

120. Elizabeths 121. John'. 122. Chase' b. 1814; m. Lydia A. Neal. 
123. Martha'; m. Aaron Adams. 124. Stephen'; m. Mrs. John Fernald. 

125. Albert J.'; m. Ann A. Hilton. 

(109). Charles E.' b. Nov. 29, 1813; m. May, 1840, Rebecca C. Hadaway; 
a successful business man and a large-hearted, generous "practical philan- 
thropist " ; d. March 12, 1888. Children: 

126. Mary R.s d. in infancy. 127. Jeremiah T.* d. young. 

128. Charles E.s Jr., b. 1848; m. Lizzie F. Meserve of Roxbury. 

129. Mary Lockes b. 1850; m. Joseph D. Sawyer; d. 1879. 3 ch. 

130. Arthur C.s b. 1853; m. Sarah E. Chadwick. 

(122). Chase' (Joshua, « Joshua, = Chase, ^ Bradstreet,' Andrew, ^ Capt. 
Thomasi) was born March 10, 1814; married June 13, 1844, Lydia Ann, 
daughter of Ehphalet and Abigail Colcord Neal, who was born in 1818; died 
Oct. 17, 1899. Children: 

131. Abby Frances^; m. Lyford Conner. 

132. Lydia Ann,8 m. May 1, 1884, John N. Clark. 

(125). Albert J.' (Joshua«, Joshua, * Chase,* Bradstreet.^ Andrew,^ Capt. 
Thomasi) married Feb. 19, 1843, Ann Amanda, daughter of Nathan and 
Olive F. Hilton, who was born Nov. 1818, and died Aug. 12, 1857; received 
the Maj. Wilham Norris farm extending from Main street to the one acre 
lot of Mr. Badger towards the river, which Simeon Locke bought, and where 
stands the store of D. C. Wiggin, the old academy tenement and a part of 
the Swamscot works. Children: 

133. Anna H.s b. Dec. 31, 1844; d. Sept. 15, 1848. 

134. George A.s; b. Nov. 14, 1846; d. Sept. 15, 1848. 



1. Theodores Wiggin (Richard, < Tufton,3 Thomas, 2 Capt. Thomasi) died in 
1851. Children: 

2. Theodores b. 1793; m. Mary H. Fifield. 

3. Bradstreet". 4. Ambrose". 5. Job". 6. Ohver". 7. Noah". 8. Daughters. 
(2). Theodores (Theodore, 5 Richard,* Tufton,^ Thomas, 2 Capt. Thomasi) 

was born in 1793; married Mary H. Fifield, who was born in 1802 and died 
Aug. 30, 1855; lived in Piscassic; died June 28, 1842. Children: 

9. George C' b. 1828; d. unm. 1892. 10. Minerva' b. 1830; d. 1858. « 
11. Sarah F.' b. 1832; d. unm. 1906. 12. John A.' b. 1833; d. 1842. 

13. Joseph H.' b. 1838; d. 1842. 

14. Daniel C' b. July 31, 1836; m. Feb., 1880, Isabel J., dau. of Dr. Albert 
H. and Ohve Varney ; kept a general variety store on Swampscot Street ; 



Genealogy. 681 

an active and prominent citizen; selectman 1867-68, 1882-83, and 1895-99; 
representative, 1878; d. June 27, 1901. Children: 

15. Dayton C.s b. July 18, 1882; a physician. 

16. Isabels b. Nov. 25, 1884; a teacher. 



1. Nathanieli Wiggin; m. Hannah Garland; lived on Grant road. Children: 

2. Jacobs. 3. James2. 4. Josephs 

5. George Burleigh^ b. Newmarket March, 1830; m. Oct. 1851, Lucy J. 
Boutwell of Lancaster, N. H., who was b. June 1832, and d. April, 1911; was 
a skilled machinist and inventor; settled at Littlefield's Crossing, Piscassic; 
selectman, 1866-68; d. Nov. 14, 1910; no children. 

6. Marthas; m. John Wiggin. 7. Mahalas; m. John Simpson. 
8. Hannahs; m. Robert Smart. 9. Mary As. 10. Dorothys. 

WILKINSON. 

James H. Will<;inson came from Stockport, England, where he attended 
its wonderful school, to America when 24 years of age; married Julia Barker 
of an old Exeter family; settled in Newfields; soldier, 11th Regt. N. H. Vols. 
Civil War; postmaster 1889-1893; died June 1901. 

WILLSON. 

1. Ebenezeri Willson, mariner of Newmarket, married 1787, Abigail Smart ; 
bought land and mansion of William Badger at Newfields Jan. 14, 1790, which 
Zebulon Beal sold to Badger Oct. 24, 1786; was active in parish affairs, 1799- 
1809. His wife was the village tailoress. 

2. Ebenezers (Ebenezeri) m. Susan, widow of Somerby; d. Aug. 30, 

1873. Children: 

3. Ebenezer' b. 1831; d. unm. 1908. 

4. Williams b. 1836; d. unm. Jan. 15, 1886. 

5. Daughters; d. aged 33. 

6. Daughters; m. and lived at Hyde Park, Mass. 



Nancy Willson, sister of Ebenezer,^ married (1) Smith of Exeter, who 

fell down stairs and broke his neck, (2) Joseph Denison; lived with her mother. 

The Willson-Denison garrison house was purchased by Charles Lane and 
moved to the Piscassic road. Upon the site Mr. Lane erected a store which 
was enlarged by his son-in-law, J. C. Hanson, later taken down and made 
into "Grange Hall," Piscassic. 

The Willson house had originally a gambrel roof, the only one in the vicinity. 
Horace C. Smith had the roof changed. The house is now owned by George 
E. Paul, and is one of the oldest in town. 

WILSON. 

1. Thomasi Wilson came from Scotland to New England in 1633, and to 
Exeter probably prior to 1638; joined the Exeter Combination; died in the 
summer of 1643. His wife survived him and married again. Children: 

2. Humphreys; m. Judith Hersey. 



682 History of Newfields. 

3 . Thomas^ ; while living at Great Island or vicinity with Joshua Kendrick, 
was burned to death in 1662. 

4. Gowen^; had grant of a house lot in 1650; sold it in a few years, and was 
never heard of more in Exeter. 

5. Elizabeth^; m. Moses Gilman. 

(2). Humphrey2 (Thon:iasi) married Judith, daughter of William Hersey; 
died in 1698, his wife surviving him. (69). Children: 

6. Judiths b. Nov. 8, 1664; d. in childhood. 

7. EMzabeth'b. Jan. 11, 1666. 8. Johns b. July 17, 1667. 

9. Hannahs b. Nov. 12, 1670. 

10. Thomass b. May 20, 1672; m. Mary Light. 

11. Jamess b. Aug. 1673. 12. Anna'; m. Col. Winthrop Hilton. 
13. Martha.3 14. Marys; m. Edward Hall. 

(10). Dea. Thomass (Humphrey,2 Thomasi) was born May 20, 1672; mar- 
ried Oct. 16, 1698, Mary Light; was assigned pew No. 31 in the new meeting 
house; received a grant of 50 acres Feb. 20, 1798, and 200 acres 1725. Children: 

15. Humphrey b. Dec. 9, 1699; m. and had Capt. Nathaniel^ who was b. 
June 24, 1739, and m. Ehzabeth, dau. of Robert Barber who was killed by the 
Indians March 15, 1762. 

16. Rebecca* b. Nov. 18, 1701. 17. Anna* b. June 18, 1703. 
18. John* b. Jan. 7, 1706; m. 19. Sarah* b. Sept. 26, 1707. 
20. Joshua* b. Nov. 23, 1709. 21. Mary* b. Sept. 19, 1711. 
22. Jonathan* b. Sept. 4, 1713. 23. Moses* b. May 1, 1715. 
24. Judith* b. Feb. 18, 1718. 25. John*; d. in infancy. 

26. Jabez* d. in infancy. 27. Thomas*; d. in infancy. 
(20). Joshua* (Dea. Thomas,' Humphrey,2 ThomasO was born Nov. 23, 
1709. ChUdren: 

28. Increase. 5 29. Marys; m. John Odlin. 

30. Bettys; m. Kimball. 

31. Judiths m. William Odlin. 32. Annas; m. Thing. 

33. Priscillas; m. Blunt. 34. Thomas." 35. John." 

WOOD. 

1. Capt. Aaroni Wood married OUve Lamprey, who was born in 1770, and 
died Oct. 19, 1847; hved on the Barber place at Piscassic. His wife was a 
sister of Mrs. Benjamin Lovering and had a house near the corner of Mr. Lov- 
ering's lot, which was moved back from the street and is known as the Wood 
house. Children: 

2. Johns; tn. a dau. of Wiggin Doe. 

3. Parthenia2; m. Edward Hersey. 

4. Mahalas; m. (1) Capt. Peter Hersey; (2) Henry Gilman. 

5. Ruths; m. 1823, Dr. George W. Gale. 

(3). Parthenias (Capt. Aarom) married Edward Hersey; died Dec. 31, 1854, 
aged 61. Children: 

6. Mary E.s Hersey; m. George C. Gilchrist; d. June 13, 1845, aged 29. 

7. OUve W.s Hersey b. July 1838; d. Jan. 10, 1842. 

8. Daughters; m. Robinson. 



Genealogy, 683 

YOUNG. 

1. Thomasi Young married Eliza • who sui'vived him. (94). 

2. Thomas^ (Thomas was born in 1691; married Sarah, daughter of Eph- 
raim Folsom, who as born in 1692, and died May 13, 1768; representative, 
Newmarket, June 5, 1745, but the House voted June 12, that his election was 
"unlawful & y he accordingly be dismissed," Capt. Israel Gihnan later 
being chosen to fill the vacancy; was of Durham, 1746, and asked the lot- 
layers to lay out land granted to Joseph Smart and Ezekiel Lethers by the 
town of Durham, Oct. 30, 1750; of Newmarket and deeded to his son, Joseph 
of Newmarket, one acre of land he bought of Benjamin York Nov. 9, 1749; 
was rated for parish dues at Dover, 1753; witness to the Will of PhUip Fowler, 
May 22, 1754, and appeared to probate it before John Wentworth, judge of 
probate, Aug. 26, 1757; petitioned for a road, 1765, and for a bridge at New- 
fields, 1766; died May 11, 1767. Children: 

3. Thomas^ b. 1715; received his father's "right " in the township of New 
Durham, and half of the homestead and saw mill privilege and one half of the 
salt marsh and thatch bed, except one acre on the south westerly side; signed 
the Association Test, 1776; was captain, and chosen committee May 5, 1777, 
to hire soldiers for Dover; served two months and eleven days prior to Sept. 30, 
1777, in Capt. Jeremiah Oilman's Co., Col. Stickney's Regt.; petitioned May 
19, 1788, for the reprieve of Ehsha Thomas; died. New Durham, July 7, 1791. 

4. Josephs b. Aug. 24, 1726; m. (1) Anna Folsom, (2) Mary Foss. (99). 

5. Johns m. Nov. 26, 1777, Mary, dau. of William Burleigh, who was born 
May 16, 1757; received a bequest from his grandfather of half the homestead 
and mills, and after his father's death, the other half of homestead, mill, salt 
marsh and thatch bed; signed the Association Test, July 12, 1776; active in 
the parish, 1797-99; settled in Wolfeboro. 

(4). Josephs (Thomas, 2 Thomasi) was born Aug. 24, 1726; married (1) about 
1753, Anna, daughter of Jeremiah Folsom, who was born Aug. 1731, and died 
Oct. 1763, (2) 1764, Mary, daughter of Zechariah and Sarah (Gaines) Foss, 
who was born Nov. 25, 1739; died April 11, 1806. Children: 

6. Joseph^ b. April 5, 1754; m. Dorcas Ewer. 

7. Benjamin* b. July 8, 1756; m. (1) Rachel, dau. of William Burleigh, (2) 
Rebecca Bickford; d. Wolfeboro, Dec. 1848. 

8. Jeremiah* b. Nov. 15, 1758; m. June 14, 1781, Sarah, daughter of David 
Cram; was on the muster roll of Capt. John Cochrane at Fort William and 
Mary three months, 1771-72; in Capt. Winborn Adams Co. from May 25, 
to Aug. 1, 1775, receiving a soldier's blanket, and four dollars coat money at 
Medford, Oct. 4, 1775; on committee to buUd the new meeting house, 1790; 
bid off pew No. 11, and gallery pew No. 23, Oct. 24, 1791; lived in the north 
part of Lamprey River; d. July 14, 1793. His widow was on the old church 
list, 1814. 

9. John* b. Dec. 3, 1760; m. Dec. 7, 1793, Anna Mason; d. June 25, 1808. 

10. Sarah* b. March 25, 1763; m. Eben Meader; d. Wolfeboro, April 25, 
1844. By second wife: 

11. Zechariah* b. Feb. 9, 1765; d. Wolfeboro, Jan. 31, 1851. 

12. Thomas* b. May 18, 1767; d. July 30, 1845. 

13. Timothy W.* b. Aug 23, 1769; d. March 28, 1834. 



684 History of Newfields. 

14. Levina* b. Dec. 7, 1771; m. James, son of David Chapman, who was b. 
Oct. 18, 1780, and d. Nov. 19, 1814; d. May 17, 1772. 

15. Henrys b. July 23, 1773; m. Sally Bennett. 

16. Wmiam b. Sept. 11, 1777; m. Martha Bennett. 

17. Mary* b. Nov. 11, 1779; d. May 1, 1820. 

18. George Gaines^ b. Jan. 27, 1784; d. Epsom, Aug. 13, 1856. 

(6). Maj. Joseph* (Joseph, ^ Thomas,' Thomasi) was born April 5, 1754; 
married June 16, 1774, Dorcas, daughter of Rev. Nathaniel Ewer. (127). 
Children : 

19. Levis; active in the parish, 1797-98; went to New Durham. 

20. Joseph^ b. 1787; active in the parish, 179S; went to Wakefield; d. Exe- 
ter, Aug. 6, 1849. 

21. Nathaniels b. 1796; m. Mary, dau. of David Cram; had a child who d. 
Jan. 12, 1828; was collector, 1816; on committee of the parish, 1817; d. May 
20, 1880. 

22. Thomas^; settled in Wolfeboro, but returned to Newmarket and d. 
there. 

23. Marys b. 1799; d. Feb. 14, 1881. 24. Other daughters. 

(15). Henry* (Joseph, 3 Thomas,2 ThomasO was born July 23, 1773; mar- 
ried Sally, daughter of John Bennett, who was born Aug. 25, 1779, and died 
AprH 21, 1853; died Aug. 24, 1810. ChUd: 

25. Lydias b. June 15, 1803; was living in 1887. 

(16). William* (Joseph,3 Thomas,^ Thomasi) was born Sept. 11, 1777; mar- 
ried Martha Bennett, who was born Feb. 4, 1783, and died March 7, 1862; 
died Dec. 11, 1844. Chndren: 

26. Josephs b. March 22, 1810. 

27. WiUiams b. June 27, 1813; d. Aug. 23, 1839. 

28. John Hem-ys b. Feb. 7, 1816; d. March 2, 1835. 

29. SaUy C.s b. Dec. 17, 1818. 30. Thomass b. Sept. 28, 1821. 
31. Mary Elizabeths b. July 4, 1826; d. Oct. 19, 1846. 



In keeping so closely to the "early settlers" and "older families" in the 
foregoing genealogies, it may seem to some that we have discriminated 
against many intelligent and valuable citizens, who, for a longer or shorter 
period, have been active and prominent in the social, business and political 
life of the town. They came as strangers, attracted by opportunities for 
employment or engaging in business, some becoming real estate owners, buy- 
ing or building homes. They gave valuable service to the town in various 
offices, some representing us in the legislature of the state. They have been 
familiar figures upon our streets, and their families have been conspicuous 
and useful in social circles, in our schools and our churches. But as the 
prosperity of the place waned, they left us for new homes and larger oppor- 
tunities. A few still linger, and in rare instances the children of the third 
generation are with us yet. They are still remembered and accorded their 
worthy meed of honor. 

It is a matter of regret that the genealogy of some families is so incom- 
plete, but the great difficulty, or impossibility, of procuring the necessary 
information must be plead in justification. 



ADDENDA. 

By some oversight the following person was omitted from the list of New- 
fields' soldiers and is appended here: 

Charles Page Kimball, son of Nathaniel Folsom and Susan (Libby) liimball, 
was born Oct. 24, 1836. Dm-ing the civil war he served three years in the 
Navy on the "Quaker City" which participated in several battles. He was 
honorably discharged, and died a few weeks later, Aug. 4, 1865. 

Also for a like reason the postmasters since the incorporation of the town 
in 1849, were not included in the list of the various officers, and are here 
appended : 

John T. Locke, 1849-61. 

Albert S. Freese, 1861-68. 

Albert Field, 1868-84. 

Thomas Leddy, 1884-88. 

James H. Wilikinson, 1888-92. 

Thomas Leddy, 1892-98. 

H. Jenness Paul, 1898-1908. 

Ernest S. Neal, 1908- . 



ERRATA. 

P. 447. Simon Bradstreet m. Lucy Woodbridge. 

P. 447. Arthur Branscomb was only once married. 

P. 448. Fannie Branscomb should be Fannies. 

P. 449. No. 18. Arcange should be Archange. 

P. 450. Ellen G. Brodhead m. S. S. MacDonald of Windsor, Canada. 
Nos. 44 and 45 were not twins. 

P. 455. No. 57. Sarah Burleigh did not m. Gen. James Hill. 

P. 456. No. 64. Mary Burleigh did not m. Daniel Hill. 

P. 457 (38) and p. 459 (49) are doubtless identical famiUes though given 
separately in Mss. Whether this Samuel is son of Joseph or Josiah we are 
unable to tell. 

P. 459. No. 139. Martha Burleigh m. Col. Ebenezer Thompson. 

P. 474. Jonathan Colby d. 1884, not 1684. (3) Fannie G. was not buried 
at Newfields. 

P. 478. No. 90. Esther A. Colcord m. (2) Hosea Swain. 

P. 480. No. 11. Olive should be Ohver. 

P. 485. Leonard Drowne, near end of 6th hne, India shoiild be Indian. 

P. 528. No. 118. Joseph Sayer perhaps should be Sawyer. 

P. 529. No. 121. Date of death wrong, but probably could not have been. 
1852. 

P. 540. No. 21. The wife of Paschal Hall is still hving. 

P. 551. No. 9. Elizabeth Hilton should be Ehzabeth Treworgie. 

P. 565. No. 37. Mary Jewett was b. 1733. 

P. 574. No. 12. John Ervard should be John Edward. No. 15. Read 
Valdosta for Holdosta. 

P. 575. No. 12. The wife of Wilbur is stiU hving. She may have been 
born in 1859. 

P. 582. No. 71. Lois Lyford was b. 1774. 

P. 592. No. 82. Mary R. Neal is still living. Her husband d. 1895. 

P. 650. No. 2. Mrs. Nancy Howard d. Jan. 1899, and Mr. Howard in 1880. 

P. 669. No. 60. William H. Weeks was born in the "brick house," but 
did not live there after his marriage. 



NARRATIVE INDEXES. 



I. TOPICAL. 



Abbreviations, 422. 

Absentees, pastures used for army supplies, 

cattle and land sold, 252. 

Academy, first Methodist, 329-30; first two 

principals, 330; second school started, 

330; principals, 331; school removed, 331. 

Accounts, town and ministerial investigated, 

321. 
Acre right, 52. 

Adams, Rev. Hugh, minister, Oj'ster River, 
20; extent of parish, 224; petition of, 
227. 
Addenda, 685. 
Appendix, 420. 

Apprenticing poor children, 203; example of 
indenture, 205; agreement with hired 
men, 206. 
Assessors, 290. 

Association Test, 243; names of signers, 244; 
of those not signing, 244; reasons for the 
latter, 245. 
Attacks on Oyster River, 163. 
Auditors, 291, 363. 
Bachiler, Rev. Stephen, founder, etc., 14; 

returns to England, 16. 
Baptisms, 309. - 
Baptists appear, 317. 
Bartlett, Rev. Joseph, pastor, church becomes 

self-supporting, 387. 
Bay Government survey patent, 5. 
Bear encountered, 401. 
Beef packers, 290. 
Bequest of W. L. Walker, 404; of J. M. Brod- 

head, 360. 
Biggs, Thomas, awarded land, 42. 
Biographical. 405-19: 

Bartlett, Rev. Joseph, 410. 
Brodhead, John M., 411. 
Brodhead, Rev. John, 406. 
Coe, Rev. Curtis, 406. 
Fifield, Rev. Winthrop, 418. 
Fitts, Rev. James H., 410. 
Fowler, Green C., 414. 
- Hilton, George E., 419. 
Hobbs, Wilham R., 414. 
Osborne, Rev. John, 405. 
Paul, Amos, 412. 
Paul, H. Jenness, 418. 
Pike, Rev. James, 408. 
Smith, Charles E., 416. 
Varney, Albert H., 416. 



Boston and Maine R. R., 341, 370; first 
trains, 342. 

Boundary commissioners, 289. 

Bounties for enlisting voted, 358. 

Brass foundry, 339. 

Brass-worker, 337. 

Brickmaking, 336. 

Bridge-building, 340. 

Bridge, subscription to build, 117; petition 
for lottery to build, 177; to repair, 252; 
deed of way to, promised, 177; petition 
for changing location, 178; reasons for, 
178; 2d petition for, 178; Joseph Smith's 
letter appended, 179; original petition 
passed, 179; hearing ordered on later 
petitions, 179; another petition for lot- 
tery in aid, 179; act as passed, 180; 
time for building extended, 181; change 
of location again petitioned, 181; peti- 
tion to call lottery managers to account, 
182; bridge finished, 182; petition for 
repairs, 182; proposal made, 183; 2d 
petition for repairs, 183; for removal to 
Newfields, 184; remonstrance against, 
184; reasons for, 184; deposition of 
Neal for remonstrants, 186; bridge 
known as "Lottery," 186; made a toll 
bridge, 187; lottery ticket, 187; bridge 
deeded to Rockingham county, 187; 
debt assumed by Newfields and Strat- 
ham, 187; Dover's petition for aid fails, 
188; second petition, 188; committee 
chosen to make survey, 188; report 
"Picked rock" the place for bridge, 189; 
expected soon to be built, 189. 

Bridge, Pascataqua, 55. 

Stratham and Newmarket, act concern- 
ing, passed, 362. 

Brodhead, Rev. John, voted use of parsonage, 
323; time of occupation, 324. 

Brodhead library, 332; legac'y for, 332; loca- 
tion, 333; trustees appointed, 332; 
sources of books, 332; first to receive 
books, 333; periodicals for reading room, 
334; circulation 334; trustees, 334. 

Brown, Mr. Mary, petition against, 199. 

Burial lots, 403. 

Burleighs refuse to pay rates, 317; efforts to 

settle, 317. 
Bursley, John, granted land, 42. 



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Business interests, 335; lumber, 335; fish, 335; 
shipbuilding, 336; brickmaking, 336; 
mills, 335; silversmith, 336; business 
declining, 341. 
Cabinet maker, 337. 
Camp meetings, 402. 
Canada, army retreats from, 270. 
Captivity of Mrs. Shute, 163. 
Cattle, shipping of, granted, 242. 
Cemeteries, 403-04. 

Junction, 403. 

Locust Grove, 404. 

Piscassic, 404. 
Chapel, money raised for, 387. 
Chapman, Rev. Elias, 387. 
Check-list, 371. 

Chesley, Philip, granted land 45. - 
Childs, Rev. Alexander C, supply, 388. 
Church and parish matters, 341. 
Church becomes self-supporting 387. 
Church, First, Exeter, 18. 

matters relative to, 311. 
Church matters discouraging, 320. 
Church membership, law regarding, 15. 
Church organized, Dover, 5, 

First, Exeter, 18. 

formed, Dover, 5. 

gifts, 391-92. 
Churches, Congregational, 380. 

Methodist, 391. 

Roman Catholic, 396. 

Sacred Heart, built, 397. 

Universalist, 394. 
Citizens liable to military service, 358. 

Civil affairs, 359. 

government established, 22. 

war and regiments in, 344-58: 

Second, 345. 

Third, 347. 

Fifth, 348. 

Sixth, 349. 

Eighth, 349. 

Ninth, 350. 

Tenth, 350. 

Strafford Guards, 355. 

Thirteenth, 355. 

U. S. Marine Corps, 355. 

U. S. Naval Service, 355. 
Money for quotas, 356. 
Resolutions, 358. 
Clark, Rev. John, Exeter, 18; receives call, 

33; granted land, 49. 
Clergy, Congregational, 390. 

Methodist, 392. 

Roman Catholic, 397. 

Universalist, 395. 
Clock-maker, 337. 
Coal for fuel, 401. 
Coe daughters, 402. 
Coffin, Peter, granted land, 49. 



Colcord, Edward, received as inhabitant, 40. 

Jonathan permitted to ship cattle, 243. 
Collectors, 292, 363. 
College, efforts to establish, 213. 
Colonists, accession of, 4. 
Combinations entered into, 21; revoked, 21; 

signers of, 22. 
Committee of Safety chosen, 234; troubled, 

address selectmen, 245; the executive 

power of government 264. 
Commons, 52. 
Communion cup, 125. 
Concord and Portsmouth R. R., 342. 
Confederacy consummated, 14. 
Congregational church, 380; society, 370; 

society formed, 381. 
Congress, Provincial, delegates to, chosen, 

234; petition to, 255; fourth, 235; fifth, 

237. 
Constables, 293. 
Constitution, first written, 241; proclamation 

of, 242; petition, against, 242; commit- 
tee to confer upon, 242; convention to 

form a second, 242. 
Controversy respecting call of members of 

House, 230. 
Conveyances of land, 204, 206. 
Copping, Rev. Bernard, pastor, 388. 
Cornell, Wm. M. ancestry of, 385; ordained, 

384; resolution adopted, 384. 
Cornish, Thomas, granted land, 42. 
Cotton, Rev. John, Hampton, 18. 
Council, case of Rev. J. Moody, 218; result 

of, 220. 
Councillors, 289. 

Counterfeiting, persons suspected, 231. 
Currency, depreciation of, 216. 
Currier, 337. 

Daughters of Revolution, 420. 
Deacons, 389. 

Delegates to provincial congress, 234. 
Depot, location of, 401. 
Depreciation of currency, 216, 286. 
Deputies, 289. 

Destitute churches, visiting, 380. 
Disarming all refusing to bear arms, 243. 
Districts, school and highway, 359. 
Divisions made, 14. 
of land, 39. 
of uplands, 38. 
Dow, Rev. Lorenzo, preaches, 324. 
Dover and Portsmouth settled, 9; placed 

under Massachusetts, 13. 
Dudley, Biley, granted land, 46. 

Rev. Samuel, Exeter, 17; called to settle, 

26; agreement, 26. 
Theophilus, granted land, 46. 
Early settlers: 

Adams, Josiah, 131. 
Ames, Daniel, 111. 
Andrews, John, 128. 



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689 



Early settlers — continued: 
Ardell, William, 89. 
Badger, William, 73. 
Barber, Robert, 107. 
Barlow. George, 65. 
Bennett, John, 122. 

Josiah, 138. 

Thomas, 99. 
Bennick, Arthur, 125. 
Biggs, Thomas, 62. 
Bordman, Stephen, 101. 
Brackett, Benning, 130. 

Elipheny C, 112. 

Joshua, 117. 

Samuel, 112. 
Bryent, John, 133. 

Walter, 102. 
Burleigh, Andrew, 87. 

James, 87. 

James, Jr., 135. 

John, 109. 
Burley, Josiah, 187. 

Josiah, Jr., 123. 

Moses, 136. 
Cario, WilHam, 104. 
Chapman, David, 121. 

Paul, 133. 

Samuel, 111. 

Smith, 118. 
Chesley, Joseph, 89. 

Philip, 125. 

Philip, Jr., 88. 
Cheswell, Thomas, 140. 

Wentworth, 103. 
Clark, Caleb, 99. 

Richard, 125. 
Coffin, Eliphalet, 88. 

Peter, 84. 

Peter, Jr., 85. 

Robert, 84. 

Robert, Jr., 86. 

WilHam, 136. 
Colcord, David, 136. 

Edward, 67. 

Gideon, 111. 

Gideon, Jr., 136. 

Jeremiah, 135. 

Jonathan, 106. 

Joseph, 136. 
Cram, James, 113. 
Doe, Bradstreet, 101. 

John, 90. 

Joseph, 134. 

Nicholas, 105. 

Sampson, 90. 

Samuel, 94. 
Drown, Samuel, 108. 

Thomas, 132. 
Durgin, Francis, 107. 
Ewer, Rev. Nathaniel, 114. 

Nathaniel, 140. 

44 



Farr, Vincent, 119. 
Folsom, Asa, 127. 

Benjamin, 75. 

Ephraim, 123. 

James, 103. 

Jeremiah, 112. 

Jeremy, 95. 

John, 75. 

John, Col., 116. 

William, 133. 
Fowler, Philip, 110. 

Philip, Jr., 110. 

Philip, 3d, 134. 
French, William, 137. 
Oilman, Andrew, 122. 

Bradstreet, 120. ■ 

Edward, 66. 

Edward, Jr., 67. 

Israel, 105. 

Israel, Col. 106. 

Jeremiah, 83. 

John, 72. 

Joseph, 118. 

Moses, 74. 

Robert, 97. 
Glidden, Andrew, 93. 

Richard, 87. 
Goddard, John, 22. 

John Jr., 64. 
Hall, Edward, 92. 

Joseph, 76. 

Joseph, Jr., 91. 

Kinsley, 76. 

Ralph, 75. 
Hanniford, Thomas, 137. 
Hartford, Nicholas, 117. 

Nicholas, Jr., 118. 
Hersey, Peter, 83. 

Peter Jr., 138. 

Robert, 83. 

Thomas, 83. 

WiUiam, 83. 
Hill, Benjamin, 140. 

Gen. James, 121. 

Valentine, 70. 
Hilton, Daniel, 109. 

Daniel, 126. 

Edward, 59, 127. 

Edward, Jr., 77. 

George, 134. 

Ichabod, 119. 

Jonathan, 97. 

Josiah, 118. 

Richard, 80. 

Richard, Col., 129. 

William, 79. 

Winthrop, 128. 

Winthrop, Jr., 140. 

Winthrop, Col., 78. 
Jacob, Joseph, 97. 
Jenness, Isaac, 139. 



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Early settlers — continued: 
Judkins, Joseph, 124. 
Kidder, Nathaniel, 122. 
Lyford, Stephen, 106. 
Marsters, John, 119. 
Mcphaedris, Archibald, 90. 
Mead, Benjamin, 132. 

Jeremy, 133. 

John, 101. 
Merrill, Joseph, 104. 
Mitchell, Robert, 141. 
Moore, William, 86. 
Murray, Timothy, 139. 
Neal, Hubartus, 105. 

Hubartus, Jr., 129. 

Samuel, 129. 

Walter, 96. 

Walter, Jr., 139. 

Zabulon, 119. 
Nutter, Hatevil, 65. 
Pease, Samuel, 111. 
Perkins, John, 109. 

William, 93. 

William, Jr., 93. 
Pettit, Thomas, 66. 
Pike, Robert, 95. 

Robert, Jr., 129. 
Prasson, Richard, 137. 
Racklif, Roger, 112. 
Renton, WiUiam, 113. 
Robertson, Jonathan, 117. 
Rogers, Nathaniel, 126. 
Shute, John, 135. 

Michael, 119. 

William, 126. 
Sinclair, James, 121. 
Smart, John, 68. ' 

Joseph, 117. 
Smith, Benjamin, 104. 

Daniel, 133. 

James, 119. 

John, 133. 

John M., 135. 

Joseph, 96. 

Joseph, Jr., 137, 138. 

Joseph H., 138. 

Samuel, 109, 138. 

Walter, 140. 

Winthrop, 104. 
Starbuck, Edward, 64. 
Swain, Francis, 66. 
Symonds, Samuel, 82. 
Tash, Thomas, 69. 
Taylor, Edward, 124. 

John, 124. 

Nathan, 124. 

WilUam, 107. 

William, Jr., 124. 
Tilton, Henry, 138. 
Tomb, Rev. Samuel, 141. 



Wadleigh, Jonathan, 89. 

Robert, 71. 
Wall, James, 62. 
Warden, Thomas, 122. 

WilUam, 122. 
Warren, John, 66. 
Wason, Dudley, 128. 
Wedgewood, John, 88. 
Wiggin, David, 117. 
Henry, 128. 
Henry, Jr., 130. 
Michial, 130. 
Thomas, 118. 
Wilson, Humphrey, 69. 
Young, Joseph, 99. 
Maj. Joseph, 127. 
Thomas, 94. 

Ecclesiastical committee chosen to hire 
preaching, 318; council in interest of 
harmony a failure, 318; East and West 
societies united, 316; history begins, 4; 
persons dissenting exempted from paying 
rates, 318; resignation of pastors ac- 
cepted, 318. 

Elect ladies, 402. 

Electric lighting of streets, 362. 

Enemies, act to prevent return of, 251. 

Errata, 420, 686. 

Exemption from pay ministerial rates, 318. 

Exeter, a frontier, 57; bi-centennial, 57; 
church and civil compact formed, 13; 
divisions, 16; given liberty of freemen, 
24; named, 13; order and law, 24; 
ordinances, 23; principal garrisons, 57- 
58. 

Exeter Gazette, article reflecting on town, 249; 
committee of safety asked concerning, 
249. 

Expedition to Pemaquid, 3. 

Families of soldiers aided, 357. 

Fence viewers, 294. 

Ferry and bridge over Squamscot, 165; Hil- 
ton petitions for, 165; also, Jonathan 
Wiggin, 165-66; hearing suspended, 166; 
Hilton summoned, 166; petition granted, 
166; Andrew Wiggin petitions for ex- 
tension, 167; other parties petition, 
168; Andrew Wiggin, Jr's, remonstrance, 
168. 

Feudalism retained, 51. 

Field driver, 294. 
meetings, 52. 

Fifield, Rev. Winthrop, pastorate and death, 
of 387. 

Fire-arms voted, 236, 260. 

Fire, destructive, 402. 

Fire-rafts, accounts for labor on, 246. 

Fish for commerce, 335. 

Fitts, Rev. James, pastor, 388; prosperity 
under, 388; extensive repairs, 388. 



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691 



Folsom, Ephraim, granted land, 49. 

Jeremiah, petitions against, as Lt.-Col., 
237; remonstrance against, 240; hearing 
ordered, refuses to resign and dismissed, 
240-41. 

Forests extensive, 335. 

Fort Sumter fired upon, 345. 

Flax raised, 56. 

Franklin Seminary, 330. 

Fraternal Orders, 39S. 

French and Indian War, 160; Fort William 
Henry capitulates, 160; Edward Fox 
petitions for pay due, 161; bill for Chase 
Wiggin's sickness, 161; John Oilman 
petitions for soldiers, 161; Crown Point, 
surrender, 162; Gov. Wentworth's order, 
162; petition for expense of sickness and 
use of horse, 162; death of Montcalm 
and Wolfe, 162-63; war transferred to 
Europe and treaty of peace signed, 163. 

French prisoners, vote for paying for, 230. 

Garrisons, principal, Exeter, 57, 58. 
maintained, 53, 57. 

General Court, all power vested in, 52. 

Gifts, 391-92. 

Gilman, Charles, granted land, 46. 
Jeremy, granted land, 49. 
John, Jr., granted land, 46. 
Moses, granted land, 46, 48; forfeited, 46. 
Moses, Jr., granted land 49. 

Godfrey, James, granted land, 46. 

Golden Cross, 398. 

Good Templars, 399. 

Gove, Edward, jury for trial of, 31. 

Government, convention to form permanent 
plan of, 251 ; inhabitants warned to meet 
to consider, 252 ; third form sent out, 254. 

Grange, 398. 

Grants of land, price paid, 25. 

Great Britain, treaty with consummated, 254. 

Half-century of changes, 340. 

Hall, Edward, highly esteemed, 201; his 
service in running lines, 201-02; member 
of House, 203; brings action against 
Fowler, 204. 
Joseph, granted land, 46, 49; sold land, 50. 
Ralph, granted land, 46. 
Samuel, granted land, 49. 

Hall's ferry, granted, 169. 

Harness-maker, 337. 

Hatter, 337. 

Hay scales, 399. 

Hearse and house, 404. 

Highway, petition for, 359. 
surveyors, 301. 

Hilton brothers agreement, 81 

Edward, estate inventory, 46; made deputy, 
4; goes to General Court, 6; granted 
land, 43; granted petition, 43. 
Edward, Jr., receives deed of Wadononamin 
44. 



John, granted land, 43. 
Katherine, deed of, 47. 
patent granted, 2; extent of, 34. 
William claims sustained, 39; letter of, 1; 
received many land grants, 2; civil 
honors conferred, 2; arrival of wife, 3, 
8; baptism of child, 3, 8; burial of, 7; 
commissioner in small cases, 14. 
Winthrop, commissioned colonel, 19; let- 
ter of, 19; death of, 19. 

Hiltons not mere adventurers, 10; their 
plantation sold, 10; again sold, 11; 
lovers of good men, 11. 

Hogreeves, 294. 

Home lot, 52. 

Houses made of logs, 55; unpainted, 59; fur- 
niture of, 55; facing the river, 400. 

Hutchinson, Mrs. Anne, excommunicated, 13 

Improvements, 3S7 

Incorporation act, 244. 

Indenture, binding our apprentices, 205. 

Indian attacks on haymakers, 150; deed given 
Wheelwright, 34; kill and are pursued, 
152. 

Indians discovered, 58. 

Intemperance abounds, 320. 

Intoxicating beverages, 341. 

Iron fixtures, 338. 

Iron foundry, 338, 401; building of, 341. 

Iron works, 337-38, 341. 

Jurors, grand, 294; petit, 294. 

Justices of Courts, 289. 

Justices of the peace appointed, 234. 

King George's War, 156; involved the colo- 
nies, 156; Hilton in expedition to Louis- 
burg, 156; preliminaries of peace signed, 
156; muster roll of Capt. Smith's men, 
157-60; Robert Barber captured, 160. 

King Philip's War, 142-44: Indians peace- 
able 50 years, 142; Wampanoag ambi- 
tious to exterminate, 243; joins Philip's 
hostile confederacy, 143; frontier inva- 
sion, 143; 60 killed and buildings burned, 
143; peace concluded with Squando, 144; 
meeting houses fortified, 144. 

King WiUiam's War, 144-48: French incite 
to hostilities, 144; Hilton's garrison 
assaulted, 145; Dow's letter to Maj. 
Pike, 145; house built in fort, 146; able 
bodied men impressed, 146; Oyster 
River attacked, 146; men in garrison 
service, 147; treaty of peace signed, 
148. 

King's writ, 199; amendment to, 200; lita- 
gation long, 200; case defaulted, 201. 

Ladies of note, 390; sewing circle formed, 386. 

Lake, Rev. George E.,- pastor, 389. 

Lamprey River named, 39. 

church established, 326; organized, 380; 
Methodists build church there, 326; 
first Baptist meeting house, 327. 



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Land boundaries traced yearly, 52; held 
under manor law, 52; tenure, 51; be- 
queathed, 204, 206; conveyances, 204, 
206. 
Land grants : 

Biggs, Thomas, 42. 

Bursley, John, 42. 

Chesley, Philip, 45. 

Clarke, John, 49. 

Coffin, Peter, 49. 

Cornish, Thomas, 42. 

Dudley, Biley, 46. 

Dudley, Theophilus, 46. 

Folsom, Ephraim, 49. 

Oilman, Charles, 46. 

Oilman, Jeremy, 49. 

Oilman, .John, Jr., 46. 

Oilman, Moses, 46, 48. 

Oilman, Moses, Jr., 49. 

Oodfrey, James, 46. 

Hall, Joseph, 46, 49. 

Hall, Ralph, 46. 

Hall, Samuel, 49. 

Hilton, Edward, 43. 

Hilton, John, 43. 

Hilton, William, 2. 

Lare, Cornelius, 46. 

Leeson, Nicholas, 42, 46. 

Legat, John, 40. 

Magoon, Henry, 49. 

Moore, William, 48. 

Parker, Thomas, 50. 

Pettit, Thomas, 42. 

Robinson, David, 49. 

Sanders, John, 40. 

Smart, Ooodman, 41, 42. 

Smart, John, 40. 

Smart, Robert, 43, 46, 48. 

Swaine, Francis, 42. 

Wadleigh, John, 49. 

Warren, John, 42. 

Wheelwright, John, 40. 

Wiggin, Thomas, 44. 

Young, John, 49. 
Landed estates, customs of, 51. 
Lare, Cornelius, granted land, 46. 
Leeson, Nicholas, granted land, 42, 46. 
Legat, John, granted land, 40; purchases of 

Sagamore, 41. 
Leveridge,-Rev. William, first pastor, 4, 11, 12. 
Librarian, 334. 
Library, 332. 

Lights of early settlers, 55; diet of, 55. 
Liquors freely used, 56. 
List of polls, 185, 367. 
Livery of seisin, exemplified, 51. 
Locomotives, Fifield's, 339. 
Lot layers, 294; report of, 39. 
Lottery for bridge, 252; proceedings not 
legal, 253; reasons of persons dissenting, 
253; petition for, 177, 179; ticket. 187. 



Lovell's War, 155; Tiltons captured in boat 
and escape, 155; home of Hiram Rollins 
attacked, 155; peace proclamation made, 
156. 

Magistrate, 289; assistant, 289. 

Magoon, Henry, granted land, 49. 

Marriage fee, 384. 

Marriages, 373; oldtime, 302. 

Marsters, John, petitions for release from 
jail, 251. 

Mason, Robert T., issues writ of election, 47; 
sues Wm. Ardell, 48. 

Mason's claims, bounds of, 37; extent of, 35; 
protest against, 230. 

Masts, arrests for cutting, 29; for king's 
navy, 335. 

Mast trees, care of, 289; marking, 198. 

Measurers, 295. 

Medcalf, Rev. Alfred, employed, 323. 

Meeting house built, 4, 12, 17, 27; enlarged, 
385; location of, Exeter 18; never painted 
nor heated, 59; one sold, 314; conditions 
of sale, 314; new one authorized, 313; 
location and description of, 315; articles 
for raising, 315; building auctioned off, 
314; deeded, 314; purchasers of pews, 313; 
repairs voted, 325 ; opened to any respect- 
able minister, 322; voted to sell, 328. 

Memorial for admission of inhabitants, 203; 
vote regarding, 203. 
Day decorations, 404. 

Methodist church, 391; repairs, 392; minis- 
ters, 392; female benevolent society 
formed, 393; members in the ministry, 
393. 

schools, 394. 
society, 371. 

Military officers chosen, 234; filling vacan- 
cies, 236. 

Militia act voted, 203. 

Mills, 335. 

sites granted, 195; annual rents for occu- 
pancy, 195; set apart for the ministry, 
195; sawed lumber floated to Ports- 
mouth, 195; first corn mill in N. E., 195; 
miller's toll established, 195; agreement 
with Edward Oilman, Jr., 195-96; record 
made, 196; grants made, 197-98; mark- 
ing mast trees, 198. 

Minister must be orthodox, 322. 

Ministerial convention organized, 213; and 
society, 324. 

Ministry, dues for maintenance, 26. 

Moccasons voted, 230. 

Moderators, 295, 364. 

Moody, Rev. John, ancestry of, 223-25; 
character and results of labor, 223; min- 
istry of, 208; call to, given, 208; accepted 
209; agreement with, 209; proclamation 
to people, 209-10; land for meeting house 
quitclaimed, 211; parsonage celebrated, 



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693 



212; Revolution disheartens, 212; min- 
isterial convention organized, 213; char- 
ter for school sought, 213; committee 
reports, 213; temporary failure, 214; 
committee again reports, 214-15; work 
of Mr. Moody, 215; charter for Dart- 
mouth college secured, 215; Moody's 
land transactions, 216-17; disaffection 
of his people, 217; resignation requested, 
217; his refusal to join in calling council, 
216; ex parte council called, 218; coun- 
cil convenes, 218; letter to council, 
218-19; council made mutual, 218; 
adjourns for instructions, 219; instruc- 
tions received, 220: council reassembles, 
220; result of 220-22. 

Moore, William, granted landed, 48. 

Moor's Indian Charity School, 214. 

Morality of early inhabitants, 5. 

Mt. Wollaston establishment broken up, 9; 
Morton, its founder, exiled, 10. 

Musters, 344, 401. 

Name of town changed, 360; act amended, 
362. 

New England named, 7. 

Newfields' iron foundry, 371. 

New Hampshire a district province, 30; 
troops highly commended, 270, 272. 

New lights, 311. ^ 

Newmarket, men of enlisted in battalions, 
1777, 249; on pay roll of Capt. Z. Gil- 
man, 249; absentees, 250; names in 
return of companies, 239; on muster 
roll of Gordon's company, 247: sugges- 
tion of name, 226; incorporated, 226; 
council board's transaction relating to, 
228; freeholders' petition, 229; election 
illegal and new one held, 229; census 
of, 232-33; representatives of, 232, 234; 
selectmen called to answer for neglect, 
237; number of polls, 1777, 251. 

Norfolk county formed, 5. 

Numbering districts, 360. 

Nutt, John, buys land of Indians, 43. 

Nutter, Rev. Hatevil, accepts fence, 16, 17. 

Odd Fellows, 399. 

Odlin, Rev. John, minister, Exeter, 18. 

Officers, General, 289. 
Town, 290. 

Orthodoxy burdensome to some, 311. 

Osborne, Rev. John, labors of, 318. 

Otis, Rev. Israel T., supply, 387. 

Overseers of pipe staves, 290. 

Oyster River, attacks on, 163. 
church organized, 20. 

Parish and Church matters, 341. 
of Newmarket incorporated, 208. 
reorganized, 385. 

Parishes, ecclesiastical bodies, 53. 

Parker, Thomas, granted land, 50. 



Parsonage, procuring a, 324; renting author- 
ized, 322; repaired and rented, 385; 
present one built, 385; repairs, 386; 
purchased, 321. 

Pascataqua, meaning of, 2. 

Pastors, Congregational, 390. 
Methodist, 392. 

Persons suspected have liberty restricted, 235. 

Petition for appointment of peace, 254; 
for bridge, 169; others for same, 170; 
against granting, 171; Exeter's objec- 
tions, 171-73; reply to, 173-75; granted, 
175; committee's report on site, 175; 
approved with amendments, 175; act 
passed, 175; neglect to build shown, 
176-77. 
for division of parish, 311; granted, 312. 
for protection, 32. 
to be free from Massachusetts, 28. 

Pettit, Thomas, granted land, 42. 

Pickering, Rev. George, missionary-at-large, 
323. 

Pipe staves, overseers of, 290. 

Piscassic largely by itself, 325; deacons and 
ministers, 325-26. 

Plymouth Council, grant of, 35; conflicts 
with Pascataqua grant, 36; foundation 
of all grants of Dover and vicinity, 36; 
given the management, 8; their charter 
the basis of all after grants, 8; 
grant territory to Gorges and Mason, 8. 

Polls, Hst of, 367. 

Post office, 341; postmasters, 685; 
riders, 54. 

Pound keepers, 295. 

Pounds required, 53, 58. 

Preachers, early, 382. 

Presidential check-list, 371. 

Prices of food, 276, 284. 

Pring, Capt. Martin, visits America, 7. 

Prisoners, memorial of, 250. 

Productions, early, 1. 

Professional men, 389. 

Province rates, 22. 

Provost marshal, 290. 

Public conveyances, 54. 
worship, how sustained, 6. 

Puritan defined, 3. 

Queen Anne's War 148-55: bounties offered ' 
for Indian scalps, 148; Indian invasion, 
148; several persons slain, 148; Gov. 
Dudley's command, 149; expedition to 
Pequacket, 149; Council's orders, 149; 
seashore nightly patrol, 149; expedition 
to Norridgewock, 149; lack of provisions 
prevents scouting, 150; Indians attack 
haymakers, 150; Robert Barber killed, 
151; men ordered to Hilton's house, 151, 
deserters to be arrested, 151; Indians 
kill and are pursued, 152; expedition to 
Pequacket, 152; Winthrop Hilton killed 



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153; bill for boarding soldiers presented, 
153; muster roll of Hilton's garrison, 153; 
persons killed and captured, 154; peace 
proclaimed, 154; soldiers in Davis's 
scouting party, 154-55. 
Quit rent, 51. 

Randolph, Edward, complaint to king, 31. 
Regimental coats, money for received, 268. 
Representation recommended, 241; plan 

adopted, 241. 
Representatives, 295, 364. 
chosen, 230-31. 

right and method of sending 231. 
Resolutions adopted, 358. 
Retailors of liquors, 297. 
Retreat of army from Chnada, 270. 
Revival, 386. 

Revolution, 257-87; capture of Fort William 
and Mary, 257; convention of delegates, 
258; acts of congresses, 258; pay roll of 
Poor's regiment, 259; fire-arms voted, 
260; Newmarket men in Capt. S. Gil- 
man's Co., 260-61; Reed's regiment 
kept as guards, 261; regimental 
order, 261; battle of Bunker Hill, 262; 
account for losses, 262; minute men 
enlisted, 262; Newmarket, list of, 263; 
persons suspected of toryism, 263; Com- 
mittee of Safety, executive power of 
government, 264; give orders to ten, 
each to enlist a company, 264; give 
several orders, 264-67; provide dinner to 
Mr. Gerry, 267; other orders, 267; 
• shoes furnished, 268; also money for 
coats, 268; men drawing rations, 268; 
going to Quebec, 269; Conn, forces 
refuse to tarry, 269; N. H. men asked 
to fill their places, 269; commended for 
bravery, 270, 272; retreat of army from 
Canada alarms, 270; Newmarket men 
in Capt. Marston's Co., 270; in Capt. 
Badger's Co., 271; in Capt. Gordon's 
Co., 271-72; vote to raise 1000 men, 
271; to draft 500, 272; loyalists, 272; 
Elisha Thomas pensioned, 273; Capt. 
McClary killed, 274; Jonathan Mason 
taken prisoner, 274; enlistments, 274-76; 
prices of food and drink, 1777, 276; 
muster roll, Capt. Z. Gilman's Co., 276- 
77; men in Capt. Parson's Co., 276; 
in Capt. Pike's Co., 277; at Saratoga, 
277; enlistments, 278; on payroll, Capt. 
Hilton, 279; Nathaniel Church, for 
wound, asks for relief and half pay, 279; 
supplies furnished several, 280; John 
Barter receives bad wound, 280; return 
of men, 283; prices, 1779, 284; money 
advanced by town, 284; James Cobbey 
wounded, 285; James Colby pensioned, 
285; return of three years' men, 285; 
business done by barter, 285; currency 



depreciation, 286; old and new tenor, 
286; issuing paper money, 286 ; rebellion 
of Shay, 286; ring leaders jailed, 287. 
Road making, 340. 

Roads, early, 190-92; Hall's mill road, 193; 
mistake in laying out highway, 193; 
report of committee on, 193-94 ; turnpikes 
and toll gates, 194. 
Robinson, David, granted land, 49. 
Roman Catholic church, 396. 
Royal charter vests power, 52. 
Rulers, 290. 

assistant, 290. 
Rundlet, 56. 
Sabbath School Union formed, 383; members, 

383. 
Sacraments, conditions of admission to, 6. 
Sambo makes threats and is fined, 202. 
Sanders, John, granted land, 40. 
Sawmill, liberty for, granted, 42. 
School committee, 297, 366. 

house voted, 362. 
Schools, 327; old school law, 327; taught in 
private houses, 328; house built, 328; 
first school, Newfields, 328; vote to hire 
schoolmaster 328; flag presented and 
raised, 328; school removed, 330. 
Scipio killed, 212. 
Sealers of leather, 298. 

of weights and measures, 298. 
Selectmen, 298, 365. 

given power to abate rates, 317. 
Separatists, 311. 

Settlers largely dissenters, 11; mostly con- 
formists, 4; never persecuted, 4; cheer- 
ful church supporters, 25; hardy, 57. 
Sewing circle formed, 386. 
Ship-building, 336. 
Shoes furnished, 268. 
Shute, Mrs., captivity of, 163. 
Silversmith, 336. 

Smart, Goodman, granted land, 41, 42. 
John, awarded land, 40. 
Robert, granted land, 43, 46, 48. 
Smith, Capt. John, monument to, 7. 

Rev. Bezaleel, appointed to Newfields, 382. 
Rev. Elias, ordained, 317. 
Societies, East and West, union legalized, 316. 
Soldiers, South Newmarket, Civil War, 345- 
56: 
Second regiment, 345. 
Third, 347. 
Fifth, 348. 
Sixth, 349. 
Eighth, 349. 
Ninth, 350. 
Tenth, 350. 
Eleventh, 350. 
Thirteenth, 355. 
Strafford Guards, 355. 
U. S. Marine Corps, 3.55. 



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695 



U. S. Naval Service, 355. 
in Massachusetts regiments, 356. 
money expended for, 356. 
substitutes furnished, 357. 
prices paid for, 357. 
in Spanish War, 358. 
famihes, votes to aid, 357. 
Spanish War, 358. 
Squamscot Indians, 57. 
Stage hnes, 340. 

State convention, delegates to, 289. 
Stone pound, 399. 
Stratham-Newfields bridge, 371. 
Street lights, 401. 
Students in P. E. A., 331-32. 
Suits against the Hiltons, 48. 
Sunday School, first in Newfields, 324. 
Surveyors of highways, 301. 

of lumber, 301. 
Swaine, Francis, granted land, 42. 
Swamscot Machine Co., 338-39, 371. 
in hands of receivers, 339. 
shops opened, 342. 
Swimming the Hudson for rum, 163. 
Tash, Thomas, petition for appointment as 
field officer, 238-39; appointed colonel, 
247. 
Tavern, Pike's, 400. 

Stinson's, 400. 
Taverns, 54, 340. 

Exeter limited to two, 54. 
keepers, 301. 
Tax, ministerial and town, separated, 316; 

refusal to pay, levied by distress, 316. 
Taxation exemption, 361. 
religious resented, 311. 
Tax-hst, 368. 

non-resident. 371. 
Tax-payers, 320. 

Teamsters ford the Squamscot, 58. 
Tenor, old and new, 216, 286. 
Tide-mill. 400. 
Tithingmen, 301. 

Thomas, Elisha, allowed for wound, 248; 
petition of, 256; pensioned, 273; peti- 
tioned for reprieve, 256; wounded, 273. 
Throat distemper prevails, 211. 
Thurston, Rev. James, ordained, 319; begins 

labor under discouragement, 320. 
Toleration act, 324; exempted from church 
taxation, 341: salary of Mr. Thurston 
increased, 321; requests dismission, 322; 
installed at Manchester, 322; his son 
James, 322. 
Tomb, Rev. Samuel, called as colleague, 316; 

ordained, 316. 
Tomb-stones, old, 403. 

Tories, N. Y., sent to committee of safety, 
248; petition to detain in prison, 248; 
required to give bonds, 236. 



Town clerks, 297, 367. 
house, 400. 

made dividends of land, 52. 
meeting, called, 359. 
officers, 363. 
outgrowth of people's wants, 53. 

Towns had right to make grants, 37. 

Townsmen, 290. 

Township plan in N. E., 52. 

Townships, power granted to, 52. 

Trade by barter, 57. 

Trainings, 344. 

Transportation by water, 400. 

Treasurers, 367. 

Treaty of peace, 288. 

Tree planting, 401. 

Trewortliie, Samuel, receives deed of land, 47. 

Troubles of 1637, occasion of, 5; settlement 
of, 5; release from county rates, 6. 

Trust funds, cemetery, 404. 

Tucker, Rev. Elisha W., pastor, 386. 

Turnpike, first, 55. 

Turnpikes, 340. 

Two-mile streak, 50; granted, 337. 

Universalist church, 394; organization, 394, 
396; members of, 394-95; edifice dedi- 
cated, 395. 
Social Union, 394. 
State convention, 395. 

Uplands, division of, 38. 

Village separation agreed upon, 342. 

Wadleigh, John, granted land, 49. 
Robert, granted land, 46, 49. 

Wadononamin, deeds land, 44. 

War of 1812, 287-88; enlistments few, 287; 
roll of Peter Hersey's Co., 287-88; treaty 
of peace signed, 288. 

Warren, John, granted land, 42. 

Warship presented to France, 335. 

Well, agreement to dig, 207. 

Wentworth, Rev. William, ministry of, 18; 
asked to continue, 33. 

Wesleyan academy, 330. 

West Indies, trade with, 311. 
Society, 311; members of, 312. 

Wheelock, receives Indian pupils, 214. 

Wheelwright, Rev. John, called to Exeter, 20; 
removed to Wells, Me.; 21; his com- 
pany good men, 22; house purchased, 
25; children of, 12; granted land, 40; 
Indian deed, 34; Fast-day sermon criti- 
cised by the Court, 12; banished, 13; 
banishment revoked, 15; deed of, 13. 

Whipping-post, 58. 

Wiggin, Thomas, granted land, 44. 

Wilson, Humphrey, buys land of Sagamore, 41. 

Wolves troublesome, 53; bountyf or killing, 54. 

Woman preacher, 324. 

Worship, Congregational, 4. 

Yovmg, John, granted land, 49. 
Peoples Christian Union, 396. 



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II. NAMES. 



Abbott, Isaac, 367. 

Richard S., 378. 
Achmuty, Robert, 199. 
Ackinson, James, 158. 
Adams, Captain, 270-71. 

Charles W., 351, 367-68. 

Hugh, Rev., 20, 92, 94, 226-28, 309. 

John, Rev., 392-93. 

John F., 374. 

John W., Rev. 392-93. 

Joseph, 238, 297. 

Joseph, Rev., 105, 212. 

Josiah, 115, 131, 136, 244, 251,277,283-84, 
296-97, 300, 311, 313-14, 323. 

Josiah, Rev., 366. 

Mary, 329. 

Nancy, 132. 

Sally, 329. 

Sarah H., 131. 

Sophia W., 323. 

Winborn, 131, 234, 257, 260. 
Aisten, Reuben, 302. 
Aldrich, George, 236. 
Allen, Governor, 78. 

John, 239, 270. 

Joseph, 368. 

Samuel, 89. 
Ambrose, Nathaniel, 276. 
Ames, Daniel, 102, 111, 138, 170, 232. 

David, 170. 

Jacob, 170, 194, 245, 255, 303, 312. 

John, 238, 244, 255. 

Joseph, 170. 

Nathaniel, 111-12, 170, 194, 237, 244, 246. 

Nathaniel, Jr., 238, 244. 

Rhoda, 303. 

Samuel, 158-60, 277. 

Sarah, 303. 

Simon, 112. 
Anderson, Addie M., 376. 

Partha M., 374. 
Andr6, Major, 129. 
Andrews, George, 332-33. 

Joan, 128. 

John, 128. 
Anne, Queen, 148. 
Ardell, William, 48, 89. 
Armet, Captain, 137. 
Armstrong, George T., 350. 

James, 356. 
Arnold, Benedict, 259. 
Arringotine, Jeremiah, 153. 
Asbury, Bishop Francis, 406. 
Ashby, John L., Rev., 390. 
Atkinson, Bert F., 379. 

Joseph, 108. 
Atwell, Benjamin, 128. 



Atwood, Harry G., 371. 
Averill, Charles F., 375. 
Ayres, Edward, 188-89. 

George, 307. 

John, 307. 

Thomas, 306. 
Bacon, William, 368. 
Bachiler, Jonathan, 169. 

Stephen, Rev., 6, 14, 15, 25. 
Backus, Isaac, Rev., 114. 
Badger, Abigail, 73. 

Ellen G., 378. 

John, 74. 

Joseph, 271, 304. 

Rebecca B., 420. 

Samuel, 74, 309. 

Samuel P., 351, 364-65, 368, 395. 

Samuel P., Mrs., 395. 

William, 73, 119, 244, 259, 260, 271, 314. 

William, Mrs., 395. 

William, P. L., 365. 368. 

W. O. L., 395. 
Bailey, Colonel, 247. 

Jacob, Mrs., 117. 

Joseph G., 373. 
Baker, Betsey, 305. 

Henry, 306. 

Samuel, 136, 237-39, 244, 249, 269-70, 274, 
277, 285, 290-91, 293, 295, 300, 314. 
Baketel, O. S. Rev., 366, 392-93. 
Balch, John, 54. 
Balcom, Henry, 373. 
Baldwin, Colonel, 268. 

Nahum, 274. 

Samuel, 162. 
Ball, Frederic A., 377. 

George, 279. 
Ballard, Dana, 308. 

W. H., 269. 
Ballou, Hosea, Rev., 394. 
Bancroft, Captain, 153, 285. 

Lieutenant, 145, 152. 
Banks, Gen. N. P., 409. 
Barber, Daniel, 108. 

James, P., 373. 

John, 271. 

Joseph, 170. 

Joseph, Jr., 170. 

Mary, 124. 

Nelson, 244. 

Robert, 105, 107-08, 124, 150-51, 160, 169, 
192-93, 229, 244, 277. 

Robert, Jr., 237, 244. 

Sally, 303. 

Samuel, 239. 

Sarah, 107-08. 

Zebulon, 132, 138, 239, 249, 255, 270, 276. 



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697 



Barfoote, Walter, 31, 44, 71, 78, 90. 
Barker, John, 250. 

Jonathan, Jr., 305. 
Barlow, George, 17, 22, 42-43, 65, 197. 

Robert, 79. 
Barnard, Elizabeth, 307. 
Barnet, Caleb, 246. 
Barron, Robert, 371. 
Barter, John, 249, 280, 282-83, 285, 303. 
Bartlett, Colonel, 272. 

John, 105, 130, 134, 240, 244, 265. 

Joseph, 276. 

Joseph, Rev., 387-88, 391, 410. 

Josiah H., 239, 244, 263, 269. 

Nathaniel, 301. 

Richard, 304. 

Samuel, C. Rev., 387, 410. 

Thomas, 258, 281. 
Batchelder, Jonathan, 229. 

Mary, 376. 

Stephen, 280. 
Batchelor, Nathaniel, 308. 
Battle, Henry, 278. 
Bayley, Captain, 161. 
Beal, Captain, 279. 

Carrie A., 378. 

Edward J., 364-65, 371. 

F. J., 395 

Josiah, 263. 

Zachariah, 265, 336. 
Bean, Benjamin, 277. 
Bean, Charles W., 371. 

C. Oscar, 371. 

Ebenezer, 168, 239, 249-50, 285. 

Everett, L., 371. 

John, 107, 244, 269, 287, 295, 301. 

Jeremiah, 157-58, 294. 

Jonathan, 274. 

Joseph, 244, 259, 261. 

Josephine, 375. 

Louisa, 306. 

Samuel, 153. 

WiUiam, C, 343. 

Perley R., 371, 378. 
Beane, James, 147. 

Jeremiah, 155. 

John, 147, 164. 

John, Jr., 154. 

Richard, 157-58. 
Beck, Samuel, 276. 
Beckett, Esther A., 377. 
Bedel, Timothy, 268, 274. 
Beedle, Samuel, Rev., 392. 
Belcher, Governor, 156. 

Jonathan, 92, 227. 
Bell, Captain, 250. 

Charles H., 16. 

George, 251, 348. 

Wright, Mrs., 140. 



Bennett, Arthur, 244, 261, 279, 312. 

Ater, 259. 

Caleb, 246. 

Clarissa P., 373. 

Connton, 240. 

Cotton, 133, 237, 244, 255, 312. 

Dinah, 303. 

James, 368. 

James F., 371. 

James G., 375. 

James L., 371. 

John, 117, 119, 122, 138, 169, 193, 237, 244, 
246, 255, 313-14. 

John, Jr., 117, 238, 240, 244, 284. 

Joseph, 263. 

Joseph G., 122. 

Josiah, 138, 240, 244, 302. 

J. S., 301. 

Lydia, 303. 

Martha, 302. 

Mary E., 376. 

Mehitable, 307. 

Nathan, 246. 

Phebe, 303. 

Rebecca P., 420. 

Thomas, 99, 118, 169, 238, 244, 246, 255, 312. 
Bennick, Abraham, 64, 310. 

Abraham, Jr., 64. 

Arthur, 64, 125-26, 310. 

Arthur, Mrs., 64. 

Ebenezer, 271. 

Mary, 125. 

Mary G., 310. 

Samuel, 155. 

Sarah, 310. 
Benson, Charles E., 377. 
Benton, William, 302. 
Bergin, Ede H., 312. 
Berry, Abigail, 306. 
Bickford, Etta M., 379. 

Miriam F., 375. 

Sarah R., 374. 

Thomas, 147. 
Bicknell, George W., Rev., 394. 
Biggs, Thomas, 17, 27, 28, 42, 60, 62, 190, 

196-97, 298. 
Birgan, John, 170. 
Blaizo, John T., 375. 
Blake, Asael, 285. 

Winthrop, 157. 
Blakewell, Jeremiah, 38. 
Blinn, George R., 377. 
Blodgett, Captain, 250, 280. 

Constantine, Rev., 385, 390. 
Blom, Mary S. R., 374. 
Blunt, Jonathan, 161. 
Ely, Moses, 259. 
Boardman, Elizabeth, 312. 

Stephen, 180, 182, 291-93, 295. 

WiUiam, 183, 290-91, 300, 301, 312, 314, 
317, 319. 



698 



Narrative Indexes. 



Bodge, Daniel, 304. 
Bomaseen, 124. 
Bond, Nicholas, 148. 
Boody, John, 371. 
Booth, Robert, 38. 
Boothley, Lizzie E., 376. 
Bordman, Stephen, 94, 101. 
Boreman, John, 94. 
Borowes, Mr., 10. 
Boulter, Nathaniel, 25, 196. 
Boulton, Ath., 17. 
Bowley, Elizabeth M., 376. 
Boyd, William P., 367. 
Boynton, Joseph, 259, 261. 
Boytes, George, 21. 
Brackett, Abbie B., 378. 

Ann E., 306. 

Anthony B., 28. 

Arthur B., 374. 

Benning, 130, 237, 240, 244, 255, 293. 

Betsey, 304. 

Catherine, 306. 

Daniel, 355, 374. 

Deborah, 306. 

Elipheny C, Rev., 112. 

Eunice, 304. 

Goodman, 145. 

Ichabod, 112, 183, 244, 246, 280, 284, 312. 

James, 112. 

James P., 368, 373. 

John, 112. 

Joseph, 183. 

Joseph E., 374. 

Joseph N., 368. 

Joseph S., 297. 

Jeremiah, 305. 

Joshua, 112, 117, 237, 240, 244, 246, 272, 
280, 291, 302, 312, 371. 

Lydia, 307. 

Marcia E.. 379. 

Martha, 121. 

Mary, 112, 309. 

Perney, 307. 

Samuel, 96, 112, 117. 
Bradbury, Judith, 224. 

Thomas, 225. 
Bradley, Moses, 259. 
Bragg, Lyman D., Rev., 393. 
Bramin, Owen, 367. 
Brannan, Bessie, 378. 

Branscomb, Arthur, 132, 279, 287, 292, 
296-97, 301, 309. 

Charles H., 331. 

Simon, 5, 28. 
Breclcet, Samuel, 169. 
Breed, Nathaniel, 234. 
Breshahan, Ellen F., 379. 
Brewer, David, 373. 
Brewster, Mark, 306. 
Bridge, Ebenezer, 285. 
Broadway, Georgianna, 379. 



Brodhead, Ann H., 308. 

Daniel, D., 391. 

Elizabeth H., 307. 

George H., 331. 

John, 132, 136, 297, 306, 323-24, 326, 330, 
381, 390-92, 404, 406-08, 411. 

John, Mrs., 393. 

John M., 332-33, 360, 411. 

John M., Mrs., 360-61. 

Mary, 368. 

Mary D., 411. 

Mary R., 408. 

Miss, 120. 

Thornton F., 331. 
Bromfield, William, 46. 
Brook, Lord, 3. 
Brooks, Benjamin, 294, 296. 

Oliver, 287. 

Samuel, 296, 305. 
Broughton, Viola L., 376. 
Brown, Allen, Rev., 395. 

Arthur, Rev., 104. 

Benjamin, 297. 

Charles, 368. 

Charles W., 372. 

Elpsey M., 379. 

Jacob, 244, 251, 279, 294. 

James, 309. 

John, 89, 275, 287. 

John A., 349. 

Jonathan, Rev., 115-16, 134. 

Lizzie M., 376. 

Mary, 89, 97, 110, 199-200. 

Mary H., 377. 

Nathan, 110, 271, 275. 

Nutter, 368. 

Samuel, 154-55, 288. 

William, 372. 
Browne, Jacob, 154. 
Bruce, Jonathan, 306. 
Bryant, Benjamin D., 331. 

Charles S., 331. 

George N., Rev., 366, 392. 

Henry, 367-68. 

Jeremiah, 279. 

John, 283, 305. 

Mary, 305. 
Bryent, Jeremy, 100, 103, 127, 244, 246, 290. 

John, 133, 291. 

Nancy, 303. 

Robert, 155. 

Walter, 100-103, 127, 133, 180-82, 193, 
216, 232, 244, 246, 251, 277, 285, 295, 
300, 301, 312, 314. 

Walter, Jr., 244, 246-47, 252, 255, 271, 277, 
280, 284, 300, 304, 312. 
Buck, Amasa, 330. 
Buckley, M. J., 397. 

Timothy, 372. 
Bulgar, Richard, 20, 22, 38, 40, 142, 298. 
Bull, Dixy, 3, 142, 145. 



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699 



Bumery, Martha, 376. 
Bunker, James, 147. 
Burdett, George, 5. 
Burgess, Josephine K., 378. 

Sarah, 375. 
Burgin, John, 17. 
Burgoyne, General, 137. 
Burleigh, Abigail, 303. 

Andrew, 109. 

Betsey, 305. 

Elizabeth, 131, 308. 

Franklin G., 373. 

Henry, 304, 368. 

Isaac, 304. 

Jacob, 291, 300, 303. 

Jacob, Jr., 309, 312. 

James, 135, 201, 202, 288, 293, 300, 303, 
307, 314, 381. 

Jasper H., 130. 

John, 96, 109, 131, 162, 216, 237, 244, 296, 
300, 404. 

Jonathan, 247, 272, 371. 

Joseph, 301, 303. 

Joseph L., 304. 

Josiah, 249, 278-79, 288, 302, 312, 317. 

Judith, 304. 

Lucy, 302. 

Mark, 288. 

Mary, 109, 303, 317, 326, 373. 

Mary A., 383. 

Mehitable S., 131. 

Miss, 284. 

Moses, 314, 368. 

Nathan, 362. 

Nathaniel, 303, 396. 

Nathaniel E., 296, 343, 359, 365, 367-68. 

Sally, 303. 

Samuel, 182, 244, 278-79, 281, 301, 312, 
317. 

Sarah, 106, 121, 303, 308, 404. 

Stephen, 271. 

William, 271, 283, 302, 312, 317-18. 

"William, Jr., 281. 

Winthrop, 288. 
Burley, A. Augusta, 374, 416. 

Andrew, 87, 138, 168-69, 238. 

Benjamin, 308. 

Betsey S., 308. 

Elizabeth J., 136. 

Giles, 87, 136, 170. 

Harrison G., 123. 

Jacob, 169, 237, 244, 249, 276, 371. 

James, 87, 169, 183, 238, 246. 

James, Jr., 169. 

John, 169, 180-81, 216-17, 232, 235, 309, 

Jonathan, 416. 

Joseph, 87, 169. 

Joseph, Jr., 169. 

Josiah, 81, 87, 123, 169, 237, 239, 244, 276. 

Judith, 308. 

Mary, 123. 



Moses, 136, 217, 238, 244. 

Nathaniel E., 308. 

Reuben M., 375. 

Sally N., 416. 

Samuel, 239. 246. 

Samuel, Jr., 246. 

Sarah, 118. 

Susan, 306. 

Susan W., 307. 

William, 69, 237, 244. 

William, Jr., 240, 244. 
Burman, Jeremiah, 147. 
Burnam, Josiah, 270. 
Burnham, Abraham, Rev., 384. 

Benjamin M., 297. 

Harriet, 306. 

Jacob. 302. 

John T., 368. 

Josiah, 239, 244, 270. 

Robert, 305. 
Burnet, William, 93. 
Burns, John, 349. 

Mary F., 379. 
Burt, Federal, Rev., 326. 
Burton and Smith, 297. 
Bursley, John, 42, 65. 
Busiel, Charles F., 360. 
Buss, John, Rev., 146. 
Butler, Polly, 308. 
Butterfield, William E., 375. 
Buzzell, Lucretia A., 376.' 
Calfe, James, 157, 159. 

Lameaguah, Jr., 159. 

Samuel, 305. 
Calkert, Edward, 261. 
Galley, Richard, 170. 
Calligan, C. W., Rev., 397. 
Callihan, William, 378. 
Cameil, Robert, 269. 
Camock, Captain, 195. 
Campbell, Buel G., Rev., 393. 
Canaugh, Jeremy, 29. 
Candler, Henry, Rev., 393. 

Henry, 372. 
Canning, John, Rev., 397. 
Cannon, Bridget, 377. 

Mary C, 377. 
Card, Sylvester, 373. 
Cario, William, 104, 131, 244, 255, 336. 
Carlton, Samuel C, 306. 

Theodore, 253, 290, 312. 

Thomas, 255. 
Carney, Matthew, 376. 
Carpenter, Anthony W., 312. 

Elizabeth, 126. 

Helena, 305. 

Josiah, 379. 
Carr, George, 60. 
Carrigan, Philip, 133. 
Carter, Shuah, 309. 
Cartey, Philip, 29. 



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Caswell, Albert A., 351, 378. 

George, 351. 

Samuel, 288. 

Thomas, 308. 
Caverly, Asa, 306. 
Cavey, Marie E., 377. 
Chadbourne, Melinda B., 418. 
Chamberlain, George C, 372. 

Ira, 338. 

Thomas, 304. 
Channel, Robert, 109. 
Channing, Elizabeth E., 373. 
Chapman, Andrew M., 331. 

Benjamin, 121, 182. 

Benjamin, Jr., 274, 312. 

Charles C, 372. 

Daniel, 292-93. 

David, 121, 238, 244, 255, 280, 291-95, 
301, 313-14, 323. 

David, Jr., 292-93, 296, 309. 

Edmund, 309. 

Elias, Rev., 366, 387, 391. 

Elizabeth, 140, 304. 

Jacob, 390. 

James C, 291. 

J. M., 301. 

Job, 154. 

John, 281. 

John, Jr., 297. 

Joseph, 118, 169, 240, 244, 259-60. 

Levi, 249, 255, 259, 265, 271, 277, 295, 303. 

Martha J., 373. 

Nancy, 133. 

Paul, 133, 193, 290-92, 295, 300-02, 304, 
314, 323. 

Phebe, 111. 

Rebecka, 307. 

Samuel, 111, 121, 170, 240, 244, 255, 301. 

Samuel, Jr., Ill, 238, 240, 246, 263. 

Sarah, 309. 

Smith, 118, 133, 239-40, 249, 263, 269, 277, 
301-03, 306, 312. 

Solomon, 308. 

Susanna, 303, 307. 

Thomas, 307, 310. 
Charles II, King, 77. 
Charles, Prince, 7, 21, 24. 
Charles, St. Auge, 164. 
Charte, Philip, 32. 
Chase, Charles, Rev., 392. « 

Deborah, 307. 

Dudley L., 259, 261. 

Edmund, 244. 

Edward, 259, 261. 

Enoch, 282. 

George L., 332, 362, 365-66, 372, 399. 

George W., 377. 

J. Lewis, 351, 364. 

Jonathan, 175, 178. 

Nathaniel L., Rev., 366, 368, 392. 

Samuel P., 375. 



Stephen A., 292, 298. 
Cheney, Henrietta A., 377. 

Samuel, 282. 
Cherry, Captain, 280, 282. 
Chesley, Annie E., 375. 

Betsey, 117. 

Henry H., 372. 

Israel, Rev., 117, 326. 

John H., 372. 

Jonathan, 101, 271. 

Joseph, 50, 89. 

Mary, 76. 

Nathaniel, 303. 

Philip, 28, 45, 46, 60, 61, 88, 89, 125. 

Samuel, 152, 275. 

Thomas, 89. 

Thomas J., 211. 

William, 249. 
Chester, Jonathan, 99. 
Cheswell, Hope, 169. 

Hopestill, 109. 

Mary, 103. 

Mary D., 140. 

Sarah W., 420. 

Thomas, 291, 300, 331. 

Thomas, Rev., 140, 326. 

Wentworth, 103, 115, 125, 140, 186, 217. 
238, 244, 246, 252, 255, 277, 290-92, 
294-95, 300, 311, 313, 315-16. 
Chick, Howard S., 377. 
Childs, Alexander C, Rev., 388, 391. 
Choate, Alfred B., 357. 

Ira, 368. 
Church, Nathaniel, 279. ■ 
Churchill, Ichabod, 304. 

James C, 297. 

Joseph, 305. 

Lydia, 304. 

Mary, 303. 

Susannah, 309. 

Thomas, 238, 244, 246, 297, 300, 302. 
Cilley, Daniel P., Rev., 306, 327. 

Elizabeth A., 308. 

Jonathan, 157. 

Joseph, 138, 184, 234, 259, 275, 278, 280, 
287, 371. 

Moses, T., Rev., 392. 

Samuel, 363-65, 367-68, 391. 
Clancy, Patrick, 348. 
Clagget, Wyseman, 242-43. 
Clarage, Winthrop H., 308. 
Clark, Abigail, 137. 

Benjamin, 281. 

Caleb, 99, 169, 216, 238, 249, 285, 404. 

Captain, 340. 

Charles E., 364. 

Daniel, 158-60. 

David, 169. 

Edward, 259. 

Ellen W., 376. 

Hannah, 304. 



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701 



Clark, Isaac M., 369. 

John, 30, 155, 269, 287, 368. 

John A., 30, 357. 

John D., 357. 

John, Rev., 18, 70, 71, 77, 85. 

Joseph, 183, 261, 268, 312. 

Josiah S., 357, 365, 368. 

Joshua, 240, 244. 

Major, 30. 

Mary, 404. 

Richard, 125, 168-89, 192, 229, 237, 293. 

Robert, 162, 268, 293, 297, 301, 307, 381, 
384. 

Stephen, 199. 

Susannah, 404. 
Clarke, John, Rev., 33, 35, 49. 
Clay, Curtis S., 372. 

Francis A., 372. 

John D., 372. 

Nancy D., 373. 
Clement, Ellen E., 373. 

Job, 159. 
Clements, Job, 84. 
Cleveland, A. A., Rev., 392. 
Clifford, William O., 377. 
Clough, Belle C, 378. 

Frank W., 372, 377. 

Herbert, 358. 

Horace, 379. 

Master, 329. 

William L., 378. 
Cloutier, John, 372. 
Cobbey, Anna, 215. 

James, 205, 206, 285. 

James, Jr., 205, 206. 

Nathaniel, 239, 294. 
Cochran, James, 243. 
Coe, Ann, 324, 383. 

Annie M., 385. 

Benjamin, 297-98, 301, 363, 365, 367-68, 
389. 

Curtis, Rev., 134, 297, 319. 324, 381-82, 
402, 406. 

Curtis, Mrs., 382. 

James E., 365, 372, 385. 

J. Lewis, 364, 379, 382, 389. 

Mary, 381, 383. 
Coffee, John, 35, 357. 
Coffey, Catherine, 377, 397. 

Leonard J., 372. 

Thomas, 397. 
Coffin, Abigail, 84. 

Abner, 169. 

Deacon, 107. 

Deborah, 85. 

Eliphalet, 259, 268, 88, 291, 299, 300. 

EHzabeth, 86. 

Moses, 192. 

Peter, 33, 49, 50, 65, 78, 84, 85, 88, 152, 
191, 263, 289. 

Peter, Jr., 78, 85. 



Robert, 84-86, 299. 

Sarah, 121. 
Coffin, William, 136, 183, 238, 302, 314. 
Cogswell, John, 297-98. 
Colby, Abby, 390. 

Fannie G., 374. 

James, 274, 276, 285. 

Jonathan, 389. 

Nathaniel, 247, 272. 

Richard, 368. 
Colcord, Ann, 68. 

Betsey, 121. 

David, 136, 239, 302, 314. 

Edward, 40, 42, 43, 63, 67, 68, 130, 16 5, 
192-94, 197, 237, 244, 300. 

Edward, Jr., 141. 

Eliphalet, 119, 277, 312. 

Ella F., 376. 

Gideon, 111, 131, 135-36, 244, 301, 314. 

James, 249. 

Jeremiah, 135, 301-02, 308. 

Jeremy, 314, 330. ^ji. 

John, 130, 238, 259-60, 265, 276,,3(U.,^67r--^ ^ 

Jonathan, 106, 111, 131,,'l93, 242-44, 246, 
284. •" 

Jonathan, Jr., 312, 336. 

Joseph, 136-37, 239, 244, 249, 263, 276, 
314, 367-68, 405. 

Joseph, Jr., 292. 

Joseph A., 367-68. 

Josiah, 239, 244, 

Laura E., 375. 

Levi, 298. 

Mary, 106. 

Mr., 27, 28. 

Peter, 156, 304, 312. 

Samuel, 106. 

Sarah, 309. 
Cole, Goodman, 38. 

Otis, Rev., 334, 392-93. 

William, 22. 
Coleman, James, 297-98, 306, 334, 383. 
Colkit, Jonathan, 169. 

Jonathan, Jr., 169. 
Collins, Dolly, 415. 
' James, 368. 

Jane, 378. 

John, 415. 
Compton, Goodman, 38. 
Conant, Mary, 87. 

Roger, 87. 
Conerley, Emily J., 373. 
Connell, Daniel, 237. 
Conner, Abigail, 129. 

Alfred, 372. 

Arthur J., 399. 

Emma P., 334. 

Enoch, J., 373. 

James W., 17, 378. 

Jeremiah, 154. 

Jeremy, 46. 



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Narrative Indexes. 



Conner, Juliette P., 396. 

Morgan, 244, 303. 

Nellie J., 376. 

William H., 365, 367, 372, 374. 
Connor, Cornelius, 299. 

Jerome, 299. 

John II., 372. 

Juliette P., 420. 

Lyford, 373. 

Michael, 367. 

Ralph E., 332. 

Thomas J., 372. 

Thomas P., 372. 
Constable, Andrew, 30. 
Cook, Daniel, 307. 

Doctor, 265. 

John, 312. 
Cooke, John, 183, 238, 244. 

Nicholas, 277. 
Cookson, Frank, 376. 
Cooley, Daniel, 305. 
Coon, Harriet, 306. 

Romer G., 376. 
Copp, David, 127, 247. 
Copping, Bernard, Rev., 388, 391. 
Copps, David, 263. 
Corbin, John, 11. 
Cornell, Abigail B., 385. 

William, 385. 

William M., Rev., 135, 382-85, 390. 
Cornish, Thomas, 42, 377. 
Corson, Addie, 379. 

Annie, 377. 

Charles, 372, 379. 

Emma B., 378. 

Ida F., 377. 

Olive L., 374. 
Cotton, Frank P., 339. 

John, 12. 

John, Jr., 32. 

John, Rev., 17. 

Margaret F., 104. 

Seaborn, Rev., 17, 68. 

Ward, Rev., 213. 

William, 28. 
Couch, Benjamin, 149. 

Robert, 61. 
Coughlin, Richard, 236. 
Cousons, Jane, 374. 
Covin, Constance, 117. 
Cox, Clarissa, 308. 
Cram, Daniel, 287. 

David, 304. 

Hannah, 302. 

James, 113, 183, 244-46, 289, 300, 312, 316, 
319. 

James, Jr., 288, 304. 

John, 17, 38, 290, 298. 

John W., 374. 

Mary, 113. 

Polly, 304. 



Sarah, 303. 

Wadleigh, 157-58. 

William, 183. 
Crafts, Albert E., 378. 
Cranfield, Edward, 31, 71, 74, 76, 89, 144. 
Crawley, Thomas, 22. 
Creighton, James P., 296. 
Critchet, Polly, 305. 

Richard, 271. 
Crockett, 305, 367. 

William, 169. 
Croly, Thomas, 38. 
Crommet, 272, 285. 

Cromwell, Oliver, 15, 93. • 

Cronin, Mary, 378. 
Crosby, Jonathan, 158. 

Josiah, 234. 
Grummet, Mary I., 373. 

Philip, 249. 
Gulton, Mr., 90. 
Cummans, Mary, 376. 
Gummings, Charles O., 368. 

Jacob, Rev., 135, 326, 380, 383. 
Cummins, Elisha, 302. \ 

Curry, Alexander, 376. 

David A., 376. 
Curtis, George, 303. 

Jonathan, Rev., 409. 
Gushing, Samuel A., Rev., 392. 
Cushman, Solomon, 274. 

Thomas, 368. 
Cutt, John, 78. 

Samuel, 87. 
Gutting, John, 224. 

Mary, 224. 
Gutts, Hannah, 134. 

John F., 373. 
Daley, M. Edward, 372. 
Dalton, Betsey, 305. 

Samuel, 68. 

Timothy, Rev., 5, 15. 
Dam, Temperance, 303. 
Dame, Asa G., 374. 

Colonel, 267. 

Leander M., 369. 

Mary E., 375. 

Samuel, 371. 
Daniels, Solomon, 255. 
Davis, David, 146-47, 246. 

Dependence F., 365, 395. 

Emma E., 376. 

Everett S., 379. 

Fred, 378. 

James, 88, 90, 96, 117, 124, 154. 

Jennie M., 378. 

Joel H., 373. 
Davis, Jonathan, 307. 

Lieutenant, 147. 

Maria, 308. 

Moses, 259. 

Noah, 287. 



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703 



Davis, Sadie M., 379. 

Samuel C, 295. 

Sarah, 99. 

Zebulon, 237, 239, 247, 272. 
Day, Ephraim, 306. 
Dayton, Thomas, 195. 
Deale, Aaron, 305, 319. 
Dean, Stephen, 195. 

Thomas, 160. 
Dearborn, George W., 296. 

Godfrey, 17, 22, 298. 

Goodman, 38. 

Henry, 17, 259, 269, 274. 

James, 240, 244. 

Jacob, 288. 

John, 306. 

John F., 378. 

Jonathan, 154, 272, 287. 

Ruth, 304. 

Simeon, 376. 

Stephen, 275. 
Deering, Ebenezer, 280. 
Demeritt, Addie, 373. 

Ebenezer E., 306. 

Job, 259. 

Mehitable, 308. 

Moses O., 309. 
Derby, James, 413. 
Deshaies, Fabian, Rev., 397. 
Devine, Ellen, 377. 
Diamond, A. L., 374. 
Dinsmore, Cadford M., 392. 

Captain, 278. 
Distler, John M., 348. 
Dixon, Alphonto, 372. 

Clifford S., 372. 

Fred W., 376. 
Dockum, Charles F., 375. 

Jennie H., 377. 
Dodge, Mary, 406. 

Ruth G., 406. 

Thomas, 307, 406. 
Doe, Andrew, 240, 300, 304. 

Andrew W., 297. 

Bert P., 372. 

Bradstreet, 101, 244, 246, 277. 

Daniel, 309. 

David, 162. 

Elizabeth, 90, 304, 309. 

Francis, 305. 

George, 287. 

Jaurus, 277. 

James, 309. 

Jeremiah, 309. 

John, 90, 244, 246, 309. 

John, Jr., 90. 

Jonathan, 183, 238, 240, 244, 246, 312. 

Joseph, 134, 244, 252, 291, 300. 

Joseph, ,Ir., 287, 292-93, 307, 313. 

Joseph B., 297. 

Joseph R., 288, 292, 296-97. 



Margaret, 309. 

Martha, 90. 

Mary, 303, 309. 

Mehitable M., 306. 

Nathaniel, 309. 

Nicholas, 85, 279. 

Nicholas, Jr., 237, 244. 

Nicholas B., 331. 

Parsons, 373. 

Polly, 305. 

Reuben, 238, 240, 244, 247, 272. 

Reuben, Jr., 305. 

Ruth, 134. 

Sampson, 49, 50, 89, 90, 94, 105, 136, 154, 
169. 

Samuel, 94, 101, 169, 209, 309. 

Wiggin, 183, 255, 294, 303. 

Zebulon, 24, 30, 246, 259, 261, 270, 272, 
302, 309, 312, 316. 

Zebulon, Jr., 244. 

Zebulon N., 293. . 

Zebulon, 3d, 244. 
Dole, Ruth, 304. 
Dolloff, Abner, 159. 

Christian, 29, 32. 

James, 145. 

Joseph, 160. 

Phineas, 266. 

Richard, 154. 
Donnell, J. O., Rev., 396-97. 
Donovan, Daniel, 372. 

Dennis, 372. 

Eugene, 372, 379. 

James, 372. 

John, 372. 

Margaret A., 379. 

Mary A., 377. 

Michael, 372. 

Michael J., 378. 
Doody, Benmore, 309. 

Joseph, 309. 

Rebekah, 309. 

Susannah, 309. 

Temperance, 309. 
Dooly, Samuel, 169. 
Dout, Benjamin, 249. 
Dovayne, Morris, 369. 
Dow, Addie E., 379. 

Annie H., 390. 

Benjamin, 154, 282, 285. 

Elizabeth W., 390. 

Henry, 145-47, 149. 

Jeremiah, 285. 

Josephine K., 380. 

Joshua, 31. 

Lorenzo, 369, 389-90. 

Sally, 305. 

Simeon, 182. 

Simon, 304. 

Sukey C, 308. 
Dowd, Katherine E., 379. . 



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Narrative Indexes. 



Dowe, Benjamin, 268. 
Dowling, Katie J., 377. 

Lizzie A.. 378. 
Downe, James, 36. 
Downes, William, 282. 
Downing, Elsie, 309. 

John, 175, 216. 

John W., 374. 
Downs, Daniel, 287. 

David W., Rev., 392. 

William, 249, 283, 285. 
Dowty, William, 369. 
Drake, Abraham, 25. 

Freeman, 338. 

Lincoln, 338. 

Mr., 17. 

Nathaniel, 154, 156, 290. 

Simon, 159. 
Draper, Alvan E., Rev., 393. 
Dresser, Sarah A., 309. 
Drew, Benjamin, 302. 

Captain, 110, 278. 

Henry, Rev., 392. 

Joanna, 309. 

Joseph, 227. 

Samuel, 373. 
Drisco, Mr., 46. 

Robert, 290. 

Tige, 30. 
Drowne, Abigail, W., 383. 

Andrew, 132, 288. 

Comfort, 389. 

Elizabeth, 108. 

Elizabeth A., 383. 

John, 132. 

Dimmer W., 132. 

Leonard, 108. 

Mary, 108, 132. 

Moses, 271. 

Peter, 132, 237, 240, 244, 256, 266, 277-79, 
287. 

Richard, 132. 

Samuel, 108, 132, 278. 

Samuel, Rev., 132. 

Sarah, 132. 

Thomas, 130, 132, 207, 278, 285, 297, 301, 
302, 314, 323, 381, 389, 400. 
Duda, Asa, 271. 

Betsey, 304. 

Nicholas, 304. 

Susannah, 305. 

Temperance, 304. 

Zebulon, 240, 244, 312. 
Dudley, Ann, 278. 

Biley, 26, 30, 32, 33, 46, 82, 85, 147, 152, 
298-99. 

Captain, 157. 

John, Gov., 149, 151. 

Jonathan, 154, 240, 249. 

Jonathan S., 244, 247, 249-50, 259, 261, 
272, 283, 285. 



Joseph, 79, 154. 

Joseph, Gov., 11, 17, 19. 

Nicholas, 246. 

Samuel, 60, 62, 67-69, 78, 87, 148, 159, 
241, 289. 

Samuel, Jr., 30. 

Samuel, Rev., 6, 17, 26, 27, 29, 60, 62, 72. 

S. Gunnison, 372. 

Theophilus, 46, 78, 79, 295, 298-99. 

Thomas, 78. 

Thomas, Gov., 6, 17, 209. 
Dudy, Philip, 147. 

Zebulon, Jr., 305. 
Dunbar, David, 198. 
Dunn, Levi A., 378. 

Michael, 369. 
Dunno, Annie, 378. 
Durell, Arthur J., 378. 

Charles E., 130, 365, 395-96. 

Frank L., 375. 

Newman, 294. 
Durgan, Daniel, 302. 

Francis, 169, 244, 264, 302. 

Francis, Jr., 240, 244. 

Jacob, 239, 244, 312. 

James, 310. 

Jonathan, 310. 

Susannah, 310. 

Treworthy, 310. 

William, 378. 
Durgin, Charlotte, 307. 

Francis, 107, 312. 

Miles, 301. 

Samuel, 183, 246. 

Zebulon, 183. 
Dustin, Moses, 283. 
Dutch, George, 100, 157, 159. 
Dyer, Ebenezer, 147. 

Edward, 147. 

Prudence, 297. 

Samuel, 235, 237, 244, 249, 264, 277, 303. 
Eadon, Bliss C, 379. 
Eames, Daniel, 153. 
Eastham, Betsey, 140. 
Eaton, B. F., Rev., 394. 

Edward F., 332. 

Mary, 70. 

Mary E., 379. 

Theophilus, 70. 
Edgerly, John, 157, 304, 307. 

Moses, 237, 244. 

Samuel, 302. 

Thomas, 146-47, 158, 160. 
Edmonds, John, 107. 
Egan, Charles, Rev., 397. 
Elkins, Captain, 262. 

Eleazer, 29, 32. 

Henry, 38, 139, 234. 

Joseph, L., 332. 
Elliott, John, 303. 

Jonathan, 305. 



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705 



Ellis, Jonathan, 169. 

Moses B., 376-77. 
Ellison, Hannah J., 375. 

Herbert D., 376. 
Emerson, Daniel, 308. 

David, Jr., 231. 

Joseph, Rev., 225. 

Mr., Rev., 25. 

Smith, 110, 271-72. 

Timothy, 170. 
Emery, Anthony, 195. 

Daniel, 367. 

Ehphalet, 259. 

William, 369. 
Engels, Samuel, 159. 
EvanS; Colonel, 242. 

Stephen, 260, 266, 271, 275-76. 
Ewer, Dorcas, 127, 302. 

Drusilla, 135. 

Drusilla C, 140. 

Elizabeth, 304. 

Gamalil, 312. 

Mary, 114, 305. 

Mehitable, 302. 

Nathaniel, 140, 244, 291, 297, 300. 

Nathaniel, Rev., 114-17, 140-41, 212, 217, 
302, 311, 313, 316-19, 324. 

Rufus, 312. 
Ewers, Rufus, 183, 247, 272. 
Ewin, Alexander, 308. 
Ewins, Margaret A., 376. 
Eyre, Thomas, 195. 
Fagan, Frank A., 377. 

Henry, 367. 
Falkner, Enoch, 307. 
Farnham, S. C, Rev., 392. 
Farnsworth, Betsey, 306. 

Mary A., 377. 
Farnum, Olive, 302. 
Farr, Vincent, 119. 
Farrell, Michael, 355. 
Felker, Dorcas, 306. 
Feltch, Edward, 378. 
Fenner, Elhanan W., 326. 
Fenton, Daniel, 396. 
Fernald, Mary S., 306. 

Hercules N., 418. 

Olin J., 418. 
Ferren, Moses, 303. 
Ferrin, Jane B., 376. 

Levi E., 375. 
Field, Albert, 363-65, 369, 376, 378, 395, 685. 

Darby, 22. 

Elizabeth P., 378. 
Fifield, Benjamin, 31. 

Charles W., 332, 389. 

George E., 339, 383-85, 373. 

George S., 331, 372, 379. 

Joseph, 287. 

Mehitable P., 409. 

45 



Winthrop, Rev., 360, 366, 369, 387, 389, 
391, 409. 
Filbrook, Thomas, 31. 
Fisher, Patrick, 227. 
Fisk, Ebenezer, 269. 

Timothy M., 369. 
Fiske, Henry S., Rev., 395. 
Fitts, James H., Rev., 329, 333-34, 360, 
365-67, 388, 391, 410. 

Mary C, 334, 367. 
Flanders, Ebenezer, 307. 

Ehzabeth,, 308. 

Frank W., 375. 
Fleming, Richard, 369. 
Fletcher, Edward, 70. 

Seth, 70. 
Flood, Mary, 102, 232. 

Nathaniel, 309. 
Floyd, Sarah E., 374. 
Fogg, Annie F., 377. 

Edith M., 376. 

Jeremiah, 234. 

John, 363, 367-68, 374. 

John H., 369, 373. 

Jonathan, 157. 

Josiah, 157, 160, 280, 282. 

Samuel, 157. 

Sarah E., 374. 

Seth, 157, 160. 

Vina B., 373. 
Foley, William, 372. 
Follett, Polly, 304. 
Folsom, Abigail, 303. 

Abraham, 154, 293, 301. 

Andrew, 170, 244, 304. 

Ann, 99. 

Anna, 304. 

Asa, 127, 183, 244, 246, 277, 279, 312, 314. 

Benjamin, 75, 153, 157, 159, 244, 249, 262, 
265, 278, 285, 301. 

Daniel, 159. 

David, 238, 244, 246. 

Edward, 239-40, 244. 

Ehzabeth, 102, 127, 140, 312. 

Ephraim, 29, 30, 49, 95, 103, 112-13, 123, 
147-48, 153, 170, 290, 293, 298. 

Ephraim, Jr., 170. 

Hannah, 103, 305. 

Hannah G., 133. 

Israel, 154-55, 169. 

Jacob, 255, 270, 304, 331. 

James, 125, 246. 

Jean, 303. 

Jeremiah, 58, 83, 95, 109, 112, 114-16, 
154, 183, 234-41, 244, 258, 260, 269, 
276, 295, 300, 311-12, 369, 403. 

Jeremy, 95, 99, 102, 112, 141, 209-11. 

John, 6, 28, 29, 32, 43, 46, 75, 95, 116, 
121, 123, 141, 170, 239, 244, 246, 249, 
271, 275, 277, 285, 289-90, 295, 300, 
301, 312. 



706 



Nareative Indexes. 



Folsom, John, Jr., 29, 77, 271, 298-99. 

Jonathan, 168, 240, 244, 249, 262-63, 274, 
279, 282-83, 285, 304. 

Joseph, 238, 240, 244, 294, 301-02. 

Joseph S., 331. 

Joshua, 75, 157. 

Josiah, 157-58, 291. 

Levi, 244, 246, 277, 303, 312. 

Levi, Mrs., 117. 

Martha, 308. 

Mary, 95, 113, 123, 393, 403. 

Nathan, 169. 

Nathaniel, 30, 32, 258, 262, 278, 289. 

Noah D., 367. 

Peter, 29, 31, 32, 75, 147, 152, 159, 162, 
169, 191, 244, 266-67, 290, 293, 300-01. 

Polly, 304. 

Sarah Y., 373. 

Simeon, 183, 244, 312, 331. 

Susanna, 152. 

William, 113, 133, 170, 238, 240, 244, 246, 
255. 

William Jr., 244, 246. 
Foman, Lizzie J., 379. 
Foot, Mary, 99, 309. 

Samuel, 369. 
Forbush, Abbie J., 378. 
Ford, John, 376. 

P. W., 397. 
Foreman, Harriet, 373. 
Forrester, May E., 379. 
Fose, Benjamin, 170. 

Edward, 170. 

John, 170. 
Foss, Flora A., 377. 

Fred S., 372. 

Jacob, 125. 

Jeremiah, 240, 244, 247, 260, 271, 312. 

John, 239, 249-50, 263, 279, 283, 285, 369. 

John, Rev., 326. 

Jonathan, 303. 

Mary E., 379. 

Molly, 125. 

Sarah, 99, 124. 

Thomas, 249, 259, 271, 285. 

Zechariah, 99. 
Foster, George P., 369. 

Mr., 214. 
Fowler, Charlotte, 207. 

Ehzabeth, 204. 

Green C., 367, 369, 405, 414. 

Hannah, 207, 307. 

Jacob, 138, 204, 205, 244, 253, 255-56, 272. 

James E., 414. 

J. Edward, 372. 

John, 294. 

John C, 207, 288, 295, 324, 363, 369, 414. 

John F., 367, 369, 374, 376. 

Joseph, 110. 
■ Judith, 204. 

Mary, 204, 369, 392-93. 



Mary W. N., 414. 

Philip, 97, 98, 105, 110, 118, 138, 177, 
204-07, 244, 246, 271-72, 275, 278, 284, 
301, 303, 316, 319. 

Philip, Jr., 134, 204, 207, 212. 

Philip, 3d, 134. 

Robert, 272. 

Sarah, 204-05. 

Simonds, 130, 244. 

Simons, 281. 

Susan, 204. 
Fox, Edward, 161, 183, 259, 261, 277. 
Francis, Lulu H., 377. 
Fraser, Carrie M., 376. 

Charles W., 378. 
French, Benjamin, 282, 287, 292-93. 

Charles W., 374. 

Coffin M., 411. 

David, 306. 

Dolly P., 411. 

Frank W., 332. 

Jonathan, Rev., 380, 384-85. 

Joseph, 286. 

J. S., 297. 

Judith, 309. 

Mary C, 411. 

Peter, 257. 

Reuben, 304. 

Sarah, 125. 

William, 137, 255, 275, 299. 
Freeze, Albert F., 367, 685. 

Charles A., 376. 

Helen A., 374. 

Sarah M., 374. 
Frost, Mary, 133, 405. 

Nathaniel, 250. 
Frye, Isaac, 273-74. 

James, 269. 
Fuller, Thomas W., 288. 
FuUington, Lydia, 308. 
Funda A., 248. 
Furber, Franklin, Rev., 392. 
Furbur, Elizabeth, 308. 
Furnal, Harriet, 306. 
Furnald, Joseph, 74, 288. 

Mary E., 373. 
Gage, Amos, 128. 

John, 91. 
Gains, Sarah, 307. 
Gale, George W., 307, 367. 

Gilman, 304. 

Jacob, 275. 
Galighan, Thomas, 367. 
Gambling, Benjamin, 200. 
Gammon, John, 206. 
Gardner, Annie L., 378. 
Garland, Sophia, 410. 
Garvey, John, 377. 
Gates, General, 275, 277. 
George, King, 156, 199, 210. 



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707 



Gerrish, Paul, 188. 

Samuel, 118. 

Susie M., 377. 
Gerry, Mr., 267. 
Gibney, Alice K., 376. 
Gibbons, Ambrose, 195. 

Nathaniel, 277. 
Giddinge, Eliphalet, 266, 277. 

Nathaniel, 277. 
Giddings, George H., 373. 

John, 387. 

John C., 369, 376. 

John, Mrs., 137. 

Mary M., 369. 

Zebulon, 231. 
Gile, John, 183. 
Gill, Samuel, 240. 
Gillen, John, 29. 
Gilman, Abigail, 106. 

Andrew, 93, 115, 122, 244, 253, 255. 263, 
265, 277, 290-91, 294, 300. 

Antipas, 158. 

Bradstreet, 120, 234, 237, 239, 244, 253, 
290-93, 299, 300, 302, 318-19, 331. 

Caleb, 94, 157, 299, 300. 

Captain, 68. 

Carty, 158-60. 

Charles, 191. 

Chase, 308. 

Daniel, 29, 31, 157, 160, 171, 173. 

David, 86, 110, 242, 264-65, 303, 312. 

Deborah, 303, 304, 309. 

Dudley, 263, 304. 

Edward, 26, 27, 29, 31, 32, 42, 43, 66, 72, 
74, 197, 269, 294, 298, 300. 

Edward, Jr., 42, 66, 67, 195-96. 

Elizabeth, 70, 73, 86, 118. 

Henry, 288, 307, 309. 

Jacob. 139. 

Israel, 105-08, 120, 122, 156, 168, 229-34, 
236, 258, 260, 264, 288-89, 296, 303, 312. 

Israel, Jr., 193, 300. 

James, 33, 75, 79. 83, 94, 148, 193, 239, 
244, 253, 299, 312. 

Jeremiah, 33, 49, 83, 94, 105, 116, 148, 
199, 269, 275, 280. 

Joanna, 86. 

Job, 50. 

John, 26, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 38, 43, 47, 48, 
50, 64, 66, 72, 73, 86, 142, 148, 152, 155, 
161, 191, 197-98, 277, 289, 294-95, 298. 

John, Jr., 46. 

Jonathan, 193. 

Joseph, 118, 244, 264, 312. 

Joseph S., 253. 

Joshua, 154. 

Josiah, 284. 

Josiah, Jr., 284. 

Lydia, 309. 

Mary, 309. 

Michael, 154. 



Moses, 29, 31, 33, 43, 46, 48, 66, 74, 75, 
83, 93, 94, 96, 153, 191, 269, 290, 294, 
298-99, 301. 

Moses, Jr., 33, 49, 293. 

Nathaniel, 112, 205, 238-39, 244, 253, 255, 
263, 269, 284, 302, 312. 

Nicholas, 72, 73, 97, 153, 251, 255, 258, 
265, 274, 277, 287, 289-90, 295-96, 299, 
312. 

Nicholas, Rev., 208. 

Perley B., 357. 

Peter, 50, 124, 156, 201, 235, 265, 291, 
294, 296. 

Polly, 305. 

Rachel, 75. 

Richard, 93, 229, 295. 

Robert, 97, 290. 

Sally, 305. 

Samuel, 117, 129-30, 137, 156, 186, 239, 
244-45, 248-49, 250-53, 255, 262, 
266-70, 276-77, 283, 289, 291, 296, 300, 
313. 

Samuel, Jr., 268. 

Sarah, 93. 

Somersbee, 101, 109. 

Stephen, 147. 

Theo, 159-60. 

Warren, 292, 331, 369. 

William E., 363, 369. 

Zebulon, 249, 266, 276, 287-88. 
Gilson, Camelia M., 375.^ 
Gladin, William, 278. 
Gladding, Frank, 358. 
Gledon, Charles, 30. 
Glenister, Sarah, 378. 

Glidden, Andrew, 96, 124, 208, 293, 295, 
301. 

Charles, 29, 49, 87, 148. 

James, 287. 

John, 87, 158, 160. 

Joseph, 169, 202. 

Nathaniel, 158. 

Richard, 87, 160. 

Sarah, 87, 96. 

William B., 308, 370. 
Goddard, Benjamin, 64. 

John, 50, 63, 64, 67, 84, 89, 96, 125-26. 

John, Jr., 64. 

Mary, 126. 

Welthena, 64. 
Godfrey, David, 302. 

James, 43, 46, 148. 

Mr., 195. 
Godsoe, Elizabeth, 303. 
Goffe, Anthony, 30. 

Colonel, 95, 280. 

John, 161-63. 
Goggon, John P., 377. 
Gooden, Catey, 304. 

Lawrence, 305. 

Sally, 305. 



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Goodhue, Nathaniel, 140. 

Samuel, 201. 

Sarah, 140. 
Goodin, Hannah, 304. 

James, 112. 

Katharine, 138. 

Mehitable, 303. 
Gooding, James, 285. 

Robert, 312. 
Goodman, Josiah W., 374. 
Goodsoe, Elizabeth, 117. 
Gookin, Nathaniel, Rev., 212. 
Goodrich, Eva M., 379. 

Fred G., 372, 379. 

Marj' E., 376. 
Goodwin, David, 287. 

Eliza, 306. 

Elizabeth M., 379. 

James, 244, 249, 259-60, 271. 

James L., 377, 379. 

Joseph B., 373. 

Robert, 244, 246, 255. 
Gordon, Alexander, 29. 

Benjamin, 157. 

Daniel, 110, 128, 139, 247, 271, 273, 281. 

James, 158. 

Lawrence, 305. 

Nicholas, 299. 

Timothy, 110, 157. 
Gorges, Ferdinand, 2, 8, 11. 
Gorwood, Charles, 198. 
Goss, Charles, 297. 
Gove, Edward, 30, 31, 70, 71, 74. 
Grace, Nicholas, 305. 
Grant, Daniel, 157-59. 

John, 351. 

Ulysses S., 412. 

Walter B., 339, 361. 
Graves, Benjamin, 157. 

Martha, 302, 309. 

Rufus E., 379. 

Thomas, 286. 
Gray, James, 274. 

Jesse S., 372. 

Martha A., 378. 

Mr., Rev., 116. 

Nettie M., 377. 

Sylvester B., 378. 
Green, B., 316. 

Captain, 154. 

Ezra, 234. 

Jacob, 149. 

Jonathan, 148. 

Stephen, 143. 
Greenfield, Samuel, 25, 196, 290. 
Greenough, William, 287. 
Greenwood, Charles, Rev., 392. 
Gregg, William, 247. 
Grenefield, Samuel, 16, 17. 
Grey, Albert E., 377. 
Gridley, Colonel, 156. 



Griffin, Charles, 372. 

David, 309. 

Michael J., 378. 

Susan H., 373. 
Grimes, Nugent, 349. 
Grinfield, Samuel, 41. 
Groose, Israel, 21, 23. 
Gross, Isaac, 290. 
Grosse, Mr., 38. 
Gutterson, J. Herbert, 372. 
Gypson, James, 310. 

John, 310. 
Hackett, James, 247, 277. 
Haggett, Wilbur H., 379. 
Hagner, Mary A., 275. 
Haines, John, 371. 

Thomas J., 371. 
Hale, Elijah, 414. 

Enoch, Jr., 325. 

Hatevil, 414. 

James W., 287. 

John, 414. 

Justice, 228. 

Nathan, 130, 234. 

Thomas, 259. 

William H., 372. 
Haley, Joseph E., 378. 

Joseph F., 367. 

Joseph T., 366. 

Ralph S., 379. 
Hall, Andrew, 29, 367, 369. 415 

Andrew, Jr., 288. 367 

Ann, 93, 209. 

Colonel, 266. 

Dolly C, 415. 

Edward, 50, 58, 76, 80, 102, 104, 168, 171, 
192, 200-02, 209-11, 216-17, 226-28, 
230-31, 290, 296, 299, 337. 

Ephraim G., 304. 

John, 75, 76, 84, 160, 263. 

Joseph, 49, 60, 91, 92, 131, 168, 170, 192, 
201, 202, 208-11, 229, 239, 263, 269, 
290-92, 294-95, 299. 

Josiah, 77. 92, 297. 

Kinsley, 29, 30, 32, 33, 76, 77, 82, 124, 
131, 146-48, 294-95, 297-98. 

Lewis C, 333. 

Lieutenant, 29, 31, 294. 

Mary, 91, 131. 

Mary W., 209. 

Mercy, 104. 

Paul, 77. 

Phaltial, 123. 

Ralph, 17, 22, 29, 32, 40-42, 46, 50, 69, 
75, 76, 226, 294-95, 298. 

Samuel, 29, 49, 60, 61, 77, 125, 157-58. 

Sarah M., 369, 414. 

Thomas B., 307. 
Hallihan, Mary, 375. 

Michael, 369. 

Patrick, 369. 



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Ham, Albert H., 379. 

Charles E., 374. 

Hannah, 306. 

Jeremy W., 305. 

John F., 375. 

Thomas, 304. 
Hamilton, Mary A. E., 373. 
Hanes, David, 169. 

Matthias, 31. . 
Haniford, Thomas, 261. , 

Hanley, Margaret F., 375. 
Hannaford, Polly, 308. 

Thomas, 244, 255, 294. 
Hannafort, Sally, 389, 394. 
Hanniford, Thomas, 137. 
Hanson, Anne L., 389. 

Charles, 354. 

Charles L., 332, 389. 

Edward, 356. 

Edward A., 366. 

Emma B., 376. 

Fred A., 378. 

George P., 377. 

James M., 377. 

John C, 364, 367, 374, 389-90, 399, 402. 

Joseph D., 377. 

Joseph H., 356. 

Joseph O., 372, 379. 

William C, 332, 390. 
Hardy, George E., 376. 

Love, 302. 

Stephen, 104, 244, 312. 

Theophilus, 30, 32, 192. 
Harlow, William T., 331. 
Harriman, S. E., 375. 
Harrington, George W., 374. 
Harris, Edward, 348. 

Philip, 170. 

Samuel, Rev., 390. 
Harrison, Nicholas, 125. 
Hart, Aaron, 279, 283. 

George, 245, 278, 312. 

John, 100-01, 109, 161. 

William, 250. 
Hartford, Nicholas, 117-18, 155, 183, 238, 

244, 246, 312. 
Hartwell, David, 309. 
Hartnett, John F., 379. 

Richard, 375. 

Richard J., 372. 
Haven, John, 139. 

Samuel, Rev., 213-14, 222. 
Harvey, Abbie R., 376. 

Emma A. B., 37-5. 

James P., 297. 

John, 132. 

Mary A., 376. 

Robert, 369. 

William, 369. 
Hazen, Moses, 278. 
Hatharcie, Robert, 40. 



Haughton, Josephine P., 374. 
Hawes, Walter E., 338. 
Hawkens, William, 236. 
Haworth, Reuben, Jr., 349, 376. 
Hayden, Caroline, 395. 

Charles S., 372. 

G. Forrest, 372. 

James F., 379. 

James H., 375. 

Mary, 375. 

Wilbur G., 372. 

William, 367, 369. 
Hayes, Daniel, 369. 

Elizabeth C, 379. 

Jennie M., 377. 

Mark D., 369. 

Martha H., 374. 
Haywood, Thomas, 306. 
Healey, Bishop, 397. 
Heath, Enoch, 259. 

Jonas, 281. 

Jonathan, 259. 
Helme, Charles, 22. 
Hemmingway, Mary S., 378. 
Henderson, Mary A., 307. 
Hennon, Herbert, 397. 
Herlihy, John, 372, 378. 

Michael, 372. 

Michael J., 378. 
Herrick, Ami, 304. 
Hersey, Jacob, 255, 367, 369, 376. 

Jeremiah, 288, 367. 

Mahala, 307. 

Mary, 112. 

Nathaniel, 50. 

Nicholas, 120, 138, 292, 297, 301, 329. 

Peter, 83, 112, 120, 138, 157, 168, 240, 245, 
270, 287-88, 303, 304, 307, 367, 369, 405. 

Peter, Jr., 83. 

Peter, Mrs., 405. 

Polly, 83, 120. 

Porthenia, 369. 

Robert, 17, 40, 83, 367. 

Theophilus, 293. 

Thomas, 83. 

William, 70, 83, 239, 304, 367. 

Wilmot H., 379. 
Hervey, Abigail, 389. 

Charles F., 372. 

Robert, 363-64. 
Hewes, Frederic A., Rev., 366, 392. 

William, 369. 

William, Rev., 366, 392-93. 
Hicks, Rev. Mr., 394. 
Higgins, William, 237. 
Hill, Amos S., 315. 

Benjamin, 21, 140, 302. 

Betsey, 138. 

Daniel, 130, 255, 291, 294, 297, 301, 302, 
314, 324. 

Ephraim, 357. 



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Hill, Ephraim G., 367, 369. 
Frank, 372. 
Hannah, 305. 

James, 57, 120-23, 130-32, 137-40, 181, 
211, 234, 237, 251, 254-55, 260, 268, 

294, 296, 308, 311-14, 335-36. 
John, 102. 
John B., 121. 
Joseph, 155, 190. 
Joshua, 204. 
Lucy, 309. 
Major, 116. 
Mary, 102. 
Nancy, 131. 
Nathaniel, 70, 371. 
Robert, 183, 303. 
Samuel, 372. 

Valentine, 60, 70, 121, 197-98. 
Hilliard, Benjamin, 144. 
Hilton, Abigail, 305. 
Andrew S., 303. 
Ann, 19, 61, 82, 127, 306. 
Anna, 303. 
Benjamin, 250. 
Betsey, 305. 

Charles, 47, 60, 62, 97, 168-69, 277, 294. 
Colonel, 246, 284. 
Comfort, 304. 
Daniel, 31, 109, 126, 134, 169, 244, 253, 

255, 276-77, 283, 291, 300, 301, 312. 
Daniel, Jr., 116, 290, 300. 
Deborah, 304, 369, 393. 
Dudley, 19, 78, 79, 81, 82, 109, 126, 154, 

191, 239, 263, 276, 294, 301. 
Edward, 2-4, 6, 9-11, 13, 14, 17, 19, 25-28, 

30, 34-38, 41, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 57-63, 

69, 70, 76-82, 86, 93, 97, 109-11, 118, 

127-28, 146-47, 165, 169, 196, 202, 204, 

206, 255, 278-79, 283, 289-91, 298, 301, 

312, 316, 403, 419. 
Edward, Jr., 6, 17, 27, 44, 45, 77, 78, 80, 

244, 246. 
Edward, 3d., 305. 
Elenor, 304. 
EUzabeth, 127, 308, 312. 
Ephraim, 357. 
Frances, 14. 
Francis J., 367, 369. 
George, 134-35, 291-92, 300, 302, 314, 

336, 383. 
George E., 82, 419. 
George O., 296-97, 301, 331, 338, 355, 

363-64, 367, 369, 394-95. 
George W., 369, 373. 
Hubartus, 310. 
Ichabod, 115-16, 119, 140, 244, 278, 284, 

291, 302, 313, 315, 317, 337. 
James, 238-39, 247, 264-65, 269, 277, 287, 

291, 308, 316. 
Jane H., 310. 
Joanna, 156. 



Jeremiah, 246. 

John, 43, 46, 170, 190, 263, 265, 275, 277. 

419. 
John P., 303. 
John T., 287. 
Jonathan, 97, 170, 199, 210, 216, 261, 266, 

403. 
Joseph, 78, 80-82, 109, 111, 170, 252, 275, 

293. 
Josiah, 118, 127-29, 138, 169, 193-94, 237, 

244, 255, 293, 312-13. 
Kathrine, 47, 60, 61. 
Martha, 81, 305. 
Mary, 19, 76, 97, 297, 303, 383. 
Mary A., 308, 369. 
Mr., 148. 
Nancy W., 383. 
Nathan, 331. 
Rebecca, 19. 
Richard, 19, 34, 48, 70, 78, 80, 89, 90, 92, 

93, 97, 110, 124, 154, 165-67-, 206, 255, 

293, 301, 310, 313, 317, 328. 

Samuel, 30, 47, 48, 60, 62, 64, 80, 81, 112, 
192, 294. 

Sally, 305, 391, 419. 

Sarah. 303. 

Sobriety, 19. 

Susan, 306. 

Theodore, 308. 

Ward, 134, 396. 

Wentworth, 169. 

William, 1, 3, 4, 8-11, 14, 29, 35, 36, 38, 
39, 57, 58, 60, 68, 77, 79, 80, 93, 97, 112, 
145, 156, 165, 268, 277-78, 283, 290, 

294, 298. 
William, Jr., 35, 140. 

Winthrop, 19, 20, 58, 78, 80-82, 85, 89-95, 
103, 107, 119, 124, 128, 149-52, 168, 
191-93, 226, 244, 246, 289, 293, 299- 
301, 305, 337, 367, 369, 384. 

Winthrop, Jr., 291-93, 300, 302, 324. 
Hinckley, William, 148. 
Hines, Jacob, 234. 
Hinson, James, 168. 
Hithersay, Robert, 25. 
Hoag, John, 108. 

Jonathan, 200. 
Hoagg, Charles, 375. 
Hobbs, Amos, 414. 

Benjamin, 305. 

Bertha J., 390, 415. 

Dolly C, 420. 

Edna A., 377, 415. 

Lavinia H., 414. 

Nathaniel, 111. 

Robinson, 414. 

William R., 364, 414-16. 
Hodgdon, Charles, 371. 

George E., 375. 

Lewis S., 376. 

Mary G., 370. 



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Hodgdon, Mary L., 374. 

Samuel S., 375. 
Hogan, James, Rev., 397. 
Hoit, Eliza C, 308. 

Grace, 306. 

John, 306. 

Sarah A., 308. 
Holland, Robert, 258, 268-69, 283. 
Holmes, Robert, 258. 
Holt, Edwin, Rev., 386, 391. 

Mary, 306. 
Honyford, Thomas, 259. 
Hopkins, Annie, 376. 

Azubah, 138. 

Jerusha, 138, 305. 
Horn, Armstrong, 153. 
Home, Charlotte W., 374. 

Leavitt C, 369. 
Hosford, Charles S., 376. 
Houghton, Addie M., 374. 

Adeline, 395. 

A., Mrs., 395. 

John, 369, 395. 

William, 395. 
Howard, Alvin J., 376. 

Charles E., 372, 377. 

Charles M., 332. 

Ernest L., 379. 

Ferdinand, 356. 

George H., 378. 

Irvin G., 372. 

John N., 367. 

Mellen, Rev., 392. 

Nathan G., 374-75. 

Solomon, 259. 
■ Howarth, Reuben, 369. 
Howe, General, 262. 
Howell, John S., 367, 369. 
Hoxie, Edmund, 375. 
Hoyt, Fred A., 366, 377, 
Hubbard, William, Rev., 142. 

Richard, 305. 
Hudson, Isabella M., 378. 
Hunniford, Josiah, 30. 
Huntoon, Nathaniel, 297, 309. 
Huntress, Solomon, 302. 
Hurd, John, 205. 
Huse, James, 259. 
Husk, Ellis, 200. 

Mary, 200. 
Husoe, Ann D., 374. 
Hussey, Captain, 68. 

Charles F., 187. 
Hutchins, Nathaniel, 138. 

Hezekiah, 234. 
Hutchinson, Anne, 12, 13. 

Edward, 12. 

Mary, 12. 

Susannah, 12. 
Ingram, George H., 372. 
Jack, John, 306. 



Negro, 88. 
Jackman, Hannah, 112, 
Jackson, Charles D., Rev., 385, 390. 

Robert, 238, 240, 244, 302. 
Jacob, Joseph, 97. 

Martha, 97. 

Mary, 97. 

Richard, 97, 98. 

Susannah, 97. 
Jacobs, Joseph, 200, 209-11. 
Jacques, Mattie J.,i 372. 
Jaffrey, George, 89, 90, 110, 200, 337. 
James, Indian, 60. 

Ira B., 369. 

Mrs. I., 395. 
Jenkins, Herbert T., 378. 
Jenness, Charles, 374. 

Charles V., 365. 

Eugene E., 377. 

Francis, 139, 141, 367. 

Francis, Jr., 272. 

Hall, 363. 

Hall J. 291-94, 300, 301, 308, 382-83. 

Isaac, 139, 302, 367. 

Joseph, 291. 

Mary K., 389. 

Mercy, 139. 

Mercy H., 383. 

Polly, 305. 

Richard, 175, 193-94, 289. 

Sarah G., 139. 

Theodate, 141. 
Jewell, Alice M., 379. 

Captain, 281. 

Daniel, 308. 
Jewett, Anna, 216. 

David, 263, 265. 

Jacob, 126. 

Joseph, 126. 

Martha, 303. 

Nancy, 126. 

Phebe, 126. 

Stephen S., 360. 

William, 126. 
JiUison, Myrta M., 377. 
Jocelyne, Mr., 195. 
Johnson, Alexander, 305. 

Henry, 369. 

Jacob, 306. 

John, 44, 45, 306. 

Mary, 309. 

Mary A., 375. 

Minnie W., 377. 

Noah, 307. 

Parker, 309. 
Jones, Brackett, 402. 

Charles E., 372. 

Clarissa, 373. 

Emma, 378. 

George, 29. 

Huldah B., 377. 



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Narrative Indexes. 



Jones, John Paul, 335. 

John W., 345. 

Paul, 367, 369. 

Ralph P., 378. 

Samuel, 371. 

Sarah H., 375. 

Stephen, 188, 306. 

Thomas, 17, 25, 40. 

Warren F., 350. 
Joslyn, Mrs. D., 395. 
Josselyn, Daniel M., 373. 
Joy, Ebenezer, 306. 

Jacob, 302. 

Joseph, 244, 312. 

Samuel, 101, 293. 

S. Josie, 375. 
Joyes, Thomas, 65. 
Judkins, Abigail F., 124. 

Benjamin, 125. 

Jacob, 125. 

Job, 125, 147. 

Joel, 30, 125, 302, 

John, 125, 147, 169. 

Joseph, 103-04, 124, 169. 
Jump, Hall J., 369. 

Isaac, 369. 

Joseph, 369. 
Kaim, John, 287. 
Kealing, Edward, 369. 
Kelley, Alice, 375. 

Edmund, 369. 

George P., 306, 356, 367, 369, 373. 

Hugh, 372. 

James E., 372. 

John, 307, 369. 

Joseph H., 356. 

Robert, 369. 

Samuel, Rev., 306, 327. 

Susan, 307. / 

Thomas, 372. 
Kelly, Hannah, 379. 

Levi, 401. 

Maggie, 377. 

Mary A., 373. 

Moses, 275. 

Patrick, 355. 

Sarah, 375. 

Thomas, 357, 397. 
Keen, Joseph J., 379. 
Kelson, Joseph, 348. 
Kendall, Charles B., 375. 
Keniston, Aaron, 288. 

Albion, 376. 

Christopher, 155. 

David, 282. 

Ida M., 378. 

James, 261, 267, 272, 282. 

John, 155, 272, 276. 

Jonathan, 272. 

Levi, 372. 

Lewis, 247, 281-82. 



Margaret, 374. 

Nathan, 100. 

Nicholas, 282. 

Olive M., 374. 

Samuel, 271. 

"William, 288. 
Kenistone, James, 249. 
Kennard, Albert E., 332. 

Anne E., 373. 

Edward L., 351. 

Frank H., 352, 374. 

John, 288, 297-98, 302, 324, 337-38, 367. 
369, 380, 382-83. 

John F., 352, 369. 

Sarah E., 373, 383. 

Seneca C, 338, 363-65, 367, 369. 

Seneca C, Mrs., 395. 

Thomas S., 365, 367, 369. 
Kennedy, Patrick, 376. 
Kenneston, James, 169. 

John, 169. 
Kennison, James, 259. 

Joshua, 204. 

Levi, 297. 

Lewis, 244, 287. 
Kenniston, Moses, 294. 

Sally, 307. 
Kennistone, James, 283, 285. 
Kenson, Thomas, 244. 
Kent, Cephas H., Rev., 382. 
Kersey, James, 170. 

John, 170. 
Kid: James, 30. 
Kidder, Elmer D., 366. 

Henry S., 372. 

Nathaniel. 115, 183, 291-92, 295, 297, 300, 
315, 319. 

William J., Rev., 392. 
Kimball, Benjamin, 159, 259-60. 

Caleb, 158-60. 

Ebenezer, 231. 

Elmer E., 377. 

John, 158, 169. 

Joseph, 160. 

Lydia L., 393. 

Mr., 66. 

Nathaniel F., 367, 369. 

Nettie E., 375. 

Thomas, 157-58, 169. 

Thomas, Jr., 159. 
Kineson, Aaron, 246. 
King, Daniel, 87. 

Thomas, 289, 298. 
Kinnison, Aaron, 312. 

Abraham, 305. 

Ann, 305. 

Hannah, 303. 

Jonathan, 245. 

Judith, 304. 

Levi, 255. 

Lewis, 240. 



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Kinnison, Mose.i, 255. 

Nancy, 305. 

Thomas, 312. 
Kinsley, Captiin, 153. 
Kinston, Aa* on, 240. 
Kinstone, 'laron, 244. 
Kittredgf , George W., 96, 296, 347, 391. 
Knight, Benjamin, 259. 

Gideon, 240, 259, 261, 268. 

Joseph, 158-59. 
Knollys, Hansard, 5. 
Knowles, Sarah L., 378. 
Knowlton, General, 262. 
Knott, William, 378. 
Knox, E. Mabel. 376. 

Timothy, 158-59. 
Kong, Thomas, 17, 25, 27. 
Kuse, Alice B., 378. 

Frank O., 377. 

Joseph, 364, 367, 369, 392. 

Joseph W., 364, 367, 369. 

Joseph W., Jr., 352, 373. 

Lizzie M., 375. 

Nathan E., 346, 379. 

Perry, T., 369, 372, 376. 
Kyneston, Aaron, 239. 
Kynoston, Lewis, 260, 269. 
Lad, Nad, 30. 
Ladd, Daniel, 168. 

John, 160. 

Nellie L., 379. 

Simeon, 267. 

Trueworthy, 162. 
Laderbush, Albert. 372. 

Albert, Jr., 372. 
Lake, George E., Rev., 3SS, 391. 
Lamb, Charles, Rev., 392. 
Lamee, Joseph, 159. 
Lamie, Alexander, 372. 

Mattie, 379. 

Peter, Jr., 372, 379. 
Lamothe, William G., 372. 
Lamprae, John, 39. 
Lamprey, OUver, 296. 

Sarah B., 306. 
Lane, Annie L., 374, 390. 

Charles, 330, 337, 343, 359, 367, 369, 
383, 389-90, 399, 400. 

Charles E., 357, 389. 

Doctor, 316. 

EUzabeth B., 369. 

Hannah, 383, 389. 

Hannah F., 389-90. 

John W., Rev., 367, 389, 399. 

Mark, 329. 

Mary E., 390. 

Olivia E., 390. 

Samuel, 29, 177. 

Samuel, Jr., -276. 

WiUiam, 154. 
Laney, Joel, 306. 



Lang, Joseph, 363, 365, 367, 369, 394-95. 

Joseph E., 369. 

Priscilla C, 307. 
Langdon, John, 187, 255, 257, 277-78. 

Samuel, Rev., 213-14. 
Langlands, Daniel A., 377. 

Daniel C, 364-65. 

Eleanor A., 420. 
Langley, Abby, 373. 

Horace W., 374. 

Joseph, 371, 373. 

Mary, 307. 

Mr., 331. 
Lanveat, Entwinett C, 306. 
Larabee, Charles A., 375. 
Lare, Cornelius, 46. 
Larey, Cornelius, 29. 
Larkham, Thomas, 5. 
Lary, Cornelius, 153. 

Olive, 305. 

Thomas, 153-54. 
Lasco, Richard, 303. 
Laskey, Roena C, 375. 
Laude, Patrick, 348. 
Lawlor, Elizabeth, 369. 

John, 368-69. 
Lawrence, David, 29, 78, 293. 

Eliza, 308. 

Joseph, 158. 

Prescott, 287. 
Lawson, Christopher, 22. 
Leach, Thomas, 306. 
Leane, Samuel, 29. 
Learey, Conealles, 29. 
Leary, Cornelius, 29, 75, 147. 

Daniel, 108. 
Leathers, Benjamin, 288. 
Leavitt, Augustin J., 374. 

Dudley, 158-60. 

Emerson, 160. 

G. K., 327. 

James, 159, 299. 

John, 74, 157. 

Jonathan, 158-59, 261, 275, 281, 287. 

Joseph, 157-60, 290. 

Moses, 29, 69, 82, 85, 160, 211, 281, 290, 
295, 299. 

Samuel, 22, 29, 259, 290, 295, 298-99, 328. 

Samuel, Jr., 261. 

Thomas, 22, 38. 

Trueworthy, 302. 

Viola S., 375. 
Leddy, Charles J., 332-33. 

Thomas, 365-66, 685. 
Leeson, Nicholas, 28, 197. 
Legat, John, 17, 25, 27, 41, 66, 69, 190, 290,. 

297-98. 
Legendre, Frank, 372. 
Lenzi, Frank B., 379. 
Lesthers, John, 309. 
Levangie, David, 372. 



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Leveridge, William, 4, 11. 
Liddy, Honora L., 397. 
Light, Captain, 124. 

John, 92. 

Robert, 159. 
Lightfoot, David, 170. 
Listen, Nicholas, 30, 42, 46, 71. 
Little, Henry, 159. 

Walter, 287. 
Littlefield, Augustus, 352. 

Charles F., 376, 378. 

Charles H., 364, 395. 

Charles H., Mrs., 395. 

Charles W., 395. 

Clarence C, 366, 372. 

Cyrus, 368-69. 

Edmund, 22, 38. 

Franklin, 373. 

George S., 376, 378. 

Leonard, 369, 374. 

Olive B., 375. 

Sarah A., 373. 

Sophia A., 373. 

Wilbur A., 378. 

William E., 369. 
Livermore, Daniel, 283, 275. 

Jonathan, 232. 

Matthew, 201. 
Locke, Annie F., 379. 

Augustus T., 371. 

A. E., 357. 

Edwin, 371. 

Edwin B., 395. 

Edwin B., Mrs., 395. 

Ellen A., 414. 

George A., 371. 

George O., 368. 

John F., 363. 

John S., 374. 

John T., 368-69, 685. 

Joseph H., 371. 

Mary O., 375. 

Samuel, 371. 

Sarah, W. T., 374. 

Simeon, 113, 339, 368, 371. 

William B., Rev., 393. 
Long, Nathaniel, 297. 

Nicholas, 346. 

Pierse, 280. 
Longfellow, Jacob, 331. 

Jonathan, 331. 

Polly, 304. 

Widow, 254. 
Look, Jonathan, 230. 
Lord, Charles E., Rev., 366, 381, 386. 

Hannah, 92. 

Lucy, 305. 

Mary, 309. 

Mary L., 307. 

Nathaniel, 73, 237, 245, 300, 337. 

Robert, 92. 



Susan, 309. 
Loud, Archbishop, 12.' (Errata, 420). 

Emeline A., 385. 
Lougee, John, 154. 
Lougi, Joseph, 263. 
Lovell, John, 102, 155-56. 
Loverin, Joseph, 249, 276. 
Levering, Benjamin, 126, 291-92, 297, 300, 
302, 380-82. 

Daniel, 157, 159. 

Eben, 375. 

Ebenezer, 160. 

John, 368. 

Joseph, 159, 193-94, 269. 

Nathaniel, 287. 

Samuel, 153. 
Low, Jeremiah, 52. 

Mary, 133. 
Lowel, Thomas, 153. 
Lydston, Josephine K., 378. 
Lyford, David, 168. 

Edward P., 372. 

Francis, 106, 147, 153, 277, 298. 

Freeman, 147. 

John, Rev., 3. 

Samuel, 291-92, 297, 300. 

Stephen, 106, 192-94, 239, 245, 290, 300, 
301, 312. 

William, 368, 371. 
Lyman, William, 347. 
Lynch, Daniel, 364-66, 369. 

Daniel J., 332. 

D. John, 372. 

Patrick, 375. 
Lyons, Alfred, 372, 378. 

Annie M., 377. 

Charles E., 372. 

Peter, 368-69, 397. 
Macabee, Michael, 368. 
MacCIure, David, 223. 
Macomber, Warren E., 377. 
Macdonel, Margaret, 310. 

Robert, 310. 
Magoon, Henry, 49. 

John, 30, 154. 

Joseph, 160. 

Samuel, Jr., 158. 
Mahoney, James, 369. 

Jeremiah, 369. 

Patrick, 369. 
Malchy, .Jeremiah, 372. 

Jerry, 365, 374. 
Manly, John, 17. 
Mann, Benjamin, 234. 

Joseph, 158-59. 
Manson, Samuel, 155. 
Marble, George, 287. 
Maroy, John, 234. 
Marden, Abraham W., 309. 

F. H., 188. 

James, 107. 



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Marden, Nettie J., 376. 
Marr, Ethel M., 379. 
Marsh, John, 307-08. 

Noah, 261. 
Marshall, Christopher, 21. 

Mary, 120. 

Walter E., 377. 
Marster, John, 245, 284, 312. 
Marsters, Charles A., 346. 

Ehzabeth S., 412. 

John, 24, 119, 251, 412. 
Marston, Caleb, 310. 

Charles, 369. 

Comfort, 303. 

Ephraim, 30. 

Isaac, 168-69, 192-93, 217, 245. 

James, 168, 170, 192, 194, 294, 304, 310. 

Jemima, 302. 

Jeremiah, 95, 160, 162-63, 280. 

John, 237, 245, 255, 272, 294. 

Lydia, 303. 

Miss, 125. 

Sherburn, 374. 

Simon, 138, 268, 270. 
Martin, James B., 365, 367. 

James H., 366. 

Margaret, 373. 

Richard, 31. 
Marvel, John, 261. 
Mash, Anna, 303. 
Mason, Abigail, 304. 

Anna, 303. 

Anne, Mrs., 63. 

Edward, 259, 261. 

Elijah, Rev., 306, 392. 

Elizabeth, 118, 302. 

Eunice, 308. 

John, 35, 62, 63, 67, 70, 71, 75, 76, 99, 195, 
238, 244, 247, 259-60, 263, 272, 294. 

John, Capt., 9, 11. 

John J., 373. 

John, Rev., 141, 316. 

Jonathan, 239, 249, 274, 283, 285. 

Joseph, 63. 

Robert, 28, 29, 32. 

Robert T., 47, 71, 89. 

Samuel, 305. 

Sarah, 309. 
Mathes, Annie M., 375. 

Benjamin, 257, 306. 

Charles H., 379. 

C, Mrs., 38. 
Henry, 368. 
Lois, 309. 
Matheson, H. A., Rev., 366, 392. 
Matthews, Francis, 22. 

Henry, 369. 
Mattoon, Anna, 97. 
Bartes, 170. 
Hubartus, 150, 168. 



Jane, 82. 

John, 168, 

Richard, 97, 105, 150, 168, 170, 209, 293, 

301. 
"Walter, 97. 
Mauer, William, 17. 
INIaverick, Antipas, 29, 61. 
Maxwell, Richard, 10. 
May, Samuel, 139. 
McBride, Barnabas, 249, 259, 261, 274, 285. 

Hugh, 239. 
McCabe, Michael, 369. 

Michael, Jr., 369. 
McCann, Arthur W., 352, 369, 373. 
John, 369. 
Mary E., 374, 376. 
McCarthy, Joseph C, 379. 
McCarty, George E., 375. 
McClary, Andrew, 91. 

John, 110, 278. 
McClensy, John, 368. 
McCloud, John, 374. 
IMcCuin, James, 352. 
McDonald, John, Rev., 397. 

Lewis, Rev., 397. 
McDuffee, George H., 377. 

John, 234. 
McEvay, William, 369. 
McGill, John, 369. 
McGlancy, John, 369. 
McKee, Margaret, 373. 
McKenna, George S., 378. 
McKenney, Luther F., Rev., 366, 395. 
McMath, John, 202. 
McMillan, Lillie, 376. 
McMillen, William, 357, 369. 
McMurphy, George B., 372. 

Valentine, G., 377. 
McNamee, Peter, 369. 
McPhaedris, Archibald, 90, 96, 337-38. 
McPhillips, Peter, 368. 

Thomas P., 368. 
McQuillan, David, 287. 
McWhinney, WiUiam J., 372. 
Mead, Benjamin, 132, 237, 240, 244, 246, 
255, 313-14. 
Ehzabeth, 132. 
Jeremiah, 296, 313, 331. 
Jeremy, 133. 292, 319, 324. 
John, 101, 132-33, 276, 281, 292-93, 302, 

305, 312. 
John, Mrs., 58. 
Joseph, 155. 
Levi, 183. 
Margaret, F., 307. 
Sally, 303. 
Meader, John, 169, 238, 271, 302. 

Mary G., 309. 
Meals, Walter, 155. 
Meder, John, 240, 244, 247, 312. 
Joseph, 147. 



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Meed, Nicholas, 155. 
Mehany, Thomas, 265. 
Melcher, Fred L., 377. 

Nathaniel, 73. 
Mellen, Martha, 375. ' 
Mellon, Richard, 192. 
Mellows, A. L., 226. 
Meloon, Joseph, 237, 240, 244. 

Samuel, 244. 
Mendum, Annie, 376. 

May E., 375. 
Merrill, Eliphalet, Rev., 405. 

George A., 378. 

Joseph, 104, 168, 217. 

Mr., 386. 

Mr., Rev., 381. 
Merrow, Sadie A., 379. 
Mersereau, Bertha M., 379. 
Merton, Mr., 10. 
Meserve, Colonel, 161. 

Ebenezer, 308. 

John S., 306. 

Mary E., 306. 

Nathaniel, 100, 118. 
Messer, Mary H., 309. 
Metcalf, Alfred, 138. 

Joseph, 168. 
Midcalf, Joseph, 170 
Mighell, Samuel, 150-51, 168, 192-93. 
Mighels, E., 312, 

John, 294, 312. 

Joshua, 245. 

Samuel, 245, 312. 

Samuel, Jr., 245. 
Miles, Albert, 377. 

Alfred, 377. 

Alvin H., 372. 

Andrew, 287. 

Emma A., 376. 

George, 288. 

John, 288. 

John H., 372. 

Jonathan, 170. 

Lewis A., 382. 

Robert, 349. 

Samuel, 169. 
Miller, Idelbert B., Rev., 393. 

Ina E., 376. 
Millet, Lydia, 133. 

Thomas, 50, 133, 231. 
Miltimore, James, Rev., 316, 319. 
Milton, John P., 269. 
Minot, Stephen, 67. 
Mitchell, Fannie, 377. 

Robert, 141, 239, 249, 261, 277, 285, 302, 
314. 
Moles, Elizabeth, 309. 
Monahan, Kate, 378 
Monharimet, 82. 
Montague, Griffin, 38, 62, 72. 
Montcalm, Louis J., 160, 162. 



Montgomery, Thomas, 278. 
Moody, Caleb, 223-24. 

Cutting, 224. 

David, 135. 

Edward, 277. 

Elizabeth, 217, 223. 

Hannah, 224 

James, 248, 270, 285. 

John, 157, 204, 224, 244. 

John, Rev., 17, 91-105, 109-10, 114, 118, 
120-21, 125, 131, 134-36, 138, 208-12, 
223, 311, 317, 325, 390. 

John, Mrs., 212. 

Joseph, Rev., 225. 

Joshua, 214, 223-24. 

Joshua, Rev., 84. 

Lucy, 225. 

Lydia, 224. 

Martha, 224. 

Mary, 91, 104, 225. 

Samuel, 223-25, 277. 

Sarah, 223-24. 

William, 223-24. 
Mooney, Emery, 161. 

Hercules, 275, 279-80. 

Mary H., 373. 
Moor, William, 189, 199. 
Moore, Captain, 259. 

Daniel, 262, 269. 

Goodman, 38. 

Harvey, 259, 261. 

Henry, 260, 268. 

Nicholas, 350. 

William, 33, 48, 49, 86, 271-72, 289-90^ 
295, 298-99. 
More, Ensign, 31. 

William, 29, 196. 
Morey, Colonel, 242. 
Morgan, Richard, 30, 32. 
Morrice, Captain, 46. 
Morrill, Jesse, 409. 
Morris, Richard, 20, 22, 38. 

Thomas, 376. 
Morrison, James, 259. 

John, 259. 

Sarah, 309. 

William, Rev., 316. 
Morse, Alma J., 420. 

Frank A., 378. 
Morton, Albert, 360, 365, 370, 395. 

Albert, Mrs., 394. 

George W., 350, 395. 

Helen, 395. 

Thomas, 9, 10. 
Motley, Margaret, 410. 

Mary M., 410. 

Robert, 410. 
Moulton, Joseph, 50. 

Sarah A., 379. 

Simeon, 304. 

Stephen, 304. 



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Mudge, John, 268. 
Mudgett, Joseph, 158, 160. 
Muncey, Ellen R., 378. 
Munsey, Arthur, 358. 

John, 153. 
Murch, George W., 375. 

John H., 376. 
Murphy, C. G., 397. 
Murray, Betsey, 305. 

Da\'id, 39, 294, 296-97, 301. 

John, 279. 

John, Rev., 114-15, 394. 

Susan, 306. 

Timothy, 139, 292, 302, 319. 

Timothy J., 331. 

William, 370. 
Murry, Abigail, 304. 

Hannah, 303. 

Lydia, 304. 

Phebe, 303. 
Muzzy, Widow, 148. 
Nason, John, 240. 
Neal, Abbie H., 374. 

Abneze, 169. 

Andrew, 261, 263. 

Asa, 291, 368, 370. 

Asa D., 357, 365, 370. 

Austin, 136. 

Austin J., 329, 365-367. 

Captain, 195, 253. 

Charles F., 372, 379. 

Comfort, 119. 

Conner, 368, 370. 

Daniel, 3. 

Daniel G., 332, 336, 364-65, 367, 373. 

Daniel J., 365. 

Eleazer, 273. 

Eliphalet, 183, 259-60, 271-72, 288, 291, 
300, 368. 

Ella F., 374. 

Ella J., 377. 

Ernest S., 367, 372, 685. 

Frank C, 367. 

Frank P., 365-66, 372, 399. 

Fred H., 372, 379. 

Henry O., 375. 

Henry P., 365, 368, 370, 375. 

Hubartus, 105, 129, 162, 183, 186-87, 216, 
234, 237, 244, 246, 253, 255, 260, 291, 
294-95, 298, 300, 313-15, 319. 

Hubartus, Jr., 244, 246, 284, 301, 313-14, 
319. 

James H., 379. 

James L., 352. 

Jared A. P., 332, 376, 379. 

John, 73, 119, 131. 155, 169, 239-40, 245, 
270, 312, 370. 

John C, 368. 

Joseph, 239, 249, 277, 290. 

Joseph S., 291, 300. 

Joshua, 263. 



Joshua W., 364-65, 368, 370. 

Lydia, 131. 

Mabel P., 379. 

Mary, 304. 

Mary R., 374. 

Samuel, 96, 105, 129, 168-69, 237, 253, 
292-93, 301, 336, 343, 357, 359, 364-65, 
367-68, 370, 372, 392. 

Samuel, Jr., 376. 

Thomas, 281. 

Walter, 3, 96, 105, 139, 142, 169, 193, 239, 
244, 247, 263, 272-73, 285, 293, 301, 302, 
319. 

William, 370. 

Zebulon, 73, 119, 245, 312. 
Neale, Samuel, 155. 

Walter, 34, 63. 
Nealley, Andrew, 259. 

Daniel D., 375. 
Needham, Nicholas, 22, 25. 

Ruler, 38. 
Neil, Asa, 288. 

Ebenezer H., 331. 

Olive R., 307. 
Nelson, George F., 368, 371. 
Newcomb, Jane, 374. 
Newhall, Matthew, Rev., 391-92. 

Sarah, 309. 
Newman, William J., Rev., 386, 388. 
Nichols, Mary, 379. 

Moses, 278, 281. 
Niel, Joseph S., 297. 
Niles, George, 370. 
Nixon, John, 269. 
Noble, Christopher, 155. 

Fanny, 164. 

Larye, 155. 

Lazarus, 163. 

Seth, Rev., 127, 318. 
Norcrosse, Nathaniel, 6, 25. 
Norris, Benjamin, 158. 

Caleb W., 309. 

Captain, 250, 265. 

James, 99, 130, 234, 273-74, 280. 

Jonathan, 276. 

Nancy, 383. 

Nicholas, 29. 

Samuel, 157, 160. 

Samuel, Rev., 307. 

William, 294, 370, 382. 
Norton, Benjamin, 288. 

George, 62, 79. 

James, 356. 

John, 28. 

Nathaniel, 291. 
Nowell, Eliza, 416. 
Nudd, Benjamin, 183. 

Stephen, 307. 
Nutt, John, 43. 
Nutter, Anthony, 65. 

Elder, 195-96. 



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Nutter, Hatevill, 16, 17, 64, 65, 70. 

Mary, 307. 

Timothy, 84. 
Nye, Adon, 117. 

Mary, 117. 
Oakes, Nathaniel D., 357, 370. 
Occum, Samson, 214. 
O'Connor, Michael, 368. 

Patrick J., 357. 

Thomas, 368, 372. 

Timothy J., 372, 377. 
Odiorne, William, 73, 245, 301. 
Odlin, John, Rev., 18, 79, 80. 

Woodbridge, Rev., 213. 
Oliver, Percy, 378. 
Ordway, Bessie P., 377. 

Edward, 292-94. 

Master, 329. 

Sarah, 370. . 

Walter, 368, 370. 

Walter S., 374. 
Osband, Joseph, 303. 
Osborne, George J., 258, 405. 

John, Rev., 318-20, 327, 405, 406. 
Osgood, Betsey, 307. 

True, 287. 
Otis, Atwell B., 372. 

Israel T., 387, 391. 

Jennie M., 378. 

Leon W., 379. 

Leroy P., 372. 
Ouer, James, 160. 
Oxford, 249, 285. 
Packer, Thomas, 88, 89, 169. 
Padman, William, Rev., 392. 
Page, Enoch, 266, 276. 

Francis, 31. 

James G., 308. 

Jesse, 384. 

Peter, 281. 

Philip, 282. 

Rev. Mr., 93. 

William, 306. 
Paine, Joseph, 269. 

Nicholas E., 331. 
Palmer, Charles H., 367. 

Dudley S., 329. 

Groth, 170. 

John, 99, 170, 368, 370. 

Nathaniel, 368. 

William, 276. 
Parker, John, 235. 

Thomas, 50. 

William, 203. 
Parks, Edward H., 355. 

John, 288. 

William B., 374. 
Parsons, Abraham, 240, 244, 249, 277. 

Abram, 239. 

Edward, 235, 260. 

Eunice, 404. 



Jacob, 244. 

Joseph, 118, 263, 275-78. 

Joseph B., 9, 141. 

Josiah, 183, 303, 404. 

Moses, 260. 

Mr., 235. 

Nathaniel, 403. 

Rachel, 111. 

Sally, 305. 

Samuel, Rev., 213. 
Passaconaway, 13, 142. 
Patridge, Eugene C, 334, 366, 372. 
Patterson, A. J., Rev., 394. 

James H., Rev., 392. 
Paugus, 156. 

Paul, Amos, 288, 309, 331, 337-38, 359-60, 
363-64, 368, 370, 395, 401, 404, 412-14, 
418. 

Amos M., 332. 

Charles R., 395. 

Charles W., 372. 

Clara E., 420. 

Clarence H., 377. 

Edith B., 378. 

Edna A. H., 333-34, 396, 420. 

Ella A., 377. 

Elmer D., 332, 372, 378-79. 

George E., 372, 374. 

George K., 338. 

George O., 363-65, 367-68, 370, 394-95. 

George O., Mrs., 395. 

George S., 333-34, 372, 377. 

George W., 364-66, 372, 377, 399. 

Hannah M. C. 373. 

Harriet, 414. 

Harriet A., 334. 

H. Jenness, 329, 352, 364-65, 367, 372, 
374, 394, 418, 685. 

Isabel, 334. 

John M., 368, 370, 376. 

John W., 376. 

Martha T., 418. 

Mary, 119, 309, 414. 

Mary A., 396. 

Mary M., 376. 

Misses, 399. 

Nathaniel, 309, 412. 

Sally D., 418. 

Samuel, 309, 342, 368, 370, 391, 418. 

Samuel T., 368, 370. 

Temple, 294, 297, 307, 338. 

William, 359, 395. 

William M., 368, 370, 395. 

William M., Mrs., 396. 
Peabody, Elizabeth, 319. 

Elizabeth S., 319. 

Stephen, 234, 236, 267, 278-79. 

Thomas, 319. 
Pearson, Jacob, 237. 

James, 288. 

Jethro, 124. 



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Pearson, Ora, Rev., 382. 
Pease, Adelaide, 373, 395. 

Albert, 377. 

Benjamin, 245. 

Charles F., 368, 370, 378. 

Ebenezer, 287. 

Eliphalet, 237, 244, 249, 277. 

George, 370. 

George W., 58, 372, 375-78, 395. 

Hannah, 297. 

Henry, 368, 370. 

Hollis, 363, 365, 368, 370, 395. 

John, 276, 292, 360, 368, 370, 385, 395. 

John A., 368. 

Joseph, 239, 244, 249, 277, 293-93, 300, 
305, 368, 370, 395. 

Juliette, 374. 395. 

Lucius S., 368, 370, 372, 386. 

Lydia, 304 

Nathaniel, ni, 169, 193, 199, 229, 244, 331. 

Peter, 250. 

Phebe, 111. 

Rose, 395. 

Ruth A., 375. 

Samuel, 111, 150, 244, 300, 303, 325. 

Walter H., 377. 

William, 372, 377. 

Zebulon, 277. 
Peavey, Edward H., 368, 370. 

Sophia, 371. 
Peck, Robert, Rev., 66. 
Peg, 88. 

Pender, John, 170. 
Pendergast, Edmund, 304, 371. 

Stephen, 88, 287. 

Thomas, 307, 371. 
Pendexter, Drusilla B., 308. 
Penhallow, Samuel, 87. 
Pennell, Albert R., 376. 
Pepler, Annie D., 420. 
Perdean, Rebecca, 302. 
Perkins, Abraham, Jr., 144. 

Annie L., 379. 

Benjamin, 275, 304. 

Charlotte M., 375. 

Daniel, 292. 

Deborah, 304. 

Edward H., 368. 

Edward R., Rev., 392. 

James 30, 400. 

John, 109, 170, 192-93, 199, 237, 240, 244. 
255, 291, 295, 301, 309, 337. 

John, Jr., 170. 

Jonathan, 267, 269. 

Joseph, 275, 301. 

Joseph E., 377. 

Josiah, 279, 283. 

Lemuel, 306. 

Mary, 94, 105, 308. 

Moses, 244. 

Mrs., 246. 



Richard, 240, 245. 

Robert, 112, 170. 

Sally, 135, 308, 309. 

Samuel, 294. 

Sarah, 370. 

Sarah E., 379. 

Susannah, 305. 

Thomas, 298, 301. 

William, 41, 79, 93, 109, 170, 209-10, 244, 
281, 293. 

William Jr., 199, 208. 
Perl, John, 168. 
Perry, Abijah, 368. 

Abraham, 161. 

Henry E., 375. 

Mary L., 378. 
Perryman, Nicholas, 170, 173. 

Richard, 111. 
Persons, Abraham, 303. 

Betsey H., 304. 

Josiah, 169. 
Peters, Hugh, 5. 
Pettingill, Moses, Jr., 374. 
Pettit, Christian, 66. 

Hannah, 66. 

Thomas, 17, 22, 25, 26, 38, 42, 66, 298. 
Phelan, John, 368, 370. 

John, Jr., 368. 

Michael, 368. 

Patrick, 370. 

Thomas, 397. 
Philbrick, Andrew J., 375, 395. 

Jedediah, 173, 231. 

Mary, 62. 
Philbrook, Edward, 331. 
Philip, King, 142-43. 
Phinney, Erastus O., 331. 
Phipps, Captain, 155. 

William, 145. 
Pickering, Anthony, 237, 245. 

Anthony, Jr., 237, 240. 

George, Rev., 323. 

James, 155, 239, 269, 308. 

John, 371. 

Joshua, 305. 

Levi, 239, 244, 255, 269. 

Levy, 237. 

Olive J., 308. 

Samuel, 255, 290-93, 301, 304, 319, 324-25, 
381. 

Samuel S., 306. 

Winthrop, 278. 
Pidgin, William, Rev., 319. 
Pierce, Andrew, 405. 

Colonel, 271. 

Daniel, 231. 

John, 405. 

Joseph, 108. 

Joshua, 45, 211. 

Sarah, 224. 

Thomas, 201. 



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Pierson, Sarah F., 377. 

Pike, Abraham, 291, 300, 370. 

Annie G., 375. 

Caleb, 408. 

Captain, 340. 

Henry, 263. 

James, 268, 370. 

James O., 332, 358, 382. 

James, Rev., 212, 216. 

John, 28, 95, 158, 269. 

John, Rev., 224. 

J. Thornton, 365-66, 372. 

Lucien M., 240, 359, 368, 370, 395. 

Lucien M., Mrs., 395. 

Mary, 373. 

Mary P., 408. 

Mary S., 420. 

Mercy, 303. 

Moses, 297. 

Nancy, 300. 

Perkins, 277, 281-82. 

Robert, 95, 129, 143-45, 165-66, 192-93, 
209-11, 237, 244, 251, 253, 259, 265-66, 
276-77, 292-94, 300, 318, 325. 

Robert, Jr., 250, 255, 260. 

Sarah, 216. 

William, 259, 268, 287, 292, 370. 
Pillsbury, Edmund, 307. 

Martha H., 307. 

Nathan, 124. 

Sally, 306. 
Pinckney, William, 392. 
Pindar, Abigail, 310. 

Benjamin, 310. 

Elizabeth, 310. 

Joseph, 310. 

Sarah, 310. 
Pinder, Benjamin, 305. 

Joseph, 207, 296. 

Joseph D., 306. 

Mary, 207. 

Nancy, 307. 

Oliver, 283, 370. 

Sarah, 307. 
Pineo, Jeremy, 183. 
Piner, Benjamin, 244. 
Pinkham, Alfred, 306. 

I^eonard H., 378. 

Lieutenant, 266. 

Sally, 306. 
Pinner, Bejnamin, 247, 272. 

Oliver, 387. 
Pipping, Bartholomew, 30. 
Plaisted, Ichabod, 200, 

John, 189. 

Mary, 80, 110, 199-200. 
Plummer, Ebenezer, 304. 

Eliza, 308. 

Nellie, 376. 

Sarah, 206-07. 

William, 206, 307. 



Pollard, Abbie M., 377. 

Christopher A., 339, 363, 365, 367, 372, 377. 

Clara A., 377. 

George W., 367, 377, 396. 

Levi L., 339. 

Mary F., 376. 
Pomfrett, William, 195. 
Pond, Enoch, 234, 391. 

Harry T., 379. 

Preston, Rev., 386, 391. 
Poor, Enoch, 130, 139, 259-60, 262, 264-65, 

270-71, 274,280. 
Porter, Almond, 356. 

Huntington, Rev., 382. 
Pottle, Henry, Rev., 405. 

William, 103. 
Powell, Robert, 30. 
Powers, John R., Rev., 397. 
Prasson, Richard, 137. 
Prentiss, J. Harry, 376. 
Presby, Richard, 280. 

Nathan, 169. 
Prescott, General, 262. 

Jonathan, 154, 272, 274. 

Lewis F., 375. 

William, 272. 
Preson, Jethro, 293. 

Mrs., 206. 

Nathan, 244. 

Richard, 206-07, 304, 314. 
Presson, Nathan, 288, 307. 

Richard, 282-83. 
Preston, Helen M., 375. 
Prime, Herbert O., 378. 
Pring, Martin, 7. 
Proctor, Margaret M., 379. 
Provencher, Simon L., 379. 
Purington, John W., 377. 
Purmort, Philemon, 13, 20, 22, 38. 
Purmout, Philemon, 327. 
Putnam, Israel, W., Rev., 380. 
Putney, John, 372. 
Quimby, Catherine, 125. 
Quinn, Charles E., 372. 

Daniel J., 372. 

Kate J., 374. 

Martha E., 377. 

Mary J., 376. 

Michael, 370. 

Patrick, 357, 359-60, 364-65, 367-68, 370. 

Patrick H., 350, 372, 375. 

P. J., 397. 

Sarah E., 376. 

William J., 332, 346, 374. 
Raburne, George, 38. 
Rackliff, Roger, 112. 

Sarah, 112. 
Racklyft, Roger, 245. 
Ramsdell, Charles G., 377. 

Lydia A., 375. 



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Rand, Abigail C, 374. 

Edward T., 353. 

Goodman, 145. 
Randall, Francis V., 374. 

Jacob, 304. 

Joseph, 278. 
Randlett, Harriet A., 414. 

Mary A., 414. 

Moses, 414. 

Thomas, 414. 
Randolph, Edward, 3], 76. 
Rasle, Sebastian, 150. 
Rasleige, Thomas, Rev., 16. 
Rawbone, George, 22. 
Rawlins, Thomas, 32. 
Ray, W. P., Rev., 392. 
Read, F. A., Rev., 395. 

Robert, 22, 38. 
Reed, James, 106, 234, 236, 258, 260-62. 
Reid, George, 279-80, 282. 
Remick, Daniel, 249, 285. 

Enoch, 238, 244. 

Isaac, 269. 

James, 249, 285. 

Sally, 302. 
Renton, William, 118, 244, 259-60, 312. 
Reynolds, Asa, 368, 370. 

Asa J., 370. 

Charles H., 373. 

Lucius C., 372. 

Samuel, 281. 
Rice, A. L., Rev., 395. 

Maggie, 376. 
Richards, Augustus W., 334, 362, 366-67, 372. 

Charles W., 332, 372, 379. 

Edward H., 332. 

Ernest E., 332, 379. 

Sarah P., 378. 
Richardson, Edward, 353. 

Emma, 373. 

Flora J., 376. 

Joseph M., 353. 
Richmond, Thomas T., Rev., 385-86, 390. 
Ricker, Erastus W., 370. 

Theodore, 287. 
Rider, Carrie A., 375. 

John B., 338, 364-65, 369, 386. 

John C, 400. 

John F. C, 339, 363-64, 372, 379. 
Ridley, Alvah W. D., 378. 
Rindge, Isaac, 250. 
Riley, William H., 377. 
Rishworth, Edward, 22, 24, 38. 
Roach, Peter, 370. 
Roberson, Aseneah, 303. 

David, 148. 

Jonathan, 117, 305, 312. 
Roberts, Bard P., 373. 

Reuben, 249, 261, 269, 280, 283-85, 294. 

Thomas, 10. 
4P. 



Robertson, Da\dd, 270. 

Roby, Henry, 17, 22, 25-27, 298. 

Robinson, Almira, 307. 

Arthur S., 374. 

Arthur T., 374. 

Benjamin, 261. 

Captain, 250. 

Caroline S., 370, 373. 

Christopher, 192. 

Daniel I., Rev., 392. 

David, 29, 32, 49, 259, 261, 

Edward F., 379. 

George, 59, 301, 307. 

George D., 372. 

George K., 368. 

James W., 364. 

John^ 11, 27, 43, 46, 298-99. 

J. N., 395. 

Jonathan, 29, 32, 157-60, 169, 244, 246-47, 
259-60, 264, 266, 271-72, 301-02, 328. 

Joseph, 158-59, 169, 281, 302. 

Josiah, 157, 160, 366. 

Josiah E., 372. 

Lillian, 379. 

Mary, 310. 

Maud A., 378. 

Paul, 294-95, 331. 
Rogers, Betsey, 304. 

Daniel, 271-72. 

George, 331. 

George W. T., Rev., 392. 

John, 126, 215, 331. 

Nathaniel, 50, 138, 201, 207, 230, 235-36, 
245, 254, 264-66, 278, 289-90, 296, 300, 
314, 331. 

Nathaniel, Jr., 291-92 

Olive P., 305. 
Rollins, Aaron, 124, 155, 157, 160, 249, 277- 
78, 282-83, 285. 

Aaron, Mrs. 155. 

Benjamin, 302. 

Francis, 301. 

Frank W., 360. 

Ida E., 375. 

James, 169. 

John, 157-59. 

Joseph, 157, 160. 

Joshua, 158. 

Josiah, 157-59. 

Robert, 279, 282-83. 

Samuel, 279, 

Thomas, 29, 147, 293. 

Volentine, 240. 
Rooks, Elizabeth, 304. 
Rose, Roger, 49. 
Rosho, William, 298. 
Ross, John, 108. 
Rowe, Patty, 303. 

Winthrop, 234. 
Rowel, 17. 



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Rowell, Almon B., Rev., 393. 
Job, 259. 

William, 280, 282. 
Rowland, William F., Rev., 382, 384-85, 390. 
Rowls, 13. 
Runawit, 13. 
Rumford, James T., 372. 
Rundlett, Elmira N., 377. 

Greenleaf B., 365, 367, 374, 395. 

James, 159. 

James, Jr., 308. 

Josiah, 287. 

Marion F., 379. 
Runnals, Daniel, 272. 
Russell, Augusta E., 378. 

Fanny, 137. 

George, 287. 

Jonathan, 224. 

William, 390. 
Ruster, George O., 378. 
Ruter, Martin, Rev., 330. 
Ryan, Dennis, Rev., 397. 

Katherine, 377. 
Ryder, John B., 370. 

John F. C, 374. 
Ryland, William, Rev., 392. 
Rymes, Christopher, 306. 
Sambo, 93, 202. 
Sampson, Augusta, 379. 
Samuel, Captain, 155. 
Sanborn, Asa, 308. 

Benjamin, 192. 

Charles, 357, 395. 

Charles H., 339, 361, 364-65, 367, 370. 

Charles, Mrs., 395. 

Clara E., 377. 

Daniel, 303. 

Doctor, 298. 

Elizabeth L., 373. 

Elizabeth, M. E., 378. 

Enoch, 287. 

Ephraim, 169. 

Ezekiel, 130, 169, 229, 365-66, 370. 

Frank A., 357, 372. 

Harriet D., 373. 

Harriet E., 331, 333-34. 

Helen A., 379. 

James F., 306. 

Jeremiah, 307. 

John, 169, 255, 282, 357. 

John D., 370. 

John W., 352, 366, 375. 

John W., Rev., 393. 

Jonathan, 237, 244, 305, 371. 

Joseph, 244, 249, 259, 263, 275, 278, 283, 
285, 308. 

Joshua, 168. 

Josiah, 157. 

Juha A., 375. 

Lucy M., 420. 

Mary A., 373. 



Miss, 120. 

Oliver, 395. 

Oliver G., 353, 358, 374. 

Polly, 304. 

Rufus, 135, 330, 339, 357, 368, 370, 372. 

Rufus, Mrs., 395. 

William, 154, 157, 159. 
Sanders, John, 40. 
Sanford, David, Rev., 308, 380, 408. 
Sargent, Fitz W., 131, 168-69, 193. 

Minerva F., 379. 
Sassacus, 143. 
Saulpaiigh, George, 348. 
Saunders, J., Mrs., 395. 
Savage, Job, 238, 312. 

Mehitable, 302. 
Savoie, J. Edmund, 372. 
Saweay, Job, 244. 
Sawledge, Joseph, 240, 255. 
Sawyer, Franklin, 374. 

Gilman, 370. 

Jason, 309. 

Jonathan, 259. 

Royal T., Rev., 395. 
Scammell, Alexander, 250, 274-75. 

Colonel, 129. 
Scammon, Mary E., 376. 

Richard, 30. 
Scipio, 212. 
Scott, Cyrus W., 378. 

Elizabeth P., 420. 
Scribner, Edward, 159. 

Edward, Jr., 159. 

John, 158. 

Joseph, 158. 

Joseph, Jr., 160. 
Scriggins, Abigail, 305. 

Samuel, 305. 

Susannah, 304. 
Scruton, Charles A., 375. 
Seargent, Rufus K., 308. 
Seavey, Joseph, 183. 

Thomas, 305. 
Secomb, Richard, 303. 
Senter, Colonel, 269, 277, 279. 

Joseph, 276, 278. 
Severance, Matthew, 117. 
Sewall, Henry. 224. 

Jane, D., 224. 

Mehitable, 224. 
Seward, Robert, 22. 
Shackford, John D., 288. 

John R., 301. 

Samuel, 277-78, 297, 304. 

Seth R., 275, 291-92, 295, 302. 

William A., 306. 
Shaltry, Maxine, 392. 
Shannon, Annie, 378. 
Shapleigh, Nicholas, 28. 
Sharpe, Samuel, 36. 
Sharpleigh, Major, 30. 



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Shaw, Benjamin, 288. 

Hannah, 308. 

Martha A. S., 374. 
Shay, Daniel, 286. 
Sheafe, Henry, 281-82. 

James, 250. 

Polly, 303. 
Sheehy, Edward, 377. 

Michael, 397. 

Thomas, 362, 365-66, 372. 

Wilham E., 372. 
Shepard, Dorothy, 308. 

Samuel, Rev., 120, 305, 317, 319, 325. 
Shepway, John, 41. 
Sherburne, Henry, 232. 

Samuel, 144. 
Sherry, Albert P., 379. 
Shortridge, Richard, 234, 269. 
Shriggens, William, 244. 
Shute, Andrew B., 288. 

Anna, 119. 

Benjamin, 119. 

Elizabeth, 119. 

Fanny, 162, 164. 

Governor, 188. 

John, 121, 135, 164,245,255,274,288,314. 

John, Jr., 291, 300. 

John, Mrs., 131. 

Jonathan, 282. 

Joseph, 303, 312. 

Lucia, 308. 

Marj-, 119. 

Michael, 119, 135, 245. 

Michael, Jr., 312. 

Nancy, 304. 

Samuel, Gov., 165. 

Walter, 238, 244, 308. 

Welthea, 119. 

William, 73, 74, 126, 245, 312. 
Sias, Nathaniel, 292, 294. 

Welthern, 307. 
Simpson, Charles F., 366, 372, 376. 

Harriet G., 378. 

John E., 365, 395. 

John F., 332. 

W. Arthur, 372. 

William, 240, 249, 259-60, 266, 277, 312. 
Sinclair, James, 121, 263, 298-99, 373. 

John, 263. 

Joseph, 229. 

Martha A., 374. 

Rachel, 121. 

Samuel, 192. 
Sinkler, Benjamin, 158-59. 

James, 32, 105, 168. 

John, 29, 32, 147. 

Joseph, 169. 

Richard, 193. 

Samuel, 107, 169. 

Thomas, 169. 



Skinner, Joseph, 338. 

Joseph G., 359, 368, 370. 
Slade, Arthur, 170. 
Sleeper, jNladison, 373. 
Sloane, Sarah F., 378. 
Smart, Abigail, 304, 306. 

Ann, 216. 

Anna, 302. 

Benning, 170, 304. 

Charles, 138, 169, 244, 301, 312, 371. 

Charles, Jr., 237, 244, 255. 

Charlotte, 307. 

David, 238, 244, 302. 

Dudley, 247, 255, 263, 271, 277, 312. 

Elizabeth, 304. 

Georgie M., 375. 

Giles, 309. 

Goodman, 190-91. 

Hilton, 140, 255. 

Jacob, 365, 368. 

John, 25, 40, 60, 68, 69, 88, 196, 249, 277, 285. 

John, Jr., 30, 294, 370. 

Jonathan, 277, 282-83. 

Joseph, 117, 169, 204, 238, 246, 291, 300. 
312-13. 

Joseph N., 368, 370. 

Josiah, 245, 312. 

Love, 304. 

Mehitable, 306. 

Moulton, 309. 

Nancy, 304. 

Polly, 304-05. 

Ralph, 202. 

Robert, 29, 32, 37, 42, 43, 46, 48, 50, 68, 
79, 86, 87, 110, 169, 175-77, 191, 199, 
204, 209-10, 295, 298, 368, 370, 385. 

Robert, Jr., 30, 294, 370. 

Sally, 135, 304. 

Samuel, 206, 245, 281, 312. 

Susannah, 305. 

William, 78, 275, 277. 
Smiley, Edward, Rev., 395. 
Smith, Abigail, 405. 

Albert L., 366, 393. 

Alphonsi B., 375. 

Andrew, 255. 

Annie A., 376. 

Azubah, 389. 

Azubah H., 130. 

Benjamin, 104, 133, 157-60, 183, 310. 

Benjamin, Jr., 160. 

Benton, Rev., 366, 395. 

Betsey, 304, 307, 401. 

Bezaleel, Rev., 382, 385-86, 390. 

Calvin, 395. 

Carl F., 372. 

Charles E., 363-64, 372, 374, 398, 416. 

Charles H., 346, 353, 370, 373. 

Charles J., 370. 

Charles L., 367. 

C. Henry, 353. 



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Smith, C, Mrs., 395. 
C. N., Rev., 392. 
Daniel, 133, 155, 157, 159-60, 276, 287-88, 

294-95, 300, 304, 313, 319, 325, 418. 
Daniel C, 354. 
Daniel D., Rev., 123. 
Daniel G., 346. 
Daniel R., 329, 363-65, 367-68, 370, 372, 

378, 416. 
Deborah, 303. 
Deborah W., 416. 
Eben, 368, 383. 
Ebenezer 99, 100, 266, 387, 302, 304, 310, 

370. 
Edith, 418. 

Edward, 30, 32, 119, 140. 
Edward J., 376. 
Edwin M., 419. 
Eleazer, Rev., 392-93. 
EUas, Rev., 123, 317, 326, 405. 
Eliphalet, 249, 255, 277, 281, 290, 294, 300, 

303, 339. 
Elizabeth, 116, 303. 
Elizabeth B., 418. 
EUzabeth P., 419. 
Ezra, 331. 
George, 43, 368. 
George K., 370. 
George R., 368. 
Hattie P., 375. 

Herbert W., 364, 366, 372, 378, 399. 
Hezekiah, 304. 
Horace 0., 357, 370, 373. 
Horace E., 368. 
Horace O., 347, 372. 
Hugh, 368, 370. 
Jabez, 157, 159. 
Jacob, 147, 293. 

James, 119, 254, 294, 296, 312, 331. 
James W., 306. 
John, 7, 9, 49, 96, 104, 109, 133, 148, 183, 

249, 263, 276, 310, 349, 370-71. 
John, Jr., 263, 310. 
John A., 376. 
John K., 373. 
John M., 135, 211, 255, 290-92, 296-97, 

300, 301, 314. 
Jonathan, 30. 
Joseph, 48, 93, 96, 104, 109, 112, 128-29, 

137, 146-47, 158, 160, 202, 204, 209-11, 

232, 234, 239, 244, 246-47, 263, 265, 

269, 271-72, 295-96, 301, 309-10, 314, 

363, 365, 368, 370, 373, 401. 
Joseph, Jr., 301. 
Joseph H., 138, 306. 
Josiah, 288, 325, 368, 370. 
J., Rev., 383. 
Laura A., 377 
Levertie, A., 377. 
Lewis R., 372, 379. 
Lizzie B., 377. 



Loren E., 372, 379. 

Lycurgus N., 368. 

Major, 88, 148, 154. 

Matthew, H., 123. 

Mattie B., 374, 418. 

Mary, 129, 223. 

Mary F., 379. 

Mary G., 308. 

Mary P., 377. 

Moody, 307. 

Nancy B., 308. 

Nancy W. P., Rev., 395-96, 420. 

Nathan, 307, 368, 370. 

N. J., 376. 

Olive, 130, 307. 

Oliver, 169-60, 293. 

Plumer, 354, 395. 

Polly, 401. 

Robert, 17, 22, 38. 

Robert R., 25. 

Sally P., 307. 

Samuel, 109, 133, 138, 175, 297, 303, 310. 

Samuel G., 373. 

Sarah, 104, 128. 

Solomon, 259, 261, 272, 276. 

Susan A., 373. 

Susanna, 96, 104, 109 ,119, 310. 

Theo., 157, 159-60. 

Theophilus, 148, 299. 

Walter, 119, 140, 331. 

Walter D., 332. 

Warren, 307. 

Wentworth, 313-14. 

WiUiam W., 306. 

Winthrop, 104, 138, 237, 244, 246, 255, 
276, 278, 310, 314. 

Zebulon, 331. 
Somerby, Abiel, 224. 

Anthony, 224. 

Henry, 224. 

Rebecca K., 224. 
Solomon, Thomas, 303. 
Souther, Nathaniel, 287. 
Sowell, Edward, 30. 
Spaulding, Levi, 234. 
Spead, Abbie, 375. 

Augustus, 368. 

Augustus D., 370. 

Benjamin, 373. 

Benjamin F., 374. 

Elizabeth, 370. 

Fred A., 372. 

Florence E., 375. 

G. B., 395. 

George W., 368, 370. 

Harrison, 368. 

Harrison B., 376. 

James, 368. 

James A., 337, 364, 372, 376. 

John, 354. 

Mary E., 374. 



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Spead, Oliver B., 349. 

W. P., 395. 
Speed, Ebenezer, 263, 279, 284, 312. 

James, 288, 309. 

John, 294, 306, 354. 

Martha, 306. 

Mary, 302. 
Spellaine, Edward, 378. 
Spellman, Maurice, 377. 
Spencer, George T., 376. 

Leander, 372. 
SperHng, Thomas, 259. 
Spofford, Frank M., 376. 
Spriggens, William, 240. 
Stacey, Samuel, 288. 
Stackpole, John, 370. 
Stanyan, Anthony, 16, 17, 23, 25, 38, 41, 

67, 196, 290, 298. 
Staples, Hattie D., 379. 
Stapley, Thomas, 207. 
Starbuck, Edward, 64, 65, 84. 

Elder, 195-96. 
Stark, John, 230, 259, 262, 268. 
Stearns, Ezra S., 360. 

G. W., Rev., 392. 
Steele, Henry, 157, 160. 
Steffens, Louis, 348. 
Stephens, Benjamin, 244. 

Ebenezer, 203. 

Enoch, 246. 

Hale, 308. 

John, 301. 

Jonathan, 246. 

Nathaniel, 246. 
Stevens, Abel, Rev., 407. 

Apphia, 303. 

Benjamin, 182, 237, 244, 270, 302. 

Daniel, 259, 287. 

Enoch, 183, 244. 

John, 297. 

Jonathan, 183. 

Lydia, 305. 

Mary F., 375. 

Nancy, 305. 

Nathaniel, 148, 275, 295. 

Nathaniel, Jr., 291. 

Peter, 278. 

Polly, 305. 

Samuel, 169, 192. 

William, 302. 
Stewart, Maggie A., 377. 

Robert, 30. 
Stickney, Ezekiel M., Rev., 306. 

Lulie S., 376. 

Thomas, 275. 

W. M., 296. 
Stileman, Elias, 45. 
Stillings, Peter, 270. 
Stillson, George W., 370. 

William, 110. 
Stinson, Abner P., 295-96, 301, 307, 340, 381. 



Stobert, Sarah R., 378. 
Stockbridge, Andrew D., 308. 

Henry, 305. 
Stockman, William, 303. 
Stone, Mr., 38. 
Storrs, Augustine, 22, 23, 290. 
Stott, Elizabeth, 373. 
Stover, Alcott, 347, 357, 364, 375. 

Hannah B., 375. 

Nathan E., 354. 

Ruth A., 373. 
Stratton, Frank K., Rev., 392. 
Strout, Charles, 329. 

Charles S., 378, 418. 

Nancy H., 418. 

Silas, Rev., 416-419. 
Stuart, C. B., 333. 

Ida S., 333. 

J. Warren, 332. 

Susie M., 333. 
Sullivan, Abbie E., 379. 

James, 17. 

John, 235-36, 269-70, 286. 

Katherine, 378. 

Maggie, 378. 
Swaine, Benjamin, 144. 

Francis, 17, 42, 66, 197. 

Hezekiah, 157. 

Hosea D., 377. 

Nicholas, 25, 42, 66, 197. 
Sweat, Moses, 417. 
Swett, Etta M., 377. 
Symmes, Rebecca, 80. 
Symonds, Huldah, 378. 

Michael, 64. 

Samuel, 83. 
Syvertsen, Ole, 378. 
Tahanto, Sagamore, 35. 
Tallant, Joseph, 257. 
Taplin, Frank C, 378. 

Rev. H. N., 392. 

Henry T., 365, 372, 375. 
Tarbox, Samuel B., 372. 
Tarleton, Ellis, 159. 

George H., 372. 

Jerusha, 389. 

Martha M., 309. 

Mary A., 308. 

Mercy H., 308. 

Samuel, 305, 368, 370, 391, 394-95, 418. 

Samuel G., 336. 

Samuel H., 364, 370. 

Stilman, 183, 237, 314. 

William, 287. 
Tash, Ann, 98, 404. 

John, 100, 238, 240, 244. 

Joseph S., 291. 

Sally, 305. 

Thomas, 98, 99, 109, 128, 137. 160-63, 
182, 217-19, 235, 237-39, 242-44, 246-48, 
257, 265, 271-73, 283, 296, 300, 404. 



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Tash, Thomas, Jr., 257. 
Tasker, Sarah E., 420. 
Tay, Lord, 3. 
Taylor, Andrew S., 374. 

Benjamin, 249, 276, 312. 

Charles W., Rev., 392. 

Charlotte L., 374. 

Comfort, 302. 

Edward, 124, 149, 275. 

Edward T., Rev., 330. 

John, 124, 150, 170, 355. 

Joseph 30, 124. 

Joseph, Jr., 159. 

Joseph, 3d, 160. 

Moses S., 354, 373. 

Nathan, 124. 

Nathaniel, 193. 

Thomas, 255, 278-79, 282, 312. 

William, 46, 107, 124, 147-48, 269, 281, 328. 
Teal, Lord, 3. 
Tebbet, Captain, 117, 155. 
Tenney, Mr., 297. 

William, 291-92, 295, 297-98, 302. 

William C, 331. 
Tetherly, Harriet, 378. 

Helen J., 374. 

James M., 395. 

James W., 369. 

John B., 347, 357, 372, 374, 395. 

Mary S., 307. 
Thing, Bartholemew, 153, 291, 294, 296-97. 

Benjamin, 79, 108. 

Betsey A., 375. 

Dudley, 276. 

Henry, 371, 392. 

Jonathan, 29, 30, 32, 49, 147, 295, 297-99, 
328, 371. 

Joseph, 158-59. 

Nathaniel, 269, 276. 

Samuel, 78, 295, 299. 

Thomas, 298. 

Winthrop, 370, 405. 

Zebulon, 371. 
Thomas, Abigail, 308, 310. 

Benjamin, 188. 

C, Mrs., 304. 

Elisha, 98, 245, 247-48, 255-56, 259, 261, 
269, 272-73, 275-76. 

Henry, 372. 

James, 64, 372. 

John, 30. 

Joseph, 269, 310. 

Mary, 310. 

Stephen J., 278. 
Thompson, Anna M., 377. 

Anne, 406. 

Carrie, 376. 

Clarence, 373. 

David, 9. 

Ebenezer, 267, 406. 

George K., 373. 



Henry, 373, 376. 

Jane, 303. 

James, 287. 

Plummer, 396. 

Sarah J., 376. 

William, Rev., 67. 
Thomson, Benjamin, 170. 

Jacob, 244. 
Thornes, Francis, 45. 
Thurston, Andrew, 363, 368, 370, 395. 

Daniel, 158. 

Deborah, 304. 

James, 267-68, 307, 319, 331, 366, 

James, Rev., 319-21, 325, 390. 

Jeremiah, 141. 

John, 305. 

Mary, 141. 

Mary J., 319. 

Mehitable, 141. 

Melvin L., 376. 

Stephen, 255. 

Thomas, 74. 
Tibbetts, James, 374-75. 
Tidman, Thomas, 30. 
Tilley, James, 310. 
Tilton, Alice B., 377. 

Captain, 155, 270-71. 

Charles S., 375. 

Daniel, 294, 313. 

Dorothy S., 374. 

Frank, 376, 395. 

Henry, 138, 305. 

Jacob, 168-69, 204. 

James R., 363, 370. 

Jemima, 99. 

John, 238. 

Jonathan, 164. 

Josiah, 370, 

Major, 314. 

Mary G., 374. 

Philip, 234. 

Rachel, 204. 

Sally, J., 303. 

Samuel, 99. 
Tinker, Ossemus, Rev., 306, 385, 390. 
Titcomb, Benjamin, 236. 

John, 118. 
Todd, Clara, 376. 

John C, 370. 

Rose, A., 378. 
Tom, Captain, 148. 
Tomb, Mehitable, 325. 

Samuel, Rev. 134, 139, 141, 305, 316, 325, 
386. 
Tomlinson, John, 228. 
Torr, Vincent, 287, 312, 314. 
Torrey, Harry K., 332, 365. 

Harry R., 363. 

Henry K., 390. 

John, 361, 365, 373, 376. 

William, 235, 250. 



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Towie, Anthony, 99. 

Caleb, 144. 

Gardner, 371. 

Jeremiah, 364-65, 373. 

Jeremiah A., 379. 

John M., 296, 379. 

Sarah, 308. 
Town, Ezra, 234. 
Trask, Nathaniel, Rev., 215-16. 
Treadwell, Ann E., 297. 

Captain, 340. 

Charles, 211, 291-92, 295, 298, 301, 371. 
380-82. 

Lydia, 308. 

Sarah W., 374. 
Trefethen, Daniel, 357. 

Francis G., 349. 

"William, 239, 287. 
Treworthy, Samuel, 47. 
Trickey, Arrolin A., 375. 

James E., 375. 

Scott B., 375. 

William H., 329, 366, 395-96. 
Tripp, N. G., 395. 
Trotter, Richard, 368. 
True, Sarah J., 374. 
Trull, Alvin C, 365, 368, 370. 

Nancy, 383. 

Phineas, 104, 383. 
Tuck, Edward, 62. 

Josiah, 305. 

Sarah, 306. 

Sarah P., 373. 
Tucker, Elijah W., Rev., 386, 390. 

Sally, 305. 
Tuckerman, Oliver P., 370. 
Tufts, Eliphalet, 275. 
Turner, Frank R., 373. 

Winfield S., Rev., 373, 395. 
Tuttle, Alexis D., 374. 

Benjamin, 303. 

Benjamin B., 301, 375. 

Cornelia W., 378. 

Daniel, 297, 309. 

Erastus E., 331. 

George, 246, 275. 

Isaac, 288. 

Judith, 123. 

Mertie, 378. 

Nicholas, 123. 

Thomas, 297. 
Twombly, Horatio, 376. 

Samuel, 207. 
Vane, Henry, Gov., 12. 

Varney, Albert H., 261-62, 364, 366-67, 373, 
416. 

Calvin, 416. 

Edith C, 418. 

Eliza N., 416. 

George W., 373. 

Ida A., 378, 418. 



Isabella J., 376. 

Olive J., 366, 420. 
Vaaghan, Charles E., 373. 

Colonel, 155. 

Mary, 69. 

William, 31, 69, 146. 
Veasey, Eliphalet, 261. 

Thomas, 261. 
Veazie, Eliphalet, 269. 

Joshua, 259. 

Thomas, 259. 
Vernon, Benjamin, 312. 
Vincent, Anthony, 263. 

William, 263. 
Wadleigh, Captain, 86. 

Edward, 160. 

Henry, 301. 

John, 32, 49, 71, 89, 262, 269, 287, 298. 

Jonathan, 71, 89, 299. 

Joseph, 49, 71, 157, 175. 

Minnie C, 377. 

Philip, 21, 30, 72. 

Robert,""29, 33, 46, 49, 71, 89, 154, 198, 
289, 295. 
Wadononamin, 44, 45, 77. 
Wahangnonawit, 13, 67. 
Waldron, Ira, 19, 29, 49, 71, 77, 78, 370. 

Richard, 84, 85, 87, 182, 188, 195, 200. 

Robert, 289. 

Thomas, 299. 
Walker, Goodman, 38. 

Samuel, 22. 

Timothy, Jr., 259. 

Timothy, Rev., 212. 

William, 234, 331, 368, 404. 

William L., 363, 368, 370, 395. 
Wall, James, 16, 17, 22, 25, 27, 38, 40, 60, 

62, 196, 290, 298. 
Wallingford, Samuel, 127. 

Thomas, 202, 228. 
Walsh, Father, Rev., 397. 
Walton, Colonel, 188. 

George, 22. 

Thomas, 189. 
Ward, James S., 378, 418. 

Jonathan, Rev., 384. 

Samuel, 239, 244, 249, 255, 270, 282-83, 
285, 302, 305. 
Warden, Thomas, 21-23, 38, 122-23. 

William, 21-23, 38, 122-23. 
Warren, John, 42, 66, 197. 
Washburn, Sarah, 370. 
Washington, George, 235, 267-72. 
Waterman, Alfred W., 354. 

Mary J., 412. 

Thomas, Rev., 412. 
Watson, Benjamin, 307. 

Betsey, 305, 307. 

Charlotte, 370. 

Clarissa, 307. 

David, 249, 280, 282-85. 



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Narrative Indexes. 



Watson, Dudley, 59, 128, 291, 296, 303, 314, 
336, 400. 

Henry, 291, 304. 

John, 240, 244, 255, 270, 312. 

John, Jr., 297. 

John N., 302. 

Joseph, 354. 

Josiah, 354. 

Martha, 307. 

Mary, 306. 

Molly, 303. 

Robert, 28. 

Thomas, 304, 349. 

Winthrop, 287-88, 295, 331. 
Watts, Isaac, 122. 
Waymouth, Samuel, 255. 
Weare, Meshech, 162, 229-30, 243, 272. 

Nathaniel, 146. 

Peter, 156, 188. 
Wearow, Mr., 10. 
Webster, Eleanor, 281. 

Hannah, 125. 

John B., 332. 

Nathaniel, 302. 

Thomas, 290, 294. 
Wedgewood, John, 30, 69, 78, 82, 88, 154, 
168, 170, 199, 237, 244, 290. 

Lot, 303. 

Mary, 88. 

Noah, 249, 277, 304. 

WiUiam, 288. 
Weeks, Abbie E., 376. 

Captain, 96, 155. 

George E., 376. 

Ira, 301. 

Joannah, 303. 

John, 244, 248. 

John S., 139. 

Joshua, 272, 312. 

Leonard, 282. 

Prudence, 304. 

Ward C, 259-60. 
Weight, Thomas, 38, 71. 
Weir, Mary S., 373. 
Welch, Colonel, 98. 

Joseph, 247-48. 

Mary, 125. 
Wells, Edward, 255. 
Wentworth, Benning, 81. 213, 230. 

Deborah, 307. 

Ezekiel, 309. 

Harriet N., 374. 

Hunking, 203. 

John, 11, 18, 25, 162, 193-94. 215, 217, 
231-32, 279, 337. 

John B., 368, 399. 

Jonathan, 302. 

Mark H., 252. 

Paul, 217. 

Richard, 368. 

RossilUe, 373. 



William H., 377. 
West, James, 307. 
Jonathan, 287. 

Nehemiah, 259. 
Westbrook, Captain, 374. 
Wetherbee, Henry K., 332. 
Wetherby, Mariah, 306. 
Weymouth, Josephine M., 374. 

Sarah, 306. 

Timothy, 277. 
Wheatland, Benjamin, 326. 
Wheeler, Maud A., 379. 

Warren, 294. 
Wheelock, Eleazer, Rev., 214-15. 
Wheelwright, John, Rev., 6, 12, 13, 15, 18, 
20-22, 25, 26, 34, 38, 60, 62, 67, 69, 75, 
123. 

Robert, 12. 
Whicher, Jonathan, 303. 
Whidden, Ichabod, 169, 204, 308. 
Whipple, Alexander, 308. 
Whitcomb, Benjamin, 272-73, 281. 

Jonathan, 234. 

Major, 267. 
White. A., Mrs., 395. 

Deputy, 398. 

Moses, 295, 297. 

Moses, Rev., 330. 
Whitefield, George, Rev., 113-14, 225, 311. 
Whiton, John M., Rev., 14. 
Whittier, Josiah H., 333. 
Wiggin, Abigail, 87, 94, 304. 

Albert J., 368, 370. 

Andrew, 32, 87, 94, 128, 135, 169-70, 
180-81, 193-94, 262, 270, 277, 289, 291, 
294, 299. 

Andrew, Jr., 168-69. 

Anne, 135. 

Asa, 271, 303. 

Barker, 306. 

Charles, 244. 

Chase, 161, 271, 295. 

Comfort, 132. 

Daniel, 114. 

Daniel C, 357,.364-66, 376. 

David, 117, 239, 244, 246, 269, 303, 312. 

Dayton C, 332, 373. 

Deborah, 370. 

Eliphalet, 100. 

Elizabeth, 118, 307. 

Emma F., 375. 

George, 389. 

George B., 357, 365, 367, 373. 

George O., 368, 370. 

Gideon, 259, 261. 

Hannah, 87. 

Henry, 128, 130, 135, 183, 187, 245, 290-92, 
297, 300, 304, 308, 313-15, 370. 

Henry, Jr., 130, 291, 337. 

Isabelle J., 420. 

Isabelle V., 396. 



Narrative Indexes. 



729 



Wiggin, Jacob, 368. 

Jacob F., 368. 

J. Henry, Rev., 117. 

John, 217. 

Jonathan, 80, 165-67, 238, 244, 246, 312. 

Joseph, 160, 170. 

Joshua, 217, 244, 270. 

Josiah, 162. 

Mark, 271. 

Mary, 135. 

Mehitable, 307, 340, 370. 

Michael, 128, 291-92, 300, 302, 304, 314. 

Michial, 130-31. 

Mr., 148. 

Nancy, 131. 

Nathan B., 307. 

Noah, 263. 

Patty, 305. 

Phineas, 259, 261. 

Polly, 304. 

Rufus, 206. 

Samuel, 287. 

Sarah A., 306. 

Simeon, 263, 275. 

Simon, 117, 128, 299. 

Thomas, 32, 34, 36, 37, 44, 60, 71, 118, 
126, 132, 165, 179-80, 197, 202, 255, 
259, 268, 289, 295, 312. 

Thomas J., 373. 

Thomas Jr., 32, 48. 

Winthrop, 249, 269, 280, 282-85. 
Wiggins, Asa, 244. 

Charles, 237. 

David, 239. 

George B., 120. 

Jonathan, 255. 

NeUie A., 374. 

Theophilus, 239, 247, 272. 
Wight, Thomas, 22. 
Wilcox, Martha A., 379. 
Willex, Beltisha, 196. 
Willey, John, 94, 100. 

Lizzie E., 375. 

Phineas, 307. 

William, 100. 
William, III, King, 85. 

Indian, 44. 

King, 144. 
Wilkinson, James H., 354, 364, 370. 

May H., 378. 
WUliams, Hamden, 308. 

Hattie, 379. 

Henry, 68. 

John, 331. 

John P., 132, 319. 

Samuel F., 363. 
Willie, Bellshasur, 17. 

Goodman, 38. 
Willis, Annie, E., 373. 377. 

Gracilis M., 378. 

Samuel, 368, 370. 



W., 288. 
Wilson, Ann, 89. 

Charles J., 373. 

Ebenezer, 73, 119, 304, 368, 370. 

Ebenezer, Jr., 370. 

Francis, 70. 

Humphrey, 17, 25, 27, 29-32, 41, 42, 69. 
70, 89, 92, 197, 290, 298. 

John, 298. 

Joseph, 160. 

Joshua, 159. 

Judith, 70, 92. 

Martha, 70. 

Mary, 70, 92. 

Robert, 243. 

Thomas, 22, 69, 290, 299. 

William, 379. 

William E., 373. 
Winan, Olive, 137. 
Winborn, Captain, 269. 

William, 22, 38. 
Wingate, Joshua, 127, 138-39, 263, 268, 270, 

277-79. 
Winkley, Benjamin Jr., 308. 
Winn, Dorcas A., 374. 

James, 374. 
Winthrop, John, Gov., 4, 11, 17, 78, 209. 

John, Jr., 2, 10. 

Mary, 17. 
Wiswell, Ruth H., 378. 
Wodlash, Jonathan, 148. 
Wolfe, James, 162. 
Wood, Mahala, 307. 

Ruth, 307. 

Thomas, 259. 
Woodman, Arohelaus, 186. 

John, 64, 147. 

Myrtis D., 378. 
Woodward, Eliphalet, 259. 
Worthen, Amos H., Rev., 392. 

Ezekiel, 279. 
Wyman, Isaac, 110. 
Yeaton, John A., 374. 
York, Amy, 377. 

Benjamin, 94, 100, 126, 161, 169. 

Benjamin, Jr., 169. 

Deborah G., 309. 

George, 373. 

James, 125. 

John, 49, 153-54. 

Josiah, 368. 373. 

Richard, 50, 89, 154. 

Robert, 183. 

Sarah, 309, 373. 

Sophronia W., 420. 

Thomas, 125, 169. 
Young, B., 90. 

Benjamin, 276. 

Daniel, 293. 

Eliza, 94. 

Hannah, 100. 



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Narrative Indexes. 



Young, James, 147. 

Jeremiah, 183, 301, 303, 312. 

Jeremiah F., 324. 

Jeremy, 301, 314-15. 

John, 29, 32, 49, 147, 183, 244, 303, 312, 

375. 
John, Jr., 293, 303, 312. 
John E., 415. 
Jonathan, 153. 
Joseph, 99, 169-70, 180, 182, 186, 216, 

246, 263, 280, 290-95, 299-301, 312, 

316, 319. 



Joseph, Jr., 127, 182, 244, 302, 319. 
Keziah, 303. 
Major, 313-14. 
Maria B., 306. 
Nathaniel, 324. 
Sally, 305. 
Samuel, 268. 
Sarah, 99. 
Sophia, 306. 

Thomas, 94, 99, 108, 124, 169, 204, 209, 
229, 275. 
Zingraf, EUzabeth C. 414. 



GENEALOGICAL INDEXES. 



III. FAMILIES. 





PAGE 




PAGE 




PAGE 


Adams 


423 


Fitts 


499 


Norris 


593 


Ames 


424 


Fogg 


600 


Norton 


596 


Andrews 


426 


Folsom 


500 


Ordway 


596 


Badger 


426 


Foss 


510 


Packer 


597 


Baker 


429 


Fowler 


511 


Palmer 


597 


Barber 


429 


Fox 


617 


Parsons 


697 


Bartlett 


432 


Freeze 


617 


Paul 


599 


Beal 


434 


French 


618 


Pease 


604 


Bean 


435 


Gale 


. 620 


Perkins 


609 


Beckett 


437 


Giddings 


521 


Pickering 


613 


Bennett 


438 


Gilman 


623 


Pike 


615 


Bergen 


443 


Ghdden 


535 


Pindar 


619 


Bordman 


443 


Goodwin 


535 


Plumer 


620 


Boyce 


444 


Hale 


537 


Pollard 


621 


Brackett 


444 


Hall 


537 


Quinn 


622 


Bradstreet 


447 


Hanson 


541 


Randall 


623 


Branscomb 


447 


Hardy 


541 


Reynolds 


623 


Bray 


448 


Hart 


542 


Richards 


623 


Brodhead 


449 


Harvey 


543 


Rider 


627 


Brown 


451 


Hersey 


544 


Robinson 


624 


Bryant 


452 


Hill 


547 


Rogers 


628 


Bunker 


453 


Hilton 


660 


Sanborn 


630 


Burleigh 


454 


Howard 


560 


Sargent 


636 


Burnham 


464 


Jacob 


661 


Shute 


636 


Channell 


464 


Jenness 


661 


Simpson 


63S 


Chapman 


464 


Jewett 


663 


Skinner 


639 


Chase 


466 


Joy 


566 


Smart 


640 


Cbesley 


467 


Judkins 


568 


Smith 


640 


Cheswell 


468 


Kennard 


569 


Spead 


651 


Churchill 


468 


Kennison 


570 


Stinson 


652 


Clark 


469 


Kuse 


573 


Tarleton 


662 


Cobbey 


470 


Lane 


573 


Tash 


655 


Coe 


470 


Lang 


575 


Tetherly 


666 


Coffin 


472 


Littlefield 


575 


Thing 


667 


Colby 


474 


Locke 


576 


Thomas 


658 


Colcord 


474 


Lord 


679 


Treadwell 


659 


Coleman 


479 


Lovering 


579 


Trull 


661 


Conner 


479 


Lyford 


680 


Tufts 


661 


Cram 


480 


Marsters 


582 


Walker 


663 


Deale 


481 


Marston 


582 


Watson 


663 


Doe 


481 


Mattoon 


583 


Wedgewood 


664 


Duda-Durell 


489 


McMillan 


584 


Weeks 


666 


Dudley 


490 


Mead 


584 


Wentworth 


669 


Dyer 


492 


Meloon 


585 


Wiggin 


673 


Edgerly 


492 


Miles 


686 


Wilkinson 


681 


Ewer 


494 


Moody 


686 


Willson 


681 


Fernald 


498 


Moulton 


587 


Wilson 


681 


Field 


499 


Murray 


687 


Wood 


682 


Fifield 


499 


Neal 


587 


Young 


683 



732 



Genealogical Indexes. 



IV. NAMES. 



Abbott, Archange M., 449, 451. 

Austin, 534. 

Elizabeth, 485. 

Japheth, 532. 

Joshua, 605, 672. 

Lavinia, 515. 

Lucy G., 534. 

Phebe, 532. 

Savalia, 515. 

Thomas, 464. 

William, 534. 

William, Jr., 515. 
Adams, Abigail 0., 424. 

Anne E., 678. 

Betsey, 423. 

Caleb M., 678. 

Captain, 511. 

Charles, Jr., 489. 

Charles W., 679. 

Deborah, 509. 

Eliza, 678. 

Hannah K., 540. 

Hugh, Rev., 423, 489, 583, 619. 

Joanna, 530. 

John, 424, 505, 597. 

John, Rev., 424. 

John F., Rev., 577, 660. 

John Q., 620. 

Joseph, Rev., 678. 

Josiah, 423, 479, 542, 635-36, 677. 

Mary E., 678. 

Mary N., 423. 

Nancy, 423. 

Nathaniel, 423. 

Rebecca, 423, 489. 

Sally, 423. 

Samuel, 423, 453, 539, 662. 

Sarah, 479. 

Sophia W., 423. 

Winborn, 423, 432, 464, 539, 572, 683. 
Aiken, Alice, 650. 

Ralph, 650. 

Ruth, 650. 

William, 650. 
Allen, F. M., 673. 

Hannah, 616. 

Joanna, 616-17. 

John, 616. 

John, Rev., 490. 

Joseph, 569. 

Mary, 616. 

Mr., 613. 

Paulina, 460. 

Sarah, 616. 
Alley, Elizabeth, 467. 

Richard, 467. 
Arhble, John, Rev., 493. 



Ambrose, Captain, 631-32. 

Nathaniel, 664. 
Ames, Abigail, 426. 

Anna, 425. 

Daniel, 424-25, 544. 

David, 424-25. 

EMzabeth, 426. 

Hannah, 425. 

Foster, 426. 

Jacob, 424-25, 544, .580. 

Jacob, Jr., 425, 536. 

Jacob M., 426. 

John, 425, 588. 

Lydia, 425. 

Mary, 426. 

Nathaniel, 424-25, 544, 572. 

Nathaniel, Jr., 424-25. 

Nathaniel 2d, 425. 

Peter, 426. 

Phebe, 426. 

Rhoda, 457. 

Sally, 426. 

Samuel, 424-25. 

Sarah, 425, 457. 

Simon, 424. 

Susanna, 426. 
Andre, Major, 580. 
Andrews, George E., 426. 

Hilary B., 426. 

Joseph, 616. 

Mary, 464. 

Mr., 616. 
Anne, Queen, 490. 
Appleton, Elizabeth, 628. 

Isaac, 428. 

John, 627. 

Judith, 627. 

Martha, 561. 

Miss, 488. 

Samuel, 561. 
ArdeU, William, 438, 551. 
Armstrong, Anna, 495-96. 

Christian, 496. 

John, 496. 
Atkinson, Frances, 671. 

John, 552. 

Rebecca A., 552. 

Sarah M., 552. 

Theodore, 670. 
Atwood, Ann, 460. 
Ault, John, 492. 

Remembrance, 492. 
Austin, Andrew W., 540. 

Charles S., 541. 

Cornelia L., 541. 

EUa E., 541. 
Avery, Solon E., 578. 



Genealogical Indexes. 



733 



Ayers, George, 446. 

Hannah, 525. 

John, 446. 

Maria, 577. 

Mary, 474. 

Thomas, 446. 
Babb, Captain, 659. 
Babson, John, 521. 

PhiUp, 521. 
Bachelder, Timothy, 615. 
Bachiler, Stephen, Rev., 630, 665. 
Bacon, Elizabeth, 665. 
Badger, Abigail, 434. 

Cecil, 427. 

Charles W., 427. 

Joseph, 599, 664, 678. 

Joseph, Jr., 678. 

Judith, 599. 

Lucy M., 427, 618-19. 

Margaret Y., 427. 

Mary S., 427, 618-19. 

Mr., 680. 

Nellie G., 427. 

Rebecca S., 619. 

Sally T., 519. 

Samuel, 619. 

Samuel E., 427, 519. 

Samuel P., 427, 479. 537, 569. 

Sarah W., 599. 

Thomas, 427. 

WUHam, 434. 

WiUiam P., 427. 

WiUiam P. L., 427. 
Bailey, Charles, 540. 

Doctor, 627, 629. 

Harriet, 534. 

Jacob, Rev., 668. 

Mr., 523. 

Stephen, 478. 
Baker, Anna, 430. 

Ehzabeth, 428. 

Henry, 587. 

Jabez, 430. 

John, 428. 

Martha, 428 

Mary, 506. 

Priscilla, 428. 

Rebecca, 428. 

Samuel, 428-29, 432, 486, 568. 

Samuel, Jr., 428. 

Thomas, 428. 
Balch, Miriam, 512. 

Phebe, 464. 
Balcomb, Henry W., 632-33. 
Baldwin, Louisa, 650. 
Balfour, William, 451. 
Ballard, Elizabeth, 645. 
Ballou, John M., 516. 
Barber, Abigail, 430. 

Anna, 429-32. 

Daniel, 430-32. 



Daniel, Jr., 431. 

Ehzabeth, 682. 

Ezra, 430-31. 

John, 428-30, 517, 520, 641. 

John, Jr., 429. 

Jonathan, 564. 

Joseph, 429, 517. 

Katherine, 595. 

Mary, 430, 465, 509. 

Mercy, 521. 

Nelson, 431. 

Rachel, 430. 

Robert, 429-31, 682. 

Robert, Jr., 431. 

Sally, 431, 465. 

Thomas, 429. 

Zebulon, 431, 605. 
Barclay, Captain, 487. 
Barefoot, Sarah, 674. 

Walter, 550, 674. 
Barker, Benjamin, 497. 

David, 471. 

Henry, 463. 

John, 497. 

Jonathan, Jr., 496-97. 

JuUa, 681. 

Louisa, 559. 

Mary U., 471. 

Mary W., 471. 

Paul, 497. 

Sarah, 469. 
Barnard, Mary, 568. 
Barnes, Lucy, 606. 
Bartlett, Catherine, 433. 

Dorothy, 433. 

Ehzabeth, 433. 

Ichabod, 475, 554. 

Lsaac, 539. 

Israel, 432. 

John, 432-34. 

Joseph H., 432. 

Josiah, 476. 

Josiah D., 432. 

Josiah H., 433. 

Mary, 433. 

Mary D., 432. 

Nathaniel, 433-34, 535, 609. 

Priscilla, 433, 525. 

Reuben, 586. 

Robert, 627. 

Samuel, 432, 512. 

Sarah, 423, 432, 512, 539, 627. 

Thomas, 428, 469, 672. 
Barton, Hosea, 478. 
Batchelder, Arianna S., 559. 

B. P., 590. 

Elinor H., 507, 509. 

Helen W., 622. 

Sally, 562. 

Simon, 615. 

Susan, 568. 



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Genealogical Indexes. 



Batelle, Elbridge A., 488. 
Bayley, Jacob, 439. 

Joseph, 432-33. 
Beal, Abigail, 434. 

Carrie A., 627. 

Edward J., 434, 479, 627. 

Elizabeth, 434. 

Fred K., 434. 

Fred R., 627. 

Hannah, 434. 

Henry R., 434-. 

Joanna, 592. 

Joseph F., 434. 

Josiah, 434. 

Levi W., 434. 

Luther A., 434. 

Martha, 434. 

Mary, 434. 

Mary E., 434. 

Zachariah, 427, 434, 576, 654. 

Zebulon, 681. 
Bean, Abigail, 434. 

Ann, 436. 

Benjamin, 436. 

Catharine, 435-37. 

Charles W., 437. 

Curtis, 436. 

C. W., 618. 

Daniel, 435. 

Deborah, 436. 

Dinah, 436. 

Ebenezer, 436. 

Edward, 436. 

Elizabeth, 506, 509. 

Hannah, 424, 436, 507. 

Henry, 435. 

James, 435-36. 

Jeremiah, 435-36. 

John, 430, 435-36. 

Joseph, 436. 

Margaret, 435-36. 

Mary, 435-36. 

Mehitable, 436. 

Nathaniel, 504. 

Oscar C, 437. 

Peniel, 538. 

Perley R., 437. 

Richard, 436. 

Samuel, 435-36. 

Sarah, 430, 436, 607. 

Tabitha, 436. 

William, 436. 
Beckett, Betsey, 437. 

Dolly, 437. 

Dudley, 437. 

Esther A., 478. 

Francis, 437. 

Frank, 437. 

James M., 438, 479. 

Jenness D., 438. 

Joseph C, 438. 



Joseph L., 437, 478-79, 522. 

Philip, 512. 

Samuel, 512. 

Sarah, 437. 

Sarah A., 438, 479. 
Bedel, Timothy, 572. 
Belcher, Governor, 480. 
Bell, Frederick M., 511. 

Meshech, 653. 

Mrs. Wright, 468. 

Thomas, 664. 
Bendicta, Rev. Mr., 471. 
Bennett, Abigail, 441, 644. 

Abraham, 438, 441. 

Arthur, 438-41, 536. 

Benjamin, 438. 

Betsey, 442, 

Caleb, 439. 

Cotton, 439^1, 536. 

David, 441. 

Deborah, 440, 508. 

Dolly, 440. 

Eben, 440. 

Eben L., 442. 

Edward, 441. 

Eleazer, 438, 597. 

Emeline, 442. 

Emma, 441. 

Esther, 440. 

George A., 443. 

Hannah, 442. 

Hannah P., 443. 

Helen C, 443. 

Isaac, 441. 

Jacob, 441. 

James, 441-42, 536. 

James G., 441-42. 

Jeremiah, 442. 

John, 438-41, 455, 482, 684. 

Jonathan, 442. 

Josiah, 426, 440-42, 536. 

Lucy, 440. 

Lydia, 440. 

Martha, 439, 441, 684. 

Martha D., 443. 

Mary, 438-40, 442. 

Mehitable L., 442, 540. 

Nancy, 440-42. 

Nathan, 526. 

Olive, 440, 442. 

Polly, 441. 

Rebecca, 442. 

Robert G., 438, 441-42, 536. 

Ruth, 438. 

Sally, 441-42, 684. 

Samuel, 441-42. 

Susan, 442. 

Thomas, 439-41. 
Penning, Mary, 669. 
Benson, Henry P., 451. 
Bergen, John, 539. 



Genealogical Indexes. 



735 



Bergin, Ede H., 443. 

John, 443. 

Mary, 443. 
Berry, Addie F., 567. 

Edward, 471. 

Elizabeth, 574, 576. 

Isaiah, 574. 

James, 561. 

Joseph, 443. 

Katharine, 585. 

Mehitable, 626. 

William, 576, 585. 
Bickford, John, 629-30. 

Lydia, 662. 

Mary, 453. 

Rebecca, 505, 683. 

Sarah, 506, 540. 

Thomas, 540. 
Binney, EUza A., 559. 
Bird, Ada C, 591. 

Jathnell, 511. 
Birdley, Rebecca, 499. 

Tyler, 499. 
Blair, Jane, 633-34. 
Blaisdell, William, 631-32. 
Blake, Abigail, 507, 576. 

Affa O., 597, 658. 

Eleanor, 595. 

Emma, 472. 

John A., 478. 

Joseph, 595-96, 655. 

Mr., 545. 
- Nancy, 461. 

Sherburne, 596. 
Blanchard, John, 509, 529, 553. 
Blazo, Ann, 651 

WilUam, 666. 
Blinn, George R., 622. 
Bliss, Mary, 597. 
Blossom, Thomas, 494. 
Blunt, Mr., 488, 682. 
Blydenburg, John, 644. 

Mary, 444. 
Boardman, Apphia, 549. 

Benjamin, 549. 

Charles, 549. 

Elizabeth, 504, 508. 

Hannah, 659. 

Harriet, 549. 

James, 549. 

John, 636. 

Joseph, 531. 

Lucy, 579. 

Martha, 549. 

Mary, 549. 

Mehitable, 549. 

Mr., 523, 675. 

Nancy, 549. 

Phebe, 488. 

Samuel, 548-49. 

Samuel M., 549, 



Sarah, 549. 

Stephen, 508. 
Bodge, Joseph, 463. 
Bonnie, Carrie, 463. 
Bonney, John, 627. 
Boody, John H., 647. 
Booth, Ida J., 608. 
Bordman, John B., 444. 

Martha, 444. 

Martha M., 444. 

Mary, 444. 

Mary J., 444. 

Samuel L., 444. 

Sarah, 443. 

Stephen, 443-44. 

Thomas, 443^4. 

William, 443H14. 
Boreman, David, 443. 

Elizabeth, 443. 

Joanna, 443. 

John, 443. 

Thomas, 443. 
Bosworth, Richard, 627. 
Bott, Frances, 477. 

Lydia, 477. 
Boutwell, Lucy J., 681. 
Bowden, John, 503. 
Bowditch, Mr., 529. 
Bowman, Andrew, 444. 
Boyce, Antipas, 444. 
Boynton, Berthia, 564. 

Elinor, 563-64. 

John, 564. 
Brackett, Abbie B., 490. 

Abigail, P., 661. 

Abijah, 445. 

Ann P., 548. 

Anna, 439, 445. 

Anthony, 444—45. 

Benjamin, 466, 641. 

Benning, 425, 440, 446, 581, 615, 641. 

Charles, 446. 

Comfort, 446, 580. 

Daniel, 446. 

Deborah, 668. 

Elinor F., 445. 

Elizabeth, 446. 

Etta, 603. 

Eunice, 458, 461. 

George, 426, 445-46. 

Hannah, 446. 

Huldah, 446. 

Ichabod, 441, 445, 554. 

James, 445. 

James P., 447. 

Jeremiah, 447. 

John, 439, 445-46, 536, 587, 615. 

Joseph, 668. 

Joseph N., 446-47. 

Joshua, 439, 445^6, ,551, 553, 615, 661, 667. 

J., 507. 



736 



Genealogical Indexes. 



Brackett, Katherine, 446. 

Keziah C, 445. 

Lydia, 446. 

Margaret, 445, 

Martha, 446, 505, 547, 625. 

Martha A., 660-61. 

Martha F., 625. 

Martha P., 614, 625. 

Martha W., 503. 

Mary, 676, 678. 

Mary F., 445. 

Mr., 555, 613. 

Nathaniel, 445. 

PoUy, 446. 

Purney, 446. 

Sally, 446. 

Samuel, 604, 530, 635, 561, 553, 609-10. 

Thomas, 605, 547, 625, 677. 

William, 444. 
Brackley, Elizabeth R., 549. 

Esther, 649. 

George H., 646. 

Henry, 549. 

James, 649. 

James C, 549. 

John B., 649. 

Mary, 649. 

Mary E., 549. 

Mehitable S., 549. 

Nancy D., 549. 

Nathaniel, 549. 

Olive F., 549. 

Olive R., 549. 

Sarah C, 549. 

Sarah L., 549. 

William M., 649. 
Bradbury, Mary, 616. 

Thomas, 616. 

Wyman, 616. 
Bradford, Priscilla, 627. 

William, 627. 
Bradley, Catherine, 689. 

Elizabeth, 602. 

Jonathan, 502. 

John, 602. 

Samuel, 602. 

Sarah, 436. 
Bradstreet, Anne D., 674. 

Dorothy, 447. 

Dudley, 447. 

Hannah, 447, 674. 

John, 447. 

Mercy, 447. 

Samuel, 447. 

Sarah, 446. 

Simon, 447, 490, 674. 
Bragdon, Sarah, 699. 
Bragg, Samuel, 663. 
Branscomb, Arthur, 447-48, 466, 520, 548. 

Betsey, 448. 

Charles H., 448. 



Fannie, 448. 

Henry S., 448. 

Lucy A., 448. 

Mary H., 448. 

Paul, 520. 

Sarah, 533. 
Bray, Richard, 448. 
Bresnahan, Ellen, 593. 
Brewer, Mary, 673. 

Thomas, 673. 
Brewster, John, 572. 

Sarah, 553. 
Briant, Henry, 671. 
Briar, Mary, 512. 
Briers, John, 611. 
Brigham, Edward L., 654. 

Eliza A., 601, 603. 
Brittqn, Polly T., 520. 
Brock, Mr., 671. 
Brockleback, Samuel, 473. 
Brocklebank, Captain, 561. 
Brodhead, Alfred, 450. 

Alfred W., 460. 

Almena J., 449. 

Ann M., 449. 

Arthur, 450. 

Betsey, 449. 

Caroline S., 451. 

Catherine, 461. 

Cornelia A., 450. 

Daniel, 449. 

Daniel D., 449. 

Delia S., 460. 

DeWitt, 450. 

Edward C, 450. 

Eleanor W., 451. 

EUsabeth, 672-73. 

EUzabeth H., 449-50, 694. 

Ellen G., 460. 

Ellen M., 461. 

Epaphras K., 449-50. 

Frank, 450. 

George H., 460-51. 

Gertrude, 460. 

John, 449-50. 

John M., 449-50. 

John, Rev., 594, 615, 626, 669, 673. 

John T., 451. 

Joseph, 449. 

Joseph C, 449-50. 

Josephine A., 461. 

Josiah A., 449, 451. 

Lizzie A., 451. 

Louise, 450. 

Mary O., 451. 

Mary R., 449-50. 

Mehitable S., 449, 669. 

M. Frances, 460. 

Olive C, 451. 

Olive N., 449. 

Rebecca A., 451. 



Genealogical Indexes. 



737 



Brodhead, Sarah, 450. 

Thornton F., 449, 451. 

Walter, 450. 
Brookings, Thomas, 437. 
Brooks, Ann, 599. 

Fanny, 488. 

James, 508. 

Mary, 599. 

Samuel, 552. 

William, 599. 
Brown, Abigail, 582. 

Alfred, 478. 

Caroline, 478. 

Charles T., 625. 

Cotton S., 477-78. 

Daniel, 509. 

Dorothy W., 452, 495. 

Elizabeth, 583. 

Emeline, 478. 

Ephraim, 500. 

Frances, 478. 

George, 478. 

Hannah, 610. 

Harriet, 499. 

Jacob, 451-52, 582. 

Jacob O., 459, 495. 

John, 452, 542, 583. 

Lawrence, 596. 

Louisa, 452, 495. 

Lydia, 500. 

Mary W., 452. 

Nathan, 625. 

Nathaniel, 670. 

NeweU R., 478. 

Ruth, 500. 

Samuel, 452. 

Thomas, 452, 514. 
Bruce, Charles J., 559. 

Edwin H., 559. 

Jeduthun, 557-58. 

Martha L., 559. 

Susan M., 559. 
Bryant, Alice, 649. 

James, 452. 

Mary, 643. 
Bryent, Anna, 644. 

Anne, 452, 645. 

Elisha, 452. 

Ehzabeth F., 644. 

Henry, 452. 

Jeremy, 4.52, 536. 

John, 4.52. 

Mary, 452. 

Walter, 424, 432-33, 441, 443, 452, 503, 
644-45. 

Walter, Jr., 429, 441, 536. 
Buck, Thomas, 584. 
Bucknam, Polly, 668. 
BuUard, Dana, 654. 
Bunker, Andrew, 453. 

Angehne, 466. 

47 



Etta A., 649-50. 

George E., 453. 

Ida F., 453, 466. 

J. Frank, 453. 

John, 453, 466. 

Love, 480-81. 
Burbank, Silas, 666. 
Burdett, George, 674. 
Burgess, Eddy H., 452. 
Burkley, Robert, Rev., 450. 
Burleigh, A. A., 649. 

AbigaU, 598, 630-32. 

Andrew, 446. 

Ann, 496. 

Benjamin, 602. 

Deborah, 672. 

Drusilla, 496. 

Drusilla E., 569, 601. 

Elizabeth, 548. 

Ehzabeth D., 519. 

Ehzabeth E., 460. 

Hannah M., 462. 

Henry, 628-29. 

Henry E., 575. 

James, 423, 465, 496, 566, 569, 601, 663. 

Jemima, 544. 

John, 424, 440, 462, 539, 547-48, 646, 663. 

John A., 475. 

John, Jr., 554. 

Jonathan, 649. 

Joseph, 497. 

Joseph L., 460, 496-97. 

Josiah, 652. 

Marcia, 644, 646. 

Marietta, 651-52. 

Martha, 641. 

Martha J., 462. • 

Martha L., 641. 

Mehitable, 440, 507. 

Moses, 425-26. 

Nathaniel, 519. 

Nathaniel E., 496, 556, 676. 

Rachel, 683. 

Reuben, 575. 

Samuel, 460, 496, 641. 

Sarah, 465, 475, 547, 581. 

Sarah E., 496, 569. 

Sarah F., 465. 

Sarah H., 547. 

Susan W., 601, 650. 

Susannah W., 497. 

Theodore A., 497. 

Wilham, 683. 
Burley, Abigail, 456, 458-60. 

Adaline C, 462. 

Addison, 461. 

Alice, 455. 

Allace, 457. 

Andrew, 443, 453-54, 456. 

Ann, 460. 

Ann A., 463. 



738 



Genealogical Indexes. 



Burley, Ann E., 463. 

Anna, 455, 458. 

Anna H., 459. 

Anne, 460. 

Benjamin, 456-57. 

Betsey, 458. 

Caroline W., 463. 

Carrie, 464. 

Charlea G., 461. 

Charles H., 463-64. 

Clarissa, 460, 462. 

Comfort, 457. 

Daniel, 457. 

David, 455, 457. 

Deborah, 440-41, 455, 459, 461-62. 

Drusilla, 460. 

Elbridge T., 463. 

Eliza, 461. 

Elizabeth, 456-57, 459. 

Enoch, 457, 459. 

Eunice, 461. 

Ezra, 460. 

Flora B., 464. 

Frank A., 464. 

Giles, 453-54. 

Gordon, 457. 

Hannah, 453-54, 459. 

Hannah G., 597, 647. 

Harrison G., 463. 

Helen A., 463. 

Henry, 456, 459-60. 

Isaac, 458, 461. 

Jacob, 454, 456, 459-60. 

Jacob C, 462. 

James, 441, 453-55, 458, 460-61, 463, 640, 
675. 

James O., 463. « 

J. C, 457. 

Jasper H., 462. 

Jemima, 455. 

Jennie, 463. 

Jeremiah, 462, 

John, 453-55, 459-62, 538, 597, 610, 647, 
668. 

John B., 463. 

John W. N., 462. 

Jonathan, 456, 462. 

Joseph, 454-57. 

Joseph L., 459. 

Joshua, 457. 

Josiah, 455, 458, 460-62, 675. 

Josiah L., 457. 

Judith, 459-60. 

Judith T., 460. 

Keziah, 455, 458. 

Levina, 469. 

Lillian M., 463. 

Lucinda, 461. 

Lucy, 456. 

Lucy A., 463. 

Lydia, 455-56. 



Marcia, 456. 

Margaret, 456. 

Marietta S., 462. 

Mark, 462. 

Martha, 453, 457, 459. 

Mary, 453-59, 461. 

Mary A., 461, 463. 

Mary C, 462-63. 

Mary J., 461. 

Mehitable, 460, 633. 

Molly, 459. 

Moses, 455, 459, 641. 

Nancy, 456-57, 459, 461. 

Nathaniel, 455, 457, 461. 

Nathaniel E., 460. 

Nathaniel R., 460. 

Olive, 461. 

Olive P., 462. 

Phebe, 459. 

Rachel, 458. 

Rebecca, 453-64, 459. 

Reuben M., 462. 

Rhoda, 456. 

Robert, 457. 

Sally, 461. 

Samuel, 455-59, 461-62. 

Sarah, 453, 456-61. 

Sarah C, 462. 

Sarah E., 460. 

Sarah F., 463. 

Sarah H., 441. 

Sarah J., 463. 

Sarah K., 463. 

Stevens, 456. 

Susan E., 462. 

Susan W., 461. 

Susannah, 455-56. 

Temperance, 461. 

Theodore, 463. 

Theodore A., 461-62. 

Thomas, 455, 457. 

Walter D., 463. 

WiUiam, 454-55, 457-68, 461. 
Burnham, Benjamin, 454. 

Hannah, 453, 642. 

John, 464. 

Josiah, 464. 

Robert, 464, 593, 643. 

Thomas, 464. 
Burnum, Robert, 550. 
Burpee, Jeremiah, 564. 
Burton, Mary, 478. 
Butler, Benjamin, 517, 656, 572. 

Betsey, 595. 

Ebenezer, 545. 

EHzabeth F., 646. 

Harry, 541. 

Henrietta, 546. 

Henry, 546, 595. 

James H., 546. 

Louisa, 546. 



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739 



Butler, Moses, 671. 

Sally T., 546. 
Butterfield, Alexander, 606. 
Button, Maude, 624. 
Byington, Charles E., 638. 
Byley, Henry, 461. 

Mary. 460-61. 
Cadwell, Deborah, 543. 

Dillingham, 542. 

Thomas, 543. 
Caldwell, Daniel, 453. 

John, 453. 
Calef, Betsey, 406. 

Mehitable, 497. 
Calfe, John, 653. 
Calkins, Daniel, 568. 
Calley, Mary J., 559. 

Richard, 524. 
Campbell, Hannah, 515. 
Candy, Jeremiah, Rev., 486. 
Cane, James, 442. 
Cario, William, 542, 661. 
Carlton, Belle L., 558. 

Florence, 558. 

Stephen C, 558. 
Carney, Albert, 623. 

Arthur, 623. 

Edward, 623. 

Mary, 623. 

Matthew, 623. 

Matthew F., 623. 
Carpenter, Anthony "W., 477. 

Elizabeth, 628. 

Helen, 476-77. 
Carr, Anne, 668. 

George, 616. 

Mary S., 623. 

William, 616, 631-32. 
Carrol, Mr., 506. 
Carter, Elizabeth, 670-71. 
Cass, Jonathan, 533. 
Caswell, Almira, 484. 

Lydia, 579. 

Thomas, 462. 
Gate, Elizabeth, 667. 

James, 442. 

Jane, 553. 

Lizzie, 562. 

MoUy, 457. 

Mr., 533. 

Olive, 562. 
Caverly, Lydia, 463. 
Caverno, Abigail, 541. 

Arthur, 541. 

John, 541. 
Chadbourne, Sarah, 509. 
Chadwick, Sarah E., 680. 
Challis, William, 512. 
Chamberlain, Mary, 460, 462. 

Richard, 613. 

Thomas, 459. 



Trueworthy, 460. 
Chandler, Mary, 595. 

Joseph, 464. 

William, 511. 
Channell, Abraham, 464. 

James, 464. 

Robert, 464. 

Sally P., 464. 
Chapman, Andrew M., 465. 

Benjamin, 465. 

Burleigh, 458, 465. 

Comfort, 465. 

Daniel, 465, 645. 

David, 441, 465-66, 484, 579, 587. 

Eben, 465. 

Edmund, 465. 

Edward, 464, 579. 

Eliphaz, 465. 

Elizabeth, 465, 587. 

Emily, 466. 

George, 466. 

Hannah, 465. 

Irene, 465. 

Isaac, 566. 

Jacob, 465. 

Jacob, Rev., 574. 

James, 465-66, 579, 684 

Jenny, 465 

John, 465-66. 

John F., 579 

John H., 469. 

Joseph, 458, 465. 

Kate, 458. 

Kato, 465. 

Levi, 431, 458, 465, 663, 

Lewis, 563. 

I-ucy, 466. 

Lydia, 465-66. 

Martha, 465, 557. 

Mary, 458, 465-66, 520. 

Mary L., 466. 

Nancy, 465. 

Nathaniel L.. 466. 

Noah, 465. 

Paul, 426, 448, 458, 465-66, 557, 610, 667. 

Phebe, 465. 

Rhoda, 465. 

Sally, 465-66, 484. 

Samuel, 464-65. 

Samuel, Rev., 667. 

Sarah, 448. 

Sarah S., 448. 

Shadrach, 465. 

Smith, 439, 458, 465. 

Susan, 465. 

Susannah, 598, 645. 
Charles II, King, 485. 
Chase, Alice, 466. 

Ann, 675. 

Anna, 466, 502, 562. 

Anne, 429, 595. 



740 



Genealogical Indexes. 



Chase, Aquila, 466, 502. 

Daniel, 466. 

Edmund, 466. 

Edna, 466. 

Elizabeth, 466. 

E. Newton, 469, 498. 

Frank A., 517. 

Fred A., 517. 

George L., 466. 

Hannah, 612. 

Harry P., 466, 573. 

James, 466, 595. 

J. Lewis, 453, 466. 

John, 466. 

John P., 632, 634. 

Jonathan, 466. 

Lydia, 595. 

Mark W., 516-17. 

Mary, 466, 595. 

Moses, 466, 468. 

Prescott, 466, 632, 634. 

Priscilla, 466. 

Ruth, 466. 

Samuel P., 466, 573. 

Sarah, 466. 

Thomas, 466. 
Cheney, Elizabeth, 454. 

Hannah, 647. 

John, 647. 
Chesley, Ann E., 467. 

Ebenezer, 467. 

Elder, 656. 

EUzabeth, 455, 467. 

Esther, 467. 

Frank H., 467. 

George, 467. 

Hannah, 467. 

Henry H., 467. 

Hester, 538-39. 

Israel, 508. 

James, 467, 670. 

Joanna, 467. 

John, 467. 

John H., 467. 

Jonathan, 496, 667. 

Joseph, 467, 644. 

Mary, 467, 537-38. 

Philip, 467, 538, 551, 597, 642. 

Samuel, 467. 

Sarah, 467. 

Susanna, 467, 642. 

Thomas, 467. 
Cheswell, Mary, 610. 

Paul, 468. 

Sally, 468. 

Samuel, 587. 

Thomas, 468, 539, 642. 

Wentworth, 468, 610. 

William, 468. 
Chick, John C, 690. 
Choate, Alfred B., 670. 



Charles A., 570. 

Eppes, 569. 

Herbert, 570. 

Ira, 569-70. 
Christie, Daniel M., 483. 
Church, Nathaniel, 606. 
Churchill, Barnabas, 495. 

Eben, 469. 

Ichabod, 469. 

James, 469. 

John, 468-69, 656. 

Joseph, 468-69, 656. 

Lydia, 468, 495, 518-19. 

Mary E., 468, 482-83. 

Nathaniel, 469. ' 

Sarah, 469. 

Susan M., 663. 

Thomas, 495. 
Chute, AHee M., 559. 
Cilley, Adaline, 470. 

Alice M., 469. 

Bradbury L., 552. 

Cutting, 511. 

Daniel, 621. 

Elizabeth A., 457. 

Elsie, 590-91. 

Joseph, 621. 

Joseph L., 521, 558. 

Polly D., 621. 
Claggett, William, 620. 
Clapp, Walter, 510. 
Clark, Abigail, 643. 

AnnF., 566. 

Benjamin, 677. 

Benjamin F., 677. 

Catherine, 622. 

Charles, 670. 

Charles E., 559. 

Daniel, 469, 677. 

David, 677. 

Dolly, 605. 

Eben, 595. 

Edward H., 560. 

Ehzabeth, 465, 525. 677, 

EUzabeth S., 525. 

Ellen, 470. 

Ellen W., 592, 602. 

George W., 669. 

Hannah, 643. 

Ida C, 470. 

J. Albert, 560. 

John, 648. 

John M., 554. 

John N., 469. 

Joseph, 469, 686. 

Joseph F., 469. 

Josiah, 648. 

J. Smith, 648. 

Lydia, 589. 

Martha J., 560. 

Mary, 523. 



Genealogical Indexes. 



741 



Clark, Nancy N., 577. 

Nathaniel, 525. 

Nathaniel G., 469. 

Robert, 514, 611. 

Sally, 557-58. 

Sarah, 524, 643, 679. 

Sarah E., 560. 

Somerby, 525. 

Susan, 498. 

Susan M., 469. 

WiUiam A., 559. 

William H., 558. 
Clarke, Samuel, 625. 
Clay, John, 474. 

Lydia R., 474. 
Clement, Mary A., 559. 

Mary J., 557. 
Clement, Timothy, 465, 469, 473, 665. 
Clifton, John, 669. 
Cloudman, Augusta, 641. 
Clough, Albert, 578. 

Daisy, 578. 

George, 517, 621. 

Mary A. T., 621. 

Mary F., 517, 621. 

Mary T., 517. 

Susanna, 481. 
Cobbey, Anna, 470. 

James, 470. 

James, Jr., 470. 

Richard, 470. 

William, 470. 
Cochran, Mr., 530. 

Samuel, 508. 
Cochrane, John, 683. 
Coe, Abigail, 471. 

Ann, 471. 

Anna, 471. 

Annie, 585. 

Arthur B., 472. 

Arthur L., 472. 

Benjamin, 471-72, 585. 

Curtis, 471. 

Curtis, Rev., 470, 537. 

Ebenezer, 471, 645. 

Ebenezer S., 471. 

Helen J., 472. 

Henry W., 471. 

James E., 472, 544. 

James L., 472. 

John, 471. 

John W., 472. 

Joseph, 471. 

Louisa M., 472. 

Mary, 471. 

Mehitable S., 471. 

Thomas U., 471. 
Coffin, Abigail, 473, 524-25, 657. 
Deborah, 473. 

Edmund, 547. 

Edward, 473. 



Eliphalet, 473. 

Elizabeth, 472, 524-25. 

Enoch, 473-74. 

Eunice, 595. 

James, 472-73. 

Jane, 476-77. 

Joanna G., 492. 

Jethro, 473. 

John, 472. 

Judith, 473. 

Mary D., 474. 

Moses, 473. 

Nathaniel, 473. 

Parnel, 473. 

Pernal, 657. 

Peter, 465, 472-73, 525, 537. 

Rebecca, 473. 

Robert, 473, 492, 502. 

Sara, 457, 547. 

Sarah, 547. 

Sarah G., 473. 

Stephen, 472. 

Tristam, 472-74, 547, 562, 643, 657. 

WUliam, 473-74. 
Coffran, Mr., 545. 
Cogshall, Elizabeth, 443. 
Cogswell, WUliam, 420, 443, 675. 
Coker, Mary, 668. 
Colbath, Sarah W., 494. 
Colby, Asa O., 474. 

Emma E., 474. 

Fannie G., 474. 

Isaac, 512. 

Jonathan E., 474, 639. 

Phineas, 474. 
Colcord, Abigail, 474, 477-78, 589-90. 

Abigail S., 477. 

Albert, 475. 

Anthony C, 477. 

Benjamin, 475-76. 

Bessie E., 475. 

Betsey, 545. 

Betsey A., 477-78. 

CaroUne, 476-77. 

Clara, 477. 

Coffin, 477. 

Deborah, 473-74. 

Ebenezer, 474-75. 

Edward, 474-77, 545. 

Eliphalet, 476. 

Elizabeth, 474-77. 

Ehzabeth A., 478-79, 623. 

Emily, 475. 

Esther A., 437, 478-79, 611. 

Esther W. R., 611. 

Fanny R., 477-78. 

Frances J., 478. 

Frances R., 478, 591. 

George, 476, 479. 

Gideon, 423, 477, 523, 570, 582, 590, 610. 

Gideon C, 581. 



742 



Genealogical Indexes. 



Colcord, Hannah, 475-76, 491. 
Harriet, 476. 
Jeremiah, 476, 611. 
Jesse, 475. 
Job, 475. 
John, 476-78. 
John A., 476, 591. 
John C, 477. 
Jonathan, 474-76. 

Joseph, 437, 475-78, 563, 610-11, 627. 
Josiah, 476. 
Laura, 477. 
Leonard, 463. 
Mary, 475, 477-78, 522. 
Mary M., 523, 581, 590. 
Otis, 474. 
Peter, 475-77. 
Polly, 544. 
PoUy C, 477. 
Rachel, 581. 
Rhoda, 476. 
Sally, 544. 
Sally J., 591, 627. 
Samuel, 475, 502.. 
Sarah J., 437. 
Thomas, 478. 
Thomas R., 476-77. 

Tristam C, 477. 
William, 475. 
Cole, Charlotte F., 634. 

Jane, 475. 

Robert, 524. 
Coleman, James, 660. 

Comfort W., 461, 497. 

Ephraim, 423, 479. 

Frank, 669. 

James, 423. 

Phineas, 463. 

Thomas, 511. 
ColUns, Herschel, 673. 

Robert, 511. 

Sarah, 441. 
Conant, Mary, 453. 

Rebecca, 494. 

Roger, 453. 
Conner, Alfred, 480. 

Anne, 530, 581. 

Anne G., 581. 

Cornelius, 479, 525. 

Emma P., 480. 

Enoch J., 480, 607. 

Hannah T., 607. 

Jeremiah, 479, 581. 

Jewett, 480, 632-33. 

John, 607. 

John L., 480. 

Jonathan, 480. 

JuUette P., 480. 

Lyford, 569, 680. 

Mabel, 480. 

Mary E., 632-33. 



Mildred B., 559. 
Molly, 530. 
Nathaniel, 480, 582. 
OUve, 480. 
PhiUp, 527. 
Ralph E., Rev., 480. 
Rowland, Rev., 559. 
Samuel, 527. 
Sarah, 533. 
Sydney, 480. 
William, 581. 
William H., 480, 607. 
Connor, Abigail, 589-90. 

Fannie E., 463. 
Cook, Abiah, 671. 
Christina, 543. 
Cooley, Daniel, 507. 

Timothy, 442. 
Coombs, Elizabeth, 557. 
Copp, David, 531, 641, 678. 
Cottle, Joanna, 521. 

Joseph, 521. 
Cotton, Margaret F., 504, 507. 

Seaborn, Rev., 447. 
Cottrell, Hannah G., 483. 
Cousens, Flora, 652. -' 

Frances, 652. 
Cousins, Susanna, 501-02. 
Covin, Constance, 624. 
Drusilla, 495. 
James, 495, 624. 
Cox, Warren, 651. 
Coxe, Sarah, 593. 
Craig, Mary E., 669. 
Cram, Ann, 480. 
Ann M. R., 543. 
Daniel, 481. 
David, 481, 683-84. 
Hannah, 554, 556, 567. 
Jacob, Rev., 628-29. 
James, 480, 504. 
John, 480. 
Levi, 480. 
Martha, 628-29. 
Mary, 480, 684. 
Mr., 527. 
Nancy, 480. 
Sally, 505. 
Sarah, 683. 
Cranfield, Edward, 624, 640. 
Crawford, Governor, 501. 
Creighton, J. B., 587. 

Martha, 589-90. 
Critchett, Hannah, 515. 

Judith, 515. 
Croade, Richard, 547. 

Isaac, 437. 
Crockett, Nancy, 618. 
Crommett, Philip, 467, 489. 
Elizabeth, 467. 
Sarah L., 467. 



Genealogical Indexes. 



743 



Crosby, Mary, 435. 

Mary P. C, 436. 

Mr., 495. 
Cross, Elizabeth W., 637. 
iu John, 637. 
Crossman, Hetty, 606. 
Culberton, Augustus, 478. 
Cummings, Blanche O., 577. 

Charles O., 577. 

Mr., 546. 
Currier, Grace, 570. 

Judith, 493. 

Mr., 497. 
Curry, Susan, 457. 
Curtis, Deborah, 484. 

Jonathan S.. 448. 

Morton, 484. 
Gushing, Bertha, 602. 

Daniel, 523. 

Hannah, 505, 

John R., 602. 

Matthew, 523. 

Pauline, 602. 

Samuel A., Rev., 600, 602. 
Cutt, John, 674. 
Cutter, Almena, 449. 

Ammi R., 660. 

WilUam, 450. 
Cutting, Mary, 586. 
Cutts, Hannah, 513-14. 
Daggett, Bethiah, 454. 
Dalton, EUzabeth, 630-32. 

Moses, 630, 632. 

Sally, 630-31. 

Samuel, 550. 
Dam, Leander, 508. 

Sally, 505, 508. 
Dame, Sally, 532. 
Dane, Mr., 647. 
Darhng, Abigail, 516. 

Agnes, 457. 
Davenport, Nancy P., 516. 
Davis, Abigail, 514. 

Alice, 488. 

Anna, 430-31. 

Anne H., 577-78. 

Betsey, 513, 515, 645. 

Captain, 619. 

David, 597, 642. 

James, 436, 451, 489, 571, 588, 597. 

Jennie, 649. 

Lucinda, 571. 

Lucy A., 463. 

Mary, 468. 

Moses, 507. 

Mr., 664. 

PhiUp, 554. 

Samuel, 430. 

Sarah, 440-41. 

SeUnda, 571. 

Susannah, 512. 



William F., Rev., 588. 
Davison, Captain, 436. 

Daniel, 473. 

Sarah, 491. 
Deale, Aaron, 481, 531. 

Oilman, 481. 

Mary A., 481. 

Sarah, 481. 
Deane, John, 525. 
Dearborn, Ebenezer, 629-30. 

Eleanor K., 435. 

Ehphalet, 557. 

Elizabeth, 629-31. 

Freeze, 423. 

Grace E., 435. 

G., 625. 

Henry, 629, 631-32, 664. 

Henry W., 435. 

John F., 435. 

Josiah, 435. 

Marion B., 435. 

Martha G., 510. 

Mr., 664. 

Nancy, 435. 

Ruth, 481. 

Thomas, 474. 
Deering, Ebenezer, 495. 

Ehzabeth, 670. 
Deine, Mary, 606. 
Deland, Eunice B., 509. 
Demerritt, Major, 488. 

Mary J., 462. 

Sally, 442. 

Thomas, 562. 

WiUiam, 465. 
Denison, Daniel, 490. 

Joseph, 681. 
Dennett, Elizabeth, 433. 
Dennison, Daniel, 628. 

EUzabeth, 627-28. 

John, 675. 

John L., 627. 

Martha, 674-75. 

Martha S., 675. 
Devons, Hattie, 603. 
Dexter, Lottie, 578. 

Mehitable, 659. 

Mehitable P., 659. 

Richard, 659. 
Dickey, Sadie A., 639. 
Dixon, Carl, 575. 

CUfford, 540. 

Fred, 575. 

Paul, 575. 
Dobson, Mr., 582. 
Dodge, Frederick, 438. 

Frederick H., 479. 

L. Augusta, 438. 

Lottie A., 479. 

Mary, 449. 

Ruth G., 449. 



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Dodge, Thomas, 449, 
Doe, Adaline, 484. 

Alice, 484. 

Amos W., 484. 

Andrew, 483-84, 488, 645. 

Andrew S., 485. 

Andrew W., 485. 

Benjamin, 481. 

Bert P., 484. 

Bradstreet, 547. 

Charles C, 482-83. 

Daniel, 481. 

Deborah, 439, 483. 

Ebenezer, 567. 

Ebenezer R., 482. 

Edith H., 483. 

Eldridge, 484. 

EHzabeth, 469, 481-82. 

Elizabeth C, 483. 

Ella A., 484. 

Emeline, 484. 

Fred E., 484. 

Harry, 484. 

Haven, 483. 

Herbert P., 484. 

Hiram, 484. 

Horace B., 463. 

James, 481, 483. 

Jeremiah, 481. " 

John, 438, 481-83, 485. 

John, Jr., 481. 

Joseph, 433, 481-82, 645. 

Joseph B., 482. 

Joseph R., 483. 

Judge, 482. 

Martha, 481. 

Martha W., 482. 

Mary A., 481. 

Mary E., 482. 

Mary F., 645. 

Mehitable, 567. 

Nancy, 484. 

Nathaniel, 440, 481. 

Nicholas, 481-83, 599, 629, 631. 

Parsons N., 489. 

Perley, 483. 

Ruth, 484. 

Samuel, 484. 

Samuel, 443, 481-82, 675. 

Sampson, 481. 

Sarah, 481. 

Sarah E., 485. 

Stephen, 484. 

Thomas, 482. 

Wiggin, 460, 482-83, 682. 

William, 484. 

Zebulon, 439, 481-83. 
Doeg, Austin, 592. 
Dole, Anna, 473. 

Henry, 473. 

Mary, 620. 



Sarah, 473. 
Doliver, Paul, Jr., 430. 

Rachel, 430. 
Dolloff, Abigail, 437. 

Abner, 437. 

Ann, 437. 

Christian, 437, 526. 

David, 437. 

Ebenezer, 437. 

Hannah, 425. 

John, 437. 

Jonathan, 437. 

Margaret, 437. 

Mary, 526, 547. 

Richard, 435, 437. 

Sarah, 437. 

Sarah G., 437. 

William J., 437. 
Dow, Annie H., 485. 

Elizabeth, 457. 

Frank, 634-35. 

Hannah, 512. 

Isiphene K., 485. 

Judith, 530. 

Lorenzo, 485. 

Maude L., 484. 

Mary, 561-62. 

Mr., 549. 

Noah, 507. 

Simon, 561, 587. 

Zebulon, 457. 
Downing, Alice, 651. 

Emanuel, 447. 
Downs, Gershom, 538. 

Mr., 540. 

Patience, 670-71. 

Thomas, 538. 
Dowse, Mr., 564. 
Drake, Ephraim, 595. 

Thomas, 595. 
Drew, Clara M., 449, 673. 

Elizabeth, 634-35. 

EzeMel, 510. 

Hannah, 673. 

John, 536, 678. 

Mr., 606. 

Samuel, 494. 

Stephen, 673. 
Drowne, Abigail W., 488, 543. 

Andrew, 485. 

Augustus R., 488. 

Bathsheba, 485. 

Benjamin, 485, 487-88. 

Betsey, 487. 

Comfort, 543. 

Daniel P., 488. 

Dummer W., 488. 

Elizabeth, 485, 488, 660. 

Esther, 485. 

James T., 488. 

John O., 488. 



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745 



Drowne, Jonathan, 485. 

Joseph, 485, 487. 

Leonard, 485. 

Lydia, 488. 

Mary, 485-88. 

Peter, 486, 488, 658. 

Peter, Mrs., 487. 

Richard W., 488. 

SaUy, 488. 

Samuel, 485, 487-88, 613, 660. 

Sarah, 485, 488. 

Shem, 485. 

Solomon, 485. 

Thomas, 487-88, 498, 543-44. 

Thomas B., 488. 
Duda, Benmore, 489. 

Betsey, 641. 

Joseph, 489. 

Philip, 489. 

Susanna, 489. 

Temperance, 494. 
Dudley, Abigail, 491-92. 

Ann, 491. 

Anna, 447, 599. 

Anne, 490. 

BUey, 436, 491, 502, 524, 542. 

Deborah, 490. 

Dorothy, 491. 

EUzabeth, 491-92, 538, 644. 

Elizabeth G., 531. 

James, 436, 491-92, 542. 

Joanna, 491-92. 

John. 491-92, 527, 552. 

Joseph, 490-92, 527, 674. 

Jonathan, 436, 492. 

Jonathan B., 492, 665-66. 

Margaret, 491. 

Mary, 491. 

Mercy, 490, 492. 

Nicholas, 491-92. 

Patience, 490. 

Paul, 490. 

Rebecca, 491, 580. 

Roger, 490. 

Samuel, 448, 474, 490-92, 580, 674. 

Samuel, Rev., 524, 538, 651. 

Sarah, 490, 492, 526, 530. 

Stephen, 491, 524, 530. 

Theophilus, 491. 

Thomas, 447, 491, 674. 

Timothy, 491. 

True-worthy, 491-92, 527. 
Dummer, Elizabeth, 564. 

Lucy, 531, 534. 
Dunbar, David, 521. 
Duncan, Mary, 634, 636. 

Peter, 634, 636. 
Dunton, Lucy, 515. 
DureU, Abigail M., 614. 

Arthur, 490. 

Charles, 490. 



Charles E., 490. 

Daniel M., 489. 

Deborah, 489. 

Eliphalet, 440. 

Emma, 490. 

Frank L., 490, 641. 

Judge, 489. 

Mary, 489. 

Newman, 490. 

Nicholas, 489. 

Rebecca, 489. 

Zebulon, 489. 
Durgan, Charlotte, 645. 
Durgin, Betsey, 493, 508. 

Daniel, 642. 

Francis, 433, 439, 489. 

James, 493. 

Jerry, 442. 

Jonathan, 493. 

Joshua, 508. 

Lydia, 439. 

Mrs., 504, 508. 

Rhoda, 484. 

Sarah, 501. 

Susannah, 535. 

Trueworthy, 489. 
Dustin, Moses, 553. 
Dyer, Charles, 492. 

Henry, 473, 492, 524. 

Mahershalalhashbaz, 492. 

Samuel, 492. 

William, 492. 
Eastman, AbigaU, 568. 

Banjamin, 566. 

Betsey, 468. 

Huldah, 503. 

Mary, 453-54. 
Easton, Mary, 582. 

William, 582. 
Eaton, Malinda, 666. 

Polly, 668. 

Ruth, 573. 
Edgerly, Abigail, 493. 

Ann E., 494. 

Charles E. B., 463. 

Deborah, 494. 

Dorothy, 493-94. 

Ebenezer, 493. 

Elizabeth, 493. 

James, 493. 

John, 493-94. 

Joseph, 493-94. 

Josiah, 493. 

Judith, 493. 

Mary, 493. 

Moses, 493. 

Nathaniel, 494. 

OUey, 494. 

Polly, 494. 

Rebecca, 493. 

Ruth, 494. 



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Genealogical Indexes. 



Edgerly, Samuel, 493. 

Susan, 459, 461. 

Susanna, 461. 

Thomas, 492-93. 

Zachariah, 461. 

Zebulon, 494. 

Zechariah, 492-93. 
Edmunds, Mary A., 634-35. 

Samuel, 476. 
Eliot, Rev. Mr., 660. 
Elizabeth, Queen, 490. 
Elkins, Henry, 586. 

Olive, 476. 
Elliott, Mary, 441. 
Ellsworth, Jeremiah, 564. 
Elwell, Lucy, 522. 

Mary, 521-22. 

Zebulon, 522. 
Ely, Esther, 549. 

Esther E., 549. 

Nathaniel W., 549. 
Emerson, Jonathan, 536. 

Lydia, 428, 432. 

Mary, 428-29. 

Mr., 648. 

Nellie, 541. 

Richard, 474. 

Sally, 474. 

Stephen, 428-29, 432. 
Emery, Charles, 558. 

Elizabeth, 503. 

Samuel, Rev., 525. 

Sarah, 525. 

Sarah A., 631-33. 
Endicott, John, 444. 
Epes, Daniel, 447. 
Evans, Ann B., 668. 

Mr., 607. 

Nancy, 484. 

Sarah E., 478. 

Stephen, 494, 534, 672. 
Everett, John, 473. 
Ewer, Abigail, 494-95, 497. 

Burleigh, 497. 

Charles, 496. 

David, 495. 

Desire, 494. 

Dorcas, 495. 

Dorcas S., 683-84. 

Drusilla, 458, 460, 496. 

Drusilla T., 497-98. 

Ebenezer, 495. 

Elizabeth, 457, 459, 494-97. 

George, 497. 

Henry, 496. 

Henry H., 497. 

Hezekiah, 494. 

Isaac, 495. 

James, 497. 

James C, 496-97. 

John, 452, 494-95, 497. 



Jonathan, 494. 

Joseph, 496. 

Lydia, 498. 

Mary, 468, 494, 496. 

Mary L., 497. 

Mary S., 495. 

Mehitable, 494-95. 

Mercy, 495. 

Mercy W., 600-01. 

Mcses, 496. 

Nathaniel, 460, 468, 494-97, 625, 684. 

Nathaniel, Jr., 497. 

Peter T., 495. 

Polly, 497. 

Porter, 497. 

Prince, 495. 

Rebecca, 496. 

Robert S. B., 497. 

Rufus, 495-96. 

Sally, 495. 

Sarah, 494-95. 

Sarah H., 491. 

Seth, 495. 

Shubael, 494. 

Silas, 495-96. 

Susannah, 495. 

Sylvanus, 495. 

Thankful, 494. 

Thomas, 494-95. 
Ewing, Anna, 649. 
Ewins, Alexander, 449. 
Fabyan, Charles W., 587. 
Farley, Michael, 428. 
Farnham, John, 556. 
Farrow, Hannah, 501. 
Faulkner, Enoch, 579. 
Fearing, John, 547. 

Mary, 547. 
Fernald, Charles, 499. 

Dana L., 650. 

Dorothy, 498, 680. 

Edgar, 650. 

Francis, 499. 

George W., 469, 498. 

Isaac H., 499. 

John, 498-99, 578. 

John, Mrs. 680. 

Joseph, 499, 680. 

Marion I., 650. 

Martha, 499. 

Mary O., 499. 

Mehitable, 499. 

Mr., 536. 

Nancy, 458. 

Nathaniel, 498-99. 

Renald, 498. 

Samuel, 498. 

Thomas, 498. 

WUliam, 498-99. 

WUham P., 498-99. 
Ferren, Mr., 652. 



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747 



Field, Albert, 499, 612. 
Darby, 588. 
Elizabeth P., 499. 
John, 499. 
Lizzie A., 434. 
WilHam, 499. 
Fifield, Benjamin, 474. 
Charles W., 499. 
Emma, 499. 
George, 600. 
George B., 499. 
George E., 499, 600. 
George S., 499. 
Hannah M., 499. 
Mary E., 499. 
Mary H., 680. 
Mr., 506. 
Olivia, 499. 
Fish, Elizabeth, 443. 
Fisher, Mary S., 503. 
Fiske, Nancy, 672. 
Fitts, Abraham, 499, 500. 
Daniel, 500. 
Fred, 668. 
Grace D., 499. 
Harmah L., 500. 
James H., 500, 669. 
John, 500. 
John L., 500. 
Reuben, 500. 
Richard, 499. 
Robert, 499. 
Flagg, Catherine G., 509. 
Flanders, EUzabeth, 614. 
Fletcher, William, 47 < . 
Flint, Bertha W., 541, 574. 

Francis, 541. 
Flood, Mary, 424. 
Fogg, Albert, 575. 
Andrew, 484. 576,' 
Benjamin, 484. 
Deborah, 500. 
Edith, 575. 
Eliza W., 484. 
Emma, 576. 
James, 500. 
John, 462, 484, 575. 
Jonathan, 500, 623. 
Lavinia B., 483-84. 
Mary D., 484. 
Nancy D., 500. 
Nathan, 484. 
Folansbee, Rebecca, 466. 
Folger, Margaret, 495. 
Follansbee, Mary^ 616. 
Follett, AbigaU, 674-75. 
Frances, 455. 
Mr., 580. 
PoUy. 484. 
William, 550. 



Folsom, Abigail, 502-04, 507-08, 510, 531, 568, 
674. 
Abigail K. L., 666. 
Abraham, 502-04. 
Adams, 501. 
Albert A., 423. 
Alice I., 510. 
Andrew, 504, 506. 
Ann, 505. 

Anna, 503, 505-07, 561, 683. 
Anne, 522. 
Arthur C, 510. 
Asa, 443, 504, 508. 
Benjamin, 506-07, 509, 527, 530. 
Betsey, 446, 507. 546. 
Betsey M., 531. 
Betsey S., 509. 
Betty, 507. 
Catherine, 503. 
Channing, 510. 
Comfort, 476. 
Daniel, 503. 

David, 503-05, 507, 509. 
Deliverance, 501. 
Deborah, 437, 506, 510. 
Dolly, 506. 
Dorothy, 530. 
Ebenezer, 501. 
Edward, 458, 507. 
Edwin, 510. 
Eleanor, 506, 538, 568. 
Elisha, 507. 
EUza M., 546. 
EUzabeth, 452, 475, 502-06, 508-09, 553, 

555, 557. 
Emily, 510. 
Emily S., 510. 
Enoch. 505. 
Ephraim, 433, 501-02, 504, 507, 509, 538, 

56S, 642. 
Ezekiel, 507, 510. 
Ezekiel H., 510. 
George, 509. 
Oilman, 507, 510. 
Hannah, 505-09, 630-31. 
Harriet, 666. 
Henry H., 510. 
Herbert, 510. 
Israel, 501, 568. 
Jacob, 505, 507. 
James, 506-07. 
James A., 577. 
James G., 530. 
Jeremiah, 452, 456, 458-60, 503-04, 509, 

525, 544^6, 584, 668, 683. 
Jeremy, 502. 
John, 454, 492, 501-02, 504-05, 527, 641, 

550. 556-57. 625, 631, 649, 656, 677. 
John G., 510. 

Jonathan, 502-03, 605, 607, 509, 530, 539, 
641, 666. 



748 



Genealogical Indexes. 



Folsom, Joseph, 507-08. 

Joseph S., 502, 508. 

Joshua, 504. 

Josiah, 484, 503-05, 507, 509. 

Judith, 506-07. 

Katherine, 492. 

Lawrence, 509. 

Levi, 605, 668. 

Lewis, 509. 

Martha, 505, 510. 

Martha B., 508. 

Martha W., 557. 

Mary, 480, 501-05, 507-10, 545. 

Mary B., 508. 

Mary E., 510. 

Mary H., 510. 

Mary R., 694. 

Mehitable, 506-07, 640, 665-66. 

Mercy, 491-92, 502. 

Moses, 506, 530. 

Moses D., 510. 

Mr., 580. 

Nancy, 606, 608. 

Nathan, 601, 503-04, 531, 664. 

Nathan B., 508. 

Nathaniel, 503, 622, 529. 

Nicholas H., 546. 

Noah D., 510, 648. 

Peter, 475, 601-06, 608, 524, 598, 663, 666. 

Peter L., 509. 

Polly H., 545. 

Rachel, 607, 589. 

Relief S., 510. 

Roger, 500-01. 

Ruth, 501, 594. 

Sallie, 506. 

Sally, 507-08. 

Samuel, 501, 503, 505, 508, 594. 

Sarah, 444, 502-05, 507, 683. 

Sarah G., 610. 

Simeon, 505. 

Stephen, 509, 666. 

Susan, 503. 

Susanna, 602-04, 524, 584, 627. 

Susannah 0., 475. 

Thomas, 423, 507, 530, 679, 589. 

Thomas, Jr., 423. 

Trueworthy, 603. 

Tubelah, 506. 

Wimam, 480, 602, 604, 506, 640. 

Winthrop, 507-08, 656. 
Footman, John, 489. 
Ford, Edward J., 623. 

John, 622-23. 

Mary L., 623. 

Sarah S., 667. 

Stephen, 512. 

William C., 623. 
Forrester, May E., 624. 
Foss, Abigail C., 501. 

Hannah, 561. 



Jane, 688. 

Jeremiah, 510. 

John, 633. 

Jonathan, 469, 611. 

Mary, 683. 

Mary J., 623-33. 

Mrs., 606. 

Sarah, 455, 458, 568. 

Sarah G., 683. 

Thomas, 511. 

Zechariah, 683. 
Foster, Anna, 512. 

Sarah A., 474. 
Foulsham, John, 623. 
Fowler, Abigail, 513, 615. 

Annie B., 617. 

Asa, 516-16, 621. 

Benjamin, 612-13, 515. 

Charlotte, 514, 516. 

Clara M., 516. 

Clarissa, 615. 

CorneUa H., 617, 540. 

CorneUa L., 640. 

David, 515. 

Deborah, 512-13, 629, 532. 

Ebenezer, 513. 

Edward C, 516. 

Eliza, 514. 

EHzabeth, 512. 

Esther, 514-15. 

Fanny, 516. 

Frank A., 516. 

Frank C, 660. 

George R., 516. 

Green C, 469, 516-17, 540, 676-78. 

Hannah, 511, 513, 625. 

Hannah C, 469, 619. 

Hester, 511. 

Jacob, 512, 532. 

James, 512. 

James E., 517, 640. 

Jane, 612. 

Jeremiah, 512. 

Jerusha, 615. 

John, 611-12, 578. 

John C, 469, 514, 679. 

John F., 516-17, 540, 621. 

John L., 516. 

Joseph, 611-12. 

Judith, 613, 553, 555, 658. 

Lucy, 613. 

Margaret, 511-12. 

Martha, 512. 

Mary, 611-14, 698, 619, 659. 

Mary A., 616-17. 

Mehitable, 515. 

PhiUp, 469-71, 512-13, 554-56, 561, 596, 
598, 619-20, 640-41, 668, 683. 

Philip 2d, 669. 

Polly, 513, 616-16. 

Sally, 613, 515-16. 



Genealogical Indexes. 



749 



Fowler, Samuel, 511-15. 

Sarah, 470, 513-14, 620. 

Sarah S., 620. 

Susan, 516. 

Susanna, 515. 

Susannah, 512-13. 

Susannah J., 658. 

Symonds, 513, 515, 625. 

Trueworthy L., 515. 

William, 512, 516. 

WilUam P., 516. 

Winthrop, 513-14. 
Fox, Benjamin, 429, 517. 

Edward, 517. 
Francis, George, 450, 669. 

Josephine H., 669. 
Fraser, Carrie, 560. 
Freeze, Albert S., 517, 600, 628. 

Alfred S., 518. 

Charles A., 518. 

Edward F., 518. 

George P., 518. 

Helen A., 479, 517, 627-28. 

Jonathan, 517. 

Louis B., 518. 

Louis H., 518. 

Marion, 518. 

Sarah M., 517. 
French, Abraham, 574. 

Almira F., 520, 571. 

Andrew, 520. 

Anna, 520. 

Benjamin, 447, 466, 518-20, 548, 569. 

Benjamin F., 518. 

Betsey, 518-20. 

Bradstreet, 518-19. 

Caleb, 518. 

Charles H., 519. 

Charles W., 520, 571. 

Charlotte B., 633-34. 

Chase W., 520. 

Christian, 576. 

Clara B., 519-20. 

Clarence, 519. 

Clarence A., 519-20. 

Coffin M., 500, 668. 

David, 462, 518. 

Dolly P., 500. 

Edmund, 519. 

Edith E., 520. 

Elijah, 520. 

Evelina, 668. 

George, 520. 

George H., 669. 

Hannah, 574, 669. 
^ Hannah L., 574. 

Jabez, 518. 

Jeremiah, 518. 

John, 426, 520, 571, 668. 

John H., 520. 571. 

John P., 669. 



Joseph, 518. 

Joseph Y., 518. 

Joshua, 518. 

Le\'i, 590. 

Lucinda, 668. 

Lucy, 518-19. 

Lydia, 519-20. 

Lydia C, 567. 

Marcia, 466. 

Mark, 518. 

Martha, 520, 668. 

Mary, 519, 567. 

Mary A., 520, 571, 607-08. 

Mary F., 519. 

Mary I., 569. 

Nathaniel, 520, 568. 

Nathaniel Y., 518. 

OUve, 519. 

Reuben, 468, 518-19, 567. 

Sally, 519. 

Samuel F., 669. 

Sarah, 518. 

Sarah C, 518. 

Sarah M., 518. 

Simeon, 518. 

Simon, 518, 668. 

Solomon, 518. 

Sperry, 625. 

Thomas, 518. 

Timothy, 520. 

"WaUace, 519. 

WilHam, 519, 570, 674. 

WilUam F., 519. 

William W., 519. 

Zachariah, 520. 
Frost, Addie L., 560. 

Charles, Rev., 546. 

Elizabeth, 671. 

Eunice L., 560. 

Frederick H., 560. 

George, 456, 560, 644, 667. 

Helen W., 560. 

John, 459, 560, 644. 

Laura A., 560. 

Margaret W., 456. 

Martha, 644. 

William, 585. 

William A., 560. 
Frye, Mary, 608. 
Fuller, Dana, 495. 

Harrison, 627. 

Mr., 563. 
Fullington, Mr., 483. 
Furber, Anna, 495. 

Joseph, 507. 

L., 590. 
Furbur, Elizabeth, 637. 
Furbour, Thomas, 443. 
Furbush, Sarah, 537. 
Furnald, Joseph, 611, 641. 



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Genealogical Indexes. 



Gale, Bartholemew, 456. 

Daniel, Jr., 456. 

Elizabeth, 457. 

George W., 420-21. 

Mary A., 520. 

Rebecca H.. 590-91. 

Sally, 590. 
Gannett, Mr., 543. 
Gardiner, Anna, 447. 

Joseph, 447. 
Gardner, Annie L., 603. 

G. Clinton, 450. 

Juha B., 451. 
Garett, Lydia, 495. 
Garland, Abigail, 562. 

Daniel, 456. 

Hannah, 681. 

Nathaniel, 637. 

Sarah, 561. 
Gannon, Joseph, 440. 

Zebulon, 441. 
Gear, George M., 463. 
Gee, Joshua, Rev., 627, 629. 
George I, King, 490. 
George II, King, 665, 
Gerrish, Jane, 425. 

Lucy E., 559-60. 

Paul, 440, 484. 
Gibbons, Ambrose, 588. 
Gibson, Ann, 497. 
Giddings, Abigail, 521-22. 

Anne, 522. 

Charlotte, 478, 523, 541. 

Deborah. 521-22. 

Dolly, 523. 

Dorothy, 522. 

Edward, 478. 

Edward H., 523. 

Eliphalet, 521-22, 581. 

EUzabeth, 478, 523. 

George, 521. 

Harriet A., 523. 

John, 477-78, 521-23. 

John, Jr., 522. 

Joseph, 522-23. 

Lucretia, 522, 

Lucy, 522. 

Lydia, 522. 

Lydia R., 526. 

Mary, 521-22. 

Mary C, 541. , 

Mary M., 478, 523. 

Mehitable, 522. 

Nancy, 478, 523, 658. 

Nathaniel, 521-23. 

Pernal, 521-22. 

Polly, 523, 

Zebulon, 521-22, 526. 
Gilchrist, George C. 546, 682. 

Mary P., 626. 
Gilbert, Olive, 678. 



Gile, Betsey, 504, 508. 
Mary A., 484. 
Nabby, 630-32. 
Gilman, Abigail, 492, '513, 524-25, 528-29, 

631-32, 534, 657. 
Abigail O., 628-29. 
Alice, 524. 
Alice D., 534. 

Andrew, 526, 529, 531, 552. 
Ann, 526, 628-29. 
Anna, 529, 531. 
Antipas, 529, 531, 634. 
Augustus H., 635. 
Bartholemew, 524, 528. 
B., 668. 

Benjamin, 524, 526, 529-30. 
Betsey, 627, 533-35. 
Betsey L., 468. 
Betsey S., 513, 532, 555. 
Biley, 530, 533-35. 
Bradbiuy, 533. 
Bradley, 634. 

Bradstreet, 433, 529-30, 532-35, 597, 674. 
Bridget, 531. 

Caleb, 445, 502, 524, 527, 630. 
Catherine, 602, 624. 
Charles W., 535. 
Charlotte G., 535. 
Clarissa, 533. 
Colonel, 473. 
Constantine, 430. 
Daniel, 475, 520, 625. 
David, 458, 489, 503-04, 524-25, 527, 

626-30, 532, 534, 664, 572, 587, 690, 614, 

625, 643, 674. 
Deborah, 524, 626-34, 555-56, 600. 
Dudley, 530, 534, 598. 
Edward, 501-02. 623, 599, 647, 657. 
Elbridge, 533. 
Eliphalet, 530, 533. 
Ehzabeth, 430, 491-92, 503, 513, 524-30, 

532-33, 544, 647. 
EKzabeth T., 473. 
EUen L. D., 534. 
Emily F., 535. 
Ezekiel, 492, 526, 630. 
Fannie S., 633. 
Frances, 628-29. 
Francis, 528. 
George C, 682. 
George W., 682. 
Gershom D., 634. 
Gideon, 682. 
Gorham A., 634. 
Hannah, 491, 602-04, 526-27, 630, 533-34, 

616. 
Henry, 533, 546, 682. 
Henry B., 546. 
Israel, 473, 481, 504, 526, 529, 531-33, 614, 

643, 683. 
Jacob, 513, 532, 555. 



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751 



Oilman, James, 469, 504, 524, 526-27, 530, 

533-35, 544, 547. 
Jeremiah, 448, 526, 530, 674, 683. 
Joanna, 473, 524-25, 529-31. 
John, 438, 473, 476, 491-92, 502-03, 523- 

25, 527-31, 533, 551, 657, 662. 
John A., 534. 
John K., 531. 
John T., 528, 531. 
Jonathan, 526-27, 530-31, 630-31. 
Joseph, 524, 526, 529, 606. 
Joseph S., 431, 531. 
Josiah, 524, 527, 529. 
Joshua, 491, 524, 527. 
Judith, 525-26, 530, 534. 
Lois L., 601. 
Lucy, 531. 
Lucy D., 534. 
Lucy F., 534. 
Lycurgus E., 539. 
Lydia, 523-24, 531, 534, 658. 
Margaret, 531. 
Maria, 527. 
Martha, 527, 531, 533. 
Mary, 489, 501, 523-25, 527-29, 533-34, 

581, 657. 
Mary A., 533. 
- Mary C, 501. 
Mary T., 525. 
Mehitable, 521, 530. 
MoUy, 533. 
Moses, 425, 491, 502, 523-24, 526-27, 529, 

544, 547, 568, 640, 674, 682. 
Mr., 505, 674. 
Nathaniel, 525-26, 528, 531, 533, 628-29, 

665. 
Nehemiah, 527, 530, 533. 
Nicholas, 469, 479, 524-25, 528, 609-10, 

665. 
OUver C, 519. 
Oliver F., 549. 
OUver J., 535. 
Peter, 440, 484, 492, 521, 525, 528, 534, 

628-29, 658, 678. 
Perley B., 539. 
PhiUips, 535. 
Polly, 513, 532-33. 
Porter, 530. 
Rachel, 527. 
Rhoda, 533. 
Richard, 473. 
Robert, 492, 523, 525, 528. 
Ruth, 527. 
Samuel, 427, 431, 465, 483, 492, 513, 517, 

521-22, 524-25, 536, 544, 554, 556, 572, 

617, 624-25, 629, 631-32, 658, 674, 676. 
Sally, 531, 664. 
Samuel K., 531, 534. 
Sarah, 481, 491, 504, 507, 516, 525-29, 531- 

32, 535. 
Sarah F., 534. 



Sarah W., 534. 

Shuah, 526, 529, 531. 

Simon, 492, 526, 529, 532. 

Smith, 663. 

Somerby, 505. 

Somersbee, 648. 

Sophia B., 534. 

Sukey, 533. 

Susan, 513, 532. 

Susanna, 534. 

Tabitha, 526. 

Theophilus, 530, 533, 601. 

Timothy, 530. 

Tirzah S., 646. 

Thomas, 507, 526. 

Tristam, 528. 

Trueworthy, 525. 

Warren, 532, 645. 

WilHam, 439, 513, 532, 534. 

Winthrop, 529, 531. 

Zebulon, 431, 530, 534, 668. 
Glidden, Andrew, 535, 643. 

Benjamin, 535." 

Charles, 535. 

Clarissa, 612. 

Elizabeth, 535. 

John, 535. 

Jonathan, 535. 

Joseph, 432, 535. 

Josiah, 535. 

Richard, 535. 

Sarah, 535, 643. 
Goddard, Benjamin, 438. 

John, 438-39, 524. 

John, Jr., 438. 

Mary, 438. 

Welthena, 438, 524. 
Godfrey, John, 593. 
Goffe, Abigail, 669-70. 

Christopher, 670. 

Colonel, 586. 

John, 439, 553, 583, 630, 632, 640, 648. 

Joseph, 567. 
Goggan, Helen A., 623. 

John P., 623. 

Laura G., 623. 
Goldwyer, George, 615. 

Martha, 615. 
Goodhue, Dorothy, 659. 

Nathaniel, 497. 

Sarah, 496. 
Goodin, Mehitable, 425. 
Gooding, Caty, 536. 

Daniel, 535. 

Hannah, 536. 

James, 53.5-36. 

Jeremiah, 536. 

Joseph L., 536. 

Lydia, 536. 

Mehitable, 536. 

Polly, 536. 



752 



Genealogical Indexes. 



Gooding, Robert, 536. 

Susannah, 536. 

Zerviah, 536. 
Goodrich, Charlotte, 593. 

Fred G., 592. 

Fred U., 593. 

John, 593. 

Mary E., 518. 
Goodsoe, EUzabeth, 624. 
Goodwin, Charles R., 537, 570. 

Dana D., 638. 

Daniel, Rev., 637. 

Emma, 570. 

Harry, 537, 571. 

Helen, 537, 570. 

Hopsley M., 537. 

Huldah, 537. 

James, 536. 

James L., 537. 

John R„ 537. 

Joseph, 537. 

Joseph B., 537, 569-70. 

JuUa A., 636. 

Katherine, 440-41. 

Lewis K., 537, 570. 

Lucy E., 638. 

Olive E., 537. 

Polly, 537. 

Robert, 441. 

Sarah, 638. 
Goold, Thomas, 461. 

Gordon, Daniel, 452, 458, 469, 496, 511, 554, 
572, 587, 590, 614, 619, 624, 641, 658. 

Elizabeth, 424, 491. 

Mary, 509. 

Susanna, 595. 
Gould, EUzabeth, 660. 

Martha E., 504. 
Gove, Ann, 479. 

Edward, 479. 

Hannah, 606. 

Mary, 504, 508, 629-30, 642. 

Richard, 629-30. 
Graham, Otis A., 541. 

Thomas, 486. 
Grant, Abial, 659. 

Henry, 651. 

John, 515. 

Martha, 670. 

Walter B., 622. 
Graves, Captain, 588. 

Doctor, 557, 559. 

Mary E., 559-60. 
Gray, Mr., 549. 

Wilham, 584. 
Green, Captain, 629, 631. 

Ebenezer, 572. 

Mary, 493. 

Samuel H., 647. 

Simon P., 647. 
Greenleaf, Edman, 473. 



Lydia, 636. 

Sophia, 600. 
Greenwood, Ann, 571. 
Griffin, Mr., 533. 
Gross, Nathan, 562. 
Grout, Alonzo, 601. 

Harrison T., 661. 
Grover, Catherine, 637-38. 

Emma J., 518. 

Mary, 637. 
Grow, Mr., 614. 
GuUiver, Frank, 461. 
Hackbum, Catherine D., 490. 

Samuel, 469. 
Hackett, Mr., 507. 
Hadaway, Rebecca, 618. 

Rebecca C, 679-80. 
Haines, David, 556. 

EUnor, 667. 

Mary, 666. 

Matthias, 561. 

Pilos, 591. 

Samuel, 666. 

Sarah, 576. 

Susannah, 668. 

Thomas, 440. 

T. V. B., Rev., 519. 

Washington, 510. 

William, 576. 
Hale, Ehzabeth C, 524. 

Enoch, 537. 

Enoch, Jr., 537. 

Lizzie R., 654. 

Major, 470. 

Martha, 565. 

Robert, 525. 

Robert, Jr., 525. 
Haley, Benjamin, 610, 648, 656. 

B. F., 447. 

Oilman, 648. 

Martha, 555-56. 

Mary, 456. 

Mary A., 623. 

Sarah, 455-57. 

Sarah G., 457. 

Thomas, 425, 456-57, 554. 
HaU, Abbie T., 472. 

Abigail, 433, 538-39. 

Andrew, 540. 

Andrew, Jr., 560. 

Ann, 539. 

Anna, 540. 

Annie, 609. 

Austin, 609. 

Benjamin, 538. 

Benning, 540. 

Betsey, 539. 

Charles E., Rev., 450, 669. 

Chariotte, 612. 

Cornelia D., 540. 

Corneha L., 516, 540. 



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753 



Hall, Cornelia M., 517. 

Deborah, 503, 505, 530, 539. 

Dorothy, 500. 

Dudley, 539. 

Edward, 443, 538-39, 586, 610, 640, 643, 

682. 
Edwin, 609. 
EUphalet, 433. 
Elizabeth, 538-40. 
Elizabeth A., 540. 
Ehzabeth W., 612. 
Esther, 539. 
Flora W., 472. 
Florence K., 669. 
Frances L., 540. 
George F., 608-09. 
George W., 609. 
Grace, 537, 609. 
Hatevil, 537. 
Henry, 500 
Hezekiah, 539. 
Hildea, 538. 
Isaac, 538. 
Jacob, 612. 
James, 538-39. 
James C, 540. 
Jemima, 539, 643. 
John, 440, 467, 537-40. 
Joseph, 423, 432, 455, 469, 505, 530, 538- 

39, 551, 634, 666. 
Josiah, 433, 538-39. 
Judith, 539. 

Kinsley, 491, 538-39, 593, 624, 640. 
Kinsley J., 540. 
Lewis, 609. 
Loanna, 540. 
Love, 432, 539. 
Lucy, 540. 
Lydia, 540. 
Margaret, 540. 

Mary, 538-39, 582, 610, 634-36. 
Mary H., 455, 609. 
Mary W., 586. 
Mehitable, 517. 
Mercy, 537, 539. 
Mercy K., 552. 
Meribah, 538. 
Mr., 580. 
Nathaniel, 537. 
Nathaniel B., 538. 
Paschal, 540, 560, 609. 
Paul, 538-39. 
Percy, 609. 
Phaltiel, 501-02, 538. 
PoUy Y., 591. 
Ralph, 467, 502. 538-39. 
Rebecca, 539. 
Samuel, 540, 591. 
Sarah, 454-55, 530-31, 538-40, 670. 

Js,rah M., 516-17, 540. 

Stajy, 540. 
4? 



Tamsen, 443, 539. 

Thomas, 538. 

Thomas B., 442, 517, 540. 

Thomas C, 540. 

Theodore, 540. 

WiUiam C, 472. 
Hallowell, Henry, 492. 

Rebecca, 492. 
Ham, Abigail, 507, 509. 

James, 656. 

Mary, 656. 

Patience, 441. 

PoUy P., 656. 

Samuel, 556. 
Hamilton, Phebe, 476-77. 
Hamhn, Edward, 575. 
Hammond, Joseph, 613. 

Phihp, 543. 
Hanley, Ehza M., 601, 603. 
Hannaford, Sarah J., 632-34. 
Hanacom, Joseph, 646. 
Hanson, Charles L., 541, 574. 

Ebenezer, 541. 

Emma B., 541. 

Francis J., 541. 

Hannah, 442. 

Helen B., 541, 574. 

James, 651. 

John, 541. 

John C, 541, 574. 

J. C, 681. 

Martha, 646. 

Martha H., 541. 

Paul, 541, 562. 

WilUam C, 541, 575. 
Hardy, Ehzabeth, 491. 

George, 478, 523, 541, 658. 

George F., 541. 

Joseph, 666. 

Lucretia, 666. 

Mary E., 541. 

Mehitable, 666. 

Mr., 580. 

Stephen, 542, 549. 

Theophilus, 491, .542. 
Harleutin, Mr., 564. 
Harper, John, 639. 

Mary J., 607. 
Harriman, John, 679. 
Harris, John, 512. 

Joseph S., 450. 
Harrison, Elizabeth, 499. 

Emma, 649. 

Nicholas, 438. 
Hart, Ann F. G., 462. 

Colonel, 631. 

Deborah, 542. 

George, 542. 

John, 439-40, 532, 539, 542, 583, 678. 

Joseph, 542. 

Lydia, 542. 



754 



Genealogical Indexes. 



Hart, Mary, 542. 

Mary A., 462, 497. 

Nathaniel, 542. 

Oliver, 462. 

Samuel, 542. 

Sara, 542. 

Sarah, 542. 

Thomas, 542. 
Hartwell, Henry, 663. 
■ W. H., 673. 
Harvey, Abby R., 543. 

Abigail, 543. 

Charles, 585. 

Daniel, 497. 

Emma, 544. 

John, 441, 585. 

Mary, 543. 

Robert, 543. 

Sarah B., 585. 

William P., 488, 543. 
Haskell, Daniel, 514. 

Ethan, 514. 
Hathaway, Mr., 558. 
Haven, George W., 483. 

Samuel, Rev., 445. 
Hawes, Rose, 523. 
Hawley, Mary, 470. 
Hayden, Harriet S., 462. 
Hayes, Clara F., 602. 

Cyrus, 600. 

Frank, 602. 

John, 670. 

John W., 499. 

Mary A., 499. 

Martha H., 602. 

Samuel, 510. 

Stephen E., 600, 602. 
Haynes, Eliza S., 574. 

John S., 515. 

Mary, 574. 

Samuel, 574. 
Hazeltine, Robert, 564. 
Hazelton, Lucy, 594. 
Healey, Mr., 606. 
Heard, Abigail, 670. 

Kezia, 676. 
Heath, Benjamin, 425. 

Mercy, 424. 

Simon A., 424. 
Hebard, Mary, 602. 
Helfenstein, C. F., 611. 
Herbert, Benjamin, 512. 
Herrick, Amy, 697. 

Editha L., 512. 

Elizabeth, 511-12. 

Henry, 512. 
Hersey, Abigail, 545. 

Addie, 545. 

Annie, 545. 

Betsey, 508, 545-46, 595. 

Dolly S., 545. 



Edna, 545. 

Edward, 533, 545^6, 623, 649, 682. 

Edwin S., 545. 

EKjah, 545. 

Elizabeth, 544, 547. 

Elizabeth H., 623. 

Fanny, 645. 

Frances, 547. 

Oilman, 545. 

Hannah, 544-45. 

Harriet, 545. 

Idon, 546. 

Jacob, 509, 530, 544-46, 563. 

James, 425, 455, 509, 544-46. 

Jeremiah, 508, 545. 

John, 544-45, 547. 

Jonathan, 544-45. 

Josiah, 544-45. 

Judith, 547, 681-82. 

Lucinda, 545. 

Mahala W., 533. 

Mariah, 524, 527. 

Mary, 503-04, 508, 545. 

Mary E., 546, 682. 

Miner, 544-45. 

Nabby, 545. 

Nancy, 508, 545-46. 

Nathaniel C, 545. 

Nellie, 546. 

Nicholas, 476, 508, 545. 

Noah, 545. 

Olive, 623. 

Olive G., 546. 

Olive W., 546, 682. 

Peter, 425, 498, 505, 508-09, 527, 544-47, 
682. 

Polly, 544-46. 

Ransom P., 546. 

Ruth, 545. 

Sally, 545. 

Samuel, 545. 

Stephen, 545. 

WilHam 524, 544, 547, 642, 682. 

Wilmot H., 546. 
Hersie, Elizabeth, 523-26. 

WilUam, 524. 
Hervey, Abigail D., 472. 

William, 472. 
Hewes, Walter E., 604. 
Higgins, Frank, 603. 
Higginson, Mr., 596. 

F. W., 663. 

T. W., 663. 
Hill, Alvina A., 591. 

Amos S., 548. 

Annie, 500. 

Apphia, 548, 677, 679. 

Benjamin, 547-48. 

Betsey, 459, 549, 634, 644. 

Daniel, 451, 456, 459, 542, 548, 556. 

Deborah, 548, 611. 



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755 



Hill, EKzabeth, 548, 646. 

Elizabeth B., 556. 

EUen E., 669. 

Ephraim G., 600. 

Eunice, 548. 

Hannah, 444, 548, 677, 679. 

Hattie P., 600. 

James, 423, 428-29, 431, 447, 454-56, 464, 
476, 514, 520, 534, 547-48, 565, 570, 580, 
589-91, 606, 611, 637, 645-46, 652, 660 , 
663, 677, 679. 

Jethro, 500, 565. 

John, 547, 571, 609, 675. 

John B., 459, 548, 579, 611. 

Joseph H., 548. 

Mary, 447, 520, 636-37. 

Mehitable B., 548-49. 

Mehitable J., 500. 

Mehitable S., 546. 

Nancy, 423. 

Nathaniel, 444. 

Olive F., 459. 

OUve R., 548, 590, 596. 

Olivia F., 556. 

Robert, 571. 

Samuel, 547. 

Sarah, 644-45. 

Sarah A., 549. 

Valentine, 444, 548. 
HUhard, Dorothy R., 629-30. 
Hills, Betsey, 631-33. 

Josiah, 632, 634. 

Wright L., 590. 
Hilton, Abigail, 513, 555, 557. 

Abigail H., 618. 

Andrew, 532, 557-58. 

Andrew J., 557, 559. 

Andrew S., 555-56. 

Ann, 539, 551-54, 556, 585. 

Ann A., 556, 680. 

Ann M., 558. 

Anna, 455, 459, 554, 663. 

Benjamin, 553. 

Betsey, 536, 555. 

Betty, 555. 

Bridget, 526, 529, 552. 

Charles, 550-51. 

Charles S., 558. 

Charlotte, 559, 587, 677. 

Clarissa, 566. 

Comfort, 583. 

Daniel, 555-57, 677. 

Deborah, 552-53, 587. 

Dorothy A., 558. 

Dudley, 538-39, 551-54, 556, 585, 596. 

Ebenezer, 554. 

Edward, 444, 453, 487, 491, 501, 504, 539, 
550, 554-56, 558, 597, 639. 
iward, Jr., 538, 550, 583. 
^'-a, 556. 

^*^beth, 441-42, 539, 551-52. 
4L 



EUzabeth F., 557, 617-18. 

EUzabeth R., 558. 

Francis J., 557. 

George, 426, 497, 554, 556, 582, 678. 

George E., 558. 

George G., 669. 

George K., 558. 

George O., 556-57, 663, 678-79. 

George W., 557, 678. 

Hannah, 552, 554-56, 559, 604, 637. 

Ichabod, 554-55, 585, 643, 668. 

Israel, 553. 

John, 551, 555, 557-68. 

John P., 580. 

John H., 558. 

Jonathan, 551. 

Joseph, 551-55. 

Joseph S., 557. 

Josiah, 427, 554-56, 558. 

Judith, 552. 

Love, 555. 

Martha, 536, 553, 670. 

Martha A., 557. 

Martha L., 558. 

Martha W., 459, 653, 567, 569. 

Mary, 457, 538, 540, 651-65, 583, 686. 

Mary A., 460, 566-67. 

Mary E., 559. 

Mary J., 557. 

Mary M., 557, 678. 

Mehitable, 556. 

Mr., 640. 

Nancy, 582, 695-96, 677. 

Nathan, 549, 554, 556, 680. 

Nathaniel, 554. 

Olive F., 680. 

Richard, 426, 430, 441-42, 446, 550-51, 
553-57, 609. 

Sally S., 557. 

Samuel, 445, 550-51, 553, 642. 

Sarah, 554-66, 568-59. 

Sarah J., 569. 

Sarah S., 529. 

Sobriety, 551. 

Stephen, 551. 

Susan, 556, 558. 

Susan C, 668. 

Susan S., 657-58. 

Susanna, 551, 584-86, 597. 

Susanna S., 686. 

Susannah, 665. 

Theodore, 553-54, 566, 683. 

Walter, 558. 

Ward, 426, 460, 480, 554, 566. 

WiUiam, 445, 550-51, 563-54, 642. 

Winthrop, 425, 459, 605, 529, 532, 639, 544, 
561-52, 554-57, 563, 583, 586-86, 606, 
609, 613, 624, 643, 657, 668, 676, 682. 

Winthrop E., 558. 

Winthrop S., 557-58. 
Hines, Fideha, 660. 



756 



Genealogical Indexes. 



Hiscox, Adelaide, 633-34. 
Hoag, Charles, 477. 

Lydia, 436. 
Hobart, Sarah, 516. 
Hobbs, Ann, 672. 

Dolly H., 602. 

Edna A., 602. 

Elizabeth, 546. 

John, 474. 

William R., 494, 602. 
Hobson, Elizabeth, 669-70. 
Hodgdon, Eleanor, 603. 

Hannah, 671. 

Lewis S., 602-03, 621. 

Marshall, 603. 

Mary, 632, 634-35. 

Supply, 520. 
Hodges, Andrew, 463. 
Hodldns, Stephen, 536. 
Hodson, Betsey, 461. 
Hoit, Joseph, 647. 

Sarah, 455, 459. 
Hoitt, Dorcas T., 541. 

Jonathan, 541. 

Martha J., 541. 

Nancy, 454. 

Sarah D., 541. 
Holmes, Mary, 646. 

Moses, 515. 
Holt, Elizabeth, 572. 

Lucinda, 515. 

Melinda, 457. 
Holyoke, Mrs., 439. 
Hook, Mary, 616. 

William, Jr., 616. 
Hooker, Isabel, 450. 
Hopkins, Harriet M., 654. 

Jerusha, 653-54. 

Moses, 654. 

Susan E., 646. 
Home, Andrew, Jr., 671. 

Charlotte W., 596. 

Gershom, 673. 

John, 596, 673. 

Lydia R., 673. 

Margaret H., 670-71. 

Napoleon B., 461. 

Peter, 671. 

Ruth R., 596. 
Hosford, Charles, 543. 
Houghton, Addie M., 657. 

Amanda, 650. 
Hovey, Daniel, 659. 

Laura, 515. 
Howard, Alvan J., 560. 

Frank, 560, 575. 

George H., 561. 

Hannah, 560-61, 575. 

Joel, 560. 

John, 593. 

John N., 560, 650. 



Lizzie S., 593. 

Mary, 540, 560. 

Nancy S., 593. 

Nathan G., 560-61. 

Sally, 540. 

Sarah E., 560. 

WiUiam H., 560. 
Howe, Nathaniel, 672. 
Howes, Edward, 674. 
Hoyt, Joseph, 547,' 565. 

Phebe, 425. 

Sarah J., 547.^ 

Stuart, 457. 
Hubbard, Colonel, 432. 

Comfort, 667. 

Georgie, 448. 

Richard, 447, 596. 
Hughes, Clement, 552. 
Humphrey, Moses, 470. 

Stillman, 470. 
Hunking, Sarah, 669-70. 
Huntress, Solomon, 456. 
Hurd, Georgie A., 517. 

Relief, 548. 
Huse, Mary, 514. 
Huston, Augusta M., 461. 
Hutchins, John, 493. 

Samuel, 487. 
Hutchinson, Chandler, 515. 

Colby, 484. 

Mrs., 492. 
Hutcote, Aaron, 493. 
Hutton, EUzabeth, 511-12. 

EHzabeth H., 512. 

Richard, 512. 
Ingram, George, 652. 
Ives, Benjamin, 529. 

EHzabeth H., 529. 
Jackson, Emily M., 651-52. 
Jacob, John, 561. 

Joseph, 512, 561. 

Mercy, 512. 

Richard, 561. 

Susanna, 512. 

Susanna S., 512. 

Susannah, 561. 
Jaffrey, George, 492, 551, 670. 
James, Anne, 581, 629. 

Benjamin, 573, 629, 650. 

Francis, 538. 

Kinsley, 477, 552. 

Mary, 573. 

Mary H., 477. 

Susanna, 573, 629-30. 
James II., King, 490. 
Jenness, Abigail, 514. 

Benjamin S., 563. 

Betsey, 541, 562. 

Charles, 563. 

Charles V., 592. 

Elinor, 661. 



Genealogical Indexes. 



757 



Jenness, Esrom, 563. 

Eugene, 563, 592. 

Francis, 478, 557, 561-63, 661. 

HaU J., 563, 601, 654. 

Hannah, 561. 

Hannah F., 514. 

Hezekiah, 561. 

Isaac, 562-63, 592, 607, 672. 

Job, 514. 

John, 513-14, 661-62. 

Jonathan, 562. 

Joseph, 562-63. 

Maria, 563. 

Mary, 514, 561, 606-07. 

Mary W., 563, 691-92. 

Mehitable, 661. 

Mercy, 562. 

Nancy, 563, 661. 

OHve, 562. 

Polly, 563. 

Richard, 561, 663. 

Ruth, 562. "'^ 

Sally, 476, 478, 662-63. 

Samuel, 562. 

Sarah, 561, 667. 

Sarah B., 478, 557, 661. 

Simon, 562. 

Susanna F., 514. 

Symonds, 514. 

Theodate, 655, 557, 663. 
Jewell, Alice M., 472. 

Bradbury, 494. 

EKzabeth, 457. 

Erastus B., 472. 

Joseph, 675. 

Mary A. D., 472. 
Jewett, Aaron, 565-66. 

Aaron S., 647. ■ 

Andrew, 565. 

Ann, 564, 566. 

Anna, 564. 

Anne, 565. 

Anne W., 638. 

Aquila, 564. 

Benjamin, 564. 

Betsey, 666. 

Caleb, Rev., 665. 

Catherine, 565. 

Daniel, 625. 

Deborah, 626. 

Deborah L., 566. 

Edward, 563. 

EUza J., 666. 

Elizabeth, 664. 

Ezekiel, 564. 

Faith, 664. 

Hannah, 616, 665. 

Jacob, 564-65, 647. 

James, 565. 

Jedediah, 664. 

John, 564-66. 



Jonathan, 564-65. 

Joseph, 475, 563-66, 609, 638, 678. 

Mark, 564. 

Mary, 480, 564-65, 644, 676, 678. 

Mary A., 566. 

Maxamilian, 663. 

Mehitable, 564-65. 

Moses, 564-65. 

Mr., 638. 

Nancy, 638. 

Paul, 565-66. 

Phebe, 566, 636, 638. 

PoUy, 666. 

Priscilla, 564. 

Sarah, 563-64. 

Sarah F., 666. 

Sophia, 566. 
Johnson, Benjamin, 440. 

Catherine R., 669. 

Dorothy, 505, 609. 

Flora A., 516. 

Frances N., 631-33. 

John, 439, 486. 

Minnie "W., 608. 

Simon, 439. 

William, Rev., 509. 
Jones, Augustus, 652. 

Bernice, 662. 

Daniel, 427. 

Edna, 692-93. 

Esther, 485. 

Esther S., 652. 

Fred, 6^. 

Mary, 643. 

Mary A., 607. 

Ralph, 662. 

Ralph P., 642, 652. 

Ruth, 652. 

Samuel, 607. 

William, 645. 

William F., 652. 
Jordan, Francis, 511. 

Hannah, 511. 

Jane W., 611. 
Jose, Hannah, 562. 

Margaret, 553. 

Richard, 652. 
Joselyn, Emma, 478. 
Joy, Alfred T., 667. 

Benjamin, 548, 566. 

Charies, 667. 

Ebenezer, 567, 644, 664. 

Edward, 567. 

Ehzabeth, 464-55, 666. 

George, 667. 

Henry, 567. 

Jacob, 567. 

James, 667. 

John, 567. 

Joseph, 566. 

Joseph F., 567. 



758 



Genealogical Indexes. 



Joy, Mary, 567, 645. 
Mary S., 567. 
Polly, 567. 
Richard, 567. 
Sally, 567, 598. 
Samuel, 454-55, 566-67, 698. 
Sarah, 567. 
Susannah, 567. 
Thomas, 566. 
Timothy, 567. 
Timothy M., 567. 
William, 567. 
Judkins, Abi, 568. 
Aner, 568. 
Benjamin, 568. 
Caleb, 568. 
Catherine, 568. 
Elisha, 568. 
Frances, 569. 
Hannah, 435, 568. 
Henry, 568. 
Hiram, 568. 
Job, 431, 435, 568. 
Joel, 435, 568. 
John, 494, 568. 

Joseph, 428, 502, 568. 

Leonard, 568. 

Mary, 435, 568. 

Moses, 568. 

Samuel, 568. 

Sarah, 435, 568. , 

Stephen, 568. 
Judd, Enoch, 662. 

Sally, 662. 
Keayne, Benjamin, 490. 
Kehoe, Henry F., 603. 
Keith, Doctor, 663. 
KeUey, Angela P., 652. 

George K., 651. 

George P., 651. 

Joseph, 652. 

Mary F., 652. 

M. Gertrude, 652. 

Moses, 505, 677. 

Wilbur H., 652. 
Kelly, Carohne E., 558. 

Charlotte M., 588. 

John, 556, 558. 

John P. P., 558. 

Lawrence B., 558. 

Samuel, Rev., 626. 

Susan H., 558. 

Thomas, 493. 

WiUiam, Rev., 558. 
Kendall, Charles B., 451, 618. 

Edward, 451. 

Helen B., 451. 

Mary B., 451. 
Kendrick, Daniel, 615. 
Kendrock, Joshua, 682. 



Kennard, Albert E., 570. 

Ann B., 569. 

Anna E., 537, 569. 

Anne E., 570. 

Bernice, 570. 

Charles, 570. 

Charles C, 569-70, 578. 

Clara A., 570. 

Edward L., 569. 

Ella F., 570, 578. 

Frank H., 569. 

Frederick, 570. 

Grace H., 569. 

Henry B., 570. 

James B., 569. 

John, 460, 569. 

John F., 568, 570, 577-78. 

Sarah E. S., 569-70. 

Sarah F. M., 537. 

Seneca C, 569, 604. 

Susanna D., 569. 

Thomas S., 477, 537, 569. 

Timothy, 569. 
Keniston, Aaron, 452, 572. 

Benjamin, 572. 

Betsey, 572. 

Eben, 572. 

Ehzabeth, 651. 

James, 572. 

John, 452, 572, 651. 

Jonathan, 572. 

Joseph, 572. 

Lewis, 572. 

Martha, 452. 

Mary, 572. 

Mary K., 651. 

Phebe, 572. 

Sally, 572. 

Susanna K., 572. 

Thomas, 572. 
Kennison, Aaron, 570. 

Abigail, 662. 

Asa, 570. 

Eben, 571. 

EUzabeth, 571. 

Ezra, 571. 

John, 571. 

Gardner T., 571. 

George, 571. 

Jacob, 571. 

John, 570-71. 

Judith, 571. 

Laban, 571. 

Levi, 571. 

Lovina A., 571. 

Martha, 571. 

Mary, 570-71. 

Nathan, 570. 

Phebe, 570-71. 

Sally, 570. 

Sarah, 571. 



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759 



Kennison, Susannah, 571. 

Thomas, 570. 

WilUam, 468, 571. 

Zebulon, 571. 
Kenniston, Christopher, 571. 

Job, 571. 

John, 520, 571. 

Mary, 520. 

Phebe, 520. 

WUUam, 571. 
Kenny, Elizabeth, 669. 
Kent, John, 493, 657. 

J. E., 634-35. 

Mary, 493. 

Nancy R., 577-78. 

Richard, 494. 

Sarah, 657. 
Kettle, Jamea, 485. 
Kidder, Nathaniel, 426. 

W. J., Rev., 480. 
Kimball, Caleb, 453. 

Charles P., 577. 

Charles S. P., 685. 

Emily A., 577. 

Frank R., 451. 

George P., 577. 

Martha, 511. 

Mary, 437. 

Mehitable, 526, 530. 

Mr., 507, 580, 682. 

Nathaniel F., 577, 685. 

Nehemiah, 670. 

Oren T., 577. 

Richard, 453, 511. 

Samuel, Jr., 512. 

Sarah, 577. 

Susan L., 685. 

Ursula S., 511. 
King Charles II., 449. 
Kinsley, Captain, 479. 
Kinsman, Aaron, 573, 605. 

Captain, 572. 

Jeremiah, 454. 

Joaima, 454. 

Margaret, 454. 

Martha, 530-31. 

Mary, 454. 

Mary B., 454. 

Mrs., 443. 

Rebecca, 454. 

Robert, 453-64. 
Kittredge, Doctor, 651. 

George W., 661. 
Knapp, Anthony, 543. 

Betsey C, 543. 

EUza A., 543. 
Knight, Benjamin, 434. 

Edee, 669. 
Knowles, Hannah, 576. 
Knowlton, Abraham, 543. 

EHzabeth, 543. 



Mary S., 542-43. 
Knox, Mary D., 621. 

Mary D. C, 515. 

Rebecca, 671. 

Robert, 621. 

Sarah, 670. 
Kuse, Alice B., 573, 649-50. 

Elizabeth M., 573. 

Joseph, 466, 573, 590, 619. 

Joseph W., 573. 

Lizzie, 466. 

Mary A., 573. 

Nathan E., 573. 

Perry T., 573. 

Ruth, 466. 

William, 552, 555, 658. 
Ladd, Abigail, 653. 

Anna, 502-03. 

Daniel, 529. 

Dorothy, 557-58. 

Dudley, 540. 

Ezekiel, 501. 

James, 653. 

Mary, 424. 

Mehitable, 475, 513, 515. 

Nathaniel, 503, 524, 552. 

Nathaniel, Jr., 539, 652, 685. 

NeUie L., 624. 

Paul, 540. 

Simeon, 533. 
Laighton, Thomas, 467. 
Lamprey, Irena, 610. 

OUve, 682. 

Ruth, 579. 

Smith, 510. 
Lamson, Samuel, 503. 
Lane, Abigail, 500. 

Andrew, 677. 

Amy S., 574. 

Anne L., 541, 574. 

Charles, 498, 610, 641, 574, 681. 

Charles E., 574. 

Ebenezer, 611. 

Elizabeth, 627. 

Hannah, 531. 

Hannah F., 541. 

Hannah G., 500. 

Isaiah, 483, 599. 

Jabez, 476, 574. 

John, 500, 531. 

John E., 574. 

John W., 574. 

Joshua, 506, 573. 

Lydia C, 611. 

Martha, 443-44. 

Mary, 595. 

Mary E., 574. 

Mary J., 444. 

Nancy, 530. 

Ohvia E., 574. 

Reuben L., 614. 



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Genealogical Indexes. 



Lane, Samuel, 444, 475, 573, 611. 

Susan C, 574. 

Wallace R., 574. 

Wilfred C, 574. 

William, 573, 627. 
Lang, Ellen, 575. 

George, 575. 

Joseph, 437, 563, 575. 

Joseph E., 575. 
Langdon, Doctor, 486. 

John, 487, 522, 538-39, 572. 

Mary, 613-14. 

Mary H., 538. 

Tobias, 538, 667. 
Langlands, Daniel, 603. 

Daniel A., 602, 621. 

Harold, 603. 

Joseph, 652. 

Marion, 603. 

Paul, 603. 
Langley, David, 556. 

Eldad, 428. 

Hannah, 437. 

Joseph, 641. 

Mary, 494, 641. 

Mary J., 641. 

Samuel, 556. 
Lamed, Sara, 494. 

William, 494. 
Laskey, Abigail, 457, 459. 
Latham, Gary, 582. 

John L., 582. 
Law, Rebecca, 564. 

WiUiam, 564. 
Lawless, George, 655. 
Lawrence, Catherine, 439. 

Daniel, 497. 

David, 620. 

Joseph, 439, 636. 

Mary, 509. 

Mary H., 620. 

Mehitable, 536. 

Mehitable T., 439, 536. 

Olive H., 620. 
Leach, Margaret A., 603. 

Sarah, 566. 
Lear, Tobias, 539, 667. 
Learned, Adin, 516. 

Asa M., 516. 

Azubah, 515. 

Daniel, 516. 

Hannah, 516. 

Jonathan W., 516. 

Mary, 516. 

Mosea, 516. 

Samuel, 513, 516. 

Winthrop F., 516. 
Leavitt, Augustus J., 517. 

Daniel, 508, 529. 

Elizabeth, 491, 499, 527. 

Ethelind, 499. 



Helen A., 517. 

James, 524. 

John, 508. 

Martha, 556-57. 

Mary, 528. 

Moses, 491, 640. 

Mr., 527, 580, 639. 

Olive, 492. 

Patty, 554-55. 

Samuel, 491, 550, 640. 

Sarah, 580. 
Le Favor, Nathaniel, 514. 
Leighton, Elizabeth, 670. 
Lendal, Margaret, 643. 
Lethers, Ezekiel, 683. 
Leverett, John, 490, 627-28. 
Lewis, Sallie, 450. 
Libbey, Harry, 633-34. 

Levi, 649. 

Lydia C., 649. 

Nathan, 513. 

Zilpha H., 648-49. 
Libby, Abigail, 515. 

Abraham, 658. 

Benjamin F., 515. 

Hannah, 515. 

Joseph, 606. 

Lucy, 515. 

Mr., 607. 

Nathan, 515. 

Peggy, 515. 
Liebenau, Ariadne, 450. 
Light, Deborah, 565. 

Deborah S., 565-66. 

Hannah, 538-39. 

John, 539, 566, 647. 

Mary, 682. 

Rebecca, 647. 
Little, Annie, 576. 

Joseph, 657. 
Littlefield, Annie A., 576. 

Augustus, 575. 

Charles, 560-61, 575. 

Charles F., 561. 

Cyrus, 575. 

Edward, 575. 

EUzabeth W., 576. 

George F., 576. 

George S., 575-76. 

George T., 575-76. 

James, 575. 

John, 575. 

Josephine, 561, 575. 

Mary, 575. 

Milton, 576. 

Olive, 575. 

OUve B., 462. 

Raymond, 576. 

Sarah, 575. 

Sophia, 675. 

Wilbur A., 576. 



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761 



Littlefield, William, 575. 
Locke, Abbie C, 578. 

Abbie W., 577. 

Alice, 578. 

Anna L., 578. 

Annie F., 593. 

Carrie, 579. 

Charles A., 578. 

Charles E., 577-78. 

Clara J., 577, 632. 

Clara T., 570, 578-79. 

Daisy, 579. 

David, 576. 

Edith, 571. 

Edward, 561. 

Edwin A., 577-78. 

Edwin B., 578. 

EUen, 516. 

EUen A., 517, 669-70, 577. 

Fred A., 578-79. 

Florence, 579. 

Florence M., 578. 

George O., 577-78. 

Frank E., 578. 

Frank L., 451. 

Harriet T., 577-78. 

Harrison, 579. 

Harry, 578. 

John, 576. 

John T., 577, 660. 

Jonathan, 434, 567, 654. 

Joseph, 561. 

Joseph H.; 577. 

Josephine, 578. 

Josiah, 578. 

Lydia H., 577. 

Martha A., 677. 

Mary A., 578. 

Mary O., 577. 

Oren St. C, 577. 

Samuel B., ^77-78. 

Samuel D., 578. 

Sarah A., 577. 

Sarah J., 677. 

Sarah L., 577. 

Simeon, 570, 576-77, 656. 

Stacey H., 434. 

Thomas, 561, 576. 

WilUam, 576. 

William E., 678. 
Long, Pierse, 466, 469, 562, 572, 631-32, 653, 

666, 677. 
Longfellow, Mr., 548. 
Lord, Abigail, 525, 527. 

Betsey B., 579. 

Ebenezer, 579. 

Francis B., 579. 

Hannah, 538, 579. 

John, 608. 

John B., 679. 

Louisa U., 560. 



Louisa W., 559. 

Lucy, 579. 

Mary, 466, 525, 528. 

Nathaniel, 466, 579, 601. 

Polly, 679. 

Robert, 627-28, 539. 

S. Elizabeth, 450, 669. 

Susannah, 579. 
Losh, Lizzie D., 570. 
Lovell, Elizabeth, 494. 
Lovejoy, Herbert, 615. 

John, 515. 

Zebadiah, 516. 
Lovekin, Elizabeth, 610. 
Lovering, Abigail, 439-40. 

Anne, 621-22. 

Benjamin, 426, 579, 601, 651, 682. 

Benjamin, Mrs., 641. 

Ebenezer, 440. 

Esther D., 440. 

Hannah, 576. 

Joseph, 680. 

Nathaniel, 580. 
Lovett, Hannah, 441—42. 
Lovewell, Zebulon, 440. 
Low, Jacob, 603. 

Martha, 467, 462, 607. 

Mary, 604, 589. 
Lowd, Furbur, 662. 

John, 670. 
Lowe, Susannah, 626. 
Loyd, Allin, 498. 
Lyford, Abigail, 580-92. 

AUce, 581. 

Ann, 521-22, 680. 

Anne, 582. 

Anne J., 480. 

Benjamin, 581. 

Betsey, 534, 681. 

Betty, 682. 

Biley, 491, 580-61. 

David, 426. 

Deborah, 680, 682. 

Dolly, 681. 

Dorothy, 454-55, 580-81. 

Dudley, 681. 

EUzabeth, 620, 527, 580-81, 668, 679. 

Francis, 491. 504, 580. 

Fifield, 580. 

Hannah, 680. 

James, 681-82. 

James G., 530-31. 

John, 604, 680-82. 

Judith, 580. 

Kinsley, 581-82. 

Liberty, 582. 

Lois, 476, 477, 582. 

Lois J., 530, 534, 589. 

Love, 580. 

Mary, 580-81. 

Mary A., 581. 



762 



Genealogical Indexes. 



Lyford, Mehitable, 581. 

Moses, 580-81. 

Mr., 580-81. 

Oliver, 581. 

Oliver S., 581. 

Rebecca, 580. 

Robert, 580. 

Samuel, 446, 580-81. 

Sarah, 502, 504, 580-81. 

Stephen, 580-81, 617. 

Susanna, 580. 

Thomas, 525, 580-82. 

Thomas, Jr., 480. 

Theophilus, 477, 530, 534, 580, 589. 

Tirzah, 480, 582. 

WiUiam, 681. 
MacDonald, S. S., 450. 
Macon, Charlotte, 679. 
Magoon, Simon, 426. 
Malchy, Jerry, 622. 

Jerry W., 622-23. 
MaUard, Martha, 579. 
Malone, Joseph, 552. 
Mann, Lizzie, 591, 593. 
Manning, Doctor, 653. 

Martha, 653. 
Manson, David, 654. 

Emma, 634-35. 

George, 654. 
Marble, Hannah, 676-77. 
March, Elinor, 667. 

John, 436, 512. 
Marden, Margaret, 650. 
Marsh, George, 591. 

Joseph, 553. 

Sally, 632-33. 
Marshall, George, 667. 

Mary, 532. 

MoUy, 529. 
Marsters, Abraham, 582. 

Charles, 582. 

Jane, 582. 

John, 476, 482, 600, 623. 

Lydia, 582. 

Mary, 582, 600. 

Nathaniel, 583. 

Rebecca, 623. 

Sarah, 582. 
Marston, Abigail, 582, 629-30. 

Abraham, 666. 

Ann, 583. 

Anna, 630-31. 

Benjamin, 627-28. 

Bertha, 582. 

Caleb, 582-83. 

Comfort, 605. 

Ephraim, 582, 630-31. 

Isaac, 582. 

James, 582-83. 

Jeremiah, 438, 440, 640, 648. 

Martha S., 457, 459. 



Mary, 582. 

Mr., 506, 561. 

Patience, 627. 

Ruhamah, 457, 459. 

Sarah, 582. 

Simon, 586, 664. 

Thomas, 582-83. 

Tryphenia, 583. 

Wilham, 582. 

Winthrop, 457, 459. 
Martin, John, 501. 
Martyn, Richard, 669. 
Mason, Anna, 683. 

Catherine, 673. 

Edward, 457. 

John, 438, 440, 490, 559. 

Mary, 551. 

Molly, 440. 

Mr., 505. 

Robert, 623. 

Robert T., 675. 
Mather, Cotton, Rev., 627, 628. 
Mathes, Betsey F., 569. 

Constantine B., 584. 

Daniel, 471, 508, 569. 

Francis, 489, 665. 

Lois, 460, 462. 

Sarah F., 569. 
Mathews, Francis, 438. 

Henry, 607. 

Joanna, 543. 
Matthews, Henry, 608. 

Joanna 542. 

Love K., 463. 

Ruth, 608. 

Samuel, 463. 

Susan A., 463. 

WUliam H., 608. 
Mattoon, Anna, 588. 

Anne, 584. 

Deborah, 512. 

Dorothy, 584. 

Hubertus, 583-84. 

Jane H., 452, 512. 

Mary, 584. 

Richard, 425, 452, 512, 551, 583, 588, 647. 

Sarah, 584. 
Maverick, Abigail, 523. 

Antipas, 523, 550. 

Catherine, 593. 
McAllister, Mary, 499. 
McClary, Andrew, 505. 

John, 481. 

Michael, 470, 555. 
McConnell, Captain, 594. 

Samuel, 543. 
McMillan, Lillian, 584, 639. 

Wilham, 584. 
McPhedris, Archibald, 670. 
McRee, Margaret, 650-51. 



Genealogical Indexes. 



763 



McWhinny, Albert, 650. 

Alice, 650. 

Andrew, 650. 

George, 650. 

Henry, 650. 

Horace, 650. 

Robert, 650. 

William J., 650. 
Mead, Adeline, 441. 

Benjamin, 441, 584-85. 

Elizabeth, 530, 533, 585. 

Helen M., 584-85. 

Jeremiah, 620. 

Jeremy, 426. 

John, 432, 503, 555, 579. 

John G., 584. 

Joseph, 584. 

Kate L., 585. 

Levi, 472, 584-85. 

Levi H., 471, 585. 

Louisa F., 471, 585. 

Martha W., 585. 

Mary A., 585. 

Mary F., 620. 

Nicholas, 584. 

Sally, 636. 

Susan H., 472. 

Susan S., 472, 585. 
Meader, Eben, 505, 683. 

Hannah, 566-67. 

John, 495, 567. 

Joseph, 597. 

Josephine E. F., 518. 
MedcaK, Alfred, Rev., 423. 
Melcher, Elinor, 434. 

Elizabeth, 630-31. 

Nathaniel, 434. 

Samuel, 630-31. 
MeUen, Henry, 644. 
Melloon, John, 586. 

Joseph, 585. 

Mary, 585. 

Samuel, 586. 

Susan, 585. 

William, 585. 
Melvin, Mehitable, 509. 
Mendum, Mary, 671. 
Merrill, Asa, Rev., 514, 587. 

Doctor, 461. 

George A., 657. 

Joseph, 539. 
Martha, 484. 

Phinehas, 610. 
Sarah, 424. 

William, 484. 
Meserve, Daniel, 632-33. 
Hannah G., 631-33. 

Nathaniel, 439-40, 517, 521, 532, 586, 610. 
Meservy, Mrs., 584. 
Messer, Mr., 576. 
Nehemiah, 518. 



Susan, 518. 

Susan H., 518. 
Mighels, Abigail, 586. 

Ehphalet, 548. 

John, 586. 

Margaret, 586. 

Mary, 586. 
. Nathaniel, 586. 

Rebecca, 586. 

Samuel, 586. 

Sarah, 586. 
Miles, Andrew, 586. 

George, 586, 620. 

John, 586. 

Martha J., 632, 634-35. 
Millard, Frances A., 510. 
Miller, Dorothy C., 520. 

Grace, 671. 

Hubert M., 520. 

Ina E., 600, 602. 

Martha, 670-71. 

Mary, 669-70. 

Richard, 671. 
Millet, Love B., 644. 

Lydia, 643-44. 

Thomas, 644. 
Mills, Joseph, 553. 
MUtimore, A. W., 678. 
Milton, Andrew, 513. 
Minot, Isabel, 516. 
Mitchell, Alice, 594-95. 

Joshua, 595. 
Moody, James, 586. 

John, 586, 641. 

John, Rev., 443, 452, 459, 475-76, 532, 539, 
548, 583, 586, 640, 644. 

Joshua, Rev., 492, 616, 627-28. 

Mary, 538-39, 586, 616, 644. 

Mehitable, 675-76, 679. 

Samuel, 586. 

Sarah, 616. 
Mooney, Hercules, 517. 
Moore, Abigail G., 477. 

Alonzo P., 463. 

Coffin, 477, 668. 

Comfort, 668. 

Daniel, 678. 

Ira, 578. 

Jacob B., 668, 674. 

John, 666. 

John W., 668. 

Mary, 475, 477, 674. 

Polly, 668. 

Samuel, 662. 

WilUam, 426, 477, 525, 668, 674. 
Mordough, James, 672. 
Moore, Captain, 640. 

Wilham, 550. 
Morgan, Margaret, 511. 
Morrill, Abra, 633. 

Anne, 539. 



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Genealogical Indexes. 



Morrill, Laban, 425. 
Morrison, George W., 612. 

Hannah, 504, 506. 
Morse, Lydia, 557. 

Lyman, 647. 
Morton, Albert, 656. 

Helen J., 656. 
Moulton, Henry, 551, 581. 

John, 629-30. 

Jonathan, 512. 

Joseph, 434. 

Katie, 570. 

Margaret, 629-30. 

Mary, 629-30. 

Sarah A., 560-61. 

Simeon, 606. 

Stephen, 587. 

William, 629-30. 
Mvmdy, Henry, 603. 
Munroe, Hannah, 566. 
Mimsey, Anna, 563. 
Murch, John, 543. 
Murray, Abigail W., 587. 

Adda W., 577. 

Charlotte G., 587. 

Daniel, 587. 

David, 587. 

Ebenezer, 587. 

Elizabeth C., 587. 

Frances A., 592. 

Lydia, 587. 

Martha, 587. 

Mary, 587. 

Pamelia, 587. 

Samuel N., 593, 668. 

Susan, 587. 

Timothy, 587, 615. 

Timothy, Jr., 587. 

William, 577, 591-92. 

W. A., 593. 
Neal, Abigail, 590. 

Abigail A., 591-92. 

Andrew, 547. 

Anna, 589. 

Asa, 590-91, 602. 

Asa C. W., 592. 

Asa D., 591-92. 

Augusta, 593. 

Augustine, 593. 

Austin H., 592. 

Austin J., 592-93. 

Betsey, 589. 

Catherine, 547. 

Charles F., 593. 

Connor, 590. 

Daniel, 586, 591. 

Daniel G., 591, 633, 635. 

Deborah, 589-90. 

Ebenezer, 589-91. 

Edith F. B., 591. 

Eliphalet, 477-78, 589-90, 680. 



Eliza A., 591. 

Elizabeth, 588. 

Enoch, 589. 

Ernest S., 593. 

Ethel T., 593. 

Frances A., 591. 

Frances E., 563, 592. 

Frank, 591. 

Frank C, 478, 591, 593. 

Frankhn P., 592-93. 

Fred H., 593. 

George R., 479. 591. 

George S., 591. 

H. Abby, 592. 

Harriet A., 602-03. 

Henry P., 563, 591-92, 612, 626. 

Hervey O., 592. 

Hubartus, 426, 433, 588-90, 647, 652. 

Hubartus, Jr., 643. 

James H., 693. 

James L., 591. 

Jared A. P., 592. 

Jeremiah, 590. 

John, 545, 588-90, 610. 

Jonathan, 629-30. 

Joseph, 589. 

Joseph C, 590-91. 

Joseph M., 592, 612. 

Joseph S., 448, 590-91. 

Joshua, 589, 663. 

Joshua W., 478-79, 590-91. 

Laura A., 592. 

Lester R., 593. 

Levi, 589. 

LiUian C, 592-93. 

Lydia, 589-90. 

Lydia A., 478, 590, 680. 

Mabel F., 593. 

Mabelle P., 592-93. 

Margaret, 589. 

Martha, 691. 

Mary, 547, 688-91, 612. 

Mary A., 592. 

Mary E., 692. 

Mary R., 692. 

Mary W. J., 612. 

Nathaniel, 589. 

GUve, 530. 

Polly, 590. 

Relief S., 603. 

Sally, 590. 

Samuel, 426, 560, 590-93, 603, 648. 

Sarah, 530, 573. 

Sarah C, 462-63, 689. 

Valina G., 591-92, 600, 602. 

Walter, 425, 684, 688-90, 592, 599, 674 

William, 589. 

Zebulon, 589. 
Nealey, Lorenzo, 477. 
Nealley, John, 457. 
Negro "Harry," 617. 



Genealogical Indexes. 



765 



Neil, Joseph, 652. 
Nelson, John, 503. 

Temple, 670. 
Newcomb, Mary, 460, 462. 
Newhall, Mathew, Rev., 660. 
Nichols, Colonel, 663. 

Riifus, 575. 

WiUiam, 648. 
Niel, Abner, 585. 

Nancy, 442. 
Norris, Abigail, 594, 596. 

Alfred, 595. 

Anna, 595. 

Benjamin, 594. 

Betsey, 510. 

Charles M., 633-34. 

Coffin D., 595. 

Daniel, 595. 

Eleanor, 596. 

Eliphalet, 595. 

Elizabeth, 594-96. 

Eunice, 595-96. 

Fannie, 595. 

Gordon, 450, 584. 

James, 572, 594-95, 630, 632. 

Jeremiah, 595. 

Joanna, 596. 

John, 594-95. 

John B., 450, 595. 

Jonathan, 469, 594. 

Joseph, 591-95. 

Joseph B., 596. 

Josiah, 595. 

Katherine, 595. 

Lucy, 595. 

Lydia, 595. 

Mary, 507, 510, 595. 

Moses, 501, 594-95. 

Mr., 506, 530. 

Nathaniel, 594. 

Nicholas, 593-94. 

Ruth, 594. 

Samuel, Rev., 449-50, 594. 

Sarah, 594-95. 

Simeon, 595. 

William, 554, 595-96, 680. 
Norton, Abigail, 596. 

Freegrace, 596. 

George, 511, 550, 596. • 

George, Jr., 542. 

Hannah, 596. 

John, 596. 

Mary, 440-41, 511, 542. 

Mehitable, 596. 

Mrs., 440. 

Nathaniel, 596. 

Sarah, 542, 596, 633-34. 
Noble, Abigail, 483. 

Betsey, 484. 

John J., 633-34. 

Mary D., 632-34. 



Sias, 631, 633. 
Nourse, Susanna B., 621. 
Noyes, Judith, 473. 

Parker, 473. 
Nugent, George M., 634-35. 
Nutter, Betsey W., 646. 

Dolly, 575. 

Mary D. C, 516. 

Mary W., 514, 516. 
Nye, Adino, 668. 
Oakman, Richard N., 560. 
Ober, Emma, 654. 
Odell, James, 5.57, 559, 677. 

George H., 559. 

James E., 559. 

Mr., 640. 

Sarah W., 559. 
Odiorne, Mary J., 460. 
OdUn, Anna, 508. 

Elisha, Rev., 521, 552. 

John, 682. 

WiUiam, 682. 
Ordway, Bessie P., 597, 621, 673. 

Charlotte W. H., 621. 

Edward, 596, 637. 

Edward J., 596. 

EUza S., 596. 

Hannah, 596. 

Sarah W., 596. 

Walter, 621. 

Walter S., 596, 673. 
Orne, William D., 514. 
Orr, James, 637. 

Mrs. James, 636-37. 
Osborne, Elder, 448, 664. 

George J., 487. 

John, 426, 490. 

John, Rev., 519, 625. 

Lizzie, 592. 

Mary, 490. 

OUve, 487. 

Sally, 490. 

Thomas, 511. 
Osgood, Alma J., 623. 

Christopher, 511. 

Hannah S., 661. 

Harriet R., 600. 

Mary H., 587. 

Polly, 457. 
Packard, Clara, 510. 
Packer, Captain, 597. 

Thomas, 597, 
Page, Jacob, 460. 

Lucy, 605. 

Mary, 625. 

Mary P., 460. 

Prudence, 553. 

Rev. Mr., 539. 

Robert, 629-30. 

Ruth, 507. 

Samuel, 642. 



766 



Genealogical Indexes. 



Paine, Catherine, 666. 

John, 656. 
Palmer, Christopher, 551, 597. 

Elder, 648. 

Elizabeth, 480. 

Joanna, 466. 

Job, 533. 

John, 597. 

Nathaniel G., 597. 

Samuel, 551. 

Susannah, 536. 
Parker, John, 572. 

Mr., 630, 632. 

William, 542. 
Parrott, Faith, 564. 

Francis, 564. 
Parsons, Abigail, 597-98. 

Abraham, 589, 598-99. 

Abraham, Jr., 513. 

Daniel, 598. \ 

Daniel J., 599. 

David, 597-98. 

Deborah, 483, 599. 

Ebenezer, 567, 597-98. 

Edward, 534, 698. 

EUzabeth, 598. 

Emily P., 599. 

Eunice S., 445, 589. 

Hannah, 597. 

Hannah C, 599. 

Hester, 597. 

Jacob, 598. 

James, 599. 

Jethro, 566. 

John, 506, 597-98. 

Jonathan, 597. 

Joseph, 433, 458, 526, 562, 572, 598-99, 614. 

Joseph B., 599. 

Josiah, 458. 

Lewis N., 599. 

Lydia, 509, 589, 599. 

Martha, 606. 

Mary, 597-98. 

Mary E., 599. 

Molly, 610-11. 

Moses, 598. 

Nahum, Jr., 599. 

Nancy, 599, 606. 

Nathaniel, 598. 

Noah, 598. 

Rachel, 475, 574. 

Sally, 599, 606. 

Samuel, 598. 

Sarah, 599. 

Sarah B., 599. 

Sarah J. R., 599. 

William M., 599. 
Paul, Abigail, 599. 

Adeline, 602. 

Agnes, 603. 

Almena, 602. 



Almerda, 621. 

Amos, 479, 599, 600-01, 604, 634-35. 

Amos M., 601. 

Andrew M., 600. 

Anna, 600. 

Arthur, 603. 

Augusta, 602. 

Augustus T., 601. 

Burlington, 601. 

Catherine, 599. 

Charles H., 600. 

Charles R., 601-02, 634-35. 

Clara P., 600, 602, 633-35. 

Clarence, 490. 

Clarence H., 603-04. 

Dana B., 603. 

Daniel, 599, 647. 

Edith, 601. 

Eleanor, 602. 

Eleanor A., 621. 

Ehzabeth, 599, 647. 

Elmer D., 603. 

Elsie, 603. 

Ethel v., 603. 

Everett J., 603. 

Fanny, 602. 

Fred T., 603. 

George, 601. 

George E., 692, 602-03, 681. 

George K., 600, 602. 

George O., 600. 

George S., 602. 

George W., 427, 603, 634-35. 

Hannah, 499. 

Hannah C, 601. 

Hannah M. C, 499. 

H. Jenness, 474, 601, 639, 647. 

Harriet A., 601. 

Haven, 490. 

Haven T., 604. 

Ira, 600-01. 

Ira J., 603. 

Ira S., 601, 603. 

Isabel, 601. 

James, .592, 602. 

James C, 600. 

Jeremiah, 699. 

John, 599. 

John M., 591-92, 600-02. 

John W., 692, 602. 

Joseph, 599. 

Josiah, 599. 

Kate, 602. 

Louisa, 601. 

Mabel E., 603. 

Madehne B., 604. 

Margaret, 699. 

Margery, 600. 

Martha, 602. 

Martha A., 600, 602. 

Martha S., 499. 



Genealogical Indexes. 



767 



Paul, Martha T., 517. 

Mary, 599, 601. 

Mary A., 634-35. 

Mary E., 601-02. 

Mary H., 601. 

Mary M., 603, 621. 

Mattie, 603. 

M. E., 600. 
. Myrtie R., 603. 

Nathan, 601. 

Nathaniel, 469, 582, 586, 600, 604, 654. 

Nicholas G., 600, 602. 

Noah, 599. 

Robert, 647. 

Sally, 600. 

Samuel, 499, 517, 599, 600-01, 635, 654. 

Samuel T., 601, 603. 

Sarah B., 517, 600. 

Sarah E., 600. 

Stephen, 599. 

Susan B., 600. 

Susanna, 599. 

Susannah, 600. 

Temple, 461, 497, 569, 600, 604. 

Wallace S., 603. 

Warrington, 601. 

William, 600. 

William M., 579, 600, 602, 604. 

WilUe B., 603. 
Peabody, Andrew, 606. 

Blanche, 480. 

George F., 480. 

Octavia A. L., 480. 

Stephen, 486. 
Pearce, Mr., 639. 
Pearl, Abigail, 520. 
Pearson, Elizabeth B., 636. 

Jethro, 534. 

Mary, 475. 
Pease, Abbie, 608. 

Abbie A., 608. 

Abigail, 604-05. 
■ Ada J., 610. 

Adelaide, 607. 

Adeline, 607. 

Albert A., 608. 

Amy B., 608. 

Andrew, 606. 

Ann, 439, 605. 

Anna, 540. 

Annie B., 608. 

Bathsheba, 604. 

Benjamin, 605, 619. 

Betsey, 606. 

Carrie, 608. 

Charles F., 607-08. 

Charles H., 608. 

Christine, 608. 

David, 604-05. 

Edwin S., 608. 

Eleanor, 605. 



Ehphalet, 431, 605, 619. 
Enoch, 606. 
Frank P., 608. 
Fred, 608. 
George U., 607. 
George W., 608, 658. 
Hannah, 606, 609. 
Helen, 608. 
Henry, 607. 
HoUis, 607, 610. 
HoUis E., 608. 
HoUis F., 60S. 
James, 604, 608. 
James W., 608. 
John, 604-07. 
John U., 606. 
John W., 608. 
Jonathan, 604. 

Joseph, 480, 562, 605-07, 610-11. 
Joseph H., 606, 608, 611. 
Josiah, 599, 606. 
Judith, 606. 
Juliet, 607. 
Juliette, 480. 
Louis, 607. 
Louisa, 607. 
Lovina, 606. 
Lucinda, 606. 

Lucius S., 511, 520, 607-08. 
Lucy, 606. 
Lucy B., 606. 
Lydia, 606-07. 
Marion, 608. 
Martha, 606. 
Mary, 604, 607. 
Mary E., 608. 
Mary J., 607-08. 
Melvin, 608. 
Nancy, 606. 

Nathaniel, 535, 599, 605-06, 640, 
NelUe W., 608. 
Oliver, 607. 
PoUy, 431. 
Rebecca, 604. 
Robert, 604. 
Rosanna, 607. 
Rufus W., 608. 
Ruth, 607-08. 
Sabrina, 606. 
Sally, 606. 

Samuel, 430, 604-05. 
Sarah, 505, 607. 
Simeon, 605. 
Sophia, 606. 
Thomas, 604, 606. 
Vincent, 607. 
Walter H., 608. 
William, 608. 
Zebulon, 456, 605. 
Zenith, 607. 
Peaslee, W., .509. 



768 



Genealogical Indexes. 



Peavey, Fanny, 469. 

James, 469. 

Mercy D., 469. 

Samuel, 469, 535. 

Sarah G., 469. 
Peavy, Edward, 428. 
Pecker, Bart 0., 569. 

Nancy, 569. 
Pendergast, Laura, 634-35. 

Mr., 640. 
Pendexter, Captain, 588. 

Joseph, 460. 
Pengry, Lydia, 453. 
Penniwit, 491. 
Pepperell, General, 443. 

Margery, 670. 

William, 488. 
Perkins, Abigail, 501. 

Abraham, 513. 

Ada J., 482, 610. 

Anna, 428. 

Annie, 593. 

Benjamin, 612. 

Betsey, 610. 

Caroline G., 612. 

Charles, 634-35. 

Charlotte M., 591-92, 612. 

Daniel, 468, 609-10. 

David L., 612. 

David P., 611. 

Deborah, 611, 677. 

Edward H., 611. 

Elinor, 617. 

Ehza, 569. 

EUzabeth, 476, 542, 631. 

George O., 612. 

Hannah, 611. 

Hannah B., 462. 

Harriet, 610. 

Hettie, 590. 

Jacob, 612. 

James, 611-12. 

James H., 611. 

Jared, Rev., 592, 612. 

Jeremiah C, 611. 

John, 425, 463, 476, 539, 609-11, 677. 

John P., 611. 

Jonathan, 629-30. 

Josiah, 610-11. 

Katherine, 428. 

Lydia M., 612. 

Martha A., 592, 612. 

Mary, 588-89, 611, 668. 

Mary A., 610. 

Mary E., 612. 

Mary H., 610. 

Mehitable, 499, 610, 612, 617. 

Mr., 675. 

Richard, 548, 610-11. 

Robert, 548, 609-11, 665. 

Sally, 476. 



Sarah, 441, 447, 611, 627-30. 

Sarah E., 577. 

Sarah E. F., 612, 627. 

S. Elizabeth, 632. 

Susannah, 619. 

Thomas, 499, 543, 612. 

Wmiam, 447, 551, 609-10, 6o9 
Parley, Abigail, 512. 

Mary, 428. 
Perrin, John, 478. 
Ferryman, Nicholas, 491. 
Pettigrew, Watie, 567. 
Pettingill, Ebenezer, 437. 

Jacob R., 477. 

Moses, 449. 
Phelps, Abigail, 515. 

Achsah, 621. 

Betsey, 515. 

Doctor, 450. 

Jonathan, 515. 

Joshua, 513-14, 625. 

Julia, 449-50. 

Samuel, 515. 

Sarah, 515. 

Seth, 515. 

Sophia, 515. 
Philbrick, Abigail, 588, 632, 624 . 

Hannah F., 588. 

Jonathan, 431, 598. 

Mary, 588. 

Mary M., 633-34. 

Mary S., 632, 634. 

Olive, 588. 

Ruth, 529. 

Samuel, 588. 

Sarah, 588. 

Thomas, 588. 

Walter, 588-89. 

WilUam, 579, 588. 
PhUlips, James W., 672. 

John, 525. 
Philhs, negro, 520. 
Philpot, Betsey, 671. 

John, 671. 

Richard, 671. 
Pickering, Abigail, 446, 613, 615. 

Anthony, 614. 

Daniel, 613. 

Dorothy S., 487. 

Edwin A., 614. 

Eliza, 482, 615. 

Frank, 614. 

George, 655. 

James, 613-14. 

James A., 614. 

John, 613, 615, 655. 

John B., 614. 

Joshua, 613-14. 

Joshua B., 614. 

Levi, 614. 

Lydia, 614. 



Genealogical Indexes. 



769 



Pickering, Martha P., 614. 

Mary, 486-87, 613, 615. 

Mary G., 600-01, 654-55. 

Mehitable, 615, 667. 

Mr., 555. 

Nicholas, 613-15. 

PoUy, 615. 

Rebecca, 613. 

Samuel, 446, 614. 

Sarah, 613. 

Temperance, 471. 

Thomas, 487, 613-14. 

Winthrop, 614. 
Pierce, Joshua, 616. 
Pierpont, Ebenezer, 552. 
Pike, Abby J., 618. 

Abigail, 616. 

Abraham, 617, 656. 

Ann, 615. 

Anna B., 618. 

Anna G., 451. 

Benjamin, 617. 

Caleb, 617. 

Charles, 427. 

Clinton, 619. 

Daniel, 530. 

Dorothy, 615-16. 

EUas, 616. 

Eliza, 617. 

EUzabeth, 552, 616, 619. 

Hannah, 616. 

Henry, 617, 619. 

Israel, 615. 

James, 618. 

James F., 450, 618. 

James M., 617. 

James, Rev., 449-50, 625, 618. 

Jeremiah, 617-18. 

Job, 619. 

John, 615-17, 619. 

John B., 618. 

John M., 618. 

Joseph, 552, 616. 

Joshua, 616. 

Loring, 619. 

Lucien M., 618. 

Margaret, 616. 

Mary, 557, 580, 605, 616-17, 619. 

Mary B., 451, 618. 

Mary E., 618. 

Mehitable, 617, 619, 677, 679. 

Mercy, 617. 

Molly, 617. 

Moses, 616-17. 

Rebecca, 605, 619. 

Robert, 553, 615-17, 656, 679. 

Ruth, 616, 659. 

Samuel, 618. 

Sarah, 615-16. 

Simeon, 619. 

Solomon, 616. 

49 



Susan, 617. 

Timothy, 617. 
Pillsbury, DoUy, 668-69. 
Pindar, Abigail, 619. 

Benjamin, 619. 

Betsey, 620. 

Betsey L., 620. 

Elizabeth, 619. 

Henry, 619. 

John, 619. 

Joseph, 619. 

Joseph D., 620. 

Joseph L., 620. 

Mary, 620. 

Moses, 619. 

Oliver, 619. 

Samuel, 619. 

Samuel C, 619. 

Sarah, 619-20. 

Thomas, 620. 

WiUiam, 620. 
Binder, Joseph, 514, 586. 

Mr., 483. 

Oliver, 596. 
Pinkham, Amos. 642. 

Ballard, 509. 

Elizabeth, 467. 

Mary, 509. 
Piper, Joshua, 676. 

Mandana, 510. 

G. M. T., 569. 

Mr., 676. 

Mrs., 440. 

Samuel, 508. 

Susannah, 507. 
Place, David, 536. 
Plaisted, Ellen, 575. 

Olive, 627-29. 

Samuel, 670. 
Plumer, Anna, 430. 

Betsey, 514. 

Betsey C, 620. 

Elizabeth, 620. 

George W., 514, 620. 

Hannah, 621. 

John, 620. 

John J., 514, 620. 

Mary D., 514. 

Quintus, 514. 

Sally, 514. 

Sally F., 620. 

Samuel, 514, 620. 

Sextus, 621. 

Sylvanus, 620. 

William, 513-14, 620. 
Pollard, Abner, 621. 

Abner W., 621. 

Achsah, 621. 

Amory, 621. 

Bryon W., 622. 

Charles J., 622. 



770 



Genealogical Indexes. 



Pollard, Christoplier A., 597, 621, 673. 

Clara A., 622. 

Clarissa, 621. 

Clarissa A., 621. 

Dorothy, 622. 

Edward, 621. 

Emily, 621. 

Ethel M., 622. 

George W., 622. 

John W., 622. 

Julian W., 622. 

Leonard, 621. 

Levi L., 621-22. 

Lydia, 621. 

Mary A., 621. 

Mary F., 516. 

Mary F. C, 597. 

Mary I., 622. 

Miriam F., 622. 

PoUy, 621. 

Sally, 621. 

Susan A., 602, 621. 

Willie L. L., 621. 
Pomroy, Joseph, 610. 
Pond, Charles, 672. 

Harry T., 633-34. 
Poole, FrankUn O., 451. 

Poor, Enoch, 434, 443, 464-65, 476, 483, 492, 
511, 536, 555, 572, 598, 630-632, 672, 678. 

John, 505. 

Phebe H., 564. 
Potter, Chandler E., 488. 
Pottle, Sarah, 548-49. 
Potts, Fannie, 541. 
Powell, Sarah, 455, 457. 
Pray, Joanna, 553. 

John, 552. 
Prentiss, J. Harry, 467. 
Presoott, Abigail, 630-32. 

Daniel, 477-78. 

Daniel R., 478. 

Frances E., 478. 

Hannah, 664. 

James, 629-30. 

Jonathan, 629, 631. 

Joseph, 595. 

Lorenzo, 478. 

Lucy, 629-30. 

Lydia A., 478. 

Mary L., 664. 

Nathaniel, 583. 

Samuel, 629-30. 

Weare, 604. 

William, 512. 
Presson, John, 651. 

Richard, 541. 

Sarah, 612. 
Price, Annie W., 447. 

Theodore, 447. 
Priest, Sally, 442. 

Sarah, 440. 



Prime, Elizabeth, 639. 

Herbert C, 639. 

Katherine, 639. 
Prince, Caleb, 668. 
Proctor, Benjamin, 642. 
Puffer, Mary A., 427. 
Purmort, John, 565. 
Putnam, Sally, 441-42. 
Quimby, John, 436, 668. 

Mr., 508. 
Quinoy, Sarah, 508. 
Quinn, Charles E., 623, 

Clarence S., 623. 

Genevieve M., 623. 

Kate J., 622-23. 

Laura, 623. 

Martha K., 623. 

Mary J., 622-23. 

Patrick, '604, 622. 

Sarah E., 623. 

William J., 622-23. 
Rand, Frances S., 654. 

John, 452, 494. 

John P., 451. 
Randall, Anna, 623. 

Benjamin, 668. 

Betsey, 570. 

Francis V., 474. 

George G., 541. 

Hannah, 548. 

Jacob, 582, 623, 636. 

Mr., 486. 

Phil, 474. 

Sarah, 523. 

Shadrach, 571. 

Volney, 474. 
Rankin, Mary E. J., 509. 
Ranlet, Charles, 674. 
Rantoun, Abigail, 665. 
Rawlins, Dorcas, 428. 

Elizabeth, 493. 

Joanna, 501. 

Mary S., 480. 

Nicholas, 480. 

Phebe L., 438. 

Samuel, 445. 

Sarah, 493. 

Thomas, 438-39. 
Raynor, Rev. John, 616. 
Rea, Grace, 603. 
Read, Amos M., 488. 

Augustus, 488. 

Dorothy B., 488. 

Sarah, 485-86. 
Reed, Sarah, 485-86. 
Reid, George, 664. 
Remick, William, 513, 532. 
Remington, Emma, 575. 
Reynolds, A. Jasper, 623. 

Alice, 623. 

Asa, 623. 



Genealogical Indexes. 



771 



Keynolds, Calvin L., 623. 

Charles. 623. 

Levi, 623. 

Levi G., 623. 

Lewis, 623. 

Mary B., 626. 

Mary S., 623, 626. 
Rice, Calvin H., 655. 
Ricker, Ebenezer, 482. 

Erastus F., 661. 

Mary B., 482. 

Tamsen, 672. 

Thomas, 670. 
Richards, Augustus W., 546, 623. 

Benjamin, 489. 

Charles W., 624. 

Edward H., 624. 

Elizabeth, 624. 

Ernest K., 624. 

Mr., 601. 

Sarah, 644. 

Sarah P., 652. 

Sarah R., 624. 
Rider, CaroUne A., 479. 

Carrie A., 627. 

Elizabeth C, 434. 

Frank L. B., 628. 

J. B., 610. 

John, 434. 

John B., 479, 604, 627. 

John F. C, 479, 517. 627-28. 

Laurenia. 627. 

Margaret, 627. 

Nancy, 627. 

Nathaniel, 627. 

Samuel, 627. 

Sarah E., 434, 479, 627. 

Soveiah, 627. 

Thomas, 627. 

Thomas J., 627. 
Riggs, Captain, 646. 
Rindge, EUzabeth, 670-71. 

John, 628-29, 671. 

Olive, 652. 
Ring, Jarvice, 511. 
Robbins, Esther W., 576. 
Roberts, Abigail, 337-38. 

Abigail N., 538. 

James H., 622. 

John, 538. 

Mary, 553, 672-73. 

Samuel, 671, 673. 
Robie, Ba,thsheba, 573. 

Henry, 501. 

Mary, 501, 573. 

Samuel, 573. 
Robinson, Abigail, 476, 625-26. 

Abendego, 625-26, 678. 

AmeUa, 626, 678. 

Anna, 475. 

Arthur S., 626, 



Arthur T., 592. 
Bartlett, 625. 
Benjamin, 589. 
Betty, 625. 
B. Frank, 625-26. 
Bradbury, 540, 625, 677. 
Captain, 646. 
Charies, 508. 
Christopher, 539, 552. 
David, 435, 513-14, 624-25. 
Dorothy A., 629. 
Dudley, 625. 
Ebenezer, 625. 
Elbridge, 648. 
Eliza, 626. 
Elizabeth, 624. 
Ehzabeth A., 663. 
Emeline, 626. 
Ephraim, 522. 
George, 625-26, 663. 
George D., 626. 
George D. W., 663. 
Harriet, 625. 
Hester, 624. 
James. 624-26. 
James W., 626. 
Jane, 625. 
Jeremiah, 625. 
John, 624-26. 
John J., 626. 

Jona,than, 445, 562, 572, 624-26. 
Joseph, 589, 624-25. 
Joseph E.. 623. 626. 
Lydia, 621-22, 625. 
Martha, 625. 
Martha A., 626. 
Mary, 522, 625-26. 
Mary S., 678. 
Mary W.. 626. 
Mercy, 625. 
Meshach, 625. 
Miriam T., 589. 
Mr., 682. 
M. T., 592. 
Nathaniel, 589. 
Noah, 625, 677. 
Philena, 625. 
Sarah, 625-26, 679. 
Shadrach, 505, 525. 
Stick ney, 516. 
Trueworthy, 625. 
Walter, 626. 
WUliam, 581. 
Winthrop, 625. 
Rodgers, Almira A., 515. 
Ann G.. 628. 
Charlotte, 628-29. 
Daniel, 595, 627-29. 
Daniel, Rev., 528. 
Dorothy. 564. 
Dorothy A., 628-29. 



772 



Genealogical Indexes. 



Rodgers, Elizabeth, 456, 459-60, 627-29. 

Eunice, 528. 

Ezekiel, 627. 

Ezekiel, Rev., 563. 

Francis G., 628-29. 

George, 628-29. 

John, 498, 627-29. 

John F., 628-29. 

Margaret, 627-28. 

Mary A., 628-29, 637. 

Nathaniel, 426, 459, 579, 627-29. 

Nathaniel G., 628-29. 

Patience, 628. 

Samuel, 627-28. 

Sarah, 627-29. 

Timothy, 628. 
Rollins, Abigail, 647. 

Esther R., 477. 

Jotham, 456. 

Mary, 625. 

Moses, 456. 

Thomas, 440. 
Ross, Andrew B., 666. 

Anna, 675-76. 

H. A., 466. 

Lizzie A., 6.54. 
Roules, Mr., 551. 
Rowe, George R., 592. 

Sarah, 457. 
Rowell, Charlotte A., 680. 

Thomas, 511. 
Rowland, Rev. W. F., 522. 
Ruck, Abigail, 670. 
Rumford, Clarence, 593. 

Doris, 593. 

James T., 592-93. 

Ruth, 593. 
Rundlet, James, 503. 
Rundlett, Charles, 424-25. 

David, 499. 

Dolly, 648. 

EHzabeth, 630-32. 

Ehzabeth P., 633-35. 

Elsie R., 603. 

Elsie P., 635. 

Greenleaf B., 603. 

Greenleaf R., 602. 

Hannah, 630-32. 

Harriet A., 600-01. 

Howard, 603. 

James, 603, 634-35. 

Marion F., 592. 

Mary A., 600-01. 

Thomas, 601. 
Russell, Augustus E., 499. 

Fanny, 475-76. 

Olive, 463-64. 

Phebe S., 499. 

Thomas J., 499. 
RusI,, Eleanor, 504. 

Henry, Rev., 506, 565. 



Sarah, 505. 
Rymes, Christopher, 627, 629. 

Dorothy S., 627-29 

Samuel, 669. 
Rysse, Rose, 523. 
Safford, Frances, 478. 

Goerge, 478. 

Harriet N., 558. 

John, 477. 

Joseph, 477. 

Lavina, 477. 

Sally C, 569. 

Sarah, 477, 569. 

Thomas, 477. 

William, 476-77, 569. 
Salisbury, Amy G., 587. 
Salter, Titus, 653. 
Sanborn, Abigail, 436, 629-32 

Abigail M., 633-34. 

Abigail R., 460. 

Abraham, 629-30. 

AKce, 602, 634-35. 

Ann, 435. 

Anna, 605, 630, 632. 

Anna L., 634-36. 

Arthur P., 633-34. 

Arthur S., 634. 

Asa, 456, 631-33. 

Asa F., 632-35. 

Banjamin, 504. 

Bertha M., 633-34. 

Betsey, 632, 634. 

Bradbury, 427. 

Blanche, 634-35. 

Catherine E., 632-33 

Charles, 603. 

Charles A., 427, 634-35. 

Charles H., 427, 633-35. 

Clara E., 427, 603, 634-35. 

Daniel, 630-33. 

David, 631-32. 

Dinah, 582. 

Dorothy, 633. 

Edward, 629-31. 

Ehzabeth, 482, 502, 504, 630-31. 

Ehzabeth J., 632-33. 

Elmer E., 633-34. 

Emma W., 634. 

Esther, 527. 

Eva J., 633-34. 

Ezekiel, 456, 482, 577, 612, 629-32. 

Frederick E., 634-35. 

Freeman, 532-33. 

George, 633-34. 

George O., 634-35. 

Hannah, 503, 630-31. 

Harold, 634. 

Harriet, 451, 633-34. 

Harriet D., 649. 

Harriet E., 632-33. 

Harriet M., 622-23. 



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773 



Sanborn, Haven, 633-34. 
Helen A., 633-34. 
Helen E., 634-35. 
Huldah, 629-30. 
Jabez, 629-31. 
Jacob, 631-32. 
Jacob, Rev., 626. 
Jemima, 631-32. 
Jeremiah, 631-32, 634, 673. 
Jeremiah P., 451, 631-34. 
John, 451, 530, 605, 628-31, 634-35, 649. 
John D., 620. 
John, Jr., 630-31. 
John R., 631-32. 
John W., 633-34. 
J. Munroe, 633-34. 
Jonathan, 630-31. 
Jonathan E., 631-33. 
Jonathan P., 631-32. 
Joseph, 530, 629-31. 
Joshua, 460, 630. 
Josiah, 628, 630-32. 
Josiah H., 632, 634. 
Juha, 451. 
Juha A., 633-34. 
Lucy B., 633. 
Lucy M., 634. 
Lydia, 611. 

Mabel A., 427, 634-45. 
Maria, 499. 
Marion E., 633-34. 
Martha E., 635. 
Mary, 629-32, 635. 
Mary A., 591. 
Mary E., 634-35. 
Moses, 631-32. 
Moses D., 630-32. 
Melbourne, 633, 635. 
Mr., 529. 
Mrs., 493. 
Nathan, 511. 
Ohve, 634. 
OUver G., 633-35. 
Phebe, 605. 
Philip A., 633. 
PriscUla, 630-31. 
Ralph C., 634. 
Reuben, 628-30. 
Richard, 629-30. 
Rooxby S., 577. 
Rufus, 600-02, 633-35, 655. 
Ruth, 527. 
SaUy, 466, 631-34. 
SaUy P., 649. 
SaUy R., 649. 
Samuel, 475, 630-31. 
Sarah, 451. 
Sarah B., 632-33. 
Sarah P., 605. 
Smith, 424. 
Smith B., 632-35. 



Stephen, 628, 630. 

Susan A., 632-33. 

Tristam, 436, 631. 

Warren, 632. 

Warren G., 631-33. 

WiUiard T., 603, 634-36. 

William, 582, 628-31. 

Zebulon, 631-33, 635. 
Sanders, AKce, 498. 

Edith, 498. 

EUa, 498. 

Mabel, 498. 

William T., 497-98. 
Sanderson, Mary D., 424. 

Sarah, 424. 

Stephen, 424. 
Sargent, Andrew, 634, 636. 

Ann, 634, 636. 

Catherine L., 515. 

Daniel, 634, 636. 

Epes, 634, 636. 

Eunice, 598. 

Fitz J., 634, 636. 

Fitz W., 539, 634, 636. 

Jabez, 634, 636. 

Jordan, 634, 636. 

Joseph, 647. 

Mary, 634, 636. 

Minerva, 603. 

Samuel, 634, 636. 

Sarah, 457. 

William, 619, 634, 646. 

Winthrop, 635. 
Saunders, Louisa E., 638-39. 
Savage, Ruth F., 510. 
Sawyer, Abigail, 525, 528. 

Alvan, 654. 

Angehna S., 453. 

Betsey, 588-90. 

Eleanor, 493. 

Joanna S., 453. 

Joseph D., 680. 

Josiah, 453. 

Mary, 625-26. 
Sayer, Elizabeth, 528. 

Joseph, 528. 
Scales, Rufus D., 516. 

Scammell, Alexander, 429, 434, 470, 554-55. 
Scammon, Elizabeth, 581. 

EUen M., 479, 523. 
Scheggel, James, 461. 
Scott, Hannah, 511. 

John H., 597. 

Martha, 565. 
Scriggins, Mr., 494. 
Scruton, Charles, 479. 

Charies A., 627. 

Mr., 651. 
Seavey, Mr., 613. 

Thomas, 653. 
Sedan, Hannah, 512. 



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Genealogical Indexes. 



Senter, Lavinia T., 471. 
Sewall, Mary, 502. 

Mr., 536. 
Shackford, Abigail A., 443. 

Martha B., 602. 

Mary A., 677. 

Ruth, 600, 602. 

Seth, 443, 602, 677. 

Seth R., 444, 459, 610-11. 
Shapleigh, Alexander, 550. 

Mary, 550. 

Nicholas, 550. 
Sharp, James, 669. 
Shatswell, Richard, 513. 

Sarah, 512-13. 
Shaw, Daniel, 461. 

Mary, 625. 
Sheafe, Jacob, 448. 

Mehitable, 454-55, 645. 

Polly, 544-45. 

Sampson, 448, 455. 

Samuel, 448. 

Sarah W., 455. 
Shepard, Richard, 504, 531. 
Shepley, Eliza, 562. 
Sherburne, Dorothy, 627. 

Henry, 443, 627, 629, 669, 674. 

Phebe, 675-76. 

Samuel, 675. 

Susannah, 675-76. 
Sheridan, General, 639. 
Sherman, Thomas, 665. 
Shores, Mary, 590. 
Shortridge, Captain, 434. 
Shute, Andrew B., 637-38. 

Adelaide A., 639. 

Ann E., 638. 

Anna, 623, 638. 

Annie P., 638. 

Augustus B., 638. 

Benjamin, 636-37. 

Betsey, 637. 

Calvin C, 638. 

Charles F., 638. 

Charles H., 637. 

Charles L., 639. 

Celia E., 638. 

Cornelia F., 638. 

Edmund, 638. 

Elizabeth, 636. 

EUzabeth R., 637. 

Emma S., 639. 

Frank F., 638. 

Fred, 639. 

George, 637-38. 

George S., 638. 

Georgie W., 638. 

Governor, 630. 

Harriette G., 639. 

Henry, 637-38. 

Henry A., 638. 



James G., 637. 

James L., 638. 

Joanna, 636. 

John, 636-37. 

John E., 637, 639. 

John, Jr., 628-29. 

John, Mrs., 423. 

John W., 637. 

Jonathan, 637-38. 

Joseph, 636. 

Joseph A., 639. 

Julia A., 637-38. 

Leonard C, 637. 

Lydia, 636, 651, 677. 

Mabel L., 639. 

Mary, 636. 

Melvina, 638. 

Michael, 596, 629, 636-37. 

Michial, 677. 

Nancy, 638. 

Nancy G., 638. 

Nathahe, 638. 

Nathan, 636. 

Richard, 636. 

Richard E., 638. 

Robert, 637. 

Sally, 636-37. 

Sarah, 596. 

Walter, 596, 636-37. 

Welthon, 677. 

WiUiam, 636-38. 

William A., 539. 
Simkins, Joanna, 638. 
Simond, Michael, 438. 
Simpson, Adelaide A., 639. 

Charles F., 584. 

Charles L., 584, 639. 

Emma S., 639. 

Fred, 639. 

George F., 638. 

Harriette G., 639. 

John, 681. 

John A., 584, 638. 

John E., 638. 

Joseph A., 639. 

Lavina R., 478. 

Mabel L., 584, 639. 

Mahala W., 584. 

Martha, 510. 

Mary E., 638. 

WilUam, 439. 

William A., 584, 639. 
Sinclair, Ebenezer, 503. 

John, 565. 

Mary, 553-54. 
Sinkler, Abigail, 437. 

Elizabeth, 437. 

John, 435-37, 675. 

Joseph, 445. 

Martha, 435. 



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775 



Sinkler, Mary, 437. 

Samuel, 431, 437, 584. 
Skinner, Bethia, 639. 

George G., 604. 

Joseph G., 639. 

Zophar, 639. 
Sleeper, Abigail, 562. 
Sloper, Ambrose, 613. 
SmaU, W. B., 463. 
Smart, Abigail, 681. 

Albert J., 641. 

Anna, 429, 639, 642. 

Benjamin, 642. 

Benning, 641. 

Caleb, 641^2. 

Caroline, 640-41. 

Charles, 425, 459, 641. 

Charles, Jr., 426. 

Clarissa, 641. 

David, 640-41. 

Dorothy, 498, 641. 

Dudley, 640. 

EUzabeth, 507, 641-42. 

Eunice, 504, 642. 

Georgie, 641. 

Georgie M., 490. 

Giles, 446, 641. 

HolKs, 498. 

James, 641. 

John, 429, 468, 639-40, 651. 

Joseph, 641, 683. 

Joseph N., 641. 

Joseph T., 640. 

Josiah, 498, 641-42. 

Martha, 641. 

Mary, 640-41. 

Mary A., 641. 

Mehitable, 498. 

Moulton, 641. 

Mr., 555. 

Nancy, 641, 664. 

PoUy, 544-45, 642. 

Robert, 429, 507, 551, 595, 610, 639-40, 
642, 681. 

SaUy, 465, 640-^1. 

Samuel, 459, 641. 

T. Edward, 655. 

Widow, 609. 

WiUiam, 639-40. 

WiUiam H., 641. 
Smith, Aaron, 566, 644, 647. 

Abbie S., 575-76. 

AbigaU, 503. 

Abraham, 606. 

Agnes, 601. 

Alfred, 645. 

Ahnon R., 547. 

Alphonso B., 649. 

Amy E., 650. 

Andrew, 643-44. 

Andrew G., 646. 



Anna, 507. 

Anna B., 646. 

Anna M., 646. 

Annie A., 575-76. 

Augusta J., 500. 

Azubah H., 679. 

Benjamin, 539, 614, 643-44 658,. 665-66. 

Benjamin, S. 646. 

Betsey, 645, 648. 

CaUsta L., 646. 

Carl F., 650. 

Charles, 645. 

Charles E., 463, 649, 679. 

Charles H., 646, 650. 

Coffin, 615. ^^ 

Comfort, 632-35, 644. 

Daniel, 566, 643, 647. 

Daniel B., 620. 

Daniel D., Rev., 549. 

Daniel G., 650. 

Daniel P., 656. 

Daniel R., 573, 616, 647-50, 679. 

David P., 441, 601, 645, 648. 

Deborah, 647. 

Deborah B., 650. 

Dolly, 648. 

Dora, 575. 

Dorothy, 503, 647. 

Earl, 650. 

Eben, 650, 667. 

Ebenezer, 471, 643-45, 647. 

Edward, 482, 538, 575, 643^4, 647. 

Edwin, 650. 

Elias, Rev., 459, 644-45 

Eliphalet, 452, 644-45. 

Elinor H., 679. 

EUza, 647. 

Eliza R., 638. 

EUzabeth, 478, 505, 508. 52a 601 637-38, 

642-44, 647, 66a 
Elizabeth H., 645 
Elizabeth P., 566. 
EHzabeth W., 658 
Esther, 510, 648. 
Ethel P., 650. 
Eveline C, 649. 
Ezekiel, 647. 
Ezra, 644^6. 
Fanny, 648. 
Frank, 649. 
Flora E., 546, 649. 
Florence A., 650. 
George, 575, 652. 
George E., 646. 
George H., 571. 
George J., 479. 
George K., 648^9. 
Gertrude, 650. 

Hannah, 501. 529, 531. 617, 643. 
Harriet W., 666. 
Hattie L., 649. 



776 



Genealogical Indexes. 



Smith, Helen M., 650, 659. 
Henrietta B., 630, 633-34. 
Henry, Rev., 645. 
Henry B., 646. 
Herbert, 659. 
Herbert W., 649-50. 
Hezekiah, 566. 
Horace C, 649. 
Horace G., 681. 
Horace O., 649. 
Ida B., 651. 
Jabez, 647. 
Jacob, 455. 
James, 444, 458, 677. 
James, Rev., 478. 
Jane W., 627. 
Jemima, 644, 647. 
Jeremiah, 521, 647. 
Jesse, 500, 666. 
John, 441-42, 575, 642-45, 647, 665-66, 

677. 
John A., 649. 
John G., 643. 
John M., 547-48, 644-45. 
John P., 648-49. 
Joseph, 429, 433, 439, 478, 508, 531-32, 

550-51, 555, 579, 586, 595, 642-43, 649, 

656. 
Joseph B., 646. 
Joseph H.. 547-48, 644-45. 
Joseph M., 646. 
Josiah, 510, 648. 
Laura A., 651. 
Lawrence P., 476. 
Leah, 648. 
Leonard, 442. 
Lewis, 602. 
Lizzie B., 480. 
Loren A., 651. 
Love, 645. 
Lydia, 643, 645. 
Lydia M., 645, 665. 
Marcia, 646. 
Margaret, 644. 
Maria M., 646. 
Martha, 577. 
Martha A., 578. 

Mary, 425, 506, 675, 589-90, 642-45, 647. 
Mary A., 646. 
Mary E., 632-33. 
Mary J., 645. 
Mary M., 456. 
Mary S., 646. 
Mary W., 474. 
Matilda, 442. 
Matthew H., Rev., 459. 
Mattie, 601. 
May A., 650. 
Minnie K., 650. 
Moody, 645. 
Moses, 647. 



Mr., 523, 681. 

Nancy, 643, 645, 650, 665. 

Nathan, 560, 572, 650. 

N. S., 671. 

Olive, 677, 679. 

Plumer, 650. 

Polly, 442, 645, 648. 

Priscilla, 648. 

Rachel, 648. 

Rehef,v591, 648. 

Relief B., 649. 

Rhea S., 646. 

Ruth, 649. 

Sally, 646, 658. 

SaUy K., 560. 

Sally P., 645-46. 

Sally Y., 648. 

Samuel, 468, 643, 647, 679. 

Samuel G., 650-51. 

Sarah, 477, 554-65, 643, 647-48. 

Sarah A., 669, 650. 

Sarah H., 646. 

Sarah P., 646. 

Sarah Y., 610. 

Stephen, 442, 463. 

St. John, 646. 

Susannah, 564-65, 643. 

Tamsen, 498. 

Temperance, 461. 

Theophilus, 473, 566, 580, 648, 675. 

Thomas, 680, 677. 

Valentine, 442, 567, 645. 

Walter, 482, 646. 

Warren, 442, 643. 

William, 677. 

Wilham P., 649. 

Winthrop, 456, 586, 643-44. 
Smyth, James, 611. 

Joshua B., 611. 

Julia, 611. 

Mary J., 611. 
Spead, Abbie, 652. 

Abigail, 651-62. 

Alfred, 661. 

Alice, 652. 

Alice M., 652. 

Augustus, 662. 

Augustus D., 652. 

Benjamin, 651. 

Benjamin P., 652. 

Benjamin T., 661-52. 

Charles, 661. 

Clara, 661. 

Ebenezer, 652. 

EUzabeth, 651. 

Emma, 652. 

George W., 651. 

Harriet, 661. 

Harrison B., 651-52. 

Henry H., 652. 

Hiram, 651. 



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777 



Spead, James, 651-52, 656. 

James A., 652. 

James N., 651. 

John, 651. 

Joseph, 651. 

Margaret, 651. 

Margaret A., 656. 

Martha, 651. 

Mary A., 651. 

Mary E., 652. 

Melissa, 652. 

Robert, 651. 

Sarah E., 651. 

Sophia, 651. 

Susan, 651. 

Thomas, 652. 

William, 651. 
Speed, George, 571. 
SpiUer, Samuel R., 452, 571. 
Sprague, Louisa, 534. 
Stacey, Susannah W., 454. 

Thomas, 454. 

Rebecca, 453-54. 
Stackpole, Sarah, 539. 
Stanyan, Anthony, 550, 613. 
Staples, Hattie D., 650. 
Starbuck, Abigail, 472. 

Edward, 472. 

Rev. Mr., 537. 
Stark, John, 573, 605. 
Stearns, John O., 477. 

Nancy, 484. 

Onslow, 477. 
Stedman, Mr., 610. 
Steele, John, 670. 
Stevens, Aaron, 543. 

Betsey, 432. 

Catherine, 442. 

Comfort, 455. 

David, 514, 516. 

Dionis, 472. 

Eben, 475. 

George, 461. 

George H., 516. 

John, 606. 

Joseph, 442. 

Judith, 488. 
^Loretta G., 519. 

Lydia, 543. 

Lydia B., 543. 

Mary, 454. 

Mehitable, 594. 

Mr., 549, 606. 

Nancy, 489. 

Nathaniel, 454, 474, 502. 

Partheness, 571. 

Robert, 472. 

Sabrina, 516. 

Sarah, 458, 461. 

Sarah A., 516. 

Sarah F., 454. 



Thomas, 432. 
Stickney, Colonel, 683. 

Saloma, 516. 
Stileman, Ellas, 653. 

Ruth, 653. 

Ruth M., 653. 
Stilson, William, 614. 
Stmson, Abner, 591. 
Stockbridge, Andrew, 646. 

Esther, 648. 
Stockman, John, 440, 616. 

Joseph, 616. 

Robert, 502. 
Stoddard, Sarah M., 559. 
Stover, Annah, 560-61. 

Betsey E., 561. 

Warren, 561. 
Strong, Elizabeth, 598. 
Stuart, James, 495. 

Mary, 494-95. 
Stubbard, Mary B., 483. 
Sturtevant, Elizabeth, 489. 
Suffield, Lord, 511. 
Sullivan, John, 440, 443, 622, 542, 597, 672. 

Mary, 542. 
Sutton, Mr., 507. 
Swain, Dorothy, 464. 

Hannah, 561. 

Israel, 442. 

Richard, 464. 

WiUiam, 561. 
Sweat, Dorothy, 675-76. 

Esther, 568. 

Moses, 666. 
Swett, Anna, 607. 

Benjamin, 543. 

EUzabeth S., 543. 

Jabez, 543. 

John, 607. 

Jonathan, 439. 

Lydia, 607. 

Mary, 607. 

Mr., 506. 

Narcissa, 607. 
Symes, John, 551. 

Rebecca, 550-51. 
Symonds, Huldah, 607-08. 

Mark, 464. 

Mary, 464. 

Mary W., 561. 

Priscilla, 428. 

Samuel, 445, 553, 561. 

Susannah, 561. 
Syres, Robert, 511. 
Syvertsen, Alice, 427. 

Clinton, 427. 

Helen, 427. 

Ole, 427. 

Rolfe, 427. 
Tabor, Mr., 582. 



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Genealogical Indexes. 



Taplin, Frank C, 633-34. 

Henry T., 472, 585-86. 

Horatio N., Rev., 472, 658. 
Tarleton, Annie J., 654. 

Augustus, 655. 

Benjamin, 653. 

Edwin N., 654. 

Elias, 653. 

George H., 655. 

George W., 654. 

Hannah, 434, 654. 

James M., 654. 

Jerusha H., 563, 600. 

John, 654. 

JohnW., 654. 

Joseph, 653. 

Lucien F., 654. 

Margaret, 653. 

Martha, 655. 

Martha M., 434, 600, 654. 

Martha "W., 655. 

Mary, 653, 655. 

Mercy H., 563, 654. 

Richard, 653. 

Ruth, 653. 

Ruth M., 653. 

Sally, 654. 

Samuel, 563, 600, 634-35, 653-54. 

Samuel H., 654-55. 

Sarah, 634, 654-55. 

Sarah E., 655. 

Sarah J., 634-35. 

Stileman, 653-54. 

Stillman, 520. 

William, 653. 

William M., 653. 
Tarr, Benjamin, 430. 

Mary, 430. 

Susan, 488-89. 
Tash, Ann, 655. 

Betsey, 656. 

Clarissa, 576, 656. 

Jacob, 656. 

John, 433, 468, 576, 656. 

Joseph H., 656. 

Lydia, 617, 656. 

Mary, 494, 656. 

Mr., 508. 

Nancy, 508, 656. 

OUver, 534. 

Patience, 656. 

Sally, 468, 656. 

Thomas, 428, 430, 440, 445, 450, 452, 454, 
486-87, 493, 496, 511-12, 539, 554, 572. 
583, 597, 619, 624, 630, 641, 655-56, 658, 
663, 678. 
Taylor, Abigail, 456. 

Andrew, 678. 

Andrew B., 678. 

Ann, 436, 528. 

Caroline, 625-26. 



Charles H. G., 678. 

Comfort, 458, 461. 

Dorothy W., 525. 

Elizabeth R., 528. 

George O., 678. 

Ira, 631-32. 

John, 439, 457. 

John, Rev., 628-29. 

Joseph, 436. 

Margaret, 436. 

Mary, 439. 

Nathan, 430. 

Oliver, 461. 

Sarah, 553-54. 

S. A., 585. 

Thomas, 495. 

WUUam, 435-36, 563. 
Tebbetts, Frank, 549. 
Tenney, Ann, 564. 

Perley W., 519. 

Sophia, 654-55. 
Tetherly, Augustus B., 656. 

Charles E., 656. 

Harriet, 657. 

James W., 656. 

John B., 657. 

Margaret, 599. 

Thomas, 656-57. 

Wilham, 651, 656-57. 
Thing, Abigail, 492, 555, 657. 

Abigail R., 553. 

Anna, 503. 

Annah, 651. 

Bartholemew, 521, 528, 657. 

Benjamin, 552-53, 657. 

Betsey A., 658. 

Daniel, 675. 

Deborah, 526, 529, 532, 542, 555, 573, 657. 

Deborah H., 657. 

Edward, 657. 

Elizabeth, 503, 555, 657. 

Hannah, 532. 

Henry, 441, 472, 478, 523. 

Joanna, 524, 526, 529. 

John, 480, 525, 657. 

Jonathan, 524, 526, 553, 563, 657, 675. 

Joseph, 502, 657. 

Josiah, 657. 

Mary, 491, 525, 528, 657. 

Mary G., 553. 

Mehitable, 480. 

Mr., 682. 

Nabby, 658. 

Nancy G., 472. 

Pernal, 653. 

Samuel, 513, 524, 529, 532, 552-53, 586, 
657. 

Sarah, 657. 

Sarah K., 528. 

Winthrop, 513, 552-55, 573, 657-58. 

Zebulon, 476, 530, 534. 



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779 



Thing, Zebulon G., 658. 
Thomas, Bradbury J., 658. 

Elisha, 486-87, 658, 663-64, 683. 

Elisha, Mrs., 487. 

EUzabeth, 427. 

James, 438, 597. 

John, 658. 

Joseph, 428, 486, 655. 

Mr., 642. 

Sarah, 454. 
Thompson, Abraham, 506. 

Anne, 470. 

Carrie, 573. 

Clara, 578. 

Daniel, 444. 

Denney, 578. 

Ebenezer, 410, 

Ebenezer, Jr., 554. 

Eleanor, 578. 

EUzabeth, 598. 

Elizabeth J., 457. 

Frank, 578-79. 

George, 591. 

Isaac, 648-49. 

John, 599. 

Jonathan, 457. 

Jordan, 579. 

Lawrence, 579. 

Love, 493. 

Moses, 497. 

Phil S., 578. 

PoUy, 493. 

Priscilla, 648^9. 

Priscilla S., 649. 

Rosamond, 578. 

Samuel, 579. 

Sarah, 499. 

Simon, 499. 
Thorla, Mary, 512. 
Thorne, Sarah, 500. 
Thresher, Jacob, 448. 
Thurston, Anna, 526. 

Annie M., 619. 

Dolly, 619. 

Elizabeth, 526. 

EHzabeth B., 619. 

Ephraim, 619. 

Gilman, 526. 

Hannah. 480. 

James, Rev., 581, 

Mary St. C. S., 555. 

Nancy, 614. 

Nathaniel, 526. 

Richard, 564. 

Samuel, 526, 619. 

Sarah, 554-55. 

Stephen, 554-55. 
Thyng, Betsey, 607. 

Samuel, 625. 

Zebulon, 607. 
Tibbetts, Mr., 615. 



Tilton, Alice, 490. 

Alice B., 603-04. 

Betsey, 596. 

Captain, 483, 678., 

Daniel, 596. 

Ebenezer, 596. 

Emma D., 604. 

Fanny N., 636-37. 

George, 437, 604. 

George G., 490. 

George H., 490. 

Henry, 628-29. 

Jacob, 617, 631-32. 

Jonathan, 637. 

Josiah, 631. 

Molly, 595. 
Titcomb, Benjamin, 443. 

EUzabeth, 432. 

Rebecca, 659. 

Sarah, 659. 

William, 659. 
Tobey, James, 599. 
Toby, James, 599. 

Margaret, 599. 

Reliance, 494-95. 
Todd, J. C, 656. 

R. Althea, 437. 
Tomb, Rev. Samuel, 537. 
Torrey, John, 434. 

Mary F., 592-93. 
Towle, Benjamin, 658. 

Betsey. 658. 

Charles D., 442. 

Deborah, 658. 

Gilman, 658. 

Hannah, 595. 

Henry, 658. 

Jabez, 666. 

James, 658. 

James R., 658. 

Jeremiah, 569. 

John M., 658. 

Joseph, 571. 

Judith, 658. 

Levi, 497. 

Simon, 572. 
Town, Polly, 665. 
Townes, Nathan, 606. 
Townsend, Penn, 490. 
Tozier, Richard, 669. 
Tracey, Eleanor, 477. 

Mary, 526, 529. 
Trask, Captain, 665. 

Mary, 512. 

Mary R., 595. 
Treadwell, Abigail, 659. 

Ann, 669-60. 

Ann E., 660. 

Benjamin F., 660-61. 

CaroUne M., 660. 

Charles, 479, 488, 659-60. 



780 



Genealogical Indexes. 



Treadwell, Daniel, 660. 

Elisha, 659. 

Elizabeth, 524, 659. 

Elizabeth D., 479. 

Esther, 659. 

Frances M., 660. 

Hannah, 542, 659-60. 

Jacob, 659-60. 

John, 512, 659. 

Jonathan, 659. 

Joshua B., 661. 

Louisa T., 660. 

Lydia, 479, 660. 

Martha, 659. 

Martha J., 661. 

Mary, 659-60. 

Mary D., 661. 

Mehitable, 660. 

Mrs., 488. 

Napoleon B., 660. 

Nathaniel, 659-60. 

Rebecca, 659. 

Sarah, 659, 668. 

Sarah A., 661. 

Sarah H. W., 577. 

Sarah W., 660. 

Thomas D., 660. 

William, 660. 

WiUiam C, 660. 

WilUam H., 660-61. 

W. H. H., 446. 
Treworgie, Catherine S., 524. 

Elizabeth, 523-24. 

James, 524, 550. 

Katherine, 550. 
Treworthie, Samuel, 551. 
Trickey, Berthia, 571. 
True, Jacob, 431. 

Sarah, 468. 
TruU, Alvin C, 661. 

Bruce, 661. 

Frank, 661. 

Olive B., 661. 

Phineas, 563, 661. 

WilUam A., 661. 

Tuck, Maiy, 629-30. 

Perley, 477. 

Robert, 629-30. 
Tuckerman, Rev. Oliver P., 575. 
Tufts, Betty, 614. 

EUphalet, 662. 

EUza, 449, 451. 

Henry, 662. 

Otis, 451. 

Sarah E., 559. 

Simeon, 663. 

Thomas, 662. 

Thomas, Rev., 661. 
Tuttle, Benjamin B., 577. 

Benjamin F., 483. 

Charles, 483. 



Edward F., 579. 

Elizabeth, 493. 

Hannah, 442. 

John, 493. 

Judith, 458. 

Martha, 542. 

Mary, 571. 

Nicholas, 458. 

Paul, 571. 
Tuxbury, Franklin L, 632-33. 
Twombly, Ira F., 463. 
Tyler, Jane, 529. 
Tyng, Edward, 490. 

Mercy, 447. 

Rebecca, 490. 

William, 447. 
Underbill, Dorothy T., 509. 
Underwood, Benjamin, 670. 

Clara A. D., 488. 

John, 488. 

Lydia P., 488. 
Upham, Nathaniel, 471. 
Upton, Martha J., 669. 

Paul, 478. 
Usher, Mr., 613. 
Valentine, Dexter, 606. 
Varney, Albert H., 519. 680. 

Calvin, 519. 

George, 560. 

Isabel J., 680. 

Olive, 680. 
Veasey, Abra M., 633. 

Benjamin, 633. 

George, 675. 

H. W., 484. 

Samuel, 505. 

Sarah, 505. 
Veasy, Sarah, 503. 
Veaza, Anna, 643. 
Virgin, Joel B., 562. 
Wade, Jonathan, 490. 

Nathaniel, 447. 
Wadleigh, Eliza, 462. ^ 

EUzabeth, 492. 

Henry, 524. 

John, 666. 

Jonathan, 552. * 

Joseph D., 478. 

Minnie C, 622. 

Robert, 436. 

Sarah, 435-36. 

Statira D., 618. 
Wait, Jason, 536. 
Wakeman, Elizabeth, 493. 
Waldron, Mr., 613. 

Richard, 552. 
Walker, Elizabeth, 663. 

Harriet, 663. 

John S., 558. 

Joseph A., 587. 

Lucy M., 656, 663. 



Genealogical Indexes. 



781 



Walker, Margery, 556-57. 

Nancy, 556-57, 663, 678. 

Richard, 671. 

Sarah, 663. 

WilUam, 556-57. 

William L., 663. 
Walkman, Eben, 536. 

Mary, 536-37. 
Wallingford, Philander, Rev., 660. 
WaUis, Elizabeth, 647. 

Samuel, 647. 
Walters, Welthea, 636. 
Walton, Colonel, 436. 

Joseph, 566. 

Shadrach, 609. 
Ward, Nathaniel, 627. 

Samuel, 447. 
Warner, Alvah H., 559-60. 

Annie F., 560. 

Annie L., 559. 

Carrie H., 560. 

Charlotte F., 559. 

Clarence A., 559. 

Ella L., 559. 

Ethel H., 560. 

Frank B., 559-60. 

Helen, 560. 

Helen M., 559-60. 

Joseph A., 557, 559. 

Lucy E., 560. 

Marion H., 560. 

Martha, 654. 

Nathan, 654. 

Sarah, 512. 
Warren, Peggy, 522. 
Warnerton, Thomas, 588. 
Washburn, Alden, 607. 

Rosamond, 507. 

Zadok, 607. 
Waterhouse, Richard, 498. 
Waterman, Mary J., 450. 
Watson, Abigail, 664. 

Benjamin, 664. 

Betsey, 626, 663. 

Caroline, 477. 

Charlotte, 663. 

Daniel, 497. 

David, 664. 

Dudley, 626, 663-64. 

Elizabeth, 496-97, 556. 

Fannie W., 664. 

Frances, 477. 

George, 664. 

George D., 664. 

Hannah, 548. 

Harriet, 664. 

Helen S., 664. 

Henry, 567, 664. 

Jacob K., 665. 

Jacob L., Rev., 665. 

John, 441, 664-65. 



John C, 664. 

John N., 610. 

Joseph, 477, 664. 

Josiah, 476-77. 

Lucretia, 664. 

Lydia, 665. 

Martha, 450, 663. 

Mary, 664. 

Mary A., 589. 

Mary J., 449. 

Mr., 491. 

Nancy, 567, 663-64. 

Percy T., 520. 

Polly, 629. 

Rosina, 664. 

Sally, 507, 664. 

Sarah A., 516. 

Sarah K., 665. 

Susan, 575. 

Thomas, 477. 

Winthrop, 663. 
Weare, Captain, 631. 

Colonel, 518, 630, 632. 

Major, 451. 

Meshech, 440. 
Webb, Mary, 655. 
Webber, Elizabeth, 562-63. 
Webster, Deborah, 521. 

Ebenezer, 435, 568. 

Hannah, 533. 

Mary, 530. 

Nathaniel, 527. 

Reuben, 645. 

Sarah, 432, 573. 

Thomas, 521, 573. 
Wedgewood, Abigail, 665. 

Caroline M., 666. 

David, 665. 

Elizabeth, 493, 665-66. 

Elizabeth A., 666. 

Hannah, 666. 

James D., 666. 

Jesse, 506, 665-66. 

John, 533, 617, 640, 644, 665. 

Jonathan, 665-66. 

Lot, 644, 665. 

Lydia, 666. 

Mary, 665-66. 

Mehitable, 666. 

Mehitable F., 666. 

Noah, 665. 

Peter, 666. 

Rebecca, 665. 

Sarah, 666. 

Susan, 666. 

Thatcher, 666. 

William, 666. 
Weeks, Abigail, 615, 668. 

Almena, 450. 

Amelia F., 630. 

Benjamin, 431. 



782 



Genealogical Indexes. 



Weeks, Captain, 571, 588. 

Charles H., 668. 

Comfort, 462, 668-69, 676. 

Elinor, 667. 

George I., 626. 

George W., 626. 

Hannah, 513. 

Ichabod, 667. 

Jackson, 561. 

J. Almena, 669. 

Joanna, 505, 668. 

John, 450, 505, 625, 666-68. 

John W., 668-69. 

Jonathan, 513, 667. 

Joseph, 667. 

Josephine, 450, 660. 

Joshua, 463, 553, 615, 644, 667, 676. 

Joshua W., 668. 

Leonard, 445. 

Margaret, 643-44. 667. 

Martha, 667-68, 675-76. 

Martha B., 669. 

Martha W., 505. 

Mary, 445, 667-68. 

Matthias, 667. 

M. Josephine, 669. 

Mr., 513. 

Nancy R., 463. 
Prudence, 507. 

Richard, 667. 
Samuel, 667. 
Sarah, 668. 
Thankful, 667. 
Thornton N., 669. 
Walter, 425, 667. 
Ward C, 668 
William, 667-68. 
WilHam H., 669. 
Welch, Colonel, 664. 

Mr., 568. 
Wellington, John, 442. 
Wells, Abigail, 659. 
Elizabeth, 542. 
Thomas, 659. 
Wentworth, Abby J., 673. 
Abigail, 672. 
Abigail M., 672. 
Adaline J., 469. 
Amaziah, 671. 
AnnaH., 468. 
Benjamin, 669-70. 
Benning, 446, 553, 669-70. 
Betsey, 672. 
Clara H. H., 673. 
I)amaris, 671. 
Daniel, 669-72. 
David, 672. 
David W., 673. 
Deborah, 672. 
Dorothy, 669. 
Ebenezer, 669-71. 



Edward, 670. 

EHzabeth, 449, 461, 669-70, 673. 

Elizabeth S., 673. 

Enoch, 671. 

Ephraim, 669-70. 

Ezekiel, 669-70. 

George, 671. 

Gershom, 669-70. 

Governor, 468, 486, 675. 

Hannah, 670, 672. 

Harriet N., 449, 673. 

Harriet O., 673. 

Hiram, 449. 

Hiram H., 673. 

Isaac, 449, 671-72. 

Jacob, 671. 

John, 669, 683. 

John B., 449, 487, 525, 532, 553, 628-29, 
673. 

Jonathan, 459, 670-72. 

Josiah, 671. 

Judith, 672. 

Julia D. B., 673. 

Lewis, 672. 

Luke, 672. 

Mark, 649, 671-72. 

Mark H., 670-71. 

Mary, 669-71. 

Mehitable, 673. 

Mercy, 671-72. 

Michael, 553, 670. 

Nathaniel, 670. 

Olive C, 449, 631-33, 673. 

Patience, 672. 

Paul, 669-70. 

Rebecca, 670, 672. 

Richard, 449, 671-72. 

Richard B., 673. 

Richard P., 459, 672. 

Rosilla, 649. 

Ruth R., 673. 

Samuel, 669-71, 674. 

Sarah, 669, 671-72. 

Spencer, 670. 

Stephen, 585. 

Stephenia D., 673. 

Sylvanus, 669-672. 

Tamsen, 467, 670. 

Temperance, 672. 

Thomas, 670-72. 

Thomas J., 672. 

Timothy, 669. 

William, 669-70. 
West, Mary, 503. 
Weston, James, 646. 
Wheedon, Jane, 493. 
Wheeler, Anna, 466. 

John, 466. 

Sarah, 449-50. 
Wheelwright, John, Rev., 492, 615, 669. 

Samuel, 489. 



Genealogical Indexes. 



783 



Whipple, General, 429, 452. 

Matthew, 675. 
White, Almira, 606. 

Augusta M., 450. 

Charles, 627. 

Hannah T., 618. 

John, 524, 561. 

Joel, 627. 

Luther, 618. 

Lydia, 492. 

Margaret S., 627. 

Nancy, 627. 

Peregrine, 627. 

Salome, 561. 
Whitefield, George, Rev., 628. 
Whitney, Martha, 510. 
Whittier, Samuel, 514. 
Whittingham, Martha, 627-28. 
Wibird, Elizabeth, 670. 
Wicom, Deborah, 647. 

Mary, 564. 
Wiggin, Abbie, 607. 

Abby F., 670. 

Abigail, 488, 587, 674-75, 677. 
~ Abigail F., 455. 

Albert, 556. 

Albert J., 680. 

Ambrose, 680. 

AmeUa, 626. 

A. M., 480. 

Amy, 677. 

Andrew, 443, 447, 526, 553, 555-56, 565, 
670, 674-76, 678-79. 

Andrew C, 680. 

Andrew P., 678. 

Ann, 679. 

Ann M., 618, 679. 

Anna, 677-78. 

Anna H., 680. 

Anna R., 556. 

Anna W., 508,546. 

Anne, 564-65, 675. 

Anne B., 526. 

Apphia H., 679. 

Arthur C, 680. 

Bartlett, 675, 680. 

Betsey, 677. 

Bradbury, 441. 

Bradstreet, 565, 653, 668, 674-76, 680. 

Caleb, 626-27, 675, 678. 

Caroline, 678. 

Catherine, 674-75. 

Charles E., 618, 679-80. 

Charles E., Jr., 680. 

Charles S., 677. 

Charlotte, 559. 

Chase, 469, 478, 553, 590, 668, 675-76, 678, 
680. 

Comfort, 487-88, 649, 667-68, 676, 680. 

Daniel, 618. 

Daniel C, 680. 



Daniel H., 559, 677. 

David, 679. 

Dayton C, 681. 

Deborah, 555, 618, 675. 

Deborah B., 648-49. 

Deborah G., 679. 

Dorothy, 674, 681. 

Emily J., 591-92. 

Emma F., 649. 

Eliza, 678. 

Elizabeth, 522, 636, 675, 677, 680. 

George, 641, 680.. 

George B., 681. 

George C, 680-81. 

Hannah, 454-55, 640-41, 669-70, 674-75, 

677. 
Hannah B., 670. 
Hannah M., 557. 
Harriet, 678. 

Henry, 600, 618, 636, 675-77, 679. 
Henry F., 679. 
Henry, Jr., 548. 
Horace, 559. 
Ira W., 566. 
Isabel, 681. 
Jacob, 571, 641, 681. 
James, 681. 
James S., 679. 
Jane, 679. 
Job, 680. 

Jeremiah, 677, 679. 
Jeremiah T., 680. 
J. Henry, Rev., 618, 679. 
John, 536, 676, 680-81. 
John A., 482. 
John, Jr., 439. 

Jonathan, 498, 565, 674-75, 680. 
Joseph, 556, 618, 641, 675, 677, 681. 
Joseph F., 603. 
Joseph H., 678, 680. 
Joshua, 668, 676, 679-80. 
Josiah B., 679. 
Lavina, 676. 
Lydia, 589, 636-37, 677. 
Lydia A., 462, 680. 
Lydia A. N., 469. 
Mahala, 638, 681. 
Mark, 518, 562, 631-32. 
Martha, 675, 677, 680-81. 
Mary, 524, 526, 544-45, 554, 556, 600. 
Mary A., 677, 681. 
Mary J., 478. 
Mary L., 680. 
Mary R., 680. 
Mary S., 627. 
Mehitable P., 649. 
Mercy, 675. 
Michael, 611, 636. 
Michial, 677. 
Minerva, 680. 
Nathan, 678. 



784 



Genealogical Indexes. 



Wiggin, Nathan B., 672. 

Nathaniel, 681. 

Nicholas, 675. 

Noah, 680. 

Oliver, 680. 

Reuben, 646. 

Richard, 488. 

Robert P., 677. 

Samuel, 676. 

Sarah, 566-57, 594, 609, 677. 

Sarah F., 680. 

Sarah J., 677. 

Simeon, 609, 636. 

Simon, 557, 676-77. 

Susan, 648. 

Susan K., 516, 544. 

Susanna, 636, 677. 

Theodore, 680. 

Thomas, 505, 518, 533, 547, 566, 592,^673, 
676. 

Thomas J., 581. 

Tufton, 676. 

Walter, 438, 559, 676. 

Welthon, 636, 677. 

WiUiam H., 677. 
Wilkins, Mr., 537. 
Wilkinson, James H., 681. 
Willet, Mary W., 606. 
Willey, Elizabeth, 538. 

Frances, 538. 
Wilhs, A., 590. 

Jessie, 451. 
Williams, Benjamin J., 481. 

Elizabeth, 547. 

John J., 481. 

Mary, 547. 

William, 547. 
Willson, Ebenezer, 681. 

Mary, 538. 

Nancy, 681. 

William, 681. 
Wilson, Ann, 552. 

Anna, 682. 

Anne, 672. 

Betty, 682. 

Clarissa, 658. 

Ehzabeth, 682. 

Gowen, 682. 

Hannah, 682. 

Humphrey, 547, 552, 682. 

Increase, 682. 

Jabez, 682. 

James, 682. 

John, 682. 

Jonathan, 682. 

Joshua, 682. 

Judith, 682. 

Martha, 682. 

Mary, 682. 

Moses, 682. 

Priscilla, 682. 



Rebecca, 682. 

Sarah, 682. 

Thomas, 682. 
Winan, Olive, 518. 
Wingate, Abigail, 439. 

Captain, 629-30. 

Dorothy, 608. 

Elizabeth, 677. 

Elmer E., 608. 

Harvey, 608. 

John, 631-32. 

Joshua, 433, 452, 668. 

Martha, 667. 

Mary, 668, 676, 678. 

Paine, 678. 
Winkley, Martha J., 621-22. 

Minnie C, 622. 
Winn, Dorcas A., 516-17. 

James, 517. 

Lydia, 517. 
Winship, Lucinda, 514. 
Winsley, Mary, 511. 
Winslow, Elizabeth A., 585. 

George, 633-34. 

L. H., Rev., 608. 

Mary E., 632-35. 

Ruth, 484. 
Winthrop, John, 490, 673. 

Mary, 490. 

Mary F., 490. 

Mary H., 670. 
Wiswell, Ruth, 576. 
Wood, Aaron, 546, 682. 

John, 682. 

Mahala, 545^6, 682, 

Mr., 483. 

Mrs., 579. 

Olive, 546. 

Parthenia, 545-46, 682. 

Ruth, 520, 682. 
Woodbridge, John, Rev., 447, 490. 

Lucy, 447. 

Mary, 527. 
Woodman, Chester W., 483. 

Edward, 481. 

Jeremiah H., 558. 

Jonathan, 597. 

Joshua, 481, 597. 

Mary, 525. 

Susanna, 535. 
Woods, Hannah P., 611. 

Imri, 611. 

Melissa, 611. 
Woodworth, Captain, 561. 
Worcester, Susanna, 616. 
Wormsley, Thomas, 578. 
Worthen, Ezekiel, 440, 518. 
Wright, Belle J., 534. 

Charles P., 560. 
Wyatt, Sarah, 548. 



Genealogical Indexes. 



785 



Wyman, Colonel, 464. 

Harriet E., 560. 

Isaac, 615. 
Yeaton, Samuel, 516. 
Yomans, Minnie E., 427. 
York, Benjamin, 683. 

Lavinia, 658. 

Mary A., 607-08. 

Mindwell A., 540. 

Mr., 502. 

Sarah A., 658. 

Thomas, 458. 
Yorke, John, 536. 

Susannah, 536. 
Young, Benjamin, 458, 505, 683. 

George G., 684. 

Henry, 684. 



Jeremiah, 505, 683. 

John, 458, 505, 683. 

John H., 684. 

John K., Rev., 645. 

Joseph, 425, 495-97, 503, 505, 544, 684. 

Levi, 496, 684. 

Levina, 684. 

Lydia, 684. 

Mary, 606, 518, 684. 

Mary E., 684. 

Nathaniel, 496, 684. 

Sally C, 684. 

Samuel, 461, 484. 

Thomas, 496, 502, 683-84. 

Timothy W., 683. 

William, 441, 461, 684. 

Sarah, 505, 683._ 

Zechariah, 683. 



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